At Cushing Terrell, our structural engineering experts have design experience with a diverse range of systems, materials, and project types. Our expertise ranges from steel, concrete, wood, and masonry structures to the design of foundations, multi-story buildings, industrial structures, parking structures, residential homes, seismic analysis, bridge analysis, retrofits, and excavation bracing.
Cushing Terrell’s Structural Engineering team incorporates building systems requirements, geometric constraints, and client objectives into a functional, safe, and economical structural framework.
As a part of a multidisciplinary design firm, our Structural Engineering team specializes in historical, seismic, and foundation renovation projects. We have the knowledge and experience to solve a variety of structural design challenges across markets and geographic regions.
Our licensed engineers are committed to excellence, staying current with the latest code requirements and utilizing state-of-the-art software including RAM, ETABS, SAP2000, EnerCalc, Excel, and MathCad.
Delivering optimal designs requires experience with all aspects of structural concerns for new and existing buildings, including:
Featured work from our Structural Engineering portfolio
Creating a stable — and beautiful! — walkway.
This bridge superstructure was designed for a global tech client at their workplace in Sunnyvale, California.
A complex project in many respects: The bridge was assembled the same way it was fabricated, on its side, and then lifted upright and set into its final place on-site; the walkway and concrete ladder structure were shipped to the site and assembled in place; and the cables, which prevent bouncing/vibration as people walk across the narrow 7′ walkway, required precise tension calculations.
Cushing Terrell’s knowledge of bridge design and performance transcends a single team and includes expertise in structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering as well as field testing and instrumentation.
The beloved Alberta Bair Theater gets a structural upgrade.
“For a structural engineer, reworking and improving the technical rigging spaces at the Alberta Bair has to be my favorite. Not a typical office setting but was able to create a vastly improved environment for the technical staff at the theater.”
-Dane Jorgensen, Structural Engineer
The structural design task at Alberta Bair Theater was to re-frame the fly loft and provide upgraded capacity and total flexibility to accommodate motor load anywhere on the floor. Given there were no as-builts, the existing suspended concrete roof was removed in order to gain capacity.
Giving structural elements architectural flair.
The renovation of Glacier Park International Airport updated the aging terminal with a contemporary mountain aesthetic inspired by nearby national park lodges. Backlit steel panels reflect the natural landscape and set the stage for arriving visitors under a steel, glass, and stone canopy. Bringing the outside in, heavy timber trusses supported on multistory stone piers frame views of the surrounding mountain scape through patterned glass walls.
The structural design addressed many complexities. High groundwater, seismic requirements, and high snow loads were all incorporated into the structural design. This project incorporated structural steel, concrete, concrete masonry (CMU), and heavy glue-laminated timber framing. Overall compatibility with the existing structure, existing framing, and expected lateral movements between the two played a role in determining new building components and phasing requirements.
Learn more about how our structural engineering expertise can support your projects.
