Structural Projects

V&S Galvanizing Facility

V&S Columbus Galvanizing, LLC built a new plant to increase their capacity and expand production. This 57,000 SF metal coating facility will process steel components for major highways, professional sports stadiums, bridges, architectural buildings, and railings. The plant was designed to handle large pieces of steel through the use of four 20-ton overhead cranes traversing the building over multiple deep dip tanks. The project also included a 19,000 SF, two -story office building to serve as the new corporate center for parent company...

Murray Towers Exterior Concrete Assessment & Repair Reccomendations

Murray Towers, originally constructed in the late 1960s, is an 8-story public housing complex owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, and features 67 units for low-income seniors. This project involved the visual assessment of the exterior precast concrete spandrel panels for locations of distress including cracking, spalling, delamination and holes. The structural engineers used a rented lift to be able to accurately gauge and document the damage for all of the concrete panels. The following services were provided for the...

214 Senate Avenue Cooling Towers

The project involved evaluation of existing corroded steel dunnage framing and design of reinforcing and repairs to support two new 40,000 lb. rooftop cooling towers to be installed on top of a 7-story building. This 100,000 SF commercial building, built in 1985, houses office space, property management, an on-site restaurant and spacious lobbies. Structural engineering for this building was previously provided. Services included field surveys, structural analysis, presentation of remedial work options, and final design remediation sketches....

David L. Lawrence Convention Center — Structural Engineering Open-End Contract

Services are currently being provided under a structural engineering open-end contract for repairs and upgrades to this 1,500,000 SF facility. To date, task orders completed have included: Design of repairs to the floor slab in the Pre-function and Ballroom areas. Pedestrian bridge expansion joint repairs. Maintenance platform and railing design. Catwalk railing and roof access design. Kitchen corridor flooring improvements. Stairwell concrete repairs. Determining allowable loads for accessing the top of masts and roof cables. The following...