Aviation Market Sector Overview

Brochure for Aviation Qualifications January 2017

Table of Contents Section 1 Our Firm Section 2 Creating Differentiation Section 3 Capabilities that Create Opportunities Section 4 Relevant Project Experience

Incheon International Airport, Rendering by Heerim Architects & Planners

Section 1 Our Firm

36

Office Locations

Thornton Tomasetti maintains offices in the United States, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East and has worked on projects of all scales and complexities in more than 50 countries. We cultivate a highly diverse workforce, with fluency in more than two dozen languages and knowledge of the culture and business practices in a wide range of markets.

Abu Dhabi, UAE +971.2.491.3373

Denver, CO 303.876.5700

Los Angeles, CA, LAX 310.315.8430

San Diego, CA 619.550.5900

Albuquerque, NM 505.872.1630

Fort Lauderdale, FL 954.903.9300

Miami, FL 786.491.7660

San Francisco, CA 415.365.6900

Austin, TX 512.580.1750

Ho Chi Minh City, VNM +84.8.3822.7558

Moscow, RUS +7.499.745.01.00

São Paulo, BRA +55.11.3266.7185

Beijing, CHN +86.21.8530.6262

Hong Kong, CHN +852.2890.4488

Mumbai, IND +91.22.4049.2600

Seattle, WA 206.979.2003

Boston, MA 617.250.4100

Irvine, CA 949.271.3300

New York, NY, Uptown 212.661.7800

Shanghai, CHN +86.21.6322.6009

Chicago, IL 312.596.2000

Kansas City, MO 816.221.7771

New York, NY, Downtown 212.367.3000

Toronto, CAN 437.836.3600

Christchurch, NZL +64.3.341.3115

London, UK +44.(0).207.278.2778

Newark, NJ 973.286.6100

Cupertino, CA 650.230.0210

London, UK – PLC Practice +44.(0).20.7014.4400

Philadelphia, PA 267.238.4000

Washington, DC 2000 L Street, NW 202.580.6300 1825 K Street, NW 202.649.2500

Dalgety Bay, UK +44.(0).138.382.8270

Los Angeles, CA, Downtown 213.330.7000

Portland, ME 207.245.6060

West Hartford, CT 212.367.2750

Dallas, TX 972.387.8393

Structural Engineering Services

Heerim Architects & Planners

As structural engineers, we collaborate with architects, owners and builders to achieve elegant structural solutions to meet the rigorous demands of the most technically challenging projects. Thornton Tomasetti’s Structural Engineering practice provides a complete range of structural design services for clients worldwide on projects of all sizes and complexity – from designing some of the world’s tallest buildings and longest spans, to engineering the most ambitious yet small-scale structures. In all our work, we continually challenge convention while striving to address the demands of constructability, sustainability, budget, function and aesthetic vision.

New Design

Capabilities

Designing structural frames for new buildings is a key focus of our practice. We work collaboratively with architects, mechanical engineers, and contractors, to propose, study, and develop structural framing system alternatives for each project. Our integrated approach to developing the optimal structure considers not only material quantities, but also the project’s economic, functional, and aesthetic needs.

All of our structural designs are developed with building information models, using custom interoperability tools that enable us to work with virtually any design software. This interoperability and use of BIM enhances efficiency, accelerates delivery time, reduces change orders and preserves the design integrity as it moves across software platforms.

Alteration and Renovation

Our project delivery strategy is customized to meet specific client needs. For design-bid-build, design-build, integrated project delivery or a hybrid, we understand the benefits and limitations of each approach and advise our clients when appropriate. We incorporate advanced detailing, saving time and ensuring accuracy of deliverables for the contractor and fabricator, and erection engineering and site logistics support to optimize the construction process.

Our services range from supporting programs for tenant or owner modification/upgrades, to full gutrenovations, modernization or adaptive re-use. We develop solutions that involve seismic upgrade, structural reinforcement for support of an expansion or change in use, and strengthening for blast force resistance. We have expertise in historic and vintage structural systems, applying our extensive knowledge of the behavior of construction systems to arrive at smart solutions.

Service Integration A successful building project optimizes structural systems, building façade, and architectural and mechanical systems. Our integrated services in building structure, façade engineering, sustainability, and connection design uniquely position us to serve our clients with a holistic approach. To our clients this means a better building at a cost savings and reduced schedule.

Project Delivery

2 | Brochure | AVIATION | 2016

Construction Engineering Services

Steel Modeling and Detailing

Erection Engineering

Thornton Tomasetti’s construction engineering services integrate design and construction teams to effectively and efficiently move a project from concept to completion. Our understanding of both design and construction fosters team collaboration to develop a customized project approach to achieve reliable pricing and on-schedule delivery.

Construction Engineering • Erection Engineering Analysis and Planning • Temporary Stability Analysis and Engineering

Advanced Project Delivery • Steel Modeling and Detailing • Structural Steel Connection Design • Precast and Cast-in-place Concrete Modeling and Detailing Using Tekla Structures along with a suite of interoperable custom design tools, we incorporate advanced project delivery services into the design phase. These services facilitate a collaborative environment, which provides the construction team with more complete and detailed information earlier than in conventional approaches. Our advanced project delivery services coordinate the complete structure, using a single model to create design drawings and construction deliverables, from fabrication-ready models to shop drawings and sequencing plans. This early integration of services improves the overall project schedule by dramatically reducing change orders and provides greater cost certainty by increasing the quality of the delivered product.

We evaluate project needs and restraints to find the optimal means and sequence of construction to safely and efficiently erect a structure. These efforts are most often developed in collaboration with the installing contractor to form a constructable and cost-effective solution Field Engineering and Site Representation • Full-time Field Representation • Cast-in-place Concrete Special Inspections We provide both on-site and off-site field engineering support for projects where Thornton Tomasetti is the engineer of record, or when clients require our broad expertise.


Façade Engineering Services Façade Consulting Material Research & Concept Design Schematic Design & Engineering Detailed Design & Engineering Bidding & Value Engineering Construction Administration Glass & Façade Failure Investigation Materials and Systems Curtain Wall Glazing & Structural Glass Composites Cable Nets and Tensegrity Systems Membrane Structures Cladding Systems Façade Construction Support BIM for Building Façades Contractor Support Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) and Peer Review Specialty Façade Analysis Façade Optimization Analysis Façade Structural Analysis Thermal & Daylighting Analysis Façade Blast Engineering

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), Phase I, Anaheim, CA

Our multidisciplinary team of façade engineering specialists brings decades of experience providing design, consulting, engineering and construction support to clients around the world. We integrate façade engineering and structural designs in new buildings, renovations and recladding projects, with scope and service offerings that can be tailored to accommodate the specific needs and budget of any project. As architects push building forms into new territory, façade designs have evolved to accommodate new geometric complexities. Faceted designs and thinner, more delicate enclosures are becoming the norm. Such refinements must be achieved without sacrificing the performance requirements dictated by unique local conditions, sustainability objectives, demanding schedules and budget constraints. Our team provides façade consulting services to architects, building owners and developers at all project stages. We offer a suite of specialty analyses, either as stand-alone services or as part of a broader scope, that solves complex design challenges, improves constructability, maximizes energy efficiency and increases security. We also perform a range of construction support consulting services to assist contractors during bidding, negotiation, value engineering, post-contract review and site supervision.

Building façades vary as widely as an architect’s imagination, with equally diverse solutions by engineers, contractors and manufacturers. Our expertise in systems and materials ranges from traditional curtain walls to innovative custom design solutions. Our capabilities in 3D parametric and building information modeling allow us to work directly with a variety of manufacturers worldwide on design, consulting, engineering and installation of these systems.


