Structure Evaluation Engineers, Inc. (SEE) was retained to perform a full-scale load testing on the second floor of the Royce Restaurant and Banquets to determine the adequacy of floor construction for the building code load requirements. The as-built condition was different from the original drawings. Hence, it was recommended to perform load testing to determine the structural adequacy of the second-floor composite deck and beams.

SEE selected two critical bays and performed a full-scale load testing per National Building Code requirements for the in-situ load tests. The test area was approximately 34 feet by 40 feet. SEE installed deflection gauges at various locations to measure and study the response of the floor deck, beams, columns, and connections during loading and recovery periods. SEE issued a comprehensive report that outlined the testing procedures, test results, and whether the floor construction met the building code requirements.