Pinnacle Engineering conducted structural condition investigations and building assessments of seventeen residence halls at Virginia Tech, including structural concept designs for major improvements to selected residence halls.

Pinnacle Engineering worked directly for the University of Mary Washington to assess substructure damage to the pedestrian bridge.

Timely assessment of the damage and a plan for remedial action was critical to re-opening the campus bridge.

Our work was extended to an overall assessment of the structure that included invasive investigation of deck reinforcing steel.

Pinnacle Engineering conducted a periodic structural condition inspection of University Hall, home of the Virginia Cavaliers basketball teams until 2006. Our report included a listing of recommended repairs to the concrete-framed building with timeline priorities assigned to the items.

Inspection work involved evaluation of changes in items previously reported, as well as documentation of items newly surfaced, with recommendations for remediation.

Pinnacle Engineering also performed new inspections of areas previously not addressed in prior structural condition reports, such as the concrete compression ring at the center of the roof structure.

Pinnacle Engineering provided structural assessment and analysis of the existing library floor, a concrete waffle slab, to determine its adequacy to support additional volumes and collections of books from other National Radio Astronomy Observatory facilities.

Existing floor deflection was over 2 inches, and our work included derivation of acceptable bookcase loading patterns to satisfy strength and long-term serviceability criteria.

After a fire erupted in the dining facility of Wintergreen Resort, Pinnacle Engineering was asked by the Owner to assess the structural damage and provide suggestions on repair and remediation.

The fire caused damage at the facility's roof truss and column support connections.

Multiple members had undergone loss of their structural cross sections due to the fire.

Pinnacle Engineering investigated the collapse of a commercial prefabricated metal building.

Pinnacle Engineering provided on-site consultation about the building collapse, repair suggestions about salvageable areas of the building, and replacement options to the owners.

Pinnacle Engineering evaluated structural damage to a townhouse caused by a building explosion nearby, and provided recommendations to the insurance company for remedial actions. The high pressures induced by the blast caused the exterior wall to bow outwards.

The exterior wood stud wall at the base displaced almost 5 inches away from the sub floor diaphragm. Investigation addressed condition of the wall framing and connections to the floor and roof gravity and lateral support structures.

Pinnacle Engineering has been retained by a number of commercial businesses, including Bed Bath and Beyond, Doubletree Hotel and Landmark Aviation, to provide structural assessment of existing framing capacity and remediation recommendations for distressed structural members. Pinnacle has also worked with insurance companies to provide forensics investigations of building distress and collapse.