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Apache Mall Structural Evaluation Page 3 Site Observations Site visits were made to the three buildings on August 6, 1992 and on August 11, 1992 . The following was observed: New Market Grocery Building: The New Market Grocery building is a 90, 500 square foot warehouse type building presently used for commercial businesses. The building houses the New Market Grocery, the Salvation Army Thrift Store, and Slick' s Alternative Lounge. The building was constructed in 1961. Walls are constructed of 8" block with 4" brick veneer. The roof support system uses standard steel bar joists with steel wide flange beams and columns for support. The roof deck is Tectum attached to purlins which span between the bar joists. The roof system initially was a 3-ply pitch and gravel roof. This system has been overlayed with an EPDM with ballast roof system. The floor is a 4" slab-on-grade. Other aspects of the building are similar to standard construction of office/warehouses in the Twin City area. 1. Several code requirements related to exits, firewall ratings, and landings were noticed. A tabulation of .these is included in the Architect's report in the Appendix. 2 . Significant water damage has occurred to the roof deck system at various locations throughout the building. The EPDM roof has been repaired many times. Large areas of the membrane are not covered by ballast. 3 . The east and west walls show significant outward movement at the top. Temporary remedial action to hold the walls in place has occurred within each bay at sometime in the past. The movement appears to ..have occurred due to the lack of adequate connections between the roof deck and the walls. Calculations show that the 8" block walls require reinforcing steel to resist lateral wind forces. Verification that reinforcing steel was in place could not be made.