Structural Engineering Firm - Sample Projects

PBH Headquarters (Above) 14M, 3-story office administration and training center for Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare in Kannapolis, NC. The structure utilized a steel frame with floors consisting of a slab on composite metal deck on wide flange beams. The roof utilized a 3 in. metal roof decking to increase span capabilities and maintain beam spacing from floor below. This minimized piece count while concurrently improving the performance of the structure. The lateral system consisted of ordinary moment frames to resist both seismic and wind effects. Exterior facade incorporated both cultured stone and large full building height glass curtain wall on 60% exterior surface. A separate training center building was linked to the main building via 60 ft. Connector Bridge spanning over a shallow ravine.
Architect: Entasis Design PLLC

CPCC Levine Campus Joe Hendrick Automotive Technology Center (Above) This Higher Education classroom building located in Mathews, NC utilizes primarily CMU bearing walls with a bar joist roof system. Portions of the building are steel framing with storefront glazing.
Architect: Redline Architecture

Daleville Town Center (Above) A large multi-phase mixed use development project located in Daleville, VA, including (2) mixed use retail / apartment buildings and (4) office buildings. The retail / apartment buildings have one level of retail and two levels of apartments above. The apartments are wood framed construction bearing on a steel framed thickened composite transfer slab just above the retail space. The transfer floor was utilized to create open retail floor space by supporting varying locations of wood bearing walls above, acoustical concerns, and to circumvent fire rating requirements. Architect: DMR Architecture

Guilford Technical Community College, New Classroom Building (Above) 10M, 4-story classroom/ administration building for GTCC. The structure utilized a standard steel frame with floors consisting of a slab on composite metal deck on steel beams. The roof utilized 3" metal roof decking to increase span capabilities and maintain beam spacing from floors below. This minimized piece count while concurrently improving the performance of the structure. The lateral system consisted of ordinary concentrically braced frames to resist both seismic and wind effects. Exterior facade incorporated both brick and large full building height glass curtain wall on 50% exterior surface. There was also a large interior atrium space between the second and third floor overlooking the student center. Architect: Harrell Saltrick & Hopper

NC Zoo African Amphitheater (Above) A new open amphitheater for the NC Zoo requiring sophisticated modeling techniques and coordination via 3D modeling. Primary structural support for gravity loading included the Arched elements shown in rendering. The arched elements consisted of 36" deep x 18" wide wood glulam beams creating 160 feet clear spans support via reinforced concrete piers. Concrete piers varied from 4'-0" to 18'-0" in height above grade. Architect: Happy Box Architecture

Belmeade Middle School (Above) This 14M Middle School generated 135,000 sq. ft. of floor area and included a two-story classroom building. The structural system included a steel frame structure for the two-story building and CMU bearing walls with a bar joist roof system for one-story areas. The lateral system included both braced frames and CMU shear walls to resist both seismic and wind effects. Architect: The FWA Group

Chester Center Phase 1 (Above) This Higher Education building, located in Rock Hill, SC, provides new classroom, office, shops and shop space for York Technical College. The structure consists of a steel frame with bar joists and a dual lateral system including both braced frames and cmu shear walls. Architect: Perkins + Will

214 West Tremont (Above) 4-story office building located in Charlotte, NC. The structure utilized a standard steel frame with braced frames to resist both seismic and wind effects. The fourth story included a wood framed mezzanine and exposed horizontal steel bracing for diaphragm continuity. Architect: MistriHardaway