
VA Ft Harrison Hospital
Fort Harrison Hospital buildings comprised of a 4-story reinforced brick and a one-story inpatient building. Provided ASCE41 TIER 1 and 2 structural seismic analysis and detailed seismic retrofit engineering recommendations.
SPECIFICATION: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO | SCALE: 1:100 | LADBS / CBC / ASCE APPROVED

Fort Harrison Hospital buildings comprised of a 4-story reinforced brick and a one-story inpatient building. Provided ASCE41 TIER 1 and 2 structural seismic analysis and detailed seismic retrofit engineering recommendations.

Medical Lab upgrade for OSHPD / HCAI facility: Structural anchorage engineering of specialized medical equipment, suspended piping networks, and non-structural architectural components.

Comprehensive medical lab structural upgrades: Seismic anchorage calculations for heavy diagnostic imaging equipment, ceiling support grids, and utility floor reinforcement.

Branch facility expansion requiring perimeter security fence structural engineering, foundation pad design, and construction engineering support.

Medical office expansion requiring removal of interior load-bearing structural walls, installation of steel transfer beams, and targeted seismic retrofit.

Expansion within an existing masonry building. Engineered new large wall openings through CMU block walls and added key structural shear reinforcement.

Conversion of a financial bank building into a state-of-the-art medical office building: Seismic structural review, framing for 14 rooftop mechanical units, and Glulam beam reinforcement.

Conversion of an existing commercial building into a high-capacity VA outpatient facility providing primary care, mental health, and women's health services under strict VA structural standards.

Ground-up 3-story hillside medical treatment facility featuring subterranean concrete foundation levels, offset shear walls, and freestanding cantilevered structural steel columns.

Major tenant improvement converting an existing 2-story concrete tilt-up building with wood floor/roof framing into a modern medical office building.

Tenant improvement of an office building into a rehabilitation therapy center, including structural engineering for custom therapy swings, playground structures, and tilt-up panel penetrations.

Hillside medical rehab center tenant improvement. Reconfigured wood-framed roof ridge line and inserted custom cantilevered structural steel frames to achieve open interior vaulted spaces.

Ground-up 1-story standalone wood-framed building extension with ancillary structures. Designed high open window clerestory framing and vaulted timber rafter system.

100,000 SF 3-building commercial retail center revitalization: Seismic retrofit of tilt-up concrete walls, new decorative parapets, RTU rooftop framing, sitework structural walls, and loading dock expansion.

Structural engineering for commercial studio building improvement in Los Angeles, including interior wall modifications, mezzanine load review, and rooftop unit steel dunnage framing.

Structural engineering for restaurant facility expansion, including suspended heavy commercial kitchen exhaust hood support, rooftop mechanical unit framing, and structural floor reinforcement.

Structural foundation and equipment pad engineering for large-scale utility solar generation facility, including inverter pad designs and high-wind structural equipment anchorage.

Structural engineering for concentrated solar power (CSP) generation facility: Deep foundation piers, heavy turbine generator equipment pads, and thermal storage tank foundations.

Industrial solar manufacturing plant structural engineering: Heavy overhead crane gantry steel framing, precision manufacturing equipment isolation pads, and high-clearance steel framing.

Industrial refinery equipment support engineering: Heavy vibrating machinery pads, pipe rack structural steel gantries, and blast-resistant utility enclosure foundations.

Full structural design for commercial energy center & gas station: Long-span canopy steel structure, fuel bulkrack foundations, masonry perimeter retaining walls, and control building framing.

Comprehensive seismic retrofit of a 100,000 SF commercial facility with concrete tilt-up and CMU masonry walls: Shotcrete shear wall additions, interior steel stud diaphragm break walls, and out-of-plane wall anchors.

Complete seismic retrofit of a 40,000 SF concrete tilt-up building with panelized roof framing: Custom shotcrete wall reinforcement, out-of-plane ledger anchors, diaphragm chord ties, and steel sign towers.

Seismic retrofit engineering for a 20,000 SF commercial CMU building: Shotcrete shear wall reinforcement, roof-to-wall out-of-plane anchoring, and diaphragm sub-diaphragm cross-ties.

Mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit for a 2-story wood-framed apartment building in Los Angeles compliant with LADBS Ordinance 183893. Implemented cost-effective structural steel Strong-Walls.

Friction caissons, subterranean concrete basement, structural steel cantilever deck, and LADBS Hillside plan check clearance for a high-end luxury hillside estate.

Timber load-bearing wall calculations, continuous concrete foundation engineering, shear wall diaphragm design, and fast-track city permit submittal.
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