| Projects &
Investigations
Projects and investigations reported below are
representative of principal
Rubin M. Zallen's
entire
experience
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Zayre Corporation Office Building,
Framingham, MA
Investigation of collapse of structural steel framing
during
construction; technical assistance to injured
plaintiff's attorney.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 1
 
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Mullins Arena,
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Structural investigation for the Office of the Massachusetts
Attorney
General, dealing principally with the earthquake
resistance of the arena and related structural deficiencies.
 
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Waterville Junior High School,
Waterville, ME
Investigation of roof collapse and structural system; design of
auxiliary system to increase roof capacity and design of system to
provide
lateral load resistance to the building. Technical assistance
to the City
of Waterville's attorneys in subsequent lawsuit.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 4
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Market Street Parking Garage,
Lowell, MA
Investigation of partial collapse of reinforced concrete
girders
and supporting columns; design of structural reinforcement
for the structure.
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Sheraton Motor Inn,
South Portland, ME
Investigation of 8 story building built by the lift-slab method
for deficiencies in the post-tensioned concrete slabs and
deficiencies in thelateral load resisting system of the building.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No.11
 
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Support
Frame for 3 - 300 Ton Silos
Eastman Gelatine Co., Peabody, MA
Investigation of the
collapse of the support frame to determine
the cause of the collapse and the party who was responsible for
the collapse. Technical assistance to owner's attorneys
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 22
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Oak Park Housing for the Elderly,
Lewiston, ME
Investigation of partial collapse of brick bearing wall of old
multi-story mill building which occurred during conversion
to housing use;
consulting on shoring, bracing of the structure,
and restoring wall to its
original position.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 6
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Massachusetts Civil Defense
Center,
Framingham MA
Structural design of structure to resist nuclear blast;
development of
structural criteria for blast-resistant
design.
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Eastern Airlines Hanger, Logan
International Airport, Boston, MA
Structural design of superstructure and pile supported
foundation
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240-Foot Guyed Microwave Tower,
New England Telephone Company,
Marshfield, MA
Structural design.
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Load Rating of Bridges in Framingham, MA
Field investigation and analysis of 13 bridges to determine
condition and load capacity, including three concrete arch bridges,
and a stone arch
bridge.
See Forensic Engineering in Construction No.
18, No. 19, and
No. 21.
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Pearl Street Parking Garage,
Framingham, MA
Development of structural concepts and preliminary
design; consulting on seismic design and detailing.
Erection of precast concrete for the Pearl Street Parking
Garage, Framingham, MA
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Houlton Regional Hospital,
Houlton, ME
Structural design for 4 story large foot print hospital
building
with open plan design and structural steel frame. Building
designed for the addition of 2 future stories. Building was
subjected
to shaking from the Magnitude 5.7earthquake at Miramichi,
New Brunswick in 1982 with no structural damage but with
some architectural damage.
 
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Testing of
Long-Span Bar Joists.
Brewer, Maine
Testing program in steel plant for
longspan steel joists with deficient
welds, for Houlton Regional Hospital.
Work involved design of test apparatus,
specification of test criteria,
and supervision of the testing.
Test frame with longspan joist in place.
Failure of web member of joist during
long-span joist testing.
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Mary Lane Hospital,
Ware, MA
Structural design of 4 story reinforced concrete hospital
building designed for expansion to 10 stories. Construction
consisted of flat plate floors supported by architectural concrete
shear walls and columns. Main building has 80 ft x 170 ft footprint.
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Howard Johnson Motor Hotel,
Kenmore Square, Boston, MA
Structural design of cast-in-place reinforced concrete
multi-story hotel
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Brandies
University Science Center
Waltham, MA
Structural design of 6 building complex utilizing massive
architectural precast concrete exterior columns and post-
tensioned cast-in-place concrete floors and roof. The first
use of post-tensioning
for buildings in the Boston area (circa 1963).
 
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Historic Pony
Truss Bridge
North Main Street, Webster, MA
Investigation of bent truss chord and other
damage to bridge due to
truck accident.
 
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101 Unit
Elderly Housing Project
Jamestown, New York
Seismic load investigation of an existing 9 story precast concrete
building, with precast concrete hollowcore floor and roof decks and
precast concrete bearing walls and shear walls. Recommendations for
retrofitting building to resist the required seismic and wind loads.
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Trunk
Storm Sewer, Boston, MA
Investigation of the collapse of a 66 inch diameter structural
clay tile
storm sewer during adjacent construction.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 14
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Storm
Water Detention System
Triangle Realty Mall
North Attelboro, MA
Investigation of the collapse of an underground storm water
detention
system with high-density polyethylene components.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 16
 
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Framingham
Public Library Garage,
Framingham, MA
Structural investigation of precast concrete and cast-in-place
concrete
parking structure; design of temporary shoring system
and supervision of
its installation.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 2.
 
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17,000
SF Moving Company Warehouse
Southborough, MA
Investigation of fire-damaged metal building, and
recommendations for repair
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 12.
 
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Springfield
Middle School,
Springfield, MA
Investigation of the collapse of 112 foot deep
longspan steel joists
during erection.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 9; also
No. 10
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Park Plaza Condominium,
Everett, MA
Investigation of cracking of and water
infiltration into an
exterior insulated finish system (EIFS) curtain wall of
a
multi-story building.
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Collapse of Flying Formwork, Digital
Equipment
Corporation, Maynard, MA
Investigation of the collapse and determination
of the cause.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 8
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Main Street
Bridge over the Sudbury River
Framingham, MA
Investigation of historic arched pony truss bridge
for condition and load capacity.
See Forensic Engineering in
Construction No. 20
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