Sustainability Practice Sustainable Building Strategies Sustainable Design Strategies Existing Building System Audit Green Guidelines (for Design, Development or Tenants) Water Reuse Strategies LEED Consulting & Administration LEED Workshops and Charrettes LEED Project Management & Team Coordination LEED Documentation Review Sustainability Innovation Net-Zero Energy Buildings Designing the Design Process Integrated Design Facilitation Embodied Carbon Optimization

© Bruce Damonte

Energy & Daylight Modeling Whole Building Energy Modeling Envelope Thermal Analysis Daylighting and Solar Shading Analysis Life Cycle Cost Analysis Climate Analysis

San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 2 Renovations San Francisco, CA

Sustainability is now an essential element to the way we design, build and operate our buildings. Thornton Tomasetti’s Sustainability practice works with projects, clients and design teams who are seeking sustainable strategies and innovation, energy analysis, building certification, and education and training. Through collaboration, we use whole-systems thinking to achieve a balance on every project between economic, social and environmental factors. Our building certification skills are among the best internationally and our approach focuses on seeking the best solution for a project. Thornton Tomasetti recognizes the value of sustainability and the environmental impact of our projects and services. As the building industry is being transformed by the growing importance of sustainable design and construction practices, epitomized by the success of the LEED rating systems, Thornton Tomasetti is positioned to respond to the needs of the market. As a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), we are committed to contributing to buildings that are environmentally responsible and provide healthy places to live and work. We participate in and promote early integrated design processes whenever possible in order to maximize synergies

Owner’s Sustainability Representation Goal Setting Workshops Design Team Selection and RFP/RFQ Development Education & Training Workshops and Presentations LEED Training Academic Teaching

and environmental benefits through collaboration across design disciplines. Thornton Tomasetti offers a comprehensive selection of sustainability services. Our multi-disciplinary LEED-accredited staff has the ability to holistically evaluate new and existing buildings to determine the relative environmental pros and cons of particular design decisions as well as associated economic parameters. In our capacity as a global engineering firm, the Sustainability Practice has the ability for early collaboration with other project members, and the ability to facilitate the integrative process to achieve highly sustainable projects for our clients and users.


Image courtesy of Darren Bradley

Image courtesy of Werner Huthmacher

Weidlinger Protective Design

FBI Field Office Complex, San Diego, CA

Weidlinger Protective Design’s 50 years of experience in providing physical security analysis, advice and design – to architects, building owners, developers, and public agencies – makes us the premier provider of protective design services. We assess vulnerability to multiple hazards and provide balanced and economical mitigation for every type of structure. We collaborate with team members to achieve appropriate solutions that also uphold each project’s aesthetic and budgetary goals. Intent on avoiding the bunker mentality displayed by others in hardening components, our blast engineers embrace their role in the aesthetic success of every project. We craft solutions that provide the required protection without compromising unique architectural features. And because structural hardening can be expensive, we work with project stakeholders to educate them about their options and to determine appropriate performance targets. Differing performance requirements call for different design solutions – with different price tags.

U.S. Embassy, Berlin, DEU

September 11, 2001, heightened public awareness that buildings are vulnerable to terrorist assault. But the 1983 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was perhaps more significant in terms of engineering practice. In the aftermath of that event, Weidlinger Protective Design developed engineering guidelines for the Department of State that form the backbone of all guidelines and protective designs used by the government and private industry today.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport North Terminal Redevelopment, Image Courtesy of Vito Palmisano and Gensler

Section 2 Creating Differentiation


About Thornton Tomasetti Thornton Tomasetti provides engineering design, investigation and analysis services to clients worldwide on projects of every size and level of complexity. Through our 10 complementary practices, Thornton Tomasetti addresses the full life cycle of a structure. Dating back to 1949, today we are a 1,200person organization of engineers, architects, and sustainability and support professionals collaborating from offices across the United States, Canada and in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. In September 2015, Thornton Tomasetti and Weidlinger Associates merged, solidifying leadership in engineering innovation, to enhance the breadth and depth of services to our clients.

Structural Engineering

Forensics

We collaborate with architects, owners and builders to design elegant solutions for projects of all types – from the tallest buildings and longest spans to inventive structures and expansions. We seek the best balance among the demands of form, function, sustainability, constructability, schedule and budget.

We assist attorneys, property managers, owners, contractors / manufacturers and design professionals with engineering and architectural forensic services. As design professionals, we evaluate for standard of care; as forensic specialists, we seek root cause; as problem solvers, we seek resolution. We provide reports, expert testimony, calculations / drawings and computer models and simulations.

Construction Engineering We work closely with designers, developers, contractors, fabricators and erectors to efficiently move a project from concept to close-out. Our services include integrated design and fabrication modeling, connection design, erection engineering, crane engineering, field engineering and site representation.

Image courtesy of Vito Palmisano and Gensler

Façade Engineering We apply our expertise in systems and materials to integrate façade and structural design in new buildings, renovations and recladding projects. We help solve design challenges, improve constructability, maximize efficiency and increase security. Through 3D parametric and building information modeling we can work with manufacturers to design, consult, engineer and install systems.

Sustainability We partner to integrate green solutions into the planning, design, construction and operation of buildings to reduce their environmental impact. Our services include sustainable design strategies, energy analysis, green building certification consulting, sustainability analysis and upgrades for existing structures, and education and training.

Renewal Our experts provide building owners with a wide range of envelope, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection services. We conduct performance investigations, condition assessments, due diligence surveys, feasibility studies and peer reviews. We design repairs, renovations and alterations and oversee their execution.

Property Loss Consulting We help insurers analyze pre- and post-loss risks and claims. Our architects, structural engineers and MEP experts provide investigation of damage including cause and origin analysis, engineering assessment for reinstatement of damaged buildings, building code upgrade analysis and specialized claim response. We also provide expert reports and testimony based on our investigations.

Weidlinger Applied Science Our engineers and scientists apply technologies and expertise in solid and fluid dynamics, mechanics, materials, acoustics, stochastics, software development and computational simulation to engineer solutions to intractable problems. We perform research, development and design to manage risks to life and structures in buildings, infrastructure and vehicles.

Weidlinger Protective Design We provide physical security analysis, advice and design to architects, owners, developers and public agencies. We assess vulnerability and provide balanced, economical mitigation. We collaborate to achieve solutions that deliver the required level of protection while upholding project aesthetic and budgetary goals.

Weidlinger Transportation We provide analysis, design, inspection, evaluation, monitoring and rehabilitation for a variety of projects including aviation, bridge, waterfront, rail, intermodal, street and tunnel. Our expertise in structural, civil and geotechnical engineering supports client needs for both new and existing transportation structures.


Indianapolis International Airport, Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal Indianapolis, IN

Image courtesy of Daniela Mac Adden

Image courtesy of MediaWright Photography

Aviation Design

Carrasco International Airport Roof Montevideo, URY

Thornton Tomasetti has built a stellar reputation across the nation for devising innovative, cost-effective solutions to the most rigorous structural challenges of aviation design. We work closely with world-class architects to provide the structural systems, forms and quality necessary to achieve an envisioned building’s concept and geometry.

•

Los Angeles International Airport

•

San Diego International Airport

•

Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport

•

Philadelphia International Airport

•

Newark Liberty International Airport

Backed by the latest computer techniques and structural analysis programs, Thornton Tomasetti excels in optimizing structural system design to reduce structural weight and simplify construction procedures. We are known for our ability to be structurally innovative in the interest of expressed project goals, including construction economy, avoidance of site construction problems, realization of architectural function and form, and desired owner image.

•

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

•

Carrasco International Airport

We have worked at more than 60 airports around the United States and internationally, including: •

LaGuardia Airport

•

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

•

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

•

Washington Dulles International Airport

•

San Francisco International Airport

•

John F. Kennedy International Airport

•

Denver International Airport

•

Hamad International Airport

•

Memphis International Airport

•

Indianapolis International Airport

•

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

•

Miami International Airport

Our experience in executing complex structural systems for long-span aviation facilities includes: •

Air-supported, tensile structures

•

Space frames

•

Space trusses

•

Stressed-skin systems

•

Long-span trusses

•

Long-span joist systems

•

Arches

•

Laminated long-span wood systems

•

Cable-suspended systems

•

Hybrids

We provide the full spectrum of engineering services for airport terminals, hangars, parking structures and cargo facilities. Our services include feasibility studies, design, peer review, construction administration, computer analysis, wind analysis, seismic design, value engineering and quality control, failure investigation, building-envelope investigation and analysis, blast mitigation, rehabilitation recommendation and design, and retrofits and renovations.


Courtesy of MediaWright Photography

A Holistic Approach with Integrated Expertise

Indianapolis International Airport, Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal, Indianapolis, IN

Courtesy of Heerim Architects & Planners

Hamad International Airport, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Facility, Doha, QAT

Incheon International Airport, Incheon, KOR

Thornton Tomasetti provides engineering design services to clients worldwide on projects of all sizes and complexity. Ten integrated practices afford us an unparalleled ability to help our clients plan, design, build, maintain and renew structures of every kind. We offer a range of services that yield benefits greater than the sum of their parts: •

Structural Engineering

•

Sustainability

•

Renewal

•

Property Loss Consulting

•

Façade Engineering

•

Construction Engineering

•

Forensics

•

Weidlinger Applied Science

•

Weidlinger Protective Design

•

Weidlinger Transportation

Combined expertise in sustainability, façade support and structural engineering, for example, provides a holistic understanding of how these elements affect one another in a building. Coordination between our designers and construction engineering specialists makes for more efficient construction. Lessons learned by our forensics, property loss consulting and renewal staff improve the way we design new buildings— and vice versa. Our CORE studio integrates the expertise of each of our practices into a customized technology toolkit used to optimize the delivery of all our projects. From the tallest buildings and the longest spans, to innovative building systems, materials and analysis, we are committed to creating the best solutions through our technical ingenuity, pursuit of excellence, and responsiveness to client needs. Aviation facilities have special design and construction considerations, so experience counts – and our portfolio of completed projects is unparalleled. But a creative, multidisciplinary approach is just as important. Our unique suite of complementary practices and services equips us to understand our projects from a variety of perspectives. Every project we do benefits from our knowledge of sustainability principles, façade systems, structural design, construction engineering, analysis and investigation. And when multiple practices work together on a project, the synergy of a “one-stop-shop” benefits the entire team. At Thornton Tomasetti, truly collaborative design is integral to how we deliver each and every project. We understand that our scope is just one part of a larger effort and represents only a portion of the value we bring to the project team. We are committed to the idea that our involvement should increase every other discipline’s ability to enhance their contributions to the project.

