Paul Hall is supported by a deep foundation system.  Consisting of auger cast-in-place pile with an approximate 50-ton design capacity. 

 

The first-floor framing will consists of a structural cast-in-place concrete slab on fill. The slab will span between concrete grade beams, which in turn will be supported by single piles and groups of piles in pile caps under each of the structural columns.

 

The second-floor framing consists of a cast-in-place conventionally reinforced concrete slabs spanning between post tensioned concrete transfer girders.  The transfer girders are necessary to eliminate columns in the field of the first-floor auditorium.  The second-floor framing will be supported by reinforced concrete columns.

 

Floors three through six are framed with composite structural steel beams and girders supporting a lightweight concrete slab cast on metal deck.  The penthouse roof is constructed with galvanized metal roof deck over open web steel bar joists, and structural steel beams and girders.  Structural steel wide flange columns will support all framing above the second-floor.

 

Steel braced frames provide the lateral force resisting systems in both directions above the second floor.  Concrete moment frames with  shear walls  resist lateral forces between the first and second floors.

 

Framing was design to accommodate vibration sensitive equipment placed throughout the building.