Tag: KPFF
Work done with KPFF Consulting Engineers (in the Portland Structural office). http://kpff.com/. Content curation process.
One year into construction, Sherwood’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 99W came to life in a matter of weeks when the bridge spans were installed this spring.
Bridge Span Assembly
Each of the five bridge spans is simply supported. This means that they are structurally independent and self-supporting. The upright tied arches and inverted arch trusses are all biaxially symmetrical and can be lifted from four symmetrically located points. These trusses were assembled on site and in the Thompson Metal Fab shop in Vancouver, WA prior to erection to minimize road closures and traffic impacts.
The first arch is welded together outside of the YMCA pool. Steel framing for the span 5 bridge deck is assembled along Sunset Blvd. The first arch for span 5 is lifted into place on a temporary shoring tower. The steel deck edge assembly features a smooth exterior fascia articulated by alternating diagonal connection plates…
Planning for a modernized Benson Polytechnic High School began near its one-hundredth anniversary. Eight years later, following three years of construction, the new campus opened in August 2024. With a blend of historic landmark buildings and new state-of-the-art career-technical education (CTE) facilities, the school is ready to welcome another century of students.
This post takes a virtual tour through the new school, primarily in images taken during the grand opening celebration on September 14. We’ll also look back at a few views from the construction process. For a comprehensive sense of the “before”, see my post on the campus history and existing conditions.
Exteriors
The Benson Tech campus has long held a prominent presence along the surrounding streets. The new design maintains 100% of the remaining original street-facing facades. In fact, only the 1991 media center, along NE Irving St., has been entirely replaced. The mirror south-facing structure, the 1964 gymnasium, remains with a new energy-efficient…
