Experience
Joshua Boggs has extensive experience in the inspection and investigation of deterioration and failures of building materials and structural components of new and existing structures. These investigations include a variety of materials and systems, including structural steel, cast-in-place concrete, masonry and stone cladding, stucco, EIFS, glazed curtain walls and windows, membrane waterproofing, and flashings.
Mr. Boggs specializes in projects with large-scale multifacility investigations and repair projects requiring the coordination of numerous personnel during phases of investigation, repair design, and construction administration.
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Structural Analysis/Computer Applications
- Major Retail Chain - US: Evaluation and strengthening of open web steel joists or new rooftop mechanical equipment
- Major Retail Chain - US: Development and installation of snow load monitoring system for open web steel joists
Construction Troubleshooting
- Major Retail Chain - US: Budgeting; scheduling; and coordination of contractors, inspection agencies, and repair documentation of over 900 repair projects
- Slippery Rock University - Slippery Rock, PA: Construction services for facade renovations
Repair and Rehabilitation
- Cleveland Central Catholic High School - Cleveland, OH: Evaluation of existing structure and design of retrofits for new HVAC system
- Royal Oak Recycling - Cleveland, OH: Fire damage assessment and design of structural strengthening
- Major Retail Chain - US: Evaluation of damage to and repair design for open web steel joists
- USPS Distribution Center: Repair design of damaged open web steel joists
Facade Assessment
- University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA: Facade ordinance inspections of more than 120 buildings
Failure/Damage Investigations
- City of Dayton, OH: Multiple building assessment for building envelope and structural damage resulting from an EF4 tornado
- City of Rockport, TX: Structural evaluation and repair design of open web steel joists and exterior masonry walls in response to damage caused by Hurricane Harvey
- Naples, FL: Hurricane damage assessment of thirty-four building condominium complex
- Miami, FL: Hurricane damage evaluation of windows and stucco facade on various hotel and condominium buildings
- Ohio State University, Wooster Campus - Columbus, OH: Campus-wide assessment for building envelope and structural damage resulting from an EF2 tornado
- Marine Towers West - Lakewood, OH: Investigation of parking garage collapse
- I. Schumann & Co. - Bedford, OH: Post-explosion structural assessment and shoring design for investigative activities
- Manufacturing facility - Ashtabula, OH: Investigation of bowstring truss failure and partial building collapse
Litigation Consulting
- Residential Construction - Solon, OH: Investigation of failed self-leveling cementitious underlayment
- Metal Foundry Building - Cleveland, OH: Investigation of masonry distress and foundation settlement
- Fulfillment Center - Archbald, PA: Investigation of open web steel joist distress
- Sports Stadium - Columbus, OH: Investigation of failed roof fasteners
- Lead-Acid Battery Facility - Whitehall, OH: Investigation of pallet rack collapse
- Steel-Framed Buildings - Cleveland, OH: Investigation of thin-film intumescent fire-resistive materials
Professional Affiliations
American Welding Society
Structural Engineers Association of Ohio
Registrations
Professional Engineer in FL, NY, OH, and PA
Education
The Citadel
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 2006
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Master of Science, Structural Engineering, 2008
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