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Hoover Mason Trestle

Bethlehem, PA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

The 1906 Hoover Mason Trestle at the historic Bethlehem Steel plant transported raw materials on an elevated rail from the ore yard to the plant’s large furnaces. Abandoned for decades, the reinvented trestle is now the backbone of a new,...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Bridge, Pedestrian, Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Historic, Metal-Steel, Revit/BIM, Stair

Atlanta Botanical Garden Walkway Collapse Investigation

Atlanta, GA

Project Contacts: Daniel Cook, Dominic Kelly, Scott Silvester

On 19 December 2008, a large portion of the S-shaped, steel-framed walkway under construction at the Atlanta Botanical Garden suddenly collapsed during concrete placement operations. The approximately 575 ft long, cable-stayed canopy bridge...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Collapse, Failure Investigation, Metal-Steel, Shoring/Temporary Structure

John W. Weeks Footbridge

Boston-Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro

The John W. Weeks Footbridge spans the Charles River, connecting the Harvard Business School in Boston’s Allston neighborhood with Harvard’s main campus in Cambridge. The bridge, built in 1926, carries the university’s...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Concrete, Condition Assessment, Construction Administration, Preservation Technology , Railing, Stone-Limestone

Riverside Park Pedestrian Bridge No. P34

Newton-Weston, MA

Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro

The bridge carries a pathway over the Charles River in Riverside Park, which is operated and maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). SGH assessed the condition of the circa 1915 pony-truss bridge and was the...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Foundation, Metal, Metal-Steel

Lower Falls Pedestrian Bridge No. P40

Newton-Wellesley, MA

Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro

The structure is a former railroad bridge spanning the Charles River near Newton Lower Falls. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) proposed to convert the abandoned railroad bridge to pedestrian use. SGH evaluated the...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Bridge, Railroad, Metal, Metal-Steel, Railing, Wood

Columbia University, Campbell Sports Center

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Matthew Normandeau

Campbell Sports Center, located at the northernmost edge of Manhattan, serves as a gateway to the Baker Athletics Complex and is the first new athletics building commissioned by Columbia University since the 1970s. The five story, 48,000 sq...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, Award Winning, Bridge, Pedestrian, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Roofing, Sport/Entertainment, Walls, Waterproofing

Reservoir Woods Parking Garage

Waltham, MA

Project Contacts: Sal Capobianco

The owner of Reservoir Woods sought to provide additional parking space in a new garage, which consists of a basement level and four elevated parking levels with 923 parking spaces. We provided project management, coordination, and...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Parking

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Concrete, Concrete-Precast, Parking Structure

Maine Medical Center, Women and Infants Birthing Center

Portland, ME

Project Contacts: Michael Bolduc, John Thomsen, Joseph Zona

SGH provided structural engineering services for several new buildings at Maine Medical Center. The project began with a new Women and Infants Birthing Center and led to additional phases of work, including a new parking garage, central...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Addition, Bridge, Pedestrian, New Construction, Hospital, Metal-Steel, Retaining Wall

Cornell University, Pedestrian Suspension Bridge

Ithaca, NY

Project Contacts: Donald Dusenberry, Paul Kassabian

Cornell University sought to install cable net barrier systems on four university-owned bridges, including a pedestrian suspension bridge that spans over Fall Creek. SGH analyzed the existing suspension bridge structure and the effect of...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Finite Element Analysis, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Snow and Ice

Hyatt Regency Hotel Walkway

Kansas City, MO

In July 1981, two suspended walkways spanning the dramatic atrium of the Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed during a weekend Tea Dance. As a result, 114 people died and hundreds more were injured. Following the collapse, the construction manager...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Collapse, Expert Testimony, Failure Investigation, Metal-Steel

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