Structural Engineering for Snow-Damaged Canopies and Covered Walkways
Heavy snow can bend a canopy in ways you won’t spot from the sidewalk. A covered walkway may look fine while its beams and joints tell a different story. Around Colorado Springs, snow loads climb with elevation, so a cover near the foothills can carry far more weight than one at a lower site. That’s […]
Structural Engineering Considerations for Buildings Planned in Expansive Soil Areas
The ground under a building is supposed to stay put. On expansive soil, it doesn’t. These soils swell when they get wet and shrink when they dry, so the dirt under a slab can rise and fall by inches as the seasons change. Structural engineering is what keeps a building stable while the ground beneath […]