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• Noise and vibration control solutions: Noise and vibration control solutions: manufacturer, distributors & acoustic manufacturer, distributors & acoustic engineers.engineers.

• Getzner partner since 1983.Getzner partner since 1983.

• Providing Vibration control solutions Providing Vibration control solutions for MRI’s, Machines, Floated floors, for MRI’s, Machines, Floated floors, Performance stages, Studios, etc…Performance stages, Studios, etc…

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Example applications:Example applications:

• Economic steel flange supported Economic steel flange supported floated floor systemfloated floor system– Condos above rail tracks, 6.5Hz Nf… Condos above rail tracks, 6.5Hz Nf…

“Riverside I” , upper west side, NYC“Riverside I” , upper west side, NYC

• ‘‘Standard’ Isolated inertia slabStandard’ Isolated inertia slab– Solar Taurus 60 Co-gen Turbine 12.8 Hz Solar Taurus 60 Co-gen Turbine 12.8 Hz

at “Bio-Gen”. Cambridge, Mass USA at “Bio-Gen”. Cambridge, Mass USA

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New York upper West SideNew York upper West Side

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The RushmoreThe Rushmore

CRP / Extell Parcel “Riverside ‘I’ “ LPCRP / Extell Parcel “Riverside ‘I’ “ LPExtell Development Co. 3Extell Development Co. 3rdrd Ave. NYC Ave. NYC

• Architects: Costas Kondylis & Partners, Architects: Costas Kondylis & Partners, NYCNYC

• Structural Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk Structural Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk

• Acoustic Engineers: Shen , Milsom & WilkieAcoustic Engineers: Shen , Milsom & Wilkie

• Project Management: Bovis Lend Lease Project Management: Bovis Lend Lease Inc. Inc.

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Floated Floors above Floated Floors above RailwaysRailways The Rushmore Building The Rushmore Building

• Spans 63Spans 63rdrd to 64 to 64thth Street Street– Overlooking Hudson River: “Upper West Side”Overlooking Hudson River: “Upper West Side”

• 50 story ‘High-end’ residential Condos.50 story ‘High-end’ residential Condos.

• Straddles 2 Amtrak rail lines & a light rail.Straddles 2 Amtrak rail lines & a light rail.

• Float 1Float 1stst and Mezzanine floors. and Mezzanine floors.

• 6 to 7 Hz Nf targets. 6 to 7 Hz Nf targets.

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Making it happenMaking it happenBetween 5 design revisions.Between 5 design revisions.Soundown:Soundown:• Bid, Data clarification, client interfaces.Bid, Data clarification, client interfaces.• Negotiations, timing, initial solutions.Negotiations, timing, initial solutions.

Getzner: Getzner: • Prototype bearing design, testing & solution Prototype bearing design, testing & solution

simplification.simplification.• Final eng. solutions, bearing design & sign-Final eng. solutions, bearing design & sign-

off.off.

Excellent teamwork Getzner & Soundown!Excellent teamwork Getzner & Soundown!

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First FloorFirst Floor• “Std” Getz sub-floor/grid/float fl.• Consistent loadings• We could influence CMU spacing• And…available bearing area.• Commercial vs. residential loads

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MezzanineMezzanine

Loading North Floor

LoadingSouthFloor

• Variable loads

• Form factor concerns

• Sylodyn selected for consistent deflections

• Low Nf = 87.5 mm bearings developed.

New concept:

• Column supported 26.6cm slab floor.

• Architecturally: Slim & effective.

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Mezzanine Mezzanine calculationscalculations

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Bearing LayoutSchema

FloorSupport “T’s”On columns:

• Column• Steel Web T•1” Air Gap• L12 bumper• Pour Stop• Floor Slab• Sylodyn 87

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Mezzanine floor wooden form work. Future floated first floor.

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Mezz

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Form

Steel Web “T” floor/ bearing support.

7mm Concrete ridge needed chipping to make flush for wind load L12 bearings

Column 12” x 16”

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It Works!!

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Boston / Cambridge MassachusettsBio-Gen Idec Campus

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Solar Turbine Solar Turbine (Caterpillar Co.)(Caterpillar Co.) Steam Steam Turbine Assisted Cogeneration Turbine Assisted Cogeneration

System (STAC)System (STAC)

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Bio-Gen before…Bio-Gen before…

And then…PSI, the pinch effect!

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During…During…

Insulation pins

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Re-Bar & PourRe-Bar & Pour

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After…After…

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Results: vibration velocityResults: vibration velocity

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Thank you for your time & attention.Thank you for your time & attention.

Brian Thompson, Chris Murray,Brian Thompson, Chris Murray,

& Dennis Huckins & Dennis Huckins

Q’s: Q’s: bthompson@soundown.combthompson@soundown.com