New steel beams hoisted to Logan County Courthouse rooftop

 

[April 16, 2021] 

The week of April 12, 2021, a large crane was brought in to begin moving steel beams up to the roof to provide extra support.

During a recent review of the scaffolding shoring base support design, Project Manager Bill Walter of Masonry Restoration Technologies and Services discovered loose I beams in the attic. When Walter investigated the proposed design further, he determined the load bearing characteristics in one fourth of the work area were inadequate.

New base shoring beams have now been incorporated into the design to compensate for the insufficiencies and make everything safer from a structural standpoint and for personnel.

Support beans being put in place

Once the crane lifted the beams onto the roof, the structural support beams were placed into position.  The outside support is set up to create a means to level the beam.

Beams entering the base of the dome

The structural support beams were then moved into the base of the dome. Inside the dome, these beams are supported on masonry walls.

More beams being placed

When the four steel support positions are in place, they will be secured against any movement. The balance of scaffolding will be erected from this point up to the top of the dome.

[Text by Angela Reiners
Photos by Reiners and Bill Walter]