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oo <br />ENVIRONMENTAT STRUCTURES, INC. <br />STRUCTURAL ENGINEE BS & CONSULTANTS <br />FIELD REPORT <br />EIELD REWI tiD: lgl-23 <br />PRGIEI: 410 N. l.lAIN ST. SqNIA ANA, CA <br />NfE: L/n/a4 <br />PROJECI tiD: l28i-?379 <br />Es. <br />I <br />OBSER\IHIfCIIS: <br />r) GENERAL <br />A. GNEtct RAftCl{ - see enclosed sketh for the buildi-nq tayout. <br />B III'GER G SI()RIES - 2 (fpssiblv 3) at rhe f,rq1r of rhe buil.ding -thrqq stories r+ith a possible basernent at E5 rear. Due to <br />I irr[ted aocess only the top level and frdrt 1/3rd of the ground <br />Ievel h,as reviewe<l. F\rll access tI) t}le total building wiII be <br />reqr:ired trefore any desiqn or analysis can @in. <br />C TIiPE OF @ISIIIETICr.I/SqITDNESS OF !,S5ERIAI,S - brick perimeter <br />walls with vrcod framed interior ualls. rof ard flmrs. Fburylationis a crcncrete slab crl grade. Ilbrtar joints bet\,,Jeen bricks were of <br />very IDor cernent quality. Mortar could very easily be scrapsl out <br />frcrn betueen bricks with a screh, driver. <br />2) PARAPEIS <br />A GtiltIl(.lTIOt{ - brick ,,rtrich projects aFproxirnately 3r)" abc^/e roof , <br />No additional b5ggirn or reinF.'r..irq was cbserved. Parapets I{LII <br />need Co be reinforced tr) assure that tle-y do not create a safety <br />ta-zard during an eartiquake. <br />3 ) I'ALT^S <br />PERJMEIER - The vBLIs are ConstrucLed of 12" thick brick andrDrtar. Ttre nrcrtir joints are ,"ry por.-1R"fer to I-{ above ) .It wiII be necessary to rt,trr "i.rt place" d?ear tests on the brick'joints as reqr:irerl by section 8-2OC)5 (e). Base<l on this test. <br />rec.cnmendations can be made to correct- and/or protect exterior: <br />exposed joints. Ttre vert-icAl load bearirg syst€rn as cbserved ont}te top level is ccrnposerl of concrete beams and colunns spacedat 291-on center. ltre ard adefi-ry of tl.is svstefr-dTf negtto be evaluated. the post arrf bearn systern cluld not be revielrrxi <br />due to lack of aceess to other portions of t].e strucf-llre.If this systan is fotmd adequate it nray be possj,ble to brace thebrick uralls betqEen the .-Dncret-e grid system. Ihere will betestinq reqr:ired on t-he c-r:ncrete frarnes. See enclosed section <br />sketch for assuned la)Dut. <br />I921 EASI CARNEGIE AVENUE, UNIT 3K . SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92705 . (714)957.I81I