Structural Design Group LLC

A full-service structural engineering firm

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About the firm

Structural Design Group LLC is a Cedar Rapids structural engineering practice formed in early 2019. Its engineers support architects, owners, contractors, and design professionals with structural-system selection, analysis, design implementation, Revit and AutoCAD modeling, construction documents, construction-phase services, adaptive-reuse investigations, foundations, retaining walls, and building projects across education, healthcare, commercial, office, multifamily, public safety, religious, recreational, mixed-use, civic, industrial, and specialty-structure markets.

Established
2019
Firm type
Structural Engineering

People

Dave RasmussenStructural Engineer | Owner

Capabilities

Structural Engineering

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Structural-system selection, analysis, design implementation, modeling, construction documents, and construction-phase support for building projects.

  • Structural system selection
  • Structural analysis
  • Design implementation
  • Construction document production
  • Lead Structural Engineer coordination
  • Architect coordination
  • Owner coordination
  • Contractor and construction-manager coordination

Building Framing and Materials Design

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Framing-system layout and member design across reinforced concrete, structural steel, wood, timber, precast concrete, masonry, and prestressed concrete.

  • Reinforced concrete member design
  • Structural steel member design
  • Wood and timber member design
  • Precast concrete design
  • Prestressed concrete design
  • Masonry design
  • Framing system layout

Existing Building Investigation and Adaptive Reuse

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Evaluation and investigation of existing buildings and structures for modification, adaptive reuse, restoration, renovation, and continued use.

  • Existing building investigation
  • Modification studies
  • Adaptive reuse evaluation
  • Restoration evaluation
  • Renovation support
  • Existing structure evaluation

Foundations and Earth-Retaining Structures

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Design and layout of deep foundations, shallow foundations, retaining walls, bank vaults, underground structures, tanks, and machine foundations.

  • Deep foundation design
  • Shallow foundation design
  • Retaining wall design
  • Bank vault structures
  • Underground structures
  • Tank structures
  • Machine foundations

Construction Phase Services

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Site observation, submittal review, inspection-report review, and structural support through construction completion and owner occupancy.

  • Site observation
  • Submittal review
  • Inspection report review
  • Construction completion support
  • Owner-occupancy coordination

Specialty Structures

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Structural engineering for elevated pedestrian walkways, retaining walls, tornado shelters, tunnels, underground structures, tanks, material-handling structures, and machine foundations.

  • Elevated pedestrian walkways
  • Tornado shelters
  • Tunnels
  • Underground structures
  • Material handling structures
  • Machine foundations

Industries

Education · Healthcare · Mixed-Use · Multifamily Residential · Residential · Commercial · Retail · Public Safety · Sports & Recreation · Religious · Industrial · Parking · Tunnels · Wastewater · Infrastructure

Projects

Iowa City Fire Station No. 4

Iowa City, IA · Public Safety

Project details

Representative public safety project listed by Structural Design Group.