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MIT Brain & Cognitive Sciences Building
| Location: | Cambridge, MA |
| Architect: | Goody, Clancy & Associates, Boston, MA |
| Contractor: | Turner Construction Company, Boston, MA |
The cable supported structural glazing system created for the MIT Brain & Cognitive Sciences Building presented an extremely challenging design requirement: In order for the system to be structurally balanced, the cables had to be pre-tensioned to over 41,000 pounds. Since there was no way to manually tighten the clevises to that degree, AGT designed a tension net solution which incorporates a sacrificial hydraulic cylinder positioned inside the king post. | |
| Project PDF(s): | MIT_Brain_and_Cognitive_Summary.pdf |