Westside Imeson Building No. 4

Project Description

Southern Geotechnical Consultants, LLC (SGC) provided geotechnical engineering and construction monitoring and testing (CMT) services for the $23million dollar Westside Imeson No.4 (BMW Distribution Warehouse)Project in Jacksonville, Florida. As part of this project, Pattillo Industrial Real Estate constructeda 1-story steel frameand tilt-wallconcrete panel structure for BMW America Parts and Distribution Warehouse.

As part of the design phase, SGC provided geotechnical design services that included soil test borings and applicable laboratory analysis to help assess the nature of the subsurface materials and provide soil design parametersand a site-specific settlement analysis. Additionally, both a site specific seismic was performed so that shear wave soil profile could be measured and modeled to directly asses the seismic site class. Due to the required substantial slab loads, soilsupporting improvements (rigid inclusions) were installed for load distribution across the slab area with differing load requirements.The specialty slab support system was monitored during installation and verified once all construction elements were in place.

During construction, SGC provided all construction materials testing and “Special Inspections” services related to the project including monitoring and testing as required by the project specifications in conjunction with mass grading and building construction. The test performed during the earthwork phase included in-place density testing for building pad, earth reinforced retaining walls and utility backfill. During the building construction phase the testing/evaluations included installation of the rigid inclusions deep foundation support, shallow foundation and subgrade evaluations; inspections of reinforcing steel placement; bolt torque and visual weld inspections; non-destructive evaluations of moment weld connections; concrete strength; masonryblock; grout and masonry cell reinforcement placement; concrete and mortar placement; concrete slab moisture transmission surveys; NPDES inspections; storm water monitoring; and pavement placement.