Memphis International Airport, FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility, Memphis, TN

We get involved early and focus on setting each project on a path to success. We work smart, providing fast, appropriate responses to questions posed within the project team or by the owner. And we volunteer ideas for saving time and money. Our emphasis on open communication among all project stakeholders is a reflection of a genuine desire to make every aviation project a great project.


A Holistic Approach with Integrated Expertise (Continued)

Constructable Design Our overall design approach – working collaboratively with all team members and using computational design and BIM for design and delivery – makes constructability a priority throughout our design process. On large, complex projects like aviation facilities, experience has shown that thinking about means and methods from day one prevents problems in the field. Our experience providing integrated services across our practices reinforces this focus. When we design a long-span structure, for example, questions about how the structure will be erected, fabricated and shipped get discussed early and often. This habit is hard to break, so our designers routinely seek advice and input from all our practices, even when our contract doesn’t include that work.

Hamad International Airport, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Facility, Doha, QAT

Courtesy of Daniela Mac Adden

Construction Engineering for Advanced Project Delivery

Courtesy of Matthew Weil

Carrasco International Airport Roof, Montevideo, URY

Quantico Marine Corps, Greenside Hangar Complex, Quantico, VA

Our Construction Engineering practice extends our firm-wide focus on constructability to new frontiers. With backgrounds in structural design, construction management, procurement and construction engineering, our specialists have the expertise to fully integrate design and construction teams to effectively and efficiently move a project from concept to completion. We perform these services on Thornton Tomasettidesigned structures, and assist in the delivery of projects designed by others. We coordinate the complete structure, using models to create design drawings and deliverables that contractors and fabricators can use in downstream production of shop drawings and building skin components. Our connection design services better define the scope of work required for structural steel contractors and erectors. Detailing, modeling and shop drawing production services – for steel and concrete – help the owner and construction manager achieve the most responsible and reliable pricing and on-schedule delivery. Incorporating these advanced project delivery services during the design phase gives the construction team more complete and detailed information earlier than conventional approaches. The results include an improved project schedule and greater cost certainty. We also offer erection engineering, stability engineering, lift design, fixture design, and equipment and logistics planning. We evaluate project needs and constraints to find the optimal means and sequence of construction to safely and efficiently erect a structure. And we provide both on-site and off-site field engineering support.

Benefits of Advanced Project Delivery Breaking down the barriers between engineers, fabricators and erectors leads to costeffective innovation: •

Integrating the erection sequence into our design analysis can minimize, and often eliminate, the need for shoring.

•

Self-supporting roofs, long-span elements and cantilevers can allow their construction to overlap with that of the superstructure, keeping shoring to a minimum and, in many cases, taking those elements off the critical path.

•

Creative methods of steel delivery – providing advanced detailing specifications within a building information model, for instance – can substantially reduce a contractor’s detailing schedule.

•

Early involvement of the fabricator in the process allows development of the most cost-effective solution for each specific job and locale.

Epic Deep Space Auditorium, Verona, WI



Courtesy of Vito Palmisano and Gensler

Steel Detailing and Connection Design Models: We Share our Models

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, North Terminal Redevelopment, Detroit, MI

We offer steel detailing and connection design services, developing 3D Tekla models to three different levels of detail to meet the varied needs and resources of each project. Our Tekla models are useable deliverables that eliminate the contractor’s need to create or re-create the model, a tremendous improvement over the traditional process. Because the model is prepared during design, it can be made available just days after the design is issued. And it requires only a limited formal shop drawing review process, because it will have been thoroughly reviewed by the designers during preparation. This streamlined approach to shop drawing production and approval can significantly shorten project schedules.

Courtesy of Bruce Damonte

Three Levels of Detail

Courtesy of Yang Molen International

San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2 Renovation, San Francisco, CA

Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport, Phase Two, Guangzhou, China

We offer steel modeling deliverables in three phases, or levels of detail, the most advanced of which goes well beyond current BIMForum Level of Development (LOD) specifications to provide fabrication-ready models. Our levels correspond to common construction terminology, which helps clearly communicate the types of information our clients can expect in each phase. Phase I, Material Model: A Phase I model includes all main structural steel framing members with their correct size, orientation and material properties. It is used by contractors to quickly progress their advanced bill of materials for the purchase of structural materials, reducing the time from award to material delivery. A Phase I model also reduces quantity take-off time during bidding, while enabling more accurate labor estimates through improved visualization and communication of design intent. Phase II, Connected Model: A Phase II model adds all structural connections: holes, bolts, shop welds, weld preparations and all connection material. It is used by contractors and steel fabricators to create shop drawings and to quickly obtain the CNC downloads that drive fabrication equipment, field bolt lists and connection material quantities. Because connections are already designed and detailed, the scope is clearly defined, virtually eliminating RFIs and change orders. Phase III, Drawings Model: A Phase III model is a fully detailed structural steel model that is used to generate final physical shop drawings, erection plans and details, field bolt lists and CNC downloads for the fabricator and erector. The model can be used directly, without additional effort, to fabricate and erect structural steel.

Concrete Modeling and Detailing We also create 3D models of precast and cast-in-place concrete that include all reinforcement and embeds used to connect different elements. We can deliver these models to the contractor to expedite their shop drawing preparation, or we can create and deliver shop drawings. The model can also be used for quantity take-offs, tracking, scheduling and coordination. In addition, the steel fabricator is able to use the precast model for coordination with items such as bearing plate locations and connections. Through our Construction Support Services, Thornton Tomasetti has the ability to provide positive impacts to the coordination, schedule and project outcome at many levels. We have the ability to enhance coordination and streamline the design and delivery of the structural steel scope, saving months off the construction schedule.



Project Benefits Our ability to provide connection design and produce structural steel shop drawings --- in addition to providing structural engineer-of-record services—has allowed us to be instrumental in the successful completion of a project by positively affecting the schedule through the integration of the design and shop drawing production of the structural steel. Using this delivery process, and as the sole source of structural engineering for the project work, Thornton Tomasetti is able to incorporate the specific fabricator’s production methods, shop preferences, and material availability to create a custom structural design that is both cost effective and constructable. The delivery method also streamlines the construction administration process as field issues are often identified early in the “virtual world” and addressed during the preparation of the construction documents not in the “real world”, the field.

Construction, Quantico Marine Corps, Greenside Hangar Complex, Quantico, VA

Tekla Model, Quantico Marine Corps, Greenside Hangar Complex, Quantico, VA

San Francisco International Airport Terminal Two, Image Courtesy Bruce Damonte

Section 3 Capabilities that Create Opportunities


Integrated Modeling Services We Deliver the Model

A Model for the Full Life Cycle

Thornton Tomasetti is an industry leader in the digital delivery of projects. We routinely share our models with owners, architects, contractors and fabricators. But we go one step further: often our model is our deliverable, provided with full right of reliance. Sharing and delivering models significantly improves the clarity and coordination of a given design and reduces ambiguity and questions in the field. The answer is right there in the model.

A coordinated master model will continue to provide benefits long after construction is complete. It can streamline commissioning and generate accurate data for LEED documentation and embodied carbon calculations. As a tool for long-term operational management and planning, the model can be used to monitor energy and water use, track maintenance, and store inspection data. Documentation of any future damage or deterioration can be incorporated into the model, as can information on remediation and repairs. Master models are also very useful in planning and executing renovation and expansion projects.

