seismic retrofit capabilities
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seismic retrofit capabilities
Cutting Edge Technology STRUCTURAL integrates advanced, state-ofthe-art seismic retrofit and repair products from STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES with its construction services to provide cost effective high-performance solutions to seismic upgrade challenges.
Turnkey Design Build Services STRUCTURAL can provide turnkey, singlesource, Design Build services by combining our preconstruction and construction expertise with our Engineering Partners’ design support and STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES’ products. The results are faster and more cost-efficient quality solutions.
Contracting Expertise for Seismic STRUCTURAL has provided seismic upgrade solutions for the West Coast for nearly ten years. We were the first company in the US to apply carbon fiber to strengthen existing structures. Regardless of the building type, we have the right solution to enhance the seismic performance of your building. Safety 24/7 A focus on proactive safety programs and QA/QC procedures ensures that STRUCTURAL can deliver quality repairs while protecting the general public, crews, and surrounding structures and vehicles.
Services You Need for Seismic Retrofits & Upgrades
SEISMIC CAPABILITIES & SOLUTIONS STRUCTURAL is widely recognized as the leader in integrating cutting-edge technology for strengthening infrastructure – including structural enhancements for seismic retrofit. Our crews have the expertise to address all areas of concern including safety, constructability, budgeting, scheduling, and phasing.
Seismic Capabilities • Seismic Risk Assessment • Seismic Performance Evaluation • Retrofit & Concrete Upgrades • Product Solutions
STRUCTURAL combines the state-of-the-art product solutions of STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES with the design expertise of our Engineering Partners to optimize speed, efficiency and cost while maintaining stringent quality standards.
Seismic Solutions • V-Wrap™ FRP supply and installation
STRUCTURAL has the manpower and resources to meet your schedule constraints and complete projects under the tightest deadlines while minimizing disruption.
• Shotcrete and new concrete elements • Concrete enlargement • Masonry stabilization and upgrade • External post tensioning • Concrete repair • Epoxy crack injection
UNDERSTANDING SEISMIC ORDINANCES Seismic ordinances, like those in the cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, require the retrofit of non-ductile concrete buildings built prior to the 1970s. Many of these buildings were not designed to the standards required to help withstand future seismic events. Without proper seismic upgrades, the likelihood of structural failure during an earthquake is much higher, putting the building and its occupants at risk. Building owners must comply with the ordinance by completing several steps, including an engineer-conducted structural analysis, across a multi-year period. Our knowledgeable team and extensive resources can provide a detailed overview of the seismic ordinance in your area, and deliver guidance on how you can best meet seismic code requirements. Should retrofit or repairs be necessary, STRUCTURAL can provide a turnkey solution that includes design support from our Engineering Partners, products through STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, and construction through STRUCTURAL.
Typical Structure Types for Seismic Solutions • Non-ductile concrete buildings • Unreinforced masonry buildings • Historical buildings • Concrete tilt-ups • Parking structures • Soft-story structures
Services You Need for Seismic Retrofit & Upgrades
SEISMIC ANALYSIS & PERFORMANCE EVALUATION California carries the highest risk for seismic activity with more than 300 fault lines crossing the state. City governments are mandating building owners improve the seismic performance of their nonductile concrete structures through proper strengthening and retrofit.
Turnkey Solutions & Engineered Product Support • Investigation Support • Solution Development • Budget Development
As a first step, our team provides seismic risk analysis to help owners evaluate their structural vulnerabilities. We assess the loadcarrying capacity and materials used in your existing structure to help determine the probability of damage (loss), including the risk of collapse. We can then provide you with a cost-benefit analysis of various seismic risk mitigation solutions. This includes prioritized seismic retrofit and strengthening recommendations, as well as order of magnitude pricing.
• Specification Assistance • Constructability Consulting • Application Engineering • Quality Control Programs • Project-Specific Design Support
Recent Seismic Retrofit Experience Understanding probable losses and reconstruction costs due to seismic events allows owners to develop planning options to cope with risk including budgeting the appropriate funds.
