Structural Engineering

Bridges & Walls

Our bridge design and value engineering experience at Steamboat Structures LLC, includes a wide range of bridge types including segmental, long span, steel, and concrete beam. At Steamboat Structures LLC, we strive to produce structural design work that is constructible, economical, and within project schedules and budgets. We have experience with the design and construction of the following concrete bridge types and design services:

Prestressed Girder Bridge Design

Spliced, Precast, Post-tensioned U and I Girder design

Highway, Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Pedestrian Bridge Structures

Retaining Wall Design – Cast-in-Place Cantilever, Secant Pile, Gravity Wall, Soldier Pile, and Sheet Pile Walls

Designs per current AAHSTO LRFD Design Specifications

Time Dependent, phased construction analysis

Detailed construction staging procedures 

Post-tensioning design and details

Substructure and foundation analysis and design utilizing driven pile, drilled shafts, pile groups, and spread footings

Precasting Methods

Alternative schemes, and contractor redesigns

Specifications, quantities and cost estimates

Construction Administration

Culvert Design

Bridge Ratings

Independent Design Checks

Plan Reviews, constructibility reviews and geometry checks

Value engineering 

Peer Reviews