Ventura, CA (while @ Li & Associates)
Structural design of this new three story steel moment frame building, (54,785 sq. ft.) The floors are made of a 1 ½” of lightweight concrete layer, over plywood floor, over open web engineered trusses by Truss Joists spanning between steel girders. The roof was plywood web joists supported by steel girders. Special details include a round tower at the main entry with a cone shaped roof, hipped towers, column bays that were roughly 45 feet, and all third floor corners of the building clear of columns by the use of cantilever beams.