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Specialty Engineering, Inc

Specialty Engineering, Inc

Multi-discipline structural engineering consulting and research firm focusing on Highway and Railroad Bridge Design, Analysis, Rehabilitation, Inspection, and related engineering services.

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Bridge Design & Rehabilitation

SR61 RC

SR61 RC Arch Bridge Rehabilitation Design (E04397), Hamburg- PennDOT

SEI conducted load rating analyses for the RC open spandrel arch spans and fatigue testing on the approach steel stringer spans with partial length cover plates.

New Falls Road Bridge

New Falls Road Bridge Replacement Design,
I-95/I-276 Interchange – Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Replacement design of the existing single-span bridge with a two-span steel bridge having highly skewed supports, using refined analyses.

Chestnut Street and Market Street Bridge Rehabilitation (E00660), Philadelphia – PennDOT

SEI completed rehabilitation design of the Chestnut Street Masonry Arch Bridge over the CSX tracks (76’ clear span length) and Masonry Arch Bridge over 24th Street. SEI also performed load ratings for the Market Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River. The Market Street Bridge is a 3-hinged steel arch structure

I-95 BRI Project - PENNDOT Rehabilitation of Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange ramps, including 58 spans. Many of them are curved-girder structures. The existing curved structures are rated using the BSDI 3-D program for rehabilitation. SEI will also design a new ramp structure connecting the Aramingo Avenue to the Betsy Ross Bridge.

I-95 BRI Project – PENNDOT

Rehabilitation of Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange ramps, including 58 spans. Many of them are curved-girder structures. The existing curved structures are rated using the BSDI 3-D program for rehabilitation.

SR3019, Section PDB (E00147), Passyunk Avenue. Bascule Bridge PENNDOT, 6–0

Structural rehabilitation of the Passyunk Avenue (Bascule) Bridge over the Schuylkill River in the City of Philadelphia

South Street Bridge No. 11B Replacement – City of Philadelphia

Replacement design for the bridge over SEPTA and under CSX tracks. Existing bridge is a 3-span structure and the new structure is a 2-span steel structure.

I-95 CAS Project – PENNDOT, 6-0

Design of one of the two ramps connecting the Commodore Barry Bridge to the Chester City Water Front Area. The total length of the ramp is about 1000′, consisting of a number of curved girder spans.

I-76, Section PBP, Schuylkill Expressway – PENNDOT, 6-0

In-depth inspection and rehab design for the main spans over the Schuylkill River and the south approach viaduct, a total of 25 spans.

I-95 Restoration (RES) Project - PENNDOT Overall management of bridge inspection activities and as-inspected ratings for the entire project team on this project, consisting of the rehabilitation of six bridges, two viaducts, and two affected bridges along I-95 through Philadelphia, PA.

I-95 Restoration (RES) Project – PENNDOT

Overall management of bridge inspection activities and as-inspected ratings for the entire project team on this project, consisting of the rehabilitation of six bridges, two viaducts, and two affected bridges along I-95 through Philadelphia, PA. Also provided seismic design, ultrasonic/magnetic particle testing, concrete coring and testing, strain gaging, and load testing as well as fatigue testing consultation to the prime consultant on complex viaduct structures. The tasks also included partial reconstruction design of Allegheny Avenue and Bleigh Avenue Bridges for reconstruction of Westmoreland and State Road Viaducts, respectively.


Tyburn Road Bridge Rehabilitation – PENNDOT, 6-0
Superstructure replacement design for a 3-span continuous steel bridge.

I-276/I-95 Interchange, Section D – PA Turnpike
TS&L design for Ramp C viaduct, 5 span structure including a two continuous span steel curved girder structure unit and a three-span P/S concrete structure unit and approximately 4,200′ of noise walls and 3,900′ of retaining walls.

Mulberry Street Open Spandrel Arch Bridge Rehabilitation – PENNDOT, 8-0
In-depth Inspection and analyses for this 16-span arch bridge.

I-81 Overhead Bridge Preservation – PENNDOT, 8-0
Inspection for 5 bridges and final design for one bridge preservation.

SR 1058, Section HAT – PENNDOT, 6-0
Preliminary design for a culvert extension and one single span bridge. Final design for two single span bridges using the PennDOT BRRAD3 program.

SPECIALTY ENGINEERING, INC. – Consulting and Research Engineers – Now Two Locations!

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SPECIALTY ENGINEERING, INC.

Bristol Office
422 Mill Street
Bristol, PA 19007
Phone: (215) 785-5350

 

Blue Bell Office
1777 Sentry Parkway West,
VEVA 12, Suite 203
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone: (215) 785-5350

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