Engineering Q&A #1 of 2

Monday, September 9, 2013 9:21PMBy Kelly Klosure |

General

This is the first of two posts regarding engineering frequently asked questions from our customers.

Are P.E. sealed drawings and/or structural calculations available for my local / state building codes?

Yes, Kelly Klosure has partnered with professional engineers at Nielsen Baumert Engineering, Inc and McGinnis and Associates, Inc. and are able to provide structural calculations and sealed drawings for all 50 states. While the latest version of the International Building Code is our design standard, we often engineer to specific building codes such as California State Building Code, Florida State Building Code, including Miami-Dade Hurricane Requirements and many others.

Are the foundation requirements for your buildings similar to other metal building systems?

No, Kelly Klosure’s buildings utilize smaller repetitive frames on 3’ centers to create uniform loading around the perimeter of the building. Traditional metal buildings use large rigid frames requiring large column piers and possible cross-ties within the foundation system to support these frames. Kelly Klosure buildings use a simpler thickened edge slab or trench footing foundation without need for any column piers or cross-ties. This makes for a much simpler and less costly foundation system.

Do you offer foundation designs for your buildings?

Yes, if a site specific soils analysis/report by a geotechnical engineer is available for the area, Kelly Klosure Systems can design and deliver complete installation drawings for a concrete foundation and slab for any of our buildings and mezzanine systems.

We would like our building designed to higher loads than is required by local building code.  Is this possible?

Absolutely! While we use the latest version of the International Building Code as our starting point for a project, we will engineer a building to the specific loads you give us. Our buildings have been engineered for loads as high as 180 MPH wind and 200 PSF snow as well as very high seismic loads!

Can you match a specific color on the exterior of your buildings?

Kelly Klosure has a wide variety of colors available including some special colors not shown in our standard offerings.  We will work to find an existing color that closely matches your project requirements.  Truly custom colors are available for larger projects but do require additional lead time and cost.  When a suitable standard color cannot be found on a smaller building or enclosure, it can be built with a primer exterior finish that can be easily field painted to match existing structures.