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Construction Consulting - O'Donnell

Construction Consulting Services

Providing consulting services for A/E and Construction Firms on fabrication/ construction projects, including advanced structural design, new welding technologies, materials selection and processing, inspection technologies, and nondestructive testing.

These services include optimized structural design, fatigue of welded joints, mechanical properties of structural materials, evaluation of imperfections in materials and weldments, and the interpretation of inspection results. Finite element analysis is often used to model structures in order to certify compliance with relevant Codes and Standards, and to quantify safety margins.

  • Recent Projects

    • Code Compliance Analysis
    • Welding Procedure Qualification
    • Quality Assurance
    • Resolution of Field Assembly/ Construction Issues
    • Quantification of Stresses using Finite Element Analysis
    • Interpretation of Inspection Results
    • Evaluation of Fabrication Imperfections
    • Design of Structural Repairs

    O’Donnell Consulting performed a forensic investigation on the collapse of a newly constructed  paper rack storage facility.

    To see more of the projects we have worked on, see Portfolio.

    Contact us to learn more.

    Investigation of Collapsed Rack Structure - Facility picture

    Examples Include:

    • Construction/ Structural Defects
    • Roofing
    • Cranes
    • Heavy Construction Equipment
    • Buildings
    • Bridges
    • Parking Structures
    • Scaffolding
    • Stairways/ Ladders
    • Formwork, Falsework, Shoring

    A few of our construction consulting projects have included:

    • The review of the adequacy of the fabrication and weld specifications on the construction of a building in Philadelphia
    • The evaluation of of post tensioning reinforcement to a cell tower
    • Floor capacity rating with loads including industrial machines

    Give us a call to discuss your engineering challenges.

    Construction Related Links:

    >> Our Engineering Team
    >> Civil/ Structural Engineering
    >> Engineering Troubleshooting

    >> Links of Engineering Resources

    Learn from the experience of others. Especially when one such “other” is Dr. William O’Donnell, PhD, PE, Founder and President of O’Donnell Consulting Engineers, Inc., and ASME “Engineer of the Year” – his 50 years of experience in analysis of components including fatigue and fracture safety evaluations and failure analyses are now comprised in this volume.

    If you are interested learning more in Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Construction, as well as Failure Analysis, then this book is a must have!

    $49.95*

    * Does not include shipping, handling or tax

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