Projects

27 Projects

Minera Escondida, Organic Growth Project 1, Tunnel 4

Atacama Desert

Chile

Project Contacts:

Expansion of the Minera Escondida copper mine included constructing a corrugated steel structural plate arch tunnel. The tunnel acts as a buried bridge to carry a haul road over the mine’s...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Buried, Condition Assessment, Culverts and Storm Drains, Damage, Finite Element Analysis, International, Metal, Metal-Steel, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Pipeline, Settlement, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Tunnel

Fenway Park Rooftop Farm

Boston

Project Contacts:

Greggrey Cohen, Gustavo Tumialan

The Boston Red Sox wanted an urban garden on their stadium roof to grow produce for the ball park’s restaurants. Fenway Farms, which reflects the team’s commitment to sustainability, is located on...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Green Roofs, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Roof Investigations

Northeastern United States

Project Contacts:

Pedro Sifre, Joseph Zona

During the 2014-2015 winter, historic amounts of snow fell in the Northeastern U.S. With closely spaced storms, the area experienced little or no melting between them. The resulting accumulation...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Condition Assessment-Multi-Building, Failure Investigation, Snow and Ice, Structural Adequacy Assessment

53 State Street Roof Deck

Boston

Project Contacts:

Michael Bolduc, Sal Capobianco

Exchange Place at 53 State Street includes the 1896 Boston Stock Exchange and the modern glass-clad tower. The new roof deck serves as a showpiece space for Exchange Place offering entertaining...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Office

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Feasibility Study, Green Roofs, Metal-Steel, Peer Review, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Structural Strengthening, Wood

Indian Valley Reservoir

Newport Beach

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

Vertical Installation of Corrugated Steel Pipe

Waltham

Project Contacts:

Jesse Beaver

Contech Engineered Solutions (Contech) installs corrugated steel pipe (CSP) to form wind turbine foundations. After excavating, Contech installs the pipe vertically within the hole and quickly...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Culverts and Storm Drains, Foundation, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Higher Ground Farm, Boston Design Center

Boston

Project Contacts:

Greggrey Cohen, Gustavo Tumialan

Located on Boston Design Center’s roof, Higher Ground Farm is an urban garden offering a variety of local produce to the Seaport District neighborhood. SGH evaluated the existing roof structure to...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Green Roofs, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Bay Area Rapid Transit, Earthquake Safety Program

Oakland

Project Contacts:

Ronald Hamburger

Carrying about 360,000 commuters every day, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is an important part of the region’s transportation infrastructure. Knowing that the transit system could experience a...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Transportation

Keywords:Concrete, Condition Assessment, Parking Structure, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Shear Wall, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Term Contracts and IDIQs

Pentagon, Building Performance Study

Washington

Project Contacts:

Donald Dusenberry

On the morning of 11 September 2001, hijackers crashed a commercial plane into the Pentagon. Following that attack, the American Society of Civil Engineers established a building performance...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Blast Analysis & Resistance, Collapse, Concrete, Failure Investigation, Fire, Fire/Smoke, Security, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Storrow Drive Tunnel Testing, Monitoring, and Rating

Boston

Project Contacts:

Rosalind Imbaro

Constructed in the 1950s and carrying over 100,000 vehicles per day, the Storrow Drive Interchange is a major commuting route and link to Back Bay. The interchange includes two reinforced...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Concrete, Heavy Loads, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Tunnel