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**Apartment Problems
**8/9/06
Most frequent problems, occurring at the 3-story apartment building, was most likely related to stairs. Do you know why?
What was the cause of the problems?
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The structure has been exposed to Denver weather conditions for years.
The "galvanized" decking system was affected by the spray-salt like materia through many cold-weather conditions.
The deteriorated deck and the angle framings were probably initiated from the corroded welded connections and the thin deck profile.
It might be a maintenance issue instead of the original design issue.
As a designer, using a heavier gauge of the deck (18 ga vs. 20 ga) and the angle support member (5/16" thick vs. 1/4" thick), should help minimizing the similar problem.
-Ken