Concealed Steel Connections in Post and Beam Buildings

Concealed Steel Connections in Post and Beam Buildings

 

The Safari Load Platform at Six Flags - New Jersey is an open structure, which is beautiful, but creates some engineering challenges.  Without a structural plywood skin, as most buildings have, all the lateral forces (forces caused by wind) must travel through the beams and be concentrated in the joints. Sometimes the forces are just too big, and must be resolved with hidden steel joinery.

The photo to the left shows a concealed tension tie using 4" shear plates, 3/4x6" lags, a steel plate welded to a 1" diameter rod, and a 4"x4" steel plate washer. The system will resolve 9,000 pounds of tension.

An isometric view of of the Safari Load Platform at Six Flags, New Jersey. The building will be used as a staging area for visitors as they wait to get on the Wild Safari Tour.









Post and Beam Elevation One.

Post and Beam Elevation Two.

Six Flags - NJ Timber Frames

Finished Jobs from Six Flags, New Jersey

At Vermont Timber Works, we are very excited about three new timber frame contracts we just signed with Six Flags in New Jersey.

To the left is the Camp Aventura Load Platform, which is a timber frame pavilion / shade structure for visitors to gather before going on the ride into the wilderness.

The entrance into Safari Station.

 The Camp Aventura Outpost Timber Frame is a combination of a store, nature center, snack bar and rest area for.

A finished image of the Outpost ready for guests.

 The Safari Load Platform is a post and beam structure designed to load and off load visitors from outback vehicles as they go to the Wild Safari section of Six Flags Great Adventure

The timber frame load platform looks great with all the landscaping and safari truck taking adventurers through the park.