Structural Engineering

MECO Engineering is a leading provider of quality structural engineering services to governmental and private sector clients. From new construction to decades-old infrastructure in need of assessment, MECO’s structural engineers match the right system and material to each project—with constructible designs, clear documentation, and support through construction. With 70+ years of combined experience, MECO has the right structural system for your project, built to last.

New Design & Construction
  • Structural system selection and design
  • Load development and code basis
  • Foundation design—shallow and deep
  • Pre-engineered metal building coordination
  • Curtain wall structural design
  • Retaining wall design
  • Canopy, awning, and specialty structure design
  • Plans, specifications, and cost estimates
  • Construction administration and RFI support
Assessment & Existing Structure
  • Structural investigations and field evaluations
  • Capacity and serviceability analysis
  • Rehabilitation and retrofit design
  • Water and wastewater structure assessment
  • Bridge design and condition analysis
  • Ultrasonic thickness and defect testing
  • Solar panel load capacity evaluation
  • QC and peer review

Related Experience

Infrastructure, Illiniois Alluvial Regional Water Co., IL

PEMB foundations, drilled shaft systems for high-load water treatment equipment, DIP pipe supports, and CMU mezzanine and chemical feed rooms.

Full Structural Scope, Reflections Condominiums, Lake Ozark, MO

Four-story light gauge steel condominium—full structural scope including balconies, walkways, elevator shaft, retaining wall, and stair design.

Structural Analysis & Design, Sparta Light Metals, Sparta, IL

Structural analysis, foundation design, and building layout coordination for a new industrial facility delivered through Korte Construction.

Structural Investigation, Big Cedar Wilderness Club, MO

Structural investigation of balcony, walkway, and stairwell railings across seven lodge buildings; letter report with findings and recommendations.

Solar Assessment, Lebanon Schools, Lebanon, MO

Structural evaluation of multiple school buildings for solar panel installation capacity, including mitigation design where reinforcement was required.

Clarifier, Pilot Grove, MO

Designed a concrete clarifier structure for wastewater treatment system improvements.

Van-Far School Bus Canopy Renovation, Vandalia, MO

Basic services included on-site data collection and observation of the existing canopy system at the Van-Far R-1 School (located at 2200 West Highway 54, Vandalia, MO); design of new roof decking, and evaluation/design of anchorage for the re-attachment of several existing support frame connection to the buildings.

Veterans Road Connector Road (Hannibal), Marion County Commission, Palmyra, MO

The 3.24 mile north-south 2-lane connector roadway provides a new important transportation link from Route W on the north side of Hannibal to the Ralls County Lines at Paris Gravel Road. Safe travel has been enhanced and economic growth and opportunities are developing along the new Veterans Road corridor. New “Bike Lane” signage has been added to the shoulders along the entire route, connecting the Veterans Road Trail to the Riverview Trail System and Downtown Hannibal. Several intersections along the route provide important access, including route W (north end of roadway), Stardust Lane (accessing a major shopping district), US Highway 36 (east/west 4-lane), State Route MM (major east/west county roadway to Highway 61), and ending at Paris Gravel Road, with access to Highway 61 South.

Sapsucker Road Bridge Replacement, Franklin County, Union, MO (St. Louis District)

Design replacement Bridge No. F-270 on Sapsucker Road over Boone Creek, approximately 1.1 miles East of Route H and related approach road improvements (asphalt). MECO provided complete bridge engineering and design services, topographic survey, and production of plans, specifications, bidding and contract documents, and assisted the county with the bidding process, and completed the project by providing construction engineering and observation services during the construction of the new bridge and roadway

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