Structural Design & Analysis

Value Through Advanced Analysis

SC Solutions has extensive experience in structural engineering and has successfully delivered on hundreds of projects all over the world. Our services include:

One of the unique characteristics of SC Solutions is our ability to efficiently apply advanced analysis techniques to structural and geotechnical problems in a cost conscious environment. Over the past 20 years, SC Solutions has developed a unique structural analysis methodology based on a performance-based design philosophy. Our analytical expertise includes:

SC Solutions uses a variety of software tools to perform our modeling & analysis. Each tool is carefully selected to be the best fit for solving the engineering problem at hand. Our engineers are proficient in many commercially-available programs and have developed specialty tools to provide for efficient project execution.

A Selection of Projects

• Adriatic LNG Receiving Terminal
• Baja LNG Receiving Terminal
• BART Aerial Structures
• BART San Francisco Transition Structure (SFTS)
• Benicia-Martinez Bridge Seismic Retrofit
• Benicia-Martinez New Bridge Design
• Bridge Health Monitoring: Cyber-Enabled Wireless Monitoring Systems for the Protection of Deteriorating National Infrastructure Systems
• Caldecott Tunnel Improvement
• California High-Speed Train
• California State Lands Commission (MOTEMS)
• Carquinez Bridge Seismic Retrofit
• Carquinez New Bridge Design
• Cooper River Bridge
• Devil's Slide Tunnel
• Fiberglass Composite Bridge Design
• Folsom Bridge
• Galena Creek Arch Bridge (I-580)
• Gavin Canyon Bridge & I-5/14 Interchange
• Ionio LNG Receiving Terminal Tanks
• LNG Site Consolidation and Tank Seismic Analysis
• Lower Northwest Interceptor Pipeline
• Metropolitano de Lisboa Tunnel
• Portland Interstate MAX Yellow Line
• Port of Oakland Berth 22 Reconstruction
• Port of Oakland Wharf & Embankment Strengthening
• Posey and Webster Street Tubes
• Rectangular LNG Storage Facility Design
• San Francisco Airport BART Extension
• San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
• Satellite Batteries Stress / Fracture Mechanics Analysis
• Seismic Response Modification Devices
• Silicon Valley Rapid Transit (SVRT) Tunnel
• Tacoma Narrows New Bridge
• Taiwan High Speed Rail Segment Design
• Taiwan High Speed Rail Track-Structure Interaction
• Underground Fluid Storage Tanks
• Yerba Buena Island Tunnel

A Selection of Publications

• Active Control in Structures
• Alameda Tubes seismic retrofit studies
• Analysis of Existing Piles with Missing Data in Seismic Retrofit Design at the Port of Oakland
• A Study of the Pile-Wharf Deck Connection at the Port of Oakland
• Contact Interface in Seismic Analysis of Circular Tunnels
• Non-Linear Seismic Analysis of Carquinez Bridges
• Performance Based Seismic Design for Bridges
• Proof-testing of latticed members and their connections on San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
• Seismic analysis of complex structures: Practical application issues and case study
• Seismic Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Modern Steel Bridges
• Seismic Response of Precast Tunnel Linings
• Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis for Immersed Tube Tunnels Retrofit
• Seismic Soil-Tunnel-Structure Interaction Analysis And Retrofit Of The Posey-Webster Street Tunnels