Deck/Balcony Design, Repair, Retrofit, and Damage Assessment
(Since 2016 to Present)
Self-supported Deck structure with waterproofingCantilever deck/balconyCantilever deck/balcony
Description:
Design of the Decks/Balcony.
Design of decks as a bridge or driveway.
Repair plan of the decks.
Deck inspection, damages assessment, retrofit.
SB721/SB326 deck inspection and repair.
Type of Deck Analysis:
Deck design over the pole foundation.
Deck design with knee bracings.
Deck design with cable or wood bracings.
Seismic design of the decks.
Seismic retrofit of the decks.
Type of Services:
Full-scope Design
Full-scope Retrofit design
Damage assessment
Full-scope Damage repair design
Inspection
SB721/SB326 deck Inspection
SB721/SB326 deck repair and retrofit
Owner/Client: Private sector
Ordered by: Owners, and Contractors
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Locations: Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Needles, Hollister, Orinda, El Sobrante, San Francisco, San Rafael, Oakland, San Jose, Belmont, Los Gatos, Tahoe area
Date of Project: Since 2016 to Present
Padir Project #: 1342, 479, 350, 345, 337, 345, 435, 437, 346, 270, 480, 334, 1072, 1105, 1105, 967, 179, 730, 929, 998, 1013, 778, 525, 778, 525, 585, 973, 795, 676, 677
Deck as the Driveway/BridgeCantilever Deck RepairTypical Deck connectionsDeck was desiged in Tahoe artea for the heavy snow load (more than 250 psf)
Access road bridge, Felton, California. (2022)
Description: This bridge is part of the access road to a residential dwelling. The span length is more than 20 ft. The bridge has timber stringers with a concrete slab.
Type of order: Full scope consultant services (preliminary design and reports, contract drawings and calculations, contract procedures, supervision)
Owner/Client: Private owner
Ordered by: Fortress Structural Engineering Inc.
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: Padir Consulting Eng.
Contractor: Local GC.
Location: Madrona Ave., Felton, California, USA.
Project size: N.I.A.
Construction cost: 80,000 USD
Engineering Software: SAP 2000 – Infline
Date of project: 2022
Access road bridge, Oakland, California. (2021)
Description: This bridge is part of the access road to a residential dwelling. The span length is more than 30 ft. The bridge has timber stringers with a concrete slab.
Type of order: Full scope consultant services (preliminary design and reports, contract drawings and calculations, contract procedures, supervision)
Owner/Client: Private owner
Ordered by: the owner
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: Padir Consulting Eng.
Contractor: Local GC.
Location: Skyline Blvd., Oakland, California, USA.
