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Construction Engineering & Bridge Design

CASE performs construction engineering services for many different contractors, some of which call on CASE exclusively. The following is a list of the many different types of construction engineering that CASE offers:

Erection Engineering Support Tower Crane Design Services (Foundations & Building Tie Ins)
Construction Sequencing & Management Cofferdams & Sheet Pile Walls
Detour Bridge Design End On Construction Calculations
Concrete Form System Design Traffic Control & Signing Field Modifications
Design of Temporary Structures Shop Drawing Design Support

CASE works with small contractors performing residential and commercial work locally, but also works with large national and international contractors such as Balfour Beatty (Centex Construction).

Union Tank Car Facility Access Bridge

CASE performed a complete design review of an off system bridge for Pan American Engineers, Inc. (PAE). The bridge was a six span concrete slab span bridge with precast bent caps and concrete piles. A preliminary design was provided to CASE by PAE. CASE performed a design check on the slab, bent caps, piles, and revetments as well as miscellaneous design considerations including but not limited to the bridge alignment in relation to the crossing, approach alignment in relation to the roadway and bridge, and the overall aesthetics of the bridge. CASE also reviewed the preliminary plans provided by PAE for conformance with the Louisiana Department of Transportation (LADOTD) standards. The drawings were check for consistency with the bridge design as well as for compliance with all LADOTD and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standards for off system bridges. 

 

St. Espirit Bridge Load Rating

CASE was contracted by Montagnet & Domingue, Inc. (M & D) to inspect and determine the Inventory and Operating bridge ratings for the newly constructed St. Espirit Road Bridge located in Carencro, Louisiana. The ratings were conducted in accordance with AASHTO’s Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges, 2nd edition, AASHTO’s Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, 17th edition, and LADOTD’s Bridge Design Manual, 4th English edition and were based on a structural inspection conducted on July 10, 2007 and the bridge construction plans provided by M & D.

Swan Lake Road Bridge

CASE was contracted by Civil Design Group of Shreveport to design a two lane extension to an existing two lane bridge. CASE performed an inventory of the existing bridge to develop initial member sizes. CASE designed new piles, a concrete bent cap extension, and a deck extension. CASE also designed a channel revetment system that was also added under the existing bridge. Finally, the CASE team designed guardrails for the bridge utilizing the LADOTD GR Standards. To date, the plans are at the 75% final stage and CASE is now working with the city on plan in hand comments.