STRUCTURAL  INTEGRITY  INSPECTIONS

Structural Integrity Inspection, Investigation, Reinforcement, &  Restoration

 

YOUR  SOLUTION  FOR  BETTER  AND  SAFER  BRIDGES, PIPELINES, REFINERIES, DAMS, AND  OTHER  INFRASTRUCTURE

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Structural Integrity Inspection, Repair, Reinforcement, Restoration, and Replacement;

Damage Evaluation from Hurricane Irene and from Other Storms and the Virginia Earthquake;

                                             - PLUS -

Construction Defects and Seismic / Landslide Hazards Determination, Foundation Failure Analysis;

as well as  Design and Construction of New Structures, Facilities, and Infrastructure

 

 

There is a Great Need for Structural Inspections and Reconstructive Services: 

(for the structures and infrastructure for which our services are provided, go to our Structural Integrity Services page)

1.  Damages by recent hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis.

  • Hurricane Irene (Aug 2011), the Virginia earthquake (Aug 2011), Tropical Storm Lee (Sep 2011)., a major early season snowstorm (Oct 2011).

  • The 2011 tornado outbreaks in the central and eastern United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities.

  • The giant Japan (2011) and Indonesian (2004) earthquakes and tsunamis, plus the catastrophic quakes in Haiti, Turkey, China, Chile, New Zealand, and Myanmar, which altogether killed more than a half million people. 

  • Hurricane Katrina, which resulted in the great New Orleans levee failures, with more than 1,800 fatalities. 

  • The 2011 floods on the Missouri, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries, including major levee breaks.

  • The 2010 collapse of the Metrodome roof in Minnesota under the weight of heavy snow.

2.  Aging and deterioration of bridges and other structures and infrastructure.

  • The fatal collapse of the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota, with 13 dead and many injured.

  • The fatal Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion and the resulting massive oil spill.

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  • The fatal natural gas pipeline explosions in Allentown, PA and San Bruno, CA, plus other major pipeline explosions.

  • The fatal coal and silver mine explosions and collapses in the U.S. (Kentucky, West Virginia, Idaho, Utah, and other states), plus New Zealand and China, and the near-fatal copper mine collapse in Chile, in addition to numerous mine collapses elsewhere around the world.

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We need to inspect, investigate, and determine the hazards and potential hidden earthquake or storm damage to many thousands of structures and a huge array of infrastructure throughout the U.S. and the world.....then repair, restore, or replace those structures and infrastructure that are found to be unsafe.    

 

Recent History Channel programs, entitled The Crumbling of America  and  Inspector America, and several programs on ABC, CBS, and FOX highlighted the many threats to our lives and our way of life posed by deteriorating bridges, highways, dams, levees, natural gas pipelines, oil refineries, and other infrastructure.

President Obama, in his September 8, 2011 Jobs Speech before Congress, urged funds of $447 billion, of which a sizeable portion should go to repair, reconstruction, and replacement of aging and deteriorating bridges, highways, and other infrastructure in the United States.  

What Structural Integrity Solutions Can Do: 

Structural Integrity Solutions, Inc. offers a great variety of engineering, scientific, and environmental services, including structural integrity inspection and investigation, construction defects analysis, seismic hazards determination, and foundation failure analysis ..... plus design, construction, reinforcement, restoration, replacement, and other remedial services for:

Railroad bridges:  Inspections and safe load capacity determinations  (required annually by 

Federal Railroad Administration #49 CFR, Parts 213 and 237, Bridge Safety Standards) 

[go to Railroad Bridges]

Other bridges, structures, facilities, refineries, pipelines, and other infrastructure, plus prisons, public schools, malls, and other structures [listed on our Construction Defects summary page, with links on our Structural Integrity Services page to web pages depicting the various types of structures and facilities for which we offer Structural Integrity Solutions] 

Some of the investigations, inspections, and analyses offered  for the various structures and facilities include:

Investigations into the status and conditions of bridges, refineries, pipelines, power plants (excluding nuclear power plants), underground water pipes, and other infrastructure.

