Degenkolb provided services for the voluntary seismic upgrade of the 485,000 square-foot steel braced frame building with two stories plus basement
Confidential Technology Company, Nautilus Building Seismic Upgrade, Vancouver, Washington
Provided services for the voluntary seismic upgrade of the 485,000 square-foot steel braced frame building with two stories plus basement. The upgrade utilized buckling restrained braces to replace the deficient concentric braces. Nonlinear time history analysis was used to maximize strength of existing elements thereby substantially reducing upgrade cost. The building was seismically upgraded to improve life safety for the building occupants with minimal disruption.
Staff on the Project
Chad Closs
Principal
I leaned toward an engineering degree where I could solve real world ...
Insung Kim
Director of Engineering Technology Senior Associate
I was one of the documentary photographers recording the life of ...
Chad Closs
Principal
San Diego
- (619) 814-7012
- ccloss@degenkolb.com
Education
B.S., Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2007
M.S., Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2008
Registration
CA, Structural Engineer, License No. 5946
CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 75942
LEED Accredited Professional
Why did you go into structural engineering?
Heading into college, engineering was always something that I was interested in. My father was a small residential contractor and the idea of using math and science to design and build real world structures seemed like a lot of fun. One of my first engineering classes we got to crush concrete and pull apart samples of different materials to understand their properties. I was hooked after building a concrete canoe and applying these material principles I learned in class to compete against other schools in the ASCE conference.
Little Known Fact
I may have gone to culinary school if my preferred college choice, UCSD, didn't pan out. Instead I now watch cooking competitions and live vicariously through the chefs.
What’s your favorite team?
Deep down it will always be the San Diego Chargers football team. A piece of me left when they moved to LA.
Insung Kim
Director of Engineering Technology, Senior Associate
San Francisco
- (415) 354-6502
- ikim@degenkolb.com
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2008
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
B.S., Civil Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 2001
Registration
CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 77087
CA, Structural Engineer, License No. 5892
TX, Civil Engineer, License No. 103609
Why did you go into structural engineering?
Great Hanshin Earthquake and Sampoong Department Store Collapse in 1995.
Concrete bridges designed by Robert Maillard.
Little Known Fact
I was one of the documentary photographers recording the life of migrant workers in South Korea and directed a photography exhibition on their life and culture.
Question of the Day
What’s your favorite band?
Radiohead.
ideas
2023 Mid-Year Promotions
Roger Parra
Senior Principal
San Francisco
- (415) 354-6422
- rparra@degenkolb.com
Education
M.S., Structural Engineering – University of California, Berkeley, 1994
B.S., Civil Engineering – University of California, Berkeley, 1992
Registration
CA, Structural Engineer, License No. 4510
CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 57543
CA, Professional Engineer, License No. 78302
Little Known Fact
I have one of the most enviable Degenkolb client’s around, as a project manager, I oversee work for the Constellation Brands.