Since paper drawings are still required for code review and approval on most projects, it is critical that models and paper match – a given with our modeling approach. Our interoperability tools translate geometrical data and analysis results directly to documentation programs, such as Revit or Tekla. A change in any component is transferred to all modeling tools and to the drawings. This allows us to make use of superior geometry and analysis tools while also producing models and required drawings according to established industry standards. But paper isn’t always necessary. We can start with a digital sketch, proceed to analysis and design, and move directly to fabrication without a single piece of paper created or exchanged. We deliver models with embedded computer numerical control (CNC) data files that are used to directly fabricate a variety of building elements. Our analysis and design results are digitally transferred to fabricatorfriendly model formats. Tekla models, for instance, digitally drive the fabrication of complex structural steel components. Our CATIA models are downloaded directly to the CNC equipment that creates complex molds for Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) cladding elements. With direct digital downloads, nothing is lost in translation. On internationally sourced projects, this can quite literally avoid losses due to language barriers that may arise in conventional document delivery processes.

Creative Collaboration Advanced technological tools enable dramatic improvements in aviation facility design, construction and operation. But they can only deliver their full potential when all contributors actively collaborate and share information throughout the process. We have a proven track record of working closely with team members to design and deliver great projects. Now we’re extending our collaborative approach to develop new ways to enhance teamwork and improve the way projects are designed and delivered.


Building Information Modeling Our approach to building information modeling (BIM) is to take full advantage of the benefits of BIM to improve the design process for all members of the design team, owner and contractor. Thornton Tomasetti is at the forefront of BIM technologies, lecturing about BIM at conferences worldwide, working directly with software manufacturers to improve the software and writing our own in-house scripts and routines to fill interoperability gaps. Thornton Tomasetti’s strength in BIM lies in its many years of experience on many types of projects and that translates into an improved design, more efficient work flow and better delivery process.

Master Modeler and BIM Execution Planning Thornton Tomasetti can lead the BIM implementation on a project, taking on the role of master modeler and integrating BIMs from all disciplines. In addition, we provide training and full-time assistance to those on the design team that have not been through a BIM project. We have BIM standards that can be shared with the design team and edited per project, BIM execution plans to speed implementation, standard BIM processes and experience in setting up live shared models across different geographic locations. Our BIM skills can help all design team members achieve the most benefits of using BIM.

Benefits of BIM The benefits of BIM include improved drafting efficiency, production drawing quality, design team coordination, visualization, client communications, interoperability, and design flexibility. These benefits translate into superior drawings, decreased production time, and reduced costs to the owner. In addition, downstream benefits include less schedule risk and reduced field problems.

Better Efficiency and Quality 2D paper drawings are not eliminated in a BIM process. BIM is leveraged to automatically generate accurate construction documents cut from the BIM model, which eliminates much of the tedious 2D drafting process, and reduces human error. Sections may be linked to automatically update, not only saving time but also ensuring accuracy within a set of drawings. The use of BIM greatly improves design quality and drafting efficiency.

Improved Coordination BIM enables the benefits of better coordination between disciplines and better communication with the owner. All disciplines benefit from the coordination and clash checking available using BIM. Coordination with other disciplines is intrinsic and ongoing throughout the design process. Better coordination during design equates to fewer field problems and helps to keep costs within budget.


Building Information Modeling (Continued)

Superior Visualization and Communication Another strength of Thornton Tomasetti is our ability take advantage of BIM and create 3D images and renderings, which can be pulled from the BIM at anytime to help to clearly communicate design issues and are inherently more understandable than 2D drawings. Animations and fly-throughs can be created quickly and frequently with a model and by using our in-house “render farm” to help explain complex concepts. Simple to use “web viewers” version BIMs can be created at anytime to allow those not trained in BIM to easily fly through the models and examine progress.

Increased Flexibility BIM offers a more robust set of tools and methods to modify designs. Using tools such as Grasshopper and Rhino to rationalize complex surfaces and geometry, extremely complex projects can be studied and iterated in a very efficient manner. Using our Advanced Computational Modeling group, huge benefits can be seen in geometry rationalization and optimization for complex geometry.

Interoperability and Automation Thornton Tomasetti understands the current state of the industry and the lack of true intelligent interoperability. Our firm has grown an advanced automation division to write our own custom in-house translators and interoperability scripts, as needed, to assist the design team by creating a more efficient work flow for all. Thornton Tomasetti writes customized in-house translators and interoperability scripts using API (application programming interface) to share intelligent BIM information with other software programs, including REVIT, TEKLA, AutoCAD, Catia, SAP, ETABS, Rhino, and numerous other applications. Our automation staff can quickly write customized translators for job specific problems and increase speed and production of any process. Customized translators save the design team considerable time and alleviate many problems due to the lack of an industry standard BIM format.

Software Thornton Tomasetti uses a variety of software for BIM, structural analysis, design and documentation considering ourselves multi-lingual. REVIT is our preferred BIM software, however, we also use: Digital Project, Grasshopper, AutoCAD Architecture, Rhino, Inventor and TEKLA. In addition, Navisworks is used as an external clash checking and visualization tool when appropriate for the job. We are committed to using our technology tools efficiently and keeping up to date with the most current versions. Structural analysis software includes: SAP, ETABS, SAFE, RAM, RISA and STAAD. We have created custom interoperability translators for all, which increases our productivity and speeds work flow.


Tekla Modeling Services Thornton Tomasetti provides “detailing” services for steel, cast-inplace concrete and precast. Tekla is the preferred software for “detailing” services, which goes beyond Revit or other BIM software and generates the information specifically required by contractors and fabricators. With Thornton Tomasetti’s custom in-house translators, the Tekla model may be converted to or from Revit or any other 3D software. These translators bring a powerful benefit, allowing the right tool to be used for each job at each phase.

Steel Detailing For steel projects, Thornton Tomasetti can design the steel connections, a particular benefit in iconic facilities where connections can often be complex and exposed to view. This allows the connections to be discussed with the architect, coordinated with the design team and completely defined for accurate bidding by specialty contractors. The detailing models are typically completed in three phases.

Phase I: 3D Model of Steel Members (Material Order Model) All main structural steel framing members, such as columns, beams, and trusses, are input into a Tekla Structures 3D Model. Members are entered with the correct size, correct orientation, and correct material properties--such as yield strength and mill test requirements. The completed Phase I Tekla Model can be used by the contractor and steel fabricator to quickly generate their Advanced Bill of Materials (ABM) for the purchase of structural steel shapes. Unlike many firm’s BIM models, Thornton Tomasetti Tekla models are a useable deliverable. This is a tremendous improvement over the traditional process and eliminates the re-creation or verification of the model by the contractor. The contractor can use the model for construction scheduling, sequencing, cash flow analysis and tracking processes. The Phase I model will reduce quantity take-off time during bidding, provide for more accurate material and labor estimates through improved visualization, and also reduce time from award to material order.

Phase II: 3D Model of Steel Connections (Connected Model) Depending on the project, Thornton Tomasetti will model either all structural steel connections or model the major steel connections of the main structural members in the 3D model. Connections will include all holes, bolts, shop welds, weld preparations, and all connection material such as base plates, cap plates, gussets, stiffeners, splice plates, shear plates and connection angles. The completed Phase II Tekla model can be used by the contractors and steel fabricator to quickly obtain CNC downloads (to link with fabrication equipment), field bolt lists, connection material quantity take-offs, and begin to create shop drawings. The Phase II Tekla model also better defines scope and complexity resulting in a streamlined shop drawing preparation and approval process, which can significantly reduce project schedule and potential for claims due to lack of understanding of true complexity. Thornton Tomasetti will provide assistance to the fabricator’s detailer regarding the implementation of the completed 3D model.

Phase III: 3D Model of Fully Detailed Steel (Shop Drawings) Thornton Tomasetti has the skill, knowledge and experienced staff to provide and produce a fully detailed structural steel model, producing the final physical shop drawings (shop piece and assembly drawings), erection plans, erection details, field bolt lists, and CNC down-loads for the project. The fabricator and the erector can directly use this information without additional efforts to fabricate and erect the structural steel. The project schedule benefits from utilizing this streamlined shop drawing production and approval approach.


Tekla Modeling Services (Continued)

Precast Detailing Thornton Tomasetti can create a 3D model of precast units in Tekla, for use by the contractors. The precast contractor can be confident in the accuracy of the model, allowing them to quickly begin adding reinforcement and create shop drawings. This model can also be used for quantity take-offs, tracking, scheduling and coordination. In addition, the steel fabricator can use the precast model for coordination with steel for items such as bearing plate locations and coordination with steel connections.

Improved Scope Definition (Scope Pricing Benefits) When using a Tekla model with steel members, connections, cast-in-place concrete, and / or precast modeled accurately, the contractor’s scope is shown much clearer and can be understood much faster, a significant improvement over 2D drawings. The contractor can pull accurate quantities and understand the scope of the project much quicker, improving the time for bidding and reducing risk associated with misunderstood 2D drawings.

