Smooth landing for new airport terminal roof fabrication project

摘要

Some events alter the course of everything that occurs after. The new Indianapolis International Airport terminal is one of the first airport buildings to be designed, fabricated, and built to survive the type of attack inflicted on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The building's "blast" design is engineered to prevent the roof from collapsing upon impact from a Sept. 11-type blast, according to Brian Wessel, project manager for Cives Steel Co., the project's primary steel contractor. If members or columns were to be damaged, the roof structure is designed so that the loads would be dispersed throughout the other columns and portions of the building and roof, Wessel said.