• Alcatraz Quartermasters • University of California, Berkeley • Traviatta Rexford-Parking Garage • Snyder Langston Christ Cathedral • Fashion Valley Mall & Parking Structure • Hotel Churchill • Franciscan Towers • San Jose Student Union • Ontario City Hall • Sweetwater High School • Napa First United Methodist Church
Services You Need for Seismic Retrofit & Upgrades
SEISMIC PRODUCT SOLUTIONS STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES integrates advanced seismic retrofit and strengthening products with support from our Engineering Partners and STRUCTURAL’s contracting services. Whether driven by seismic code requirements, schedule or budget, our team provides value-added solutions to owners, designers, engineering professionals, and contractors.
Seismic Product Solutions • V-Wrap™ Carbon & Glass FRP Composite Systems • VSL® External Post-Tensioning Systems • Tstrata Enlargement Systems™
V-Wrap Carbon & Glass FRP Composite Systems ™
V-Wrap™ FRP systems utilize lightweight, durable, high-strength carbon and glass fibers with 100% solids epoxy to increase or restore seismic load-carrying capacity to structural elements. These systems are advantageous on applications with limited access or complex geometries. V-Wrap™ has ICC-ES evaluation and LARR reports, and has been used on a number of landmark projects in the Bay Area and Southern California. VSL® External Post-Tensioning Systems External Post-Tensioning systems have tendons installed outside the structural element, but may be placed in grouted ducts to improve durability and/or fire resistance. STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES is the exclusive manufacturer of VSL posttensioning and construction systems in the United States. VSL systems have been used throughout the world since 1956 to build, repair, and strengthen buildings, tanks, bridges, and special structures. Tstrata Enlargement Systems™ Tstrata Enlargement Systems™ consist of specialty designed reinforcement systems combined with high-flow Tstrata concrete to produce an additional reinforced concrete layer that is fully bonded to existing structural members. Our systems combine specific surface preparation, specialized materials, and pressurized formwork to produce monolithic concrete enlargements to increase seismic resistance to a variety of concrete structures.
Services You Need for Seismic Retrofit & Upgrades
DESIGN-BUILD: SEISMIC RETROFIT
STRUCTURAL has over 45 years of construction experience, including expertise in delivering Design Build seismic retrofit projects. Ranked as one of the top specialty contractors in the U.S., owners can be confident that our highly-trained crews will successfully meet project goals including budget and schedule requirements. In addition, we partner with some of the top engineers across the country, creating a fully-integrated team to provide owners with high-quality, turnkey project solutions. Committing to the Design Build approach brings added value at each stage of the construction process. It creates a singlesource of responsibility from the beginning, keeping owners out of the middle of design and constructability issues. From there, STRUCTURAL’s project management team works alongside our Engineering Partners to evaluate multiple solutions, including the use of STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES’ state-of-the-art products, focusing on the most constructible and cost-efficient options. This provides greater creativity in potential solutions, faster schedules, lower cost, and less cost growth during construction – all key advantages of Design Build. Design Build is highly collaborative, extending to quality assurance and quality control, and includes extensive reporting to the owner throughout the entire construction process. When this unified project approach is used, time and money are saved, and risks are eliminated. Design Build delivers its highest value by allowing owners to stay focused on their daily operations while the STRUCTURAL team seamlessly implements the project.
MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN BUILD
Why a Design Build Approach? • Single-source responsibility • Capitalize on the team approach for a more thorough investigation • More accurate cost estimates • Alternative solutions with known costs • Confidence in constructability of repairs • Phased design/construction is possible • Faster design through construction schedule • Lower costs • Less unforeseen conditions • Fewer change orders
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MAKING NEW AND EXISTING STRUCTURES STRONGER AND LAST LONGER
STRUCTURAL integrates technology-driven solutions into its industry-leading specialty contracting services to make new and existing structures stronger and last longer. With locations nationwide and in select international markets, STRUCTURAL is recognized as the industry leader in developing innovative repair solutions to the most challenging infrastructure problems. Our focus is on quality, client satisfaction, and efficient project delivery. STRUCTURAL’s specialty contracting services improve, protect and repair infrastructure and are provided directly to owners or through general contractors and designers.
STRUCTURAL, an exclusive licensee of Structural Technologies, integrates technology-driven solutions into its industryleading repair and maintenance services. Since 1976, STRUCTURAL has served commercial, public, transportation, industrial and power customers, providing a wide range of specialty repair and maintenance services for civil and structural infrastructure. STRUCTURAL has branch offices throughout the United States and the Middle East. ©2019 Structural Technologies, LLC. • EOE