Cast-In Place Concrete Detailing

Enhanced Definition of Complexity

Thornton Tomasetti can create a 3D model of the cast-in-place concrete within Tekla. Volumetric concrete members are modeled, reinforcing steel can be modeled, and the model produced can be used by the contractor for coordination between trades, quantity take-offs, scheduling and tracking purposes throughout the project.

Complexity is better shown when using a Tekla model. The contractor has the ability to see, in 3D, the complexity of member geometry, connections and the interface between trades, and can use the model to see various disciplines’ scopes simultaneously. In the past, with the use of 2D documents many sections would need to be cut to explain complex situations but with 3D, complex issues can be highlighted and understood very quickly. This helps eliminate much of the risk of claims based on misinterpretations of drawings or lack of detail.

Schedule Benefits Considerable time savings and schedule reduction can be achieved by using a Tekla model with steel, cast-in-place concrete, and / or precast. With a Phase I steel member model the Advanced Bill of Materials is ready for the contractor and the preparation time for bidding and completing the ABM is significantly reduced. Even greater time savings are achievable when using a Phase II steel model and precast model since the connection modeling occurs during the Design Phase. Thus pulling this scope of work forward can reduce the schedule three to nine months and gives the design team the added benefit of coordinating around the actual connections.


Case Study: Integrated Design Epic, Deep Space Auditorium Verona, Wisconsin Owner Epic Systems Corporation Client / Architect Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A. Contractor J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. Steel Fabricator LeJeune Steel Company

Rendering Courtesy of Cuningham Group

Completion Date 2013

Our integrated design approach provides the client with cost savings through design efficiency and innovative uses of materials and technology. A recent example where we combined building structure, building skin, and construction support services to benefit the client is Epic’s Deep Space Auditorium in Verona, Wisconsin. Epic Systems Corporation, one of the country’s top 10 suppliers of healthcare information systems, is located on an 811-acre site in rural Wisconsin. The latest addition to Epic’s campus is a 1.2 million-square-foot underground auditorium. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design, building skin and construction support services—which includes consulting on building envelope systems, development of a fully detailed Tekla model, and data management services allowing multiple team members access to the same fabrication model stored on a cloud server—for the 14,300-seat auditorium. Excavated into a hillside to preserve views throughout the scenic campus, the auditorium will extend 74 feet underground and will be covered by an eight-acre green roof with vertical glazing for daylight. The column-free roof will be supported by 25-foot-deep trusses spanning 275 feet. The long-span roof is one of the project’s most challenging components. Unique load considerations, including soil and gravel depths of up to 28 inches, and erection issues had a strong influence on the roof structure’s design. To ensure an efficient structure and limit potential conflicts during construction, Thornton Tomasetti

Total Area 1,200,000 sf Services Structural Engineering Façade Engineering Construction Engineering

consulted on erection engineering and design for the 4,700-ton roof lift. The roof trusses are specially designed to accommodate erecting the structure on the ground and strand jacking the entire roof into position. The auditorium’s prefunction space features an 800-foot-long wall that incorporates sections of glass within large stone masses that emulate natural rock outcroppings. A series of steel curtain wall elements span openings within and between the sculptural blue stone masonry forms. The walls vary in size and shape with some of the walls approaching 70 feet in height. Thornton Tomasetti provided conceptual design and geometric exploration studies of all building façades and a variety of roof and skylight design options before fully engineering the walls and skylights. The coordination of the façade and skylight structure with the base building structure was performed through an integrated process, allowing greater efficiencies and reduced schedules. Thornton Tomasetti performed sustainability studies including daylighting and solar studies, photovoltaic analysis, and thermal studies that tied into holistic building energy models during the conceptual and schematic design phases. By providing integrated services, Thornton Tomasetti contributed to maintaining an accelerated schedule of 25 months, from beginning of design to completion of construction, a feat which would have been unattainable without Thornton Tomasetti’s integrated design approach.

Carrasco International Airport , Image Courtesy of Rafael Vi?oly Architects

Section 4 Relevant Project Experience


LaGuardia Airport, Central Terminal Building Replacement (Terminal B) Queens, New York Developer LaGuardia Gateway Partners Architect HOK / Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture General Contractor Skanska / Walsh Construction Joint Venture

Renderings courtesy of LaGuardia Gateway Partners

Completion Date Phase 1: 2019 (estimated)

Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural design services for a new terminal at LaGuardia airport to relieve air traffic congestion and gate delays. The new terminal will be structurally unified and provide increased taxi space, in addition to providing patrons with first-class amenities. The existing Terminal B will be demolished and replaced by a larger terminal with a goal of best-in-industry customer experience. It will include new arrival, departure, concession and amenity spaces. Thornton Tomasetti spent nine months collaborating on a design with LaGuardia Gateway Partners in response to a public private partnership competition and was ultimately selected by the Port Authority as the preferred bidder. The project scope was expanded after selection by the Port Authority to include design for a Central Hall and a 250-key hotel as part of the Governor’s Master Plan competition that will link the Central Terminal Building to Terminals C and D. Thornton Tomasetti’s scope includes the structural design of the headhouse, west garage bridge, central hall, hotel, and central heating and refrigeration plant, as well as blast and redundancy design and facade support services for the 100-foot tall by 1600foot long cable wall along the frontage roadway.

Construction Cost $4 billion


O’Hare International Airport, American Airlines L Concourse Stinger Chicago, Illinois Client Corgan Completion Date 2018 (estimated) Construction Cost $80 million

Images courtesy of Corgan

Total Area 50,000 sf

Thornton Tomasetti is providing Structural Engineering and Construction Engineering services for American Airlines L Concourse Stinger expansion at O’Hare International Airport. The five new regional gates in the expansion are accessed from the existing Terminal 3 building via a 600 ft. three-span pedestrian walkway. The new Stinger Concourse building and the bridge are located within a tightly confined site and required coordination with major existing underground utilities including a 180 ft. long by 80 ft. wide underground water reservoir. In order to avoid impacting the underground water reservoir, a major portion of the Stinger building is supported by a combination of story-deep and long span roof trusses. The pedestrian bridge is designed as a three-span continuous box truss between isolated foundations. These systems of trusses minimize the number of foundations to reduce the occurrence of conflicts with existing utilities. During the design phase, an extensive potholing and surveying program was undertaken by the CMR to verify as-built utility information, which was incorporated into the final design of the foundation and superstructure.

As part of the Owner’s overall Construction Manager-At-Risk project delivery, Thornton Tomasetti provided integrated Construction Engineering services, which included structural steel connection design and a fully detailed Tekla model which was shared on “the cloud” in real-time with the steel fabricator. This integrated service reduced the overall construction schedule by four months and allowed the Owner to realize a short 24-month design and construction schedule.


O’Hare International Airport, United Airlines, Terminal 1 Chicago, Illinois Owner Chicago Department of Aviation Architect Murphy/Jahn with A. Epstein and Sons Contractor Turner Construction Completion Date 1988 Construction Cost $450 million Awards Award of Merit, Concrete Industry Board, 1998 Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence, ACEC New York,1999 Award winner in the Airport Construction Category, New York Construction News, 1998 James F. Foundation Gold Award, American Institute of Steel Construction American Institute of Architects Honor Award, NY Association of Consulting Engineers

Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design services for the new United Airlines terminal. The project includes 42 gates in two parallel, 1,600-foot concourses and baggage handling areas. The long-span ticketing area serves as the dramatic entrance to the structure with 1,730-foot-long vaulted gate areas. The ticketing pavilion features folded plate trusses creating a 120-foot by 810-foot column-free area.


United Airlines Terminal 1, Curbside Addition and South Building Addition O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois Owner Chicago Department of Aviation Client United Airlines Architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz Contractor Lend Lease (formerly Bovis Lend Lease) Completion Date Curbside Addition Blast and Curtain Wall Services: 2007 South Building Addition: 2007 Construction Cost $17.5 million (Curbside Addition)

Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design, blast mitigation and façade engineering consulting services for the $26.5 million renovation and addition to United Airlines’ Terminal 1 at O’Hare International Airport. The curbside addition involved the reconstruction and extension of the existing 750-foot-long terminal, by moving the façade 20 feet out toward the roadway, to contain new glass-enclosed vestibules and curbside check-in locations with small canopies. Thornton Tomasetti also provided blast mitigation services for the existing façade along the entire eastern exposure. The 10,000-square-foot south building addition consisted of a single-story expansion of the existing terminal building for a new security checkpoint and added circulation between Terminals 1 and 2. The south building expansion also included provisions for the addition of a future mezzanine level.


O’Hare International Airport, ConRAC and ATS Extension Chicago, Illinois

Owner Chicago Department of Aviation Architect TranSystems Contractor Joint Venture Austin Commercial Powers Construction

Rendering courtesy of Ross Barney Architects

Completion Date 2018 (estimated)

Thornton Tomasetti is performing structural engineering peer review services, architectural building envelope waterproofing and thermal analysis review services, and BIM support for the joint-use ConRAC / parking facility and automated transit system (ATS) extension. In addition, we provided a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of the train tunnel system. The project will consolidate all of the airport’s rental car companies and will provide additional public parking spaces. The facility will include 4,100 ready / return spaces, multilevel quick turnaround areas, a customer service center, 2,200 public parking spaces, ATS station, a vehicle bridge, as well as the ATS extension and a maintenance facility. The intermodal facility is expected to service around 30,000 passengers and is proposed to increase efficiency by easing traffic congestion.

Number of Floors 9 Total Area 4.5 million sf


O’Hare International Airport, On-Call Engineering Services and Relevant Project Experience Chicago, Illinois Owner / Developer City of Chicago

Renderings courtesy Handel Architects

Clients Solomon Cordwell Buenz, O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP), Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), American Airlines, United Airlines , Ghafari Associates

Thornton Tomasetti has held an on-call agreement at O’Hare International Airport for the past fifteen years. Currently, five individuals are badged at the airport and are involved in a multitude of projects providing structural engineering, construction engineering, forensic engineering, façade engineering and sustainability services. We have been contracted directly through the Chicago Department of Aviation, American Airlines and United Airlines. •

•

•

•

•

United Airlines, T-1 Blast Consulting on Existing Roadside Façade

•

United Airlines, Terminal 1, Baggage Induction: Structural engineering for a 300-square-foot conveyer structure addition that includes a catwalk connecting the existing terminal and existing skycap building.

•

Terminal 1, Verti-Merge Baggage Device Installation: Structural engineering to enlarge an existing floor opening and modify existing framing for the installation of a Verti-Merge baggage device for the UAL.com and Global Services spaces.’

•

American Airlines, Terminal 3, Gate H2 Canopy: Structural design of a 4,000-square-foot open-air canopy to provide cover for exterior baggage handling equipment.

Terminal 1, Kiosk Renovations: Structural engineering for the reconfiguration of five existing baggage kiosks. Scope included renovation of two kiosks, reconstruction of three kiosks and modifications to each kiosk’s baggage conveyor.

•

American Airlines, In-Line EDS Baggage System: Structural consulting for the integration of an in-line baggage system at Terminal 3.

Terminal 1, Vestibules: Design services for new entrance vestibules. Services included structural, blast and curtain wall.

•

United Airlines, Terminal 1, Equipment Modernization Program, Escalator Remediation: Structural engineering to review and revise existing escalator and sump pits.

United Airlines, Terminal 1 Curbside Addition and South Building Addition: Structural design, blast mitigation and curtain wall consulting services for a renovation and addition to Terminal 1. The curbside addition involved moving the terminal façade 20 feet out toward the roadway. The expansion included a new security checkpoint and circulation area between Terminals 1 and 2.

Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 Link: Structural engineering for a landside connection between existing terminals.


O’Hare International Airport, On-Call Engineering Services and Relevant Project Experience (Continued)

•

Terminal 2 E / F Upgrades: Feasibility studies and concept design for an existing 31-gate terminal. The project scope included the development of several schemes with the architect to upgrade and modernize the building to improve the passenger experience. The schemes varied from simple architectural improvements to complete reconstruction of the structure above the boarding level. The project included evaluation of the existing 50-year-old building structure to conform to modern building codes.

•

ConRAC and ATS Extension: Structural engineering peer review services and BIM support for the joint-use ConRAC / parking facility and automated transit system (ATS) extension. The project will consolidate all of the airport’s rental car companies and will provide additional public parking spaces. The facility will include 4,100 ready / return spaces, multilevel quick turnaround areas, a customer service center, 2,200 public parking spaces, ATS station, a vehicle bridge, as well as the ATS extension and a maintenance facility.

•

Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Station #1 Addition: The addition provides space for three apparatus bays, support spaces, as well as common and dormitory spaces for on-duty fire fighters. The structural system is a steel moment frame with composite steel floor framing support on shallow footings. The exterior wall is concrete masonry units (CMU) and brick.

•

FedEx Cargo Relocation: Structural design of a 343,000-square-foot sort building that includes a 175,000-square-foot automated material handling system. The project consists of three support buildings for administration, vehicle and aircraft maintenance and a pedestrian bridge. All structures are constructed of steel framing and shallow foundations with either curtain wall or precast perimeter walls.

•

City of Chicago Department of Aviation, Police Facility: Structural design of a proposed 32,740-square-foot, twostory police station with an adjoining garage and sally port at O’Hare International Airport.

•

American Airlines, 747 Hangar Investigation: Structural engineering consulting services for the investigation of wind damage incurred by an American Airlines 747 hangar that was built in 1969.


Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, North Terminal Redevelopment Detroit, Michigan Owner Wayne County Airport Authority Architect Gensler Associate Architect Ghafari Architects Contractor Walbridge / Barton Malow Company

Images by Vito Palmisano and Gensler


Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design and blast services for a new terminal complex that accommodates 26 gates at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The two-level structure, composed of 720,000 square feet, runs one-half mile and connects to an existing parking structure via an enclosed skywalk. The upper level, filled with as much natural light as possible, contains ticket areas, luggage check-in, security and retail. The lower level houses security areas, baggage and other airport functions.

Construction Cost $298 million Total Area 720,000 sf Awards Build Michigan Award, AGC Michigan, 2010

Indianapolis International Airport, Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal Indianapolis, Indiana Owner Indianapolis Airport Authority Architect Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Engineer of Record Fink Roberts & Petrie General Contractor Hunt-Smoot Midfield Builders

© Photography by MediaWright Photography


Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design for a new LEED certified, 40-gate airport terminal, which is constructed near an existing airport that was built in 1970. The main terminal roof is supported on column “trees” constructed from four pipe column sections that splay in four directions as they reach the roof trusses. These trees, spaced 120 feet to 150 feet apart, leave a vast open space to accommodate the ticketing area. A circular, glass skylight covers the spacious Civic Plaza on the ticketing level. The top and bottom chords of the roof trusses are segmented to match the surface of the roof, which curves in two directions. Two concourse arms extend from the terminal and lead to the departure gates. Offices and mechanical levels are located above the departure level. A mezzanine slab between the arrival and departure levels supports the baggage screening system. The basement level supports the baggage handling conveyors to and from the arrival level.

Construction Cost $350 million Total Area 1.2 million sf Sustainability LEED Certification

Memphis International Airport, Concourse B Modernization Memphis, Tennessee Owner Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Client / Architects UrbanARCH Associates and Alliance Architecture Completion Date 2020 (estimated)

Renderings courtesy of UrbanARCH Associates

Construction Cost $140 million

Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural engineering, façade engineering and sustainability services for the Concourse B Modernization Program at Memphis International Airport. This integrated design approach will provide a more energy efficient space that will also elevate the flying experience as passengers move through the newly renovated terminal. The project scope includes a renovation of the entire concourse that will replace the existing roof with a wider column-free space. This will allow for more open pathways so passengers can more easily reach their destinations. Moving walkways and a new curtain wall will be added, as well as natural lighting, which will come from skylights strategically positioned in the raised ceilings. All three concourses will be consolidated into one, significantly improving passenger flow. In total, the airport will have 60 gates at the end of the renovation compared to the 80 it had before the renovation. The renovation will also include a seismic upgrade to meet the requirements for Seismic Design Category D of the 2009 International Building Code.

Total Area 350,000 sf

Memphis International Airport, Concourse B, Y Hub Retail Reconstruction Memphis, Tennessee Owner Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Client / Architects Alliance Architecture Completion Date 2005 Construction Cost $7 million Total Area 50,000 sf

Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering services for the renovation of the Y-Hub of Concourse B at Memphis International Airport. The program called for reconfiguring the “Y-shaped” Concourse B into a rotunda, raising the roof, adding clerestory windows and skylights and incorporating art. The overall effect transforms the existing space from a narrow and dim junction to a light-filled area with ample concession stands. Structural modifications included removal of four existing columns and an 80-foot by 80-foot portion of the roof, as well as other upgrades to meet more stringent requirements for seismic category D of the International Building Code.

Los Angeles World Airports, On-Call Engineering Services Ontario and Los Angeles, California

Owner City of Los Angeles Architect HOK Completion Date Design: December 2011 Construction: estimated 2016 Construction Cost $350 million

Image courtesy of Mark Luethi

Contract Amount $2.75 million

Thornton Tomasetti has provided complete on-call engineering design services for various projects at Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport, Van Nuys Airport, and Palmdale Regional Airport since 2006. Tasks performed include: •

Task 001: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Structural investigation and design services for the modernization and upgrade of 96 escalators and four moving walkways.

•

Tasks 1A & 1B : Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Structural engineering services including as-built drawing research, field investigation, and documentation of 65 escalators and six moving walkways.

•

Task 002: Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA. Structural engineering for various interior renovations to Terminal 1A for Delta Airlines. Thornton Tomasetti provided repair drawings and designed supports for a new roof screen and additional new mechanical units.

•

Task 003: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Scope of services included As-built drawing research, field investigation, and documentation of 65 escalators and six moving walkways.

•

Task 006: Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA. Investigation of an existing pedestrian bridge and existing rail

bridge for their ability to support new signage. The project included construction of several new street-level signs. •

Task 008: Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA. Structural assessment of Lockheed Martin Building 10.

•

Task 015: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Structural investigation and design of Continental Airport Phase 1

•

Task 016: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Structural engineering for the development of a building analysis report for a proposed conversion of a Continental Airlines training center to office use and to meet building codes.

•

Task 021: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Structural investigation and design of the Cater Air Building evaluation.

San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 2 Renovation San Francisco, California

Owner City and County of San Francisco Client / Architect Gensler Energy / HVAC Engineer KEMA, Inc. Completion Date 2011 Construction Cost $383 million

Image courtesy of Bruce Damonte

Total Area 600,061 sf LEED Certification NC Gold Services LEED Consulting Awards AIASF Design Award - 2013

The project includes skylights and clerestories that bring daylight into the lobby and retail areas, significantly reducing electric lighting requirements during the day. An innovative displacement ventilation system uses filtered air to improve indoor air quality and reduces energy consumption by 20 percent. Sustainable building materials include terrazzo flooring with recycled glass chips and recycled-content carpet. The innovative and efficient use of structural steel led to a reduction in materials and allowed more than 90 percent of construction waste to be successfully recycled. The selected plumbing fixtures reduce potable water usage by 40 percent, and innovative “hydration stations” allow passengers to refill water bottles, reducing both waste generation and the carbon footprint. The project includes a rainwater harvesting system that meets 100 percent of irrigation needs. Originally constructed in 1954, the improved Terminal 2 surpasses the City and County of San Francisco’s sustainability goals for the renovation.

Image courtesy of Bruce Damonte

The renovated Terminal 2 serves as the new home for San Francisco-based American Airlines and Virgin America. One of the first LEED Gold terminals in the United States, the 600,000-square-foot-plus modernization sets a new standard for travel. Thornton Tomasetti was the LEED consultant on the project.

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), Phase I Anaheim, California Owners City of Anaheim Funding Partner Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) Client/Architect Parsons Brinckerhoff/HOK team General Contractor Clark Construction Completion Date 2014 Construction Cost $127 million Total Area 68,000 sf

The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) in Anaheim, California is as beautiful as it is functional. A hub for rail, bus, auto and bike travel, ARTIC is also ready for high-speed trains and street cars, the region’s next-generation transportation systems. Thornton Tomasetti served as the Structural Engineerof-Record for Phase I of the project and also provided façade consulting services during the competition and early architectural design phases.

Thornton Tomasetti’s structural design employed long pieces of 14-inch-diameter curved, interlocking steel tubes to form the complex yet efficient structure’s diagrid shell to support the ETFE cushions and help accommodate bending and compression. This steel shell is clearly visible through the façade, creating a variety of impressive visual effects. The shell serves not only as a structural element but also as an architectural element and an iconic regional landmark.

The program includes a 68,000-square-foot terminal and the Metrolink / Amtrak concourse pedestrian bridge. The terminal houses a grand hall, ticketing and retail space beneath a soaring exposed steel structure enclosed with inflated ETFE cushions –the largest single installation structure enclosed with ETFE in North America.

The transit center was designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification by incorporating initiatives including energy and potable water consumption reduction, stormwater runoff, construction, operational waste, air emissions reduction, optimization of climate conditions and open space areas.

Transbay Transit Center San Francisco, California

Owner Transbay Joint Powers Authority Architect Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Construction Manager Turner Construction Company

Image courtesy of Transbay Joint Powers Authority

General Contractor Webcor / Obayashi Joint Venture

The original terminal was built in 1939 to serve as a terminal for East Bay trains using the new Bay Bridge. It was the first time San Francisco was linked by rail to the East Bay, Central Contra Costa County and Sacramento. Today’s Transbay Transit Center replaces the outdated terminal and will connect eight Bay Area counties and the state of California through 11 transit systems, including the future California High Speed Rail, which will connect San Francisco to Southern California. Funding for the project has been achieved through various sources at the local, regional, state and federal levels. Thornton Tomasetti’s building sustainability consultants are providing services to the Owner as the Owner’s Representative for Sustainability for the project in pursuit of LEED Gold certification. The rooftop park serves as a green roof and improves the surrounding environment by absorbing pollution from bus exhaust, treating and recycling water, and providing a habitat for local wildlife. Other sustainable features include natural daylighting, storm water runoff reduction, water

Construction Cost $1.6 billion Services Structural Engineering Sustainability

conservation and irrigation, water use reduction and threestream waste separation for trash, compost and recyclables. A performance-based design approach was employed, with the performance goal established that the structure survive maximum earthquake shaking without major structural damage or significant loss of function.

Image courtesy of Transbay Joint Powers Authority

Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural design and building sustainability services for Transbay Transit Center, a new transit terminal topped by a 5.4-acre public park. The project, awarded through a design and development competition, promises to transform the neighborhood and centralize transportation for the region, as part of an overall redevelopment plan for the city of San Francisco.

Completion Date Phase I – 2017 (estimated)

St. George Intermodal Terminal Staten Island, New York Owner New York City Economic Development Corporation / New York City Department of Transportation Architect Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum General Contractor Barney Skanska Construction Co. Completion Date 2004 Construction Cost $90 million Awards Diamond Award - 2004 Engineering Excellence Awards, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACECNY) Art Commission Award for Design Excellence 2000

St. George Ferry Terminal is the gateway to Staten Island and incorporates a seven-boat ferry fleet, sixteen separate local bus lines, the Staten Island Railway and additional pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The project includes the rehabilitation of existing waiting room, concourses, public and NYCDOT spaces, as well as stairs, ramps and retail areas. A major focal point of the renovated facility is a new arch structure that spans the new north building and the new maintenance facility. The arch is 80 feet in height and 300 feet in length. Design was also provided for the new esplanade, plaza and connection building, including new elevators, stairs and escalators. The project resulted in a

more efficient and accommodating facility, allowing for better connections between the different modes of transportation available at the site, while supplying a more inviting atmosphere. The terminal is the first intermodal facility in the country to receive LEED certification.


Carrasco International Airport Montevideo, Uruguay

The Carrasco International Airport, the largest airport in Uruguay, accommodates more than three million passengers a year. The new modernized 345,000-square-foot terminal renovated and expanded the previous passenger and cargo facilities, and encourages tourism and commercial growth in the capital city of Montevideo. Thornton Tomasetti designed the structural system of the terminal’s 1,000-foot-long monolithic steel roof structure. Inspired by the rolling hills of Uruguay’s coastline, the curved roof maintains a low profile and helps the structure integrate into the surrounding context. It extends beyond the main terminal on all four sides but still appears to float above the building and provides open, column-free interior spaces. This was accomplished with a unique structural roof system designed in two plan directions, using north-south directional trusses over the terminal with V-shaped columns located towards the perimeters of the building, and east-west directional bridging trusses for the long-span “wings” that extend past the terminal and connect to the ground. The cantilevered roof provides shading, while a fully glazed 60-foot curtain wall system provides a visual connection to the landscape and allows natural daylight into the interior levels. The steel-truss roof has an irregular vertical profile with a gradually curving roof rising from 80 feet to 120 feet at its highest point. Its structure consists of long-span steel trusses with double angles and W-sections extending from the ground to the V-shaped columns inclined against gravity loads and wind forces on the top story of the terminal building. The end bearing structure provided at the ground level consists of slide bearings under each wing truss to accommodate both longitudinal and transverse movement. In response to the challenge of providing draining for the large roof area, two gutters, one at each cantilevered edge, was provided for the entire length of the roof to capture rainwater run-off. Owner Puerta del Sur S.A. Architect / Client Rafael Viñoly Architects PC Completion Date 2009 Construction Cost $132.5 million Total Area 345,000 sf

Awards Platinum Award 2010 in the Category of Transportation, ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards The International Architecture Award 2010, The Chicago Athenaeum/Europe Services Structural Engineering

