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ASCE Student Chapter Presentation
New England Congregational Churches: Investigation, Analysis, and Repair of Traditional Timber Framing
Amy Jagaczewski Engineer GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C. Old Saybrook, CT
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- Personal Background & GNCB Profile
- Congregational Churches
- Condition Assessment & Documentation
- Structural Analysis
- Case Study - Darien Congregational Church
New England Congregational Churches
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Personal Background
- B.S.C.E., Structures – Northeastern University 2012
- Co-op 1: NUWC – Newport, RI
- Co-op 2: Thornton Tomasetti – Philadelphia, PA
- Co-op 3: SGH – Waltham, MA
- E.I.T. October (2011)
- GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C. – 2012 to Present
- M.S.C.E., Structures – UCONN (2016)
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GNCB Firm Profile
- Old Saybrook, CT (52 years)
- 11 Team Members
- Structural, Geotechnical, Preservation
- Wide Range of Projects
- Academic
- Residential
- Religious
- Healthcare
- Commercial
- Municipal
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Congregational Churches
- Traditional Timber Framing
- Common Components
- Structural Engineering + Preservation
Woodbridge Congregational Church, CT (1832) Madison Congregational Church, CT (1837)
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Congregational Churches – Layout
STEEPLE RECTANGLE W/ GABLE ROOF PORTICO STONE FOUNDATION BALCONY
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Congregational Churches – Attic/Roof
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Condition Assessment & Documentation
- Species Identification & Visual Grading
- Deterioration
- Members & Connections
OAK PINE
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Condition Assessment & Documentation
POWDER POST TERMITE
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Condition Assessment & Documentation
CUBICAL BROWN ROT FUNGI
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Condition Assessment & Documentation
HOLES “REPAIRS”
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Condition Assessment & Documentation
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Structural Analysis
- Orthotropic
- Typical Loads
- Failure Mechanisms
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Tension Failure – Member
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Tension Failure – Connection
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Repair Methods
- Consolidation
- Replace “In-Kind”
- Wood Reinforcing
- Steel Reinforcing
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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Darien Congregational Church Darien, CT
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- Personal Background & GNCB Profile
- Congregational Churches
- Condition Assessment & Documentation
- Structural Analysis
- Case Study – Darien Congregational Church
Failures in Traditional Timber Framing
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- Timber Framers Guild
- National Society for the Preservation of
Covered Bridges (NSPCB)
- Association for Preservation Technology
(APT)
Want to Learn More?
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Questions?