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The firm’s principal and founder have had over thirty-seven (37) years of experience in the civil and structural engineering design, construction, and engineering field in the local and regional environment. The firm has a combined experience of sixty-eight (68) years of experience in the construction industry. EF Douglas & Associates has provided civil, structural engineering design and supervision for single projects valued in excess of US$75m.

The firm currently employs two full-time civil engineers and consults with various international consulting firms and individuals for cost-effective and competitive design solutions and project delivery based on needs. The philosophy of a small core staff with access to experts in various fields has given the firm the flexibility to execute very complex and demanding designs and supervision on various projects in the twin-island state.

EF Douglas & Associates was formed as a small consulting team in March 2010, by its founder Errol Douglas who saw the need for a multidisciplinary approach in the consulting engineering practices in St. Kitts and Nevis. Having worked on projects of national significance, clarity was brought to the fact that engineering design solutions had to be efficient and sustainable and promote future development and growth. In 2011 Grenville Phillips a senior structural engineer began working as a consultant to the small firm to improve the firm’s capacity to address the increasing demands of its clientele.

EF Douglas & Associates has proven capabilities and experience with highly qualified engineers and designers working in the twin-island federation. In its short history, the firm has met and often exceeded its client’s expectations. The firm within recent years has worked on several reasonably sized projects in St. Kitts and Nevis both in the residential and commercial sectors.

The firm has provided civil engineering design and supervision in these areas: Firm's Capabilities  Roads and small bridges  Culverts  Breakwater and revetment structures  Small piers  A luxury marina (currently in design)  Site drainage including retention basins  Sewage treatment collections and treatment facilities  Dredging and land reclamation  Large retaining walls in excess of twenty-five feet  Twenty-foot-high MSE sea wall  Land cutting and slope stabilization  Pavement Rehabilitation  Site Cutting and Grading

 Multi-story steel construction design and Analysis up to eight floors  Reinforced concrete frame building design and supervision up to five floors  Reinforced concrete shear wall buildings design and analysis up to seven floors  Foundation design for several structures  Pile Foundation designs  Retaining Wall designs  Deep Beam and long-span reinforced concrete design  Review of Hotel design (nine floors) to ASCE 710 and to AISC codes  Design of large Swimming pools and water retaining structures  Seismic resistant design for various building structures including elevator shafts Structural Engineering & Design Supervision

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 Provides the structural design principles, background theory, and know-how needed for marine and offshore structural design by analysis.

Marine Structures Design

Marine Structural Design, is a wide-ranging, practical guide to marine structural analysis and design. Engineering marvels and facilities that are constructed or installed in and around the ocean are marine structures. These structures can be fixed or movable or they can also be complementary structures. It can be done for the continuous development of marine resources. This is a complicated task and requires lots of skills. So, if you are searching for a qualified consultant who can provide appropriate and economical solutions for the project, contact E F Douglas.

 Updates to this edition include new chapters on structural health monitoring and risk-based decision making, and new content on arctic marine structural design.

 Covers strength, fatigue and fracture, reliability, and risk assessment together in one resource, emphasizing practical considerations and applications.

Key Features:

Roles and Responsibilities

 The expert should analyze and design marine structures like sheet pile walls, jetties, timber structures, etc.

 The engineer can also do the load rating analysis and the condition assessment of the existing marine structures and can give an idea about any renovation work that needs to be done for the maintenance of the marine structure. You can get well-designed marine structures in St Kitts only if you hire a Top Marine Design consultant who has years of experience in designing different types of marine structures.

There are numerous essential factors that have to be considered during the construction of marine structures. The most prior one is analyzing the condition of the environment. It should be done by the consultant in the planning phase. Now, let’s have a look at the responsibility of the consultant in the designing phase:

 For making the best Marine Design the consultant has to work on all the required technical specifications. He also has to check the feasibility of the structure and he has to work on the conceptual options and preliminary designs etc.

Marine Design Services The expert should analyze and design marine structures like sheet pile walls, jetties, timber structures, etc.  Marina at Cades Bay Nevis  Breakwater at Marriott St. Kitts  Breakwater at Pelican Bay St. Kitts  Dredging Marina Christophe Harbor St. Kitts Project Management Engineer St. Kitts Marine Works  Land Reclamation St. Kitts Marine Works Christophe Harbor St. Kitts (37acres)  Engineering and Project Management Berthing Dolphin St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority Project Management  Commercial Dock Bulkhead Repair Design and Project Management CONTEC DT (Engineer of Record)  Independent Engineer St. Kitts Nevis and Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB) 2nd cruise pier St. Kitts  Sea Wall Design (Structural Engineer of Record) Pelican Bay St. Kitts  Independent Consultant St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority Revetment Structure Port Zane

EF Douglas & Associates was formed as a consulting team

EF Douglas & Associates was formed as a small consulting team in March 2010, by its founder Errol F. Douglas who saw the need for multidisciplinary approaches to consulting engineering practices in St. Kitts and Nevis. Having worked on projects of national significance, clarity was brought to the fact that engineering design solutions had to be efficient.

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