Incheon International Airport Phase III Incheon, South Korea


Thornton Tomasetti provided structural peer review services through 90% Construction Documents for Terminal 2 at Incheon International Airport in South Korea. The airport has a gross area of 350,000 square meters, 37 gates and consists of four floors above grade, one floor below grade and a roof structure. The main functional areas were unitized to create an elegant airport structure. Structural challenges included achieving structural safety, efficiency, constructability and cost savings, while providing an exceeding structure. Thornton Tomasetti also provided façade peer review services for the cable net wall. Owner Incheon International Airport Corporation Architect/Client Heerim



Completion Date 2017 (estimated)

Construction Cost $1.8 billion Total Area 350,000 m2

Abha Regional Airport, Passenger Terminal Building Roof Abha, Saudi Arabia

Owner General Authority of Civil Aviation Client / Architects Rafael Viñoly Architects P.C. Ahmed Zaidan Architects Duration 2012 (TT design)

Renderings courtesy Rafael Viñoly Architects, PC

Construction Cost $1.3 billion (full terminal)

Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering services for the roof of the main terminal at Abha Regional Airport. The design for the Abha Airport orients the open spaces of the departures and arrivals concourse to capture the most scenic views of the nearby mountains. With sloped glass walls and tapered perimeter columns, the roof shell seems to float above the terminal building and provides a column-free space on the interior that is fluid and spacious. The terminal roof is approximately 1,000 meters long with the width varying from 28 meters at the two ends to 88 meters in the middle of the roof. The primary structural system consists of fixed base curved arched trusses propped by a series of sloping columns at the airside creating a cantilevered canopy in front of the sloped airside glass façade. The height and width of the trusses vary along the entire length of the terminal creating a unique geometry. Thornton Tomasetti collaborated internally with its CORE studio to generate the structural grid and truss layout to fit within the given outer and inner architectural surfaces. Thornton Tomasetti coordinated with the terminal base building structural engineers to ensure proper detailing of the connections between the terminal foundations and the roof structure.

Total Area 113,470 m2 (passenger terminal building only)

King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Architect Atkins General Contractor Saudi Binladin Group Completion Date 2015 Construction Cost $7 billion

King Abdulaziz International Airport has embarked on an ambitious expansion program that will allow up to 80 million passengers to pass through its terminals each year. Thornton Tomasetti assisted the design-build team with design completion management services for building structure throughout design of the first phase of the project. Thornton Tomasetti worked within the design management team’s Jeddah office to provide immediate quality control assistance, including review of structural design submissions for technical compliance with contract documents, verification that coordination between various design teams has been completed, monitoring of design progress versus project program, and liaising between design and construction teams. Phase 1 includes construction of a new 766,000-square-meter terminal building with lightweight roof structure and transparent façade, an air traffic control tower, utility load centers, parking structures, a railway station, data centers, a mosque, and supporting facilities, including a main rescue and fire fighting facility. This project phase will provide capacity for 30 million passengers per year.

The new terminal, servicing both international and domestic flights, will include a central garden, a hotel, retail areas, and lounges. Parking will be available for 5,700 vehicles, and a new train station will provide a railway linking the airport to Jeddah and Mecca. At 136 meters, the new air traffic control tower will be the tallest in the world.


Memphis International Airport, FedEx Airbus A380 Hangar Facility Memphis, Tennessee Owner FedEx Corporation Client / Architect Ghafari Associates, LLC Contractor Hunt Construction Completion Date 2009 Construction Cost Confidential Total Area 300,000 sf

FedEx Corporation handles more than four million tons of cargo each year through Memphis International Airport. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering for a new mega hangar and multiple support buildings to accommodate the growing volume. The FedEx Hangar Facility is the first of its kind in North America, and is designed as a base maintenance center for the world’s largest commercial aircraft. The project consists of several components including a parts warehouse; new shop space and offices; a security building; a ground service equipment maintenance building; and an aircraft maintenance hangar. The 152,000-square-foot hangar is the most prominent structure within the facility. With a 400-foot-long main span, a 330-foot building depth, and an overall height of 150 feet with 100-foot clear-height, the hangar supports simultaneous maintenance for multiple wide-body and narrow-body aircraft. A one-way roof-framing system was utilized to minimize primary truss member connection demands and simplify the fabrication and erection process of the structural steel. The main roof steel framing is designed to support numerous suspended overhead crane hoists and telescopic platforms, which are hung directly from the 400-foot-span roof trusses.

The project site is close to the New Madrid Fault zone, which required the structures to be designed and detailed to accommodate all requirements for Seismic Design Category D in accordance with the International Building Code, 2003 Edition. The project demanded structural continuity and ductility at the interface of the special concentrically braced frames and the deep foundation system. This was critical to ensure a robust overall structural system because of poor soil conditions that exist in the Memphis region. Concrete special moment frame foundations were utilized to ensure a ductile response to meet code prescribed seismic loading demands.


Hamad International Airport, Aircraft Maintenance Facility Doha, Qatar

Owner Doha International Airport Architect Ghafari Associates Contractor ADCC Joint Venture AKTOR Al Darwish Construzioni Cimolai Armando spa Cybarco Construction Support Engineer Incide Completion Date 2011 Construction Cost $1 billion Total Area 1.3 million sf

The hangar complex functions as the central maintenance hub for Qatar Airway’s fleet. It is composed of two hangars, one with a 600-foot span and the other with a 725-foot span. The structures can accommodate eight wide body and four narrow body aircraft, including two A380s. The design of the structure’s layout and column spacing ensures flexible aircraft parking and maximum maintenance efficiency. Mezzanine levels allow direct access to the upper floors of aircraft. Floor-mounted docks for servicing the aircraft and overhead cranes ease maintenance access and safety.

Photo courtesy of Ghafari

Hamad International Airport was created to accommodate Qatar’s aviation needs for the next 50 years and beyond. Thornton Tomasetti served as lead structural consultant to the design-build contractor, including providing peer review services, for a 1.3-million-square-foot aircraft maintenance hangar facility.


O’Hare International Airport, FedEx Cargo Relocation Chicago, Illinois

Owner O’Hare Modernization Program Client / Architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates, Inc. Contractor Power Construction Completion Date 2011 Construction Cost $125 million Total Area 343,000 sf

Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering for the construction of a new cargo building and ancillary facilities to accommodate the relocation of existing FedEx operations at O’Hare International Airport. The complex is designed to fulfill LEED Gold standards. The 343,000-square-foot structural steel cargo building includes a mezzanine for support functions, contains a 175,000-squarefoot automated material handling system and is topped by the largest green roof at any airport in the United States. Support buildings include an administrative center, pedestrian bridge link, maintenance building, generator enclosure and guard kiosk facilities constructed of structural steel and supported on shallow foundations. The exterior skin is curtain wall at the administrative center and pedestrian bridge, and precast at the cargo building and remaining buildings. The administrative center and pedestrian link feature architecturally exposed structural steel. A 544-linearfoot monorail system is included in the cargo building.


Hamad International Airport Cargo Warehouse Facility Doha, Qatar

Owner Doha International Airport Architect Ghafari Associates Contractor ADCC Joint Venture Aktor Al Darwish Construzioni Cimolai Armando spa Cybarco

Photo courtesy of Ghafari

Construction Support Engineer Incide

Thornton Tomasetti served as lead structural consultant to the design-build team for a one-story, 850,000-square-foot cargo warehouse facility at Hamad’s new replacement airport. As part of its services, Thornton Tomasetti performed a peer review of the facility’s structural design. A main feature of the cargo warehouse facility is a partial mezzanine to support an automated warehouse storage and retrieval system. Other components of the project are high-bay storage areas, work stations for make-up and breakdown of unit load devices (ULDs) and storage areas for special cargo. The facility has the capacity to process 750,000 tons of cargo per year, making it one of the 20 largest cargo facilities in the world.

Completion Date 2011 Construction Cost $700 million Total Area 850,000 sf

Offices Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Albuquerque, New Mexico Austin, Texas Beijing, China Boston, Massachusetts Bristol, England Chicago, Illinois Christchurch, New Zealand Cupertino, California Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Dubai, United Arab Emirates Edinburgh, Scotland Fort Lauderdale, Florida Glasgow, Scotland Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hong Kong, China Irvine, California Kansas City, Missouri London, England – Farringdon London, England – Lloyd’s Avenue Los Angeles, California Miami, Florida Moscow, Russia Mumbai, India New York, New York – Madison Avenue New York, New York – Wall Street Newark, New Jersey Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Portland, Maine San Diego, California San Francisco, California São Paulo, Brazil Seattle, Washington Shanghai, China Toronto, Canada Washington, D.C. West Hartford, Connecticut

www.ThorntonTomasetti.com