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s due to wind and earthquake. Inciden-tally, these deep spandrel trusses reduced theunsupported length of wall columns by 40%, witha like reduction in the bending movements inducedin the columns by seismic forces. As a further step in reducing dead weights and ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER . PRUDENTIAL.… … PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE construction costs, the three street front walls andthe fire-protection of the steel frame therein wereconstructed of light weight gunite blown againststeeltex backing attached to the structural mem-bers. The gunite was placed as a hollow envelopeof two inch shells on both the…
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