New projects
Gravity and lateral analysis, wind and seismic demand, and the foundation system that carries all of it into the ground.
- Applies to
- New construction
- Coverage
- Miami-Dade & Broward County, Florida
When you need it
One load path, from roof to soil.
When the gravity design, the wind design and the foundations are handled as separate exercises, the seams between them are where failures and change orders start.
- 01You need to know whether a site, a soil report or a building concept works structurally before committing.
- 02The project has a difficult site: tight lot, poor bearing, high water table, close neighbors.
- 03You need wind and lateral demand resolved for a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone site.
Design teams needing a complete structural model · Owners evaluating feasibility or structural options · Contractors assessing constructability of a system
Scope & deliverables
What's included
- Three-dimensional analytical modeling of the structure
- Hurricane wind and lateral demand for the actual site
- Lateral system selection and drift control
- Diaphragm, collector and load-path continuity checks
- Shallow and deep foundation design
- Settlement, bearing and uplift verification against the geotechnical report
What you receive
- Analysis model and results summary
- Load and load-combination documentation
- Foundation design and reactions schedule
- Structural calculations package
Next step
Share the site, the geotechnical report if you have one, and the building concept. We reply with what is feasible and what the analysis will cost.
How the work runs
Define the demand
Risk category, exposure, wind speed and seismic parameters fixed for the actual site — not assumed.
Build the model
Geometry, stiffness, restraints and mass assembled into one analytical model of the whole structure.
Analyze
Gravity, wind and seismic load combinations run; drift, torsion and stability checked.
Resolve the foundation
Reactions carried into a foundation system matched to the soil report and site constraints.
Document
Results traced back into drawings and a calculation package a reviewer can follow.
Good to know
What changes the scope — and what no engineer can promise.
- Foundation recommendations are only as good as the geotechnical data behind them.
- Existing structures require field verification before an analytical model can be trusted.
- Analysis results are reported as they are — including when they show a system does not work.
Next step
A county notice in your hand, a building that worries you or a new project — describe it and attach what you have. A phone photo of the letter is enough. You hear back from the engineer, with questions or with a written proposal.