Bowen Lab Fact Sheet

Total Site Area: 14.71 acres
Outdoor Testing Yard: 82,000 sq.ft.

Floor Room Area - Sq. ft.
Lower Level Utility Room 1,060
  Strong Floor 11,218
Ground Floor Utility Area 1,750
  Large Scale Testing 27,352
  Durability Testing 2,080
  Small Scale Testing 2,080
  Infrastructure Materials 4,220
  Wood/Metal Shop 2,787
  Teleparticipation Data Acquisition Center 1,352
  Lobby/Conference 3,328
  Office/Miscellaneous 6,214
Second Floor Office/Library/Conference 3,224
Total Floor Area   66,665
Dimensions of strong floor (including strong wall) - 83 ft. x 146 ft.
Structural depth of strong floor -- 14 ft.
Dimensions of strong wall -- 48 ft. x 60 ft. "L" configuration, 40 ft. high
Nominal design load/deflection: +1,000,000#, maximum 0.1" deflection
 
Other Building Data
Building Interior Clear Height 53'6"
Building Foundation 5' diameter drilled piers, to 45' for high bay; other areas shallow spread footings.
Building Frame Variable section, fixed base, welded plate columns; variable section welded plate roof beams; cold-formed "Z" purlins and wall girts; bar joist framing for second floor.
Wall Systems Insulated precast concrete panels and aluminum framed glass curtain wall to 20' above finished floor; metal skinned foam core panel above 20'.
Roof Systems 22-gage clip fastened standing seam painted Galvalume panels over 2" rigid insulation and 26-gage underdeck.
Overhead Cranes Two (2) 30-metric ton, radio controlled, approximately 4.5' hook height in large scale testing area; one (1) 1-ton crane in wood/metal shop.
Plumbing Commercial/institutional grade plumbing and fixtures.
Fire Protection Wet-type sprinkler system at all building levels.
HVAC High efficiency gas/electric heating and cooling system in all areas; multiple zone controls; area exhaust systems.
Electrical 2500 A, 480/277 V, 3-phase service. High efficiency equipment and lighting in all areas. All building areas equipped with communication and data acquisition cabling.