Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 105 views

    761 FedEx Abstract Final

    Uploaded by

    Michele Simmons
    The FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility in Memphis, Tennessee consists of five steel buildings designed to withstand seismic activity in Seismic Design Category D according to international building codes. The largest building is a 150-foot tall airplane hangar spanning 400 feet to service the Airbus A380, with numerous cranes and platforms. Analysis of the hangar structure considered equivalent lateral forces, response spectra, special concentrically braced frames, and foundations subjected to seismic and wind loads. Adopting the 2003 International Building Code increased seismic connection costs compared to previous standards.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    761 FedEx Abstract Final

    Uploaded by

    Michele Simmons
    105 views2 pages
    The FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility in Memphis, Tennessee consists of five steel buildings designed to withstand seismic activity in Seismic Design Category D according to international building codes. The largest building is a 150-foot tall airplane hangar spanning 400 feet to service the Airbus A380, with numerous cranes and platforms. Analysis of the hangar structure considered equivalent lateral forces, response spectra, special concentrically braced frames, and foundations subjected to seismic and wind loads. Adopting the 2003 International Building Code increased seismic connection costs compared to previous standards.

    Original Title

    761 FedEx Abstract Final (1)

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility in Memphis, Tennessee consists of five steel buildings designed to withstand seismic activity in Seismic Design Category D according to international building codes. The largest building is a 150-foot tall airplane hangar spanning 400 feet to service the Airbus A380, with numerous cranes and platforms. Analysis of the hangar structure considered equivalent lateral forces, response spectra, special concentrically braced frames, and foundations subjected to seismic and wind loads. Adopting the 2003 International Building Code increased seismic connection costs compared to previous standards.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    105 views2 pages

    761 FedEx Abstract Final

    Uploaded by

    Michele Simmons
    The FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility in Memphis, Tennessee consists of five steel buildings designed to withstand seismic activity in Seismic Design Category D according to international building codes. The largest building is a 150-foot tall airplane hangar spanning 400 feet to service the Airbus A380, with numerous cranes and platforms. Analysis of the hangar structure considered equivalent lateral forces, response spectra, special concentrically braced frames, and foundations subjected to seismic and wind loads. Adopting the 2003 International Building Code increased seismic connection costs compared to previous standards.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    Seismic Design and Performance

    of the FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility


    FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Faciltiy
    Memphis, Tennessee

    Abstract:

    The FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility in Memphis, Tennessee is comprised of five steel
    buildings. The five buildings are an airplane hangar to service the new Airbus A380, storage
    warehouse, shop infill building, 2-story office building, and a ground support maintenance
    building (GSE). The paper and presentation will focus on the A380 Hangar structure, which has
    400 ft span roof trusses, a building height of 150 feet, a building depth of 330 feet, numerous
    suspended overhead crane hoists and telescopic platforms, special concentrically braced
    frames, and concrete drilled pier and grade beam foundation special moment frames.
    The seismicity and soil conditions for the City of Memphis, Tennessee require these
    structures to be designed and detailed to accommodate all requirements for Seismic Design
    Category D in accordance with the International Building Code, 2003 Edition. Figure 1 provides
    an architectural plan of the FedEx A380 Hangar Facility. Figure 2 provides an illustration of the
    Sap 2000 3-D model of the A380 Hangar.

    Warehouse GSE Building

    Shop Infill Building


    A380 Hangar

    Office Building

    Figure 1 – Architectural Plan of the A380 Hangar Facility

    14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1100 | Chicago IL 60604-2209 | T 312.596.2000 | F 312.596.2001 | www.ThorntonTomasetti.com


    Figure 2 – A380 Hangar 3-D Model (SAP 2000)

    Analysis and design challenges included equivalent lateral force and response spectra
    analyses for seismic forces, special concentrically braced frames, concrete special moment
    frame foundations, large roof truss suspended moving loads, and wind loads corresponding to a
    partially-enclosed structure. ANSI/AISC 341-02, “Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel
    Buildings,” steel detailing requirements for special concentrically braced frames, ordinary
    concentrically braced frames, special moment frames, and ordinary moment frames were
    utilized. ACI 318-02 - Chapter 21, “Special Provisions for Seismic Design,” detailing
    requirements for concrete special moment frames was utilized.
    Adoption of the IBC 2003 over the SBC for this project caused some culture shocks with
    respect to seismic connection costs in the Memphis, Tennessee area. This project also
    exposed some unanticipated issues with using tall multi-story special concentrically braced
    frames without intermediate floors to brace the beams. With the many different seismic load
    and moving load cases for member and connection design, using correct load cases and load
    paths and maintaining steel economy also became challenging.

    Authors:

    1. John L. Peronto, P.E., LEED AP


    Thornton Tomasetti
    14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1100
    Chicago, IL 60604
    Phone: 312.596.2022
    [email protected]

    2. Thomas D. Poulos, P.E., S.E.


    Thornton Tomasetti
    14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1100
    Chicago, IL 60604
    Phone: 312.596.2118
    [email protected]

    3. Leonard Martin Joseph, P.E., S.E.


    Thornton Tomasetti
    2415 Campus Drive, Suite 110
    Irvine, CA 92612
    Phone: 949.271.3320
    [email protected]

    14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1100 | Chicago IL 60604-2209 | T 312.596.2000 | F 312.596.2001 | www.ThorntonTomasetti.com

    You might also like