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New Loads for Old Structures by Shawn Nolan Is the building strong enough and how can I find out for sure? Entertainment venues are perhaps DETERMINATION OF CAPACITY usually controls is the one with the among the most varied types of — WHERE TO BEGIN largest number of discrete loads. This buildings. They can range from new In order to evaluate a new load case is, however, not always the case. A multi-million dollar facilities de- and its impact on an existing struc- roof system design is usually con- signed specifically for touring shows ture, you need two general sets of in- trolled by the combination of dead to a converted old church to an older formation; what are the new and and roof live loads. In some cases, legitimate theatre or school facility. existing load cases and what is the wind uplift may control parts of the While the new performing arts cen- capacity of the structure. I’ll treat design, especially if the roof framing ters get all the attention, it’s much each of these items separately. is light, such as with a bar-joist roof. more common for a performance For a preliminary evaluation, you venue to be an older or converted fa- Load Cases will need to know the magnitude of cility. The building that once was a Structural engineers use load cases, the proposed loads and the combina- warehouse or that began life as a as defined by building codes, to de- tions of those loads that are likely to touring house in the ’20s now has to termine how to