Investigation of past accidents and incidents involving these structures and infrastructure.

Construction defects determination and analysis.

Seismic hazards determination and analysis.

Landslide hazards determination and analysis.

Foundation failure and potential failure determination and analysis.

Structural integrity inspection.

Structural deterioration analysis.

Structural damage analysis.

Seismic safety analysis.

Structural corrosion analysis.

Numerous other structural integrity inspections and analyses.

Some of the repair and reconstruction services offered include:

Hurricane Irene damage repair and structural restoration.

Earthquake, slope failure, liquefaction, landslide, mud flow, and avalanche protection.

Seismic / earthquake retrofit.

Safe load capacity retrofit.

Storm surge and tsunami protection.

Repair of structural defects.

Foundation failure and potential failure retrofit.  

Asbestos and lead removal, and replacement with non-toxic substances.

Modernization of bridges, schools, and other structures and infrastructure.

Structural reinforcement to overcome weakening by weather, corrosion, structural weakening, or damage.

Structural reinforcement to meet new safety standards.

Repair, retrofit, rehabilitation, overhaul, renovation, restoration, or reconstruction of a structure or facility.

Demolition of an existing structure or facility.

Reconstruction of an existing structure or facility, or of a demolished structure.

Re-sizing of a dam, bridge, or other structure to comply with today's loads and standards.

Dredging or removal of sediment from the bottom of a harbor, marina, lake, reservoir, or river channel.

Numerous other structural integrity improvement services.

Some of the research & development services offered, pertinent to Structural Integrity, are listed  on our  Research  page:

NOTE:  Structural Integrity Solutions, Inc. does not directly manage or supervise any services referred to another contractor, company, or agency.  Clients are to deal directly and entirely with said referred company or companies for any and all referred services.   Our corporation is not legally responsible for any of said referred services, and our corporation assumes no liability at any time - past, present, or future - for any  projects, cases, jobs, work, tasks, or other services totally referred to other contractors, companies, or agencies.  

                                                                                                                                                        

Call (855) 625-8213 to discuss your specific needs for Structural Integrity Solutions.   

Other Services (click on a topic in the boxes at the top of this page):

Other companies with which we are associated offer numerous other scientific and engineering services - including some in which Structural Integrity may be involved (asterisked items):   

   (for details, click on underlined topics below)

Forensic Discovery and Expert Witness Testimony *

Scientific Data:  Climatic, Meteorological, Hydrologic, Seismic, Oceanic

High-Resolution Mapping of Scientific Data

Pinpoint Data Interpolation to Specific Locations

Expert Data Analysis

Weather Support:

Specialized Weather Forecasts, Seasonal and Multi-Seasonal Weather Outlooks, Global Warming Modeling

Weather Alerts, Certified Weather Observers 

Environmental Services:

Environmental Planning, EIS, EIR, Site Assessments *

Natural Resources Conservation

Certified Hazardous Materials Training (required by OSHA and EPA)

Flood Warning Systems, Earthquake and Environmental Monitoring Systems

Renewable Energy Development: 

Ocean Wave Tidal, Wind, Solar, Hydroelectric, Geothermal

Research Services:  on Many Scientific and Engineering Topics, including those on Structural Integrity Issues

Research & Development; Studies and Other Services *

Public Lectures on a Large Variety of Scientific Topics *

Documentaries for TV, DVD, and Internet *

Scientific Textbooks and Software *

 

For more information about these services and other programs:

Telephone:    Structural Integrity Solutions, Inc.:  (520) 625-8213 (new number, May 2012).

       or (435) 512-0113 Alternate (760) 868-8699.

FAX:  Call (520) 625-8213 to obtain fax number.

e-mail:  Call (520) 625-8213 to obtain e-mail address.

Mailing address for Dr. Charles B. Pyke, Chairman of the Board, CFO, and Principal Scientist:

   P. O. Box 1747, Green Valley, AZ  85622-1747

 

Photo, upper left corner:  Older bridge, Hawaii,  © 2011 Timothy E. Wright,  Executive Vice President,  Structural Integrity Solutions, Inc.

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