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Military Project a Success using Girder-Slab

Project: Fort Myer Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH)
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Architect: TAT Architectural Team
Structural Engineer: Odeh Engineers
General Contractor: Suffolk Construction Co.
Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers
LEED Certification: Silver

This three-story 80,000 sq. ft. project is the first military housing development to utilize the Girder-Slab/Spancrete® Hollowcore System in conjunction with the progressive collapse resistance design.

The project was comprised of 8" x 8'-0" wide Spancrete plank incorporating specially designed embedded connection plates and top composite grout slots, all incorporated during the production process at Mid-Atlantic's Virginia facility.

Erection, welding and grouting were accomplished at an average rate of 11,000 sq. ft. per day. According to the steel erector, who also installed the Spancrete, the increased speed of erection using the 8' wide plank along with the reduction of joints proved to be a clear advantage. These factors were quite important considering that the site was quite tight, allowing for the use of only one crane at a time.

Both the General Contractor and Owner indicated that they had a good experience with Mid-Atlantic and plan to use them again on future projects.

In addition to Fort Myers, Mid-Atlantic recently completed another military project (using Spancrete 8' planks) located at the "home of Air Force One," Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Contact: David Stone at Mid-Atlantic Precast, LCC at 540-775-2275 for more information on this project.
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