Projects
Providence Hospital Parking Garage, attached to Providence Health Center
6901 Medical Parkway | Waco, TX 76712
Ms. Stone provided the Precast Specialty Engineering Services for this parking structure. The structure included spandrels, columns, double-t’s and inverted T beams. This structure differed from the typical structure in many ways. Starting at the top, Ms. Stone designed the double-t’s to accommodate a helipad for the adjacent hospital. The helipad included requirements for loading but also clearance requirements that shortened the shear walls. In addition, the helipad was designed as a partial level that restricted access. The main shear walls did not resist lateral load for the helipad level. Ms. Stone designed the columns as lateral load resisting members instead of the shear walls.
The owner of the project requested that the parking structure be connected to the existing hospital by a skybridge. The existing structure dictated the height of the interior floor, while the ambulance crossing underneath restricted the depth of the connection with the parking structure. Together, these restrictions, combined with the additional restrictions of stair heights and landing requirements inside the parking garage stair towers, made a very complex arrangement. Ms. Stone, assisted by other staff, carefully considered all factors, including the comfort of the parking structure users, to create a stair tower that met all requirements.
The structure consists of one at grade, plus 3 elevated levels. Altogether, the parking structure is about 191,000 square feet.
Ms. Stone is pleased to present this parking garage as a shining example of quality design and management. Careful detailing and checking resulted in only one S Supplementary Structural Information request - an exceedingly low number.
Name of Owner: Providence Health Center
Name of Client: rbdr Architects
Name of Owner’s representative: Grant Dudley
Representative’s Phone Number: 254-776-8380
Representative’s E-mail: gdudley@rbdrarchitects.com
Binz-Engleman Road over Salado Creek
The existing crossing of Binz-Engleman Road over Salado Creek experienced frequent over-topping during rain events. In addition to delaying the driving public, detours forced emergency services vehicles onto already congested and lengthy routes. Installing an all-weather crossing allowed for safer access to SAMMC by emergency services and also improved traffic flow in the area, both during rain events and regular days.
The scope of work for the project included
providing construction observations services
advising the City of San Antonio on whether the condition in the field met the design intent shown in the plans
identifying conditions where the engineer of record must be consulted for alterations to the plans
providing written field visit reports to the City Project Manager
coordinating closely with the City Inspector and the Contractor to observe critical steps in the construction
Principal Engineer: Amy Stone, PE, was both Principal Engineer and Project Manager.
Project Manager: Amy Stone, PE, was both Principal Engineer and Project Manager.
Budget: $38,000 No subconsultants
Proposed Completion Date: April 2012 - Actual Completion Date: May 2012. This project was delayed on the contractor’s side.
Name of Owner: City of San Antonio
Name of Owner’s representative: Sandy Garza
Representative’s Phone Number: 210-827-3283
Representative’s E-mail: Sandy.Garza@sanantonio.gov
Construction of the Camp Phoenix North Expansion, Phase 4, Kabul, Afghanistan
This project began when the federal Government needed a second opinion on a nearly completed project. Ms. Stone reviewed available documentation, consisting of rudimentary shop drawings, intermittent inspection reports, and pictures. The Government was unable to provide further documentation and calculations as they had not been provided to the Government.
The location of the project required learning 2 versions of Unified Facilities Code (UFC) for Federal Government. Ms. Stone compared and contrasted the version in effect in at the time of Ms. Stone’s involvement in the project (2011) and also the version used for design of the project (2007). Differences between the two versions of the UFC and the timing of the project and subsequent calculations affected the adherence of the design to the correct version.
The scope of work for the project included:
Reviewing available documentation
Defining lacking design documents in the document package
Defining errors in the original design
Ranking the errors defined
Determining if those errors were serious and required evacuating the building
Reviewing calculations submitted to verify the construction
Reviewing calculations submitted to verify remedial construction
Determining when the errors or omissions had been fully addressed
Advising the Government on all these topics and answering questions about seismic design and code application
Advising the Government on a path forward for the project
Advising on which errors must be corrected
Principal Engineer: Amy Stone, PE, was both Principal Engineer and Project Manager.
Project Manager: Amy Stone, PE, was both Principal Engineer and Project Manager.
Budget: $39,000 No subconsultants
Start Date: October 2011
Proposed Project Completion Date: May , 2012
Name of Owner: US Federal Government
Name of Owner’s representative: Mr. Ron Davis
Representative’s Phone Number: 210-395-8127
Representative’s E-mail: ronald.davis.ctr@us.af.mil
Southwest School of Art Retaining Wall
300 Augusta Street San Antonio, Texas 78205
The existing retaining wall surrounding the Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio leaned precariously out over the sidewalk. Through the City of San Antonio, the Southwest School of Art determined the nearly five-foot structure needed to be replaced. Additionally, its historic significance demanded a balanced project team, knowledgeable in replacing this structure. For instance, numerous closely spaced trees directly behind it placed a great deal of load on the wall. Tree mitigation and protection, in addition to the City of San Antonio Standards, required close coordination with both the City Arborist and the Contractor. The historic significance of the wall, surrounding the former Ursuline Academy, placed restrictions on both the final shape of the wall and the visual aspects. Finally, the highly visible location, complete with busy street and pedestrian traffic, demanded a careful and considerate contractor.
The scope of work for the project included:
relocating the main driveway into the parking lot behind the wall
removing the existing wall and reusing the limestone, if possible
designing an appropriate retaining wall
incorporating the pressures from the trees behind the walls
removing and upgrading the lighting and irrigation systems
incorporating increased pedestrian access
handling tree mitigation and a completing tree survey
complying with the requirements from the Historical Commission
working closely with both the City of San Antonio and the Southwest School of Art
Principal Engineer: Amy Stone, PE, was both Principal Engineer and Project Manager for this Response.
Project Manager: Ernest Meche, PE, was not with this project team. Amy Stone, PE was Project Manager
Budget: $89,000 for Prime, $37,000 for Sub-consultants
Proposed Completion Date: Early April 2012,
Date of Substantial Completion: October, 2012. Despite the tree pressure issue described above, the engineering design portion of this project was completed on time. However, the construction portion of the project was delayed by procurement of several items needed to complete the aesthetics of the project.
Name of Owner: City of San Antonio
Name of Owner’s representative: Carlos Barajas, PE
Representative’s Phone Number: 210-207-5013
Representative’s E-mail: Carlos.Barajas@sanantonio.gov