Case Studies

An equipment addition was planned within a three-story, steel foundry building. The equipment would be supported on four columns with an estimated service load of 200...

Two overhead cranes and 12 heavy equipment additions were planned within two 120 feet by 205 feet, slab-on-grade buildings at a steel foundry. Soil conditions at...

A 20-foot by 45-foot, slab-on-grade, single-story equipment building had settled differentially at one end. Building construction consisted of shallow continuous wall footings,...

May 2009 - The Affinity Health Group Clinic is within a building having both a crawl space and full basement. Construction details include 12-inch-thick poured concrete foundation...

February 2010 - The Camelot Apartment Complex was constructed in 1977 and consists of 13 multi-unit buildings, each building with approximate plan dimensions of 220 feet by...

June 2009 - The Coyle home is a ranch-style home built in the 1960’s. The three bedroom ranch and one car garage were built on very poor soil conditions. Settlement...

September 2009 - The existing YMCA building was constructed in the 1970’s and generally consists of 12-foot high by 12-inch thick poured concrete foundation walls with...

January 2010- The renovation project for the Heatherwood Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado included repair work in an existing area of the building as well as the construction...

March 2009- The Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center owned land near a tributary of the Mississippi River where they planned to construct a cogeneration system, a system that...

August 2010- A $3 million dryer addition was proposed with new foundations within and adjacent to an existing one-story building with basement. The basement floor slab of...

February 2010- In 2009, the YMCA began construction of a 13 million dollar addition. The new addition was to include a new child care area, locker rooms, workout studios and...

December 2010 - An addition was planned east of the St. Michael Lutheran Church sanctuary.  The addition had plan dimensions of 40 feet by 90 feet and the design included...