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Concrete Sidewalk Investigations

Belmont, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Sherman

SGH investigated the causes of deteriorating concrete sidewalks at multiple locations in Massachusetts. Deterioration ranged from scaling to surface delaminations.

Services:Materials Investigation

Keywords:Concrete, Deterioration, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Petrography

Providence Public Library

Providence, RI

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown

The Providence Public Library includes the original 1900 renaissance masonry building and the 1953 neoclassical Empire Street Addition. SGH investigated the condition of the building enclosures, prioritized repair recommendations, and identified...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Deterioration, Facade Inspection, Masonry-Brick, Metal, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Stone, Stone-Limestone, Water Leakage

New Hampshire State House

Concord, NH

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

The monumental dome on the New Hampshire State House is gilded in gold leaf. After regilding in the early 1990s, the gold leaf started discoloring. The state wanted to understand the cause of discoloration and identify any inherent problems prior...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Award Winning, Deterioration, Dome, Materials Analysis, Metal-Copper, Roofing

UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Helipad

Worcester, MA

Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Paul Millette

The helipad at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s University Campus is an essential part of the hospital’s patient transport operations. Its cast-in-place concrete slab exhibited joint deterioration exacerbated by plowing and deicing...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Concrete-Cast-in-Place, Construction Administration, Construction Engineering, Deterioration

Medford High School Pool

Medford, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kelley, Matthew Sherman

The swimming pool at Medford High School was constructed in 1970 and exhibited spalling, staining, leakage, and exposed corroded reinforcing bars on the underside of the pool deck; corrosion of the pool piping and pump components; and staining of...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Condition Assessment, Construction Administration, Corrosion, Deterioration, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Natatorium, Nondestructive Testing, Petrography

War Memorial Pool Complex

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kelley, Matthew Sherman

The pool complex at the War Memorial Recreation Center was designed and built around 1955. The complex comprises three separate pools (a 31 ft diameter circular beginner’s pool, the 43 ft by 76 ft main pool, and a 33 ft by 41 ft diving well...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Concrete Rehabilitation, Condition Assessment, Corrosion, Deterioration, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Natatorium, Nondestructive Testing, Petrography

Philipsburg Elementary School

Philipsburg, PA

Project Contacts: Peter Nelson

Completed in 2004, Philipsburg Elementary School is a two-story structure with epoxy terrazzo flooring installed on the concrete floor slabs in corridors and other common areas. Shortly after construction, school personnel observed liquid-filled...

Services:Materials Investigation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Deterioration, Flooring, Flooring and Coatings, Material-Related, Materials Analysis, Petrography

University of Connecticut, Beach Hall

Storrs, CT

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Stephen Ruggiero

Beach Hall, originally constructed in 1929, is a transitional masonry building with mass masonry walls and an embedded structural frame. The building features a slate mansard roof, low-slope membrane and copper roofs, and a brick masonry...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Deterioration, Masonry, Masonry-Transitional, Preservation Technology , Water Leakage

University of Connecticut, Wood Hall

Storrs, CT

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Stephen Ruggiero

Wood Hall at the University of Connecticut (UConn), constructed in 1938, is a load-bearing brick masonry building with a gable roof and slate roofing. The masonry facade features decorative stone trim and accents. SGH completed a...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Cladding / Recladding, Condition Assessment, Deterioration, Masonry-Brick, Preservation Technology , Walls, Water Leakage

General Edwards Bridge

Lynn-Revere, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kelley

The General Edwards Bridge is a multiple-span steel-girder bridge over the mouth of the Saugus River where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The central moveable span over the main navigation channel is a four-leaf, rolling-lift, bascule girder...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Major Vehicular, Concrete, Deterioration, Emergency Response, Field Testing, Term Contracts and IDIQs

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