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Idaho National Laboratory, Materials and Fuels Complex, MFC-798

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Project Contacts: Philip Hashimoto

The Materials & Fuels Complex (MFC) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) focuses on research and development of nuclear fuels. MFC-798 is a two-story, concrete masonry shear wall structure constructed in 1980 to house the Radioactive Liquid...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Condition Assessment, Nuclear Facility, Seismic Analyses, Wind Loads

California Pacific Medical Center, Van Ness Campus

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger, Lyn Kent, Kenneth Klein

Looking to consolidate two existing locations, Sutter Health chose a site in San Francisco’s Cathedral Hill neighborhood for its new Van Ness Campus. The campus, which encompasses an entire city block, is anchored by a 274-bed hospital....

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Curtain Wall, Design-Build, Glass and Glazing, Hospital, Intrgrated Project Delivery, LEED Projects, Nonlinear, Peer Review, Preengineered/Prefabricated/Modular, Roofing, Seismic Analyses, Waterproofing, Windows

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

Columbia Generating Station, Spent Fuel Pool

Newport Beach, CA

Project Contacts: Philip Hashimoto, Mohamed Talaat

After the Fukushima Daiichi accident, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued 10 CFR 50.54(f), a letter requiring licensees to perform a reevaluation of seismic hazard and take further actions if it exceeds their design basis. In...

Services:Structural Investigation

Keywords:Nuclear Facility, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), Seismic Walkdown, 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

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Frac Tank

Plymouth, MA

Project Contacts: Michael Mudlock

In response to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) post-Fukushima (FLEX) requirements, Entergy sought to install a 21,000 gal, mobile frac tank for temporary water storage at their Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS). SGH evaluated the...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Nuclear Facility, Seismic Analyses

Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center, Field Guide

Palo Alto, CA

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian

Displayed outside the Veteran’s Administration Polytrauma & Blind Rehabilitation Center, Field Guide initially appears to be an abstract latticework. As they approach, visitors can see or feel that this form comprises twenty-two images...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Art Work, Computational Design, Digital Fabrication, Finite Element Analysis, Metal-Steel, Seismic Analyses

Nablus Sports Arena

Nablus, West Bank, Palestine

The Nablus Sports Arena, sponsored in part by USAID, is a multi-sport and fitness complex planned for Nablus residents and area sports clubs. The arena was designed to include a 1700-seat basketball court that could accommodate a variety of other...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, Concrete, International, Long-Span Structure, Metal-Steel, Peer Review, Seismic Analyses, Walls

Indian Valley Reservoir

Newport Beach, CA

Project Contacts: Philip Hashimoto

The Indian Valley Reservoir provides long-term irrigation storage and flood control. A 2010 inspection report recommended seismic analyses of the floodgates and control structure to confirm the gates could be raised following a earthquake. SGH...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Flood, Risk Assessment, Seismic Analyses, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Applied Technology Council, ATC-58 Project

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

In the mid-1990s, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supported a joint effort of the Applied Technology Council (ATC), American Society of Civil Engineers, and Building Seismic Safety Council to develop seismic retrofit design...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Analytical Studies, Performance-based, Research/Development, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit