Seven Slade, Inc. Exterior Wall Investigation/Repair, Baltimore, MD
Seven Slade Condominiums is a tee-shaped high-rise building, consisting of two eight-story wings and one seven-story wing. The building is constructed with brick exterior walls backed by concrete block units. The Condominiums were designed by Bucher-Meyers & Associates Architects, Washington, D.C. in 1968 and reportedly constructed in 1969. WBCM performed a visual inspection of the exterior walls and recorded all apparent deterioration. The investigation was conducted from the ground and from the roof and performed with high power binoculars. The findings were noted on elevation drawings and additional pictures were taken. The investigation covered the brick, mortar, caulking and windows. Not included in the investigation are the roof and the balconies. The construction documents included engineering, drafting services and specifications for the recommended repairs.

Stone Wall Investigation, Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
Structural condition survey of a 5,700+ existing stone wall. WBCM is to field measure and provide a cursory visual condition survey of the wall sections of the wall found to be in poor condition. It will be measured for plumbness and signs of distress. We will provide the owner with a brief report outlining the conditions found and suggest methods of repair.

Willow Lake Apartments, Laurel, MD
WBCM was responsible for the structural review of garden apartments for masonry distress. WBCM monitored the building for settlement and crack movements and prepared a report with repair recommendations.

Mashburn Elementary School, Baltimore, MD
This project involved the investigation of a three-story brick with block back-up wall to determine the cause of water infiltration through the existing wall. The wall is approximately 30'-0" long and all the school signage and flagpole leads to the wall of the second floor shed. A subcontractor was hired to provide test pockets in the existing wall and to help determine the cause of the water infiltration.

Emergency Services, Hurricane Floyd, LaPlata, MD
WBCM was requested to perform an emergency inspection of a culvert following damage from Hurricane Floyd. The culvert was declared structurally unsafe. WBCM performed hydraulic studies to determine a replacement culvert.

Ruxton Crossing Retaining Wall Inspection, Baltimore, MD
Structural inspection of the existing retaining walls adjacent to the pool and tennis courts of Ruxton Crossing. We made a field visit to tone requirements and provide a visual inspection of the existing retaining walls to determine if the walls were constructed per the Contractor's proposal to the Owner. We summarized our findings in a better report.

St. Patrick’s Church, Baltimore, MD
Investigation and repair of the third floor wall collapse at the vacant schoolhouse adjacent to the St. Patrick Church. We provided the emergency structural expertise immediately after the wall collapsed and helped to determine how to stabilize the existing building structure in order to limit further damage. Temporary shoring was designed and detailed in the field and erected by a contractor. After the wall was stabilized we designed and detailed the contract documents for the wall repairs. Our design incorporated details to match the building appearance prior to the collapse in order to maintain a uniform appearance with the adjacent structure.

Building 525 Roof Investigation, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
The project involved the investigation and report of the cause of roof panel cracking on Building 525. The roof panels are corrugated fiber reinforced cement sheets (non-asbestos) which were installed within the last five years.

Truss Inspections and Repairs, 9 Buildings, Letterkenney Army Depot, Chambersburg, PA
WBCM performed field inspections, analysis and prepared construction documents for the repairs to existing timber trusses for 9-buildings at LAD. Project included approximately 800,000 sf of roof framing.

211 Key Highway Roof Investigation
Preliminary investigation and reinforcement of existing roof framing to permit the use of the roof as a terrace. Purpose of the investigation is to determine if reinforcement is economically viable.

Art/Sociology Building, University of Maryland College Park
WBCM was retained to perform an investigation of the exterior walls at the Art-Sociology Building 146, part of the UMCP campus. The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate the conditions of the west wing exterior walls in regard to the brick and block cracking evident on both faces of the walls. In addition, an investigation of the roof structure was performed to verify the possibility to add a new cooling tower.

The Art-Sociology Building is a four (three at some areas) story structure constructed with concrete columns and floors. The building was designed in 1973 by Warren Sargent and Associates, Architects and Scallen, Keller and Marchigiani, Structural Engineers. The building is located inside the college campus and has an irregular shape. The building foundation was constructed with spread footings. The concrete columns are rectangular and the floor system is constructed with a two way waffle slab approximately 19" thick. The roof has similar concrete construction as the floors. The exterior walls are constructed as a cavity wall with 4" brick exterior face, 1/2 air space, 1-1/2" insulation and 8" concrete block for a total thickness of 14". The north and south walls are provided with continuous strip windows at the first and second floor and without windows at the third floor. The floor slab cantilevers form the face of the columns at the second and third floors.

The exterior walls were investigated on both the outside and inside faces and the cracks and wall deteriorations were recorded. Photographs were taken at many of the areas that show distress. The exterior face was examined using high power binoculars. The brick walls at the east wing were also examined from the outside in order to compare the conditions of masonry construction and deterioration between the two wings.

Building C-29 Roof Truss Repair, NWS Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
Contract documents for emergency repairs of nine failed wood trusses spanning 72’-0 across a gymnasium. Constructed in 1945, the repair involves shoring of the existing roof framing, removal of existing wood trusses and replacement with new steel trusses. Also included was replacement to mechanical equipment and lighting. Replace existing wood trusses over gymnasium building with steel trusses. The scope required that these structural changes be performed while keeping the existing wood roof deck and asphalt shingle roofing system intact.