65
Category 1: Buildings
1
Owner
The City/County of Twin Falls, Idaho
Architect
CSHQA
Engineering Office
Riverstone Structural Concepts
Construction Period 05/2015 - 03/2016
The Magic Valley Airport Terminal Expansion and Remodel is an 8,000 ft2,
$2.9 million addition to the existing Magic Valley Airport. The gravity
system is steel deck over open web steel joists that are supported by steel
wide flange beams. In some cases, the architecture called for the use of
curved roof joists. Wide flange columns were used, which for the majority
of cases doubled as the lateral resisting moment frame system.
The project utilized an OpenBIM workflow by exchanging models as IFC
files. Architectural BIM models generated in Revit were exported as an
IFC file to ArchiCAD where they were modified for structural use. Then
the ArchiCAD file was exported via IFC to SCIA Engineer for model
construction, loading and engineering analysis.
We used SCIA Engineer’s 3D wind load generator to aid in the wind
loading of the structure and the built-in steel deck diaphragms to
accurately deliver the appropriate loads to the resisting elements. As
with any self-supporting structure adjacent to an existing structure, it was
required that the deflection of the new building was analyzed carefully.
SCIA Engineer helped dial in on this number reducing the required gap
significantly.
RiverStone Structural Concepts
Contact
Patrick Bird
Address 671 E. Riverpark Ln. - Suite #150
83706 Boise, United States
Website
At Riverstone, we are committed to providing our clients with unmatched
customer service and high-quality drawings. Our structural engineers are
creative by nature and thrive on finding effective solutions to challenging
projects. We take pride in being an integral part of the design team and
recognize the importance of first-rate customer service in all that we do.
Magic Valley Regional Airport Expansion - Twin Falls Idaho, United States
SE
