STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN

PENTA’s Civil and Structural Engineering Department consists of talented and experienced personnel in the design and construction of industrial facilities. PENTA’s Civil and Structural Engineering Department offers a unique approach to the design and engineering of cost-effective concrete and steel structures meeting our customers’ needs and specifications.

STRUCTURAL/CIVIL DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

STRUCTURAL DESIGN SERVICES

PENTA specializes in the Design of the following structures:

• Design of reinforced concrete and steel structures
• Process ductwork and supports; calculations and specifications for expansion joints.
• Concrete silos with flat, conical or inverted cone bottoms, circular or rectangular bunkers.

PENTA provides the following additional Structural services:

• Repairs to correct corrosion and cracking
• Finite element analysis of complex structures and foundations
• Development of structural design software for specific applications
• Seismic and/or wind load analysis for complex structures and retrofits
• Structural pathology
• Appraisals and retrofit of existing buildings for equipment modernization
• Inspections to identify weak points in concrete, steel, steel stacks, preheater towers, support structures for overland conveyors, materials handling, airslides/catwalks
• Evaluation of soils reports and integration of findings into sound structural design
• Peer review of proposed engineering designs
• Vibration analysis of structures and foundations
• Optimization and value engineering of existing structural design systems
• Seismic and hurricane retrofits for code compliance