MOP Towers Repair and Replacement
Kelsey Structural provided the structural design/retrofit of (13) existing 48’ tall wood framed guard towers, (2) existing 60’ steel towers, and new foundations for (3) 60’+ steel towers at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Poor soil conditions, high winds and seismicity, and the marine environment required careful design considerations and detailing to provide cost-efficient repair solutions for the existing towers. The project design followed the provisions and requirements of the current NAVFAC building code.
Kelsey Structural provided the structural design of the Badger Forest Fire Station in Tulare County, CA. The fire station consists of two separate wood-framed, single-story structures, including a 2,100 square foot apparatus building and a 3,200 barracks building. The lateral force resisting system consists of wood shear walls, and the design is based on the 2016 CBC.
Kelsey Structural is performing the structural design of a new site flood wall for General Atomics (GA) in San Diego, CA. Recent flooding in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego has prompted GA to construct cantilever flood walls around several of their buildings to prevent flooding of the buildings and protect the tenant services being performed. The walls consist of cantilever concrete-masonry unit construction with concrete foundations and required careful design for the high flood water pressures coupled with low resisting forces for sliding and overturning design. Deepened keys were required to help resist the sliding forces.
Kelsey Structural provided the structural design for the mechanical equipment anchorage and foundations for the High Temperature Hot Water (HTHW) design build project at the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base. The equipment consists of boilers, water storage tanks, and miscellaneous equipment located at multiple buildings throughout at the site. The project design followed the provisions and requirements of the current NAVFAC building code.
Kelsey Structural provided the structural services for KB Homes to verify construction of an existing retaining wall requiring approval with the County of San Diego. The 250’-0” long wall consists of masonry construction with a max retained height of 10’-8” and was built in 2007. Kelsey Structural (KS) developed an investigation program identifying critical structural elements requiring verification along with proposed locations. KS observed and documented the findings comparing them with the original contract documents and provided a report of the findings.