ESCA Consultants, Inc.

Services

[Civil Engineering] [Structural Engineering]

Types of Clients

Industrial

The most demanding clients we serve are from the industrial sector, where time truly is money. With this client group, completion schedule is often as important as project cost. This does not mean that project cost is any less important than it is for other clients, since industry must also operate within budget constraints and achieve acceptable profit margins in order to remain competitive. It does, however, mean that time saving tools and innovative strategies are often employed to get new equipment and facilities "on-line" as rapidly as possible after management decides to expand.

Time saving tools:
Fast-track construction
Staging of work to maintain operation of existing processes during construction
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Architects & Other Consultants

ESCA's engineers strive to provide a structural system that works within the architect's design, without imposing upon it. Our goal is to provide a safe, efficient structural system visible only to that degree envisioned by the architect.

ESCA personnel are experienced in:
Residences
Banks
Commercial developments
Health care facilities
Schools
Churches
Recreational facilities

Railroads

ESCA personnel are experienced in railroad engineering. Our staff stays up to date through active involvement in A.R.E.M.A. committee work, and has the experience to provide timely, efficient, economical solutions to a wide variety of railroad needs.

Railroad Experience:
Track design
Inspection
Rating
Ballast deck bridge design
Open deck bridge design (steel deck girder, steel thru-girder, steel beam, steel deck and thru-trusses, PPC beams, and timber trestles)
Special structures (grain, stone, coal handling facilities, railroad maintenance shops)
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Government Agencies

Much of our experience for government agencies is in transportation engineering. We have extensive experience in design of parking facilities, roads, streets, highways, freeways, and interstates as well as all types of highway structures.

Highway bridge experience:
Condition inspections
Delamination surveys
Feasibility studies
Cost comparisons
Hydraulic surveys and reports
Scour investigations
Planning (BCR's, TSL's, project reports)
New bridge design
Widening of existing bridges
Fatigue and seismic retrofit
Deck repair
Substructure repair
Construction inspection
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Types of Services

Civil Engineering

Field Surveys
Land Development
Drainage
Utilities
Intermodal Facilities
Railways
Roads, Streets, & Freeways
Parking & Access Facilities
Digital Terrain Modeling
Recent Projects
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Structural Engineering

Forensics
Equipment Supports
Loading / Unloading Facilities
Stress Analysis Investigation
Building Evaluation, Renovation and Retrofit
Towers
Tall and Specialized Industrial Buildings
Containment Facilities
Seismic Design and Retrofit
Railroad and Highway Bridges
3D Modeling
Historic Restoration / Preservation
Recent Projects
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