Schematic Design, Inc.

Civil, structural, and stormwater consulting engineering based in Knoxville

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About the firm

Schematic Design, Inc. is a consulting engineering practice based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1994, it provides civil, structural, storm water management, and site development services for architects, contractors, developers, businesses, and homebuilders.

Established
1994
Team
Micro
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering

People

Girish P. ThakkarPresident

Capabilities

Civil Engineering

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Comprehensive civil planning, site design, and land development services.

  • Site Development
  • Land Use and Feasibility Studies
  • Parking Layouts
  • Storm and Sanitary Sewer Systems
  • Site Utilities

Stormwater and Drainage Design

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Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for runoff management, flood control, and regulatory compliance.

  • Detention Pond Calculations
  • Flood Control
  • Water Quality Requirements
  • NPDES Support

Structural Engineering

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Structural design and analysis for foundations, framing systems, and support structures.

  • Building Foundations
  • Structural Steel Design
  • Retaining Walls
  • Moment and Shear Connections

Transportation Engineering

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Design of roads, interchanges, and transit facilities for regional connectivity.

  • Highways and Interchanges
  • Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Design
  • Airport Taxiways

Residential Engineering Support

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Engineering services for custom homes, structural evaluations, and site plans for manufactured residences.

Industries

Land Development · Commercial · Residential · Industrial · Stormwater & Flood Control · Transportation

Projects

Mill Creek Power Station Stormwater Management

Blacksburg, South Carolina · Power Generation · 2002 · Client: Duke Power

Project details

Site development, grading, erosion, and sediment control plans for a 140-acre power station site. Post-development design included open ditches, an underground storm sewer system, and two sedimentation/detention basins with outlet control structures providing over 500,000 cubic feet of storage each.

Timberwalk Subdivision

Fulton County, Georgia · Residential

Project details

Preliminary and final plans for a 78-lot, 120-acre residential subdivision, including layout design, grading, erosion and sedimentation control, utilities, and stormwater management detention basin calculations.

Comfort Suites Alcoa

Alcoa, Tennessee · Commercial · Client: Comfort Suites

Project details

Structural engineering and site development details for a motel facility.

US-52 / I-77 Highway Improvement

Naugatuck, West Virginia · Transportation

Project details

Design, study, and preparation of the construction contract documents for a proposed four-lane divided arterial highway with a bridge over 1,600 feet long and an interchange.