New structures
Reinforced Concrete Design
Foundations, columns, beams, slabs and shear walls designed as one load path — detailed for the field and issued permit-ready.
- Service
- 01
- Applies to
- New construction
- Basis
- ACI 318 · ASCE 7
Why it matters
Concrete is unforgiving: reinforcement that cannot be placed, a transfer condition resolved late, or a slab thickness set before the loads are known all become field problems that cost far more than they saved. The design has to be right on paper before it is right in formwork.
Who this is for
- Developers and building owners
- Architects carrying a project through permitting
- General contractors and concrete subcontractors
What the work covers
- Gravity system — slabs, beams, girders, columns
- Lateral system — shear walls, frames, diaphragms
- Foundations — spread footings, mats, grade beams, pile caps
- Transfer conditions, openings and irregular framing
- Reinforcement design, development and splice detailing
- Construction-phase RFIs and submittal review
Load take-down
Occupancy, dead, live, wind and seismic demand established against ASCE 7 before any member is sized.
System selection
Framing layout, slab type and lateral strategy chosen with the architect — span, depth and cost tested together.
Analysis & sizing
Members analyzed and designed to ACI 318 and the Florida Building Code, with deflection and serviceability checked.
Detailing
Reinforcement drawn so it can actually be placed — congestion, cover, hooks and splices resolved on the drawing.
Review & seal
Independent internal check, then signed and sealed for permit submittal.
What you receive
- Structural drawing set, permit-ready
- Structural calculations package
- General notes and typical details
- Signed and sealed documents where the scope requires it
Considerations
- Foundation design depends on a geotechnical report; where none exists we will tell you what is needed before we start.
- Scope and fee change with irregularity — transfers, cantilevers, post-tensioning and unusual geometry are priced honestly, not absorbed silently.
- Permit review comments are part of the process; we respond to them, but no engineer can guarantee a jurisdiction’s decision.
- ACI 318
- ASCE 7
- Florida Building Code
Bring us the structure. We’ll carry the responsibility.
Tell us about your project, building or compliance requirement. We will help define the appropriate engineering scope and next steps.