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4th Dimension Design, Inc. 817 Venture Ct., Waukesha, WI 53189 • 262.896.6500 • www.4dd.com

4th Dimension Design, inc.Ph i l o s o P h yPh i l o s o P h y

Quality-driven

4th Dimension Design’s professional engineers are knowledgeable experts, developing quality, cost effective design solutions.

Innovative

Our team of experts will solve your most challenging structural issues, working directly with builders, material suppliers and architects.

Timely

Project timelines are critical. Your project, large or small, will receive personal attention and professional results.

Responsive

From preliminary design and bidding, right through to last minute changes on the construction site. Get the answers you need, when you need them!

Our Four Principles for Successful Projects



4th Dimension Design, inc.De s i g n Pr o f e s s i o n a l sDe s i g n Pr o f e s s i o n a l s

John Rave, P.E. - Vice President

Education •MarquetteUniversity-B.S.CivilEngineering

Instructor •EconomicdesignofLowRiseStructures

Registrations & Professional Affiliations •RegisteredEngineer-

Alabama,Arkansas,Colorado,Delaware,Georgia,Maryland,Massachusetts,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,NewMexico, NorthCarolina,Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,SouthCarolina,Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

•TheNationalSocietyofProfessionalEngineers(NSPE-WSPE)

•MetalBuildingManufacturersAssociation(MBMA) Chairman-TechnicalCommittee

•AssociatedBuilders&Contractors,Inc.(ABC) BoardofDirectors MembershipCommittee ABCRepresentativeIndustryAdvisoryCommittee(IAC) forInternationalCodeCouncil(ICC)

Experience •50+years

GeneralManagerofEngineering(InrycoInc.,Milwaukee,WI) Owner/President-4thDimensionDesign,Inc.,foundedin1986

John Peterson, P.E., S.E. - Vice President

Education •UniversityofWisconsin,Platteville,WI-B.S.CivilEngineering


Arizona(SE),Florida,Illinois(SE),Indiana,Michigan,Nevada, NewYork,Utah(SE),Washington,Wisconsin


VicePresident-4thDimensionDesign,Inc.since1986




John R. Groh, P. E., S.E. - Vice President

Education •MilwaukeeAreaTechnicalCollege,Milwaukee,WI-

AssociatesDegreeinAppliedScienceinCivilTechnology •MarquetteUniversity-B.S.CivilEngineering •MarquetteUniversity-M.S.CivilEngineering


California,Conneticut,Idaho,Illinois(SE),Iowa,Kansas, Kentucky,NewJersey,NewYork,NorthDakota,Ohio, SouthDakota,WestVirginia,Wisconsin,Wyoming

•MemberAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers(ASCE)

•MemberAmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI)

•MemberAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction(AISC)


SeniorDesignEngineer,4thDimensionDesign,Inc.since1998

Joseph E. Moha, P.E.

Education •UniversityofWisconsin,Madison-B.S.CivilEngineering •CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY-M.E.StructuralEngineering

Registrations •RegisteredEngineer-

Florida,Louisiana,Maryland,Montana,Nebraska,NewHampshire, NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Vermont,Virginia,Wisconsin


SeniorDesignEngineer,4thDimensionDesign,Inc.since2002




Joel Nelson, P.E.

Education •MilwaukeeSchoolofEngineering-B.S.StructuralEngineering

Registrations •RegisteredEngineer-

Wisconsin,Indiana,Michigan

Experience •10years

DesignEngineer,4thDimensionDesign,Inc.since2003



4th Dimension Design, inc.li c e n s e D st a t e sli c e n s e D st a t e s

Alabama,Arizona,Arkansas,Colorado,Delaware,Florida,Georgia,Idaho,Illinois,

Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,

Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,NewHampshire,

NewJersey,NewMexico,NewYork,NorthCarolina,NorthDakota,Ohio,

Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,SouthCarolina,Tennessee,Texas,

Utah,Vermont,Virginia,Washington,WisconsinandWyoming.

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Our engineers are REGISTERED in the fol lowing STATES :



4th Dimension Design, inc.Po r t f o l i oPo r t f o l i o

P r o j e c t s o f D i s t i n c t i o n

Ethanol Plant- GreenPlains,WI-70,000sq.ft.complex-

9buildings

4DD Design:Metalbuildingfoundations,tankand equipmentfoundations.

Riverwalk- FortAtkinson,WI

•Riverwalk,sidewalks,retainingwalls, overhangs and monument.

4DD Design:Retainingwalls,riverwall, monument foundation.

Design Type:Structuralsteel,castin place concrete.





U.S. Foodservice- Ogden,UT-280,000sq.ft.

•Highseismicarea,foodstoragefacilitywithDry,CoolerandFreezerwarehouse.

•Officeandtruckmaintenancebuildings. •Refrigerationequipmentsupportframing.

4DD Design:Foundation, roof and wall framing, mezzaninesandequipmentplatforms.

Design Type:Structuralsteelandconcrete.

Concession Building- NewJerseyMotorsportsPark-8,800sq.ft.

