Experience

Blast resistant design of façades for government and commercial projects

Blast resistant design for the recladding of existing buildings

Design of curtain wall test specimens and attendance at full-scale blast mock-up tests

Design of façade systems for military office and housing facilities based on Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)

Blast resistant design of federal courthouse façades in compliance with Interagency Security Committee (ISC) security design criteria

Veterans Administration hospital façade systems using Veterans Administration security design criteria

National and international projects

Over 35 years of structural design for curtain wall systems

Services

Preliminary system review and design development

Design of mock-up test wall

Blast resistant design for custom unitized curtain wall

Design of stick-built and storefront systems for blast loading

Blast resistant design of fixed and operable window systems

Design of door and entry systems for blast loads

Blast resistant design of aluminum panel systems

Design of security louvers to resist blast loads

Design of glass units utilizing WINGARD PE

Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) dynamic analysis for blast loads

Structural calculation submittal package

Structural design assistance with field installation issues and on-site structural modifications

Registered in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico, 8 Canadian Provinces and 3 territories

 

Contact

Arizona - Scottsdale
Kirk Smith, P.E.
ksmith@larsonengr.com
480.212.4200

Illinois - Chicago
Melissa Gradecki, S.E., P.E. Leed
mgradecki@larsonengr.com
312.345.0540

Minnesota - White Bear Lake
Ethan Charpentier, S.E., P.E.
echarpentier@larsonengr.com
651.481.9120

Missouri - Maryland Heights
Keith Quick, P.E.
kquick@larsonengr.com
314.731.4710

Wisconsin - Appleton
Kevin Wisniewski, S.E., P.E.
kwisniewski@larsonengr.com
920.734.9867