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04/07/2026

Happy 4th of July from all of us at LPL Consultants! 🎆🇺🇸

As structural engineers, we get to be literal builders every single day. On Independence Day, we are especially grateful for the communities we serve and the projects that connect us to something bigger than ourselves.

Wishing you and your families a safe, joyful holiday. Enjoy the fireworks! 🎇

27/06/2026

What happens when your project site is in a floodway AND a seismic zone at the same time?

You don't get to design for one hazard and hope the other stays quiet. You engineer for both — every possible load, every possible sequence.

On this project, that meant accounting for:
• Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressure from floodwaters
• Debris impact forces carried by moving water
• Uplift and buoyancy acting on submerged foundation elements
• Seismic lateral demands from ground motion
• Scour, erosion, and saturated soil pressure on foundations

Then we modeled five combined load scenarios — flood only, seismic only, flood + seismic simultaneously, flood then seismic sequentially, and seismic then flood sequentially — to validate structural performance under every foreseeable condition.

The result: an elevated, ductile structure with deep driven piles, corrosion-resistant materials, scour protection, and a continuous seismic load path — resilience confirmed through advanced structural analysis.

Full case study → https://lplconsultants.com/floodway-seismic-structural-engineering/

Building near water? In an earthquake zone? Both?
Let's talk. 📩 [email protected]

19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth from the LPL Consultants family! 🕊️

On this day in 1865, the last enslaved Americans finally learned they were free. It took two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, but the day came. Juneteenth is a reminder that freedom and equity have to be actively built, not just declared.

We honor that legacy today and always. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth. 💛

13/06/2026

Some sites make shallow foundations impossible. This hillside project was one of them.

Steep terrain, variable near-surface soils, active groundwater during drilling, and limited equipment access — conventional approaches were ruled out before design even started.

The solution: drilled Cast-in-Place (CIP) piles reaching approximately 100 feet below grade. That's roughly 10 stories straight down into the ground.

We just published the full case study walking through why this site demanded deep foundations, how CIP piles were selected, and what it took to execute at that depth on constrained hillside terrain.

Read it here →https://lplconsultants.com/deep-cip-pile-foundation-hillside

Working on a hillside property or facing a challenging geotechnical report? Let's talk.
📩 [email protected] · lplconsultants.com

25/05/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Their courage, dedication, and selflessness will never be forgotten.

Today, we remember the fallen, support their families, and express our deepest gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy because of their service.

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