WHAT WE DID
This Level I Trauma facility remained completely operational during the entire 30 month construction duration.
As the prime consultant, Degenkolb led a multi-disciplinary team of consultants for the seismic upgrade of this 70,000 square-foot earthquake-damaged, two-story, welded steel moment frame building. The upgrade scheme uses steel plate shear walls and nonlinear analysis to satisfy performance objectives for a SPC5 building. The nonstructural components were upgraded to satisfy NPC4 criteria. This Level I Trauma facility remained completely operational during the entire 30 month construction duration.
Features:
- 2009 Excellence in Structural Engineering Merit Award in Retrofit/Alteration Category from structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC).
- SPC5, NPC4 Upgrade
- Operational acute care facility
- Degenkolb Prime
Benefits:
- Used ductile thin steel plate shear walls, which allowed minimal intrusion into the existing critical architectural space and mitigated the need to of any foundation upgrades.
Staff on the Project
Anuj Bansal
Group Director, Regional Practice Area Leader, Senior Principal
I had a life dream of being a cricket star before settling on the exciting life of an engineer in California.
Jay Love
Senior Principal
I spent time as a child in Turkey and am a theater fan.
Matthew Barnard
Office Director, Regional Practice Area Leader, Senior Principal
My longest walk to date is almost 250 miles long. If you have never taken a walk in the woods on the John Muir Trail, do it. it is an experience that will change your life.
Daniel Zepeda
Office Director, Senior Principal, Working Group Leader
Daniel has worked at Degenkolb close to 20 years.
Adam Hugo-Holman
Principal
I lived in Plzen, Czechoslovakia as a kid for a year while my parents started an English speaking school.
