Structural Engineering2023-03-24T09:45:10-04:00

Structural Engineering

“Qk4 has been an invaluable asset to KYTC …  We appreciate all of their efforts!”

Erin Van Zee, PE; KYTC NBIS Program Manager

Solidified in our shared dedication to our clients, Qk4’s structural team provides services to ensure engagement as trusted partners, not just for the first project. Instead, we strive to establish partnerships for decades ahead. Through our commitment to improving the safety and quality of life of those served by our projects, our clients know our deliverables yield value far beyond just economical and effective solutions. Practical Design Solutions – Client Driven Service – Uncompromised Value

Uniquely organized to deliver on a wide variety of bridge projects, Qk4’s dynamic staff is experienced with Bridge Replacements, Bridge Rehabilitations, Historic Bridge Rehabilitations, Superstructure Replacements, Inventory Screenings, Railroad Bridges, Overpasses, Interchanges, Flood Relief Structures, Pedestrian Facilities, and beyond. Bridges and their focal role as the country faces infrastructure challenges, is a service area continually morphing to provide the safest, strongest, and most cost-effective solutions for bridge owners and the traveling public. Regardless if a bridge crosses a stream, railroad, highway or other element, Qk4 continuously streamlines our design process and staff capabilities to deliver the products our clients deserve and expect from professionals. Bridge structures can be simple geometric elements or multi-dimensional mazes accommodating large highway interchanges, thus Qk4’s examination of project challenges utilizes systematic identification and analytical procedures, effectively establishing the materials, type, size, and load capacity to meet the owner’s purpose and need. Beyond the planning and design capabilities of our team, Qk4 helps our clients identify and secure funds needed to deliver their bridge programs, extend the lifespan of inventoried bridges, and minimize the maintenance needs at each structure.

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Shea Porter, PE

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Smaller does not always mean less problems. Culverts and small structures exhibit the same long-term sustainability challenges as bridge structures, but are often overlooked and not maintained, primarily due to lack of scrutiny and regulation requirements that larger bridge structures receive. Owners and clients deserve a proactive approach when addressing these smaller infrastructure assets. Qk4’s asset management strategies provide clients visual prioritization models, driven by collected inspection data. Utilizing data-driven prioritization models allows Qk4 clients to schedule maintenance and replacement activities, while minimizing overall life-cycle costs and stretching limited resources to other portions of their infrastructure portfolio.

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Shea Porter, PE

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Qk4’s structural team is experienced and well versed in National Bridge Inspection Standards and the safety, fracture critical, in-depth, underwater, and special inspections required for the nation’s inventory of bridge structures. Our inspection team has the flexibility to handle inspection tasks, big or small. Whether the project involves a single special use structure or an entire statewide inventory, Qk4’s NHI Certified team leaders and associate team members can address your needs in an economical and effective manner. Inspection services by way of data screening or field inspection are the first line of defense in identifying critical needs, prioritizing resource expenditures, and extending the lifespan of this critical portion of the United States aging surface transportation infrastructure.

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Shea Porter, PE

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Balancing project goals, budgets, sustainability, accessibility, and overall aesthetics often require the incorporation of retaining wall structures. Qk4’s team of experienced structural engineers have decades of experience in incorporating wall structures into a wide variety of projects. Whether ADA access, context sensitive requirements, existing or proposed terrain, creative layouts, limited right-of-way footprints, generated sound pollution, roadway clear zone limitations, soil conditions, or other variables require a retaining structure to be incorporated into your project, Qk4’s engineers can develop and design a solution that won’t break the project’s bank.

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Shea Porter, PE

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Effective transmission of water is the primary purpose of waterway Bridges and Culvert Structures. Under high flow conditions, the effects upstream, downstream, and at the structure itself are a priority. Agency regulations paired with Qk4’s dedication to a safer and better quality of life for those served by our projects, drive the modeling and hydraulic analysis associated with our structural projects. Avoiding or improving flood impacts of bridge rehabilitations, replacements, or new bridge structures requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Qk4 collects and utilizes information from surveys, permitting agencies, hydraulic modeling software, environmental databases, other planned/completed projects, and decades of professional experience to build models, process data, perform hydraulic and scour analysis, and deliver final reports and design guidelines. Ultimately, Qk4’s hydraulic team streamlines permit and design approval processes for our clients, allowing projects to be delivered faster, better, safer, and more economical.

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Shea Porter, PE

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