RE: Old Gypsum Bulb Tee Roof System

No.  Tectum is a different sytem that is made from wood fibers.  Both Tectum and Gypsum decks use bulb tees, but they are different systems. 


Regards,
Harold Sprague

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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:13:51 -0700
From: JCoombs@carollo.com
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Re: Old Gypsum Bulb Tee Roof System

Is this what we referred to as Tectum (which is a proprietary name) roof system?  Google "tectum deck" and see if that's what you need.

j

>>> "Rich Lewis" <seaint04@lewisengineering.com> 10/7/2008 12:31 PM >>>

I'm looking for documents on the old gypsum bulb tee roof construction.  I have a building the was built in 30's or 40's.  I would like to learn more about this system.  Is it a precast panel system or was it poured in place?  I tried a search of the SEAInt archives, but for some reason it searches the entire web and not just the archives.

 

It has joists at 8 ft on center and bulb tees at 30-32" on center.  I want to find out the load capacity of the roof deck and weights. 

 

I don't have a thickness of the roof.  Did they make it in different thicknesses?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Rich

 

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