Building structural

Hanson was founded as a structural engineering firm in 1954. Today, that legacy lies at the center of the structural knowledge, experience and innovation we provide our clients. Our structural engineers serve you by balancing the function, economy, aesthetics, sustainability and maintainability required by modern buildings. Our structural services extend to diverse project types, including wind turbine foundations, wastewater treatment facilities, military installations, healthcare and industrial and energy-related structures. We offer tailored solutions for your project’s unique challenges.

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Illinois National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility and Readiness Center, Kankakee, Illinois

Our building structural services:

  • facility condition surveys
  • forensic analysis
  • bridge inspections, load ratings and emergency response
  • advanced structural analysis and design, including 3D-finite element modeling
  • building information modeling
  • plans and specifications
  • construction contract administration
  • expert testimony
  • quality control
  • reports
  • value engineering and peer review
  • corresponding civil engineering services, such as transportation, geotechnical, water resources, municipal and site development

Reach out to us for help with:

  • transportation structures, including major river bridges, complex and regular bridges, culverts and retaining walls, as well as related structures for roadways, railways and pedestrians
  • buildings and facilities, including airport hangars and terminals, churches, educational facilities, historic buildings, libraries, medical facilities, museums, office buildings, prisons, retail centers, special structures, sports arenas, temporary structures and theaters
  • government and defense, including military facilities
  • energy and industry, including industrial facilities and power plants
  • water resources and environment, including dams and spillways, other flood control structures and containment structures
  • emergency and safety
  • crane bays
  • parking structures
  • tunnels
Our services
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Municipal infrastructure

We are also your source for a wide variety of roadway, bridge, facility, water and wastewater and asset management services.

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