This blog follows the construction progress of a state-of-the-art addition to Horry-Georgetown Technical College's dental program, located on their Myrtle Beach campus. The new facility will serve the community by offering students a state-of-the-art learning and training center, as well as providing a dental clinic to community residents.
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| Second Floor Steel Decking prior to Concrete |
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| Looking South towards the Connector and Elevator Shaft |
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| Penetrations in the slab are mapped out ahead of the pour |
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| This is a floor drain in the utility room. That tube connected to the drain is part of the trap primer. Here is a typical trap primer schematic. |
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| View looking North along the East wall. |
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| Spandrel Slab detail Shear Studs welded to the structure below connect the slab to the steel framing. |
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| Those two pieces of Red Iron are for anchoring posts which will frame the rooftop mechanical garden |
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| Future second floor classroom. |
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| Box out in slab for air-conditioning ductwork. |
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| The second floor slab begins to take shape |
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| Slab edge detail at the East Wall columns |
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| View into the clinic from the Patient entry |
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| Future clinic corridor with sterilization on the right |
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| From this view, the addition appears to be hiding behind the tree. |
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| South end of the building |
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| Curve along the Eastern Facade begins to take shape |
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| Sculptural portal at south end of Eastern Facade |
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| View from the job trailer |
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| Mechanical Penthouse. The door will be on the one side without the Cross Bracing |
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| Looking down into the Student Locker and Break Room |
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| The Student entry is in the small Courtyard between the buildings |
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| Roof top Chiller platform. The 4 posts supporting the platform and the fasteners need to be galvanized (silver). This work will be redone. |
