12 Projects

The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street

The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Aaron Lewis

The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street, originally constructed in 1898, was converted to cooperative residences/art studios in the 1990s. Current flood maps show the building is vulnerable to...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Mixed-Use
Keywords:Civil, Equipment, Flood, Risk Assessment, Waterproofing
Riverine Flood Hazard Assessments of Retail Buildings

Riverine Flood Hazard Assessments of Retail Buildings

Kingston
,
NY
Project Contacts:
Aaron Lewis

Located throughout the Northeastern United States, the sites of several new and existing stores are exposed to riverine flooding and subject to local floodplain regulations. SGH performed flood...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Retail
Keywords:Civil, Flood, Retail, Risk Assessment
Indian Valley Reservoir

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...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Flood, Risk Assessment, Seismic Analyses, Structural Adequacy Assessment
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Pipelines

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Pipelines

Tonopah
,
AZ
Project Contacts:
Rasko Ojdrovic, Mehdi Zarghamee

Constructed in the early 1980s by the Arizona Public Service Company, the water reclamation supply system at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Plant consists of thirty-six miles of prestressed...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Nuclear
Keywords:Condition Assessment, Corrosion, Cracking, Failure Risk Assessment, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline, Risk Assessment
Chevron Richmond Refinery

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...

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
New Marine Terminal

New Marine Terminal

Richmond
,
CA
Project Contacts:
William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

Originally built in the 1950s, the timber terminal was becoming increasingly costly to maintain and was no longer considered fit-for-purpose for seismic and berthing requirements.  Instead of...

Services:Structural Design
Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals
Keywords:Construction Consulting, MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Metal-Steel, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Risk Assessment, Terminal
Sudbury Aqueduct

Sudbury Aqueduct

Needham
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Jesse Beaver, Phillip Sharff, Mehdi Zarghamee

Built in 1880, the aqueduct was a major pipeline for the City of Boston’s water distribution network until 1940, when the Hultman Aqueduct replaced it. Connecting reservoirs in Framingham with the...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Adjacent Construction, Engineering Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Inspection, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Pipeline, Risk Assessment, Soil-Structure Interaction
Central Arizona Project

Central Arizona Project

Tucson
,
AZ
Project Contacts:
Mehdi Zarghamee

The 252 in. dia. concrete pipe is used in siphons to convey water in the Central Arizona Project and is the largest diameter pipe in the world. The pipes have a 19.625 in. thick concrete core and...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Cracking, Excavation, Failure Investigation, Finite Element Analysis, PCCP, Pipeline, Risk Assessment, Soil-Structure Interaction
Cholla Power Plant

Cholla Power Plant

Joseph City
,
AZ
Project Contacts:
Murat Engindeniz, Mehdi Zarghamee

Arizona Public Service Company (APS) chose SGH to perform a condition assessment and develop repairs for the circulating water pipelines at the Cholla Power Plant. The coal-fired power plant, co-...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Failure Investigation, Pipeline, Plastic/Composite, Power, Risk Assessment
303 Congress Street Boston

303 Congress Street

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Paul Kelley

The six-story, steel-moment framed building at 303 Congress Street was constructed in 1983. The building was two bays wide parallel to Congress Street and eight bays wide parallel to the water....

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Office
Keywords:Building Settlement, Concrete, Construction Administration, Demolition, Failure Investigation, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Petrography, Pile, Risk Assessment, Structural Adequacy Assessment

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