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Harvard University Science Complex, MWRA Sewer

Allston, MA

Project Contacts: Daniel Valentine, Mehdi Zarghamee

Harvard University planned to locate a new science complex above a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) brick masonry pipeline that was over 115 years old. The University was concerned about the impact of construction on the 69 in. high...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Adjacent Construction, Masonry-Brick, Nonlinear, Pipe, Soil-Structure Interaction, Vibration / Fatigue Analysis

Lane Building, 8th and Spring Streets

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Anindya Dutta, Kevin OConnell

The historic Lane Building is a twelve-story, nonductile concrete structure originally constructed in the early 1920s. The owner undertook a renovation project to convert the building to a mixed-use property with ground-floor retail and more than...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete, Interior Renovation, Nonlinear, Performance-based, Renovation, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soil-Structure Interaction

Millennium Tower, 301 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

With bedrock more than 200 ft below street level, the fifty-eight-story Millennium Tower, like most downtown high-rises, is founded on piles driven through soft, compressible clay soils deposited by the San Francisco Bay and extending into a...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Building Settlement, Concrete, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Concrete-Reinforced, Foundation, High Rise, Nonlinear, Pile, Retrofit/Upgrade, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Settlement

Ryman Healthcare Retirement Village

Petone, New Zealand

Project Contacts: Ronald Mayes, Kevin Moore

Located in Petone, the site of the new Ryman Healthcare Retirement Village has a challenging combination of liquefiable soils with close proximity to a fault line. To protect the new development during seismic events, the lead structural engineer...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Base Isolation, Concrete, Nonlinear, Seismic Isolation, Senior Housing

Chevron Richmond Refinery

Richmond, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

Founded in the early 1900s, Chevron’s Richmond Refinery produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and lubricants. Since the refinery is located within the corporate boundary of the City of Richmond and on San Francisco Bay, it is subject to...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Code Compliance, Fire, Foundation, Nonlinear, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Risk Assessment, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Tank

Glendale High School Administration Building

Glendale, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

Constructed in 1969, this two-story building houses administrative offices and the school library. As part of a campus modernization project, Glendale High School wanted to mitigate the seismic deficiencies resulting from a soft-story...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Nonlinear, Performance-based, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soft Story, Structural Strengthening

Sutro Tower

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

Built in 1972, the 977 ft Sutro Tower is the tallest tower in California and serves as a base for radio, television, and microwave transmission throughout the Bay Area. Since 2002, SGH has performed a wide range of engineering services,...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Science & Defense

Keywords:Civil, Fire, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Nonlinear, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit

2014 Solar Decathlon Techstyle Haus

Providence, RI and Versailles, France

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian, James Parker

Designed by a joint team of students from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Brown University, this "passivhaus" entry for the 2014 Solar Decathlon competition balances the use of new materials, constructability, and solar-powered energy...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Single Family

Keywords:Green / Sustainable Design, International, Nonlinear, Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics

Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant

Mühleberg, Switzerland

Project Contacts: Philip Hashimoto

The 1,097 MW power plant went into commercial operation in 1971 and consists of a single-unit boiling water reactor. The owner/operator of the Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant (KKM) needed to submit an updated Level 1 probabilistic safety...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:International, Nonlinear, Nuclear Facility, Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), Seismic Walkdown, Soil-Structure Interaction

John Muir Medical Center, Seismic Retrofits

Concord, CA

Project Contacts: Anindya Dutta, Stephen Harris

In the event of an earthquake, hospitals must remain standing and should be functional, if possible. The poor performance of older hospitals observed following the 1994 Northridge earthquake forced the State of California to reassess seismic...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Concrete-Reinforced, Hospital, Nonlinear, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit

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Harvard University Science Complex, MWRA Sewer

Lane Building, 8th and Spring Streets

Millennium Tower, 301 Mission Street

Ryman Healthcare Retirement Village

Chevron Richmond Refinery

Glendale High School Administration Building

Sutro Tower

2014 Solar Decathlon Techstyle Haus

Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant

John Muir Medical Center, Seismic Retrofits

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