Custom homes
Additions
Remodeling
Pole buildings
Garages
Shops
Decks
Retaining walls
Foundations
Drainage
Site plans
Wind and seismic
Difficult buildling sites
experienced with the unique design requirements of the Oregon coast
residential engineering
Structural and civil engineering design services for...
Hazards on the Oregon Coast ...
Wind, Tsunami, Floods, Earthquakes
Things we are up against...
Run-off detention system
Roof strengthening for new ballasted solar panels
FLIR Thermal analysis
Field measurements using a Nikon NPL 332 Total Station
Glulam trusses
Scott M. Kent, PE, PhD can be reached at (541) 707-0015
Residential Engineering
2689 Bowman Road
Reedsport, OR 97467
- Very high wind speeds, especially near the coastal head-lands
- A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake may occur sometime in the near future inducing large lateral and vertical seismic accelerations on the structure
-Difficult geotechnical conditions such as loose sandy soils prone to settlement from bearing and potential liquification during ground motions, clayey soils prone to low bearing strength and low permeability, slope stability on sloped lots
- High-intensity precipitation and drainage issues
- Changes to the Oregon Building Codes every three years