- DESIGN TEAM:
- ArchitectPieper O’Brien Herr Architects, Inc.
- ContractorTurner Construction
- Structural EngineerTRC Worldwide Engineering
- New Construction170,000 GSF
- Construction Cost$17.5 Million
Floyd County Jail - Rome, Georgia
TRC Worldwide Engineering, Inc. provided structural engineering services to the architect on this housing and administration expansion for a county jail facility. This multi-story structure is built out of masonry walls and hollowcore precast planks. The administrative wing is built out of masonry walls and a steel roof structure.
Key Structural Components:
- Load-bearing masonry walls with precast hollowcore plank floor structure
- Lateral stability provided with masonry wall structure
- Shallow spread footings bearing on natural soils