4DD Design:Metalbuildingdesignanddetailing.

Design Type:Structuralsteel,lt.gaugeframing,metalwallpanel, “arched” standing seam roof, segmented rafters and variable length purlins and clips.





Systems Control - Electrical Building-

Customdesignelectricalenclosure, factory built and outfitted for “Plug and Play”onsiteinstallation.Eachenclosureisindividuallydesignedtomeettherequire-ments of the local building code.

4DD Design:Structuralsteel

Stayer House- ElkhartLake,WI-13,200sq.ft.

•Tileroof,concretefloorsystem with integral floor heating system, custom design steel balconies.

4DD Design:Foundation, retaining walls, floor framing, roof and wall framing.

Design Type:Wood, structural steel, concrete, precast concrete plank and masonry.





St. Mary Church- HalesCorners,WI-25,000sq.ft.

•Engineeredwoodframing •Glassandbrickveneer •Remodelofexistingchurchintomulti-

level office and classroom space.

4DD Design:Foundation, retaining walls, exterior walls, modify existing building.

Design Type:Structuralsteel,wood,masonry and precast concrete.

Quad Graphics- Sussex,WI-50,000sq.ft. Lomira,WI-70,000sq.ft.

•Automatedrackstoragebuildings, over100feettall.

4DD Design:ConcreteMatFoundation




N e w B u i l d i n g s

The following is a sampling of new buildings 4DD has designed.

M&I Bank -Pewaukee,WI-2,700sq.ft. •Brickandblockbearingwalls •Woodtrussroofsystem •Concreteplankfloor •Vaultsupport

Pinahs Bakery-Pewaukee,WI-40,175sq.ft. •Precastconcretebearingwalls •Trussgirderandjoistroofsystem •Tanksupport

Knight Manufacturing-Brodhead,WI-50,476sq.ft. •3Separatebuildingextensions •Metalbuildingsystem •Cranes:15TON-55ft.span 5TON-37ft.span 5TON-25ft.span 3TON-25ft.span 3TON-17ft.span •Existingbuildingmodificationfor

crane and snow drift.

White Pine Lumber-Romeoville,IL-32,100sq.ft. •Metalbuildingsystem •Precastconcretedryingkiln •Heavywarehousestorageload

Cross Roads Shopping Center - MenomoneeFalls,WI-8,900sq.ft. •Beamandjoistroofconstruction •Fitbetween2existingbuildings •2Wallsexisting •1WallbearingCMU •1Wallsteelandglass

J.W. Speakers-Germantown,WI-45,000sq.ft. •Trussgirderandjoistroofsystem •Reinforcedmasonrywalls

Michael’s Cooperage-Chicago,IL-60,000sq.ft. •Metalbuildingsystem •Enclosedshippingdock •Offices-CMU&precastconcreteplank

Ayres Chevrolet-Brodhead,WI-13,790sq.ft. •Metalbuildingsystem •Woodandsteelmezzanine •Servicearea,officesandshowroom

Northeast Corporate Center- Glendale,WI-28,000sq.ft.(2buildings) •Trussgirderandjoistroofsystem •Steelstudandbrickfascia •Bankwithvault-tenantmodification •Glasswalls

Sunrise Point -GreenLake,WI-12,700sq.ft.ParkingGarage •Precastconcreteplank •Precastinteriorbeamsandcolumns •Sitecastexteriorwalls

Metal Craft of Mayville-Mayville,WI-32,000sq.ft. •Metalbuildingsystem •10Toncrane-40’span •Steeljoist&standingseamroof •Deepconcretepit •Recessedtruckdock

Patrick Cudahy-Cudahy,WI-65,000sq.ft. •Precastconcrete–doubleTroofsystem •Precastcolumnsandbeams •2storybuilding •Coldstorage–foaminsulatedwalls

Beaulieu of America-Aiken,SC-240,000sq.ft. •Trussgirdersandjoistroofsystem •Precastconcrete–loadbearing

double T walls

Mayville Engineering Corp.- Mayville,WI-70,000sq.ft. •Trussgirderandjoistroofsystem •Precastconcreteloadbearingwalls •Suspendedmono-railcrane •Highbaybridgecranes




R e p a i r a n d R e t r o f i t

The following is a sampling of repaired/retrofitted buildings 4DD has designed.

Gilman Engineering-Janesville,WI 50,940sq.ft.retrofitroofsystems •Subframingsystemandametalbuilding’s

beam and purlin system, both with standingseampanel.Bothoverdifferenttypes and ages of existing buildings.

Alloway-Westgo,Fargo,ND •Analysisofexistingstructurefor

added monorail system. •Analysisoftwistedcolumn. •Changebuildingwindbracing

for additional door.

Bonnie Castle Resort-Alexandria,NY •Determinedloadcapacityof

existing structure. •Modificationsnecessarytomeet

current building code.

Plastronics Plus Inc.-EastTroy,WI •Metalroofwithsub-framinginstalled

overexistingbuilt-uproof.

Future Foam Inc.-Middleton,WI •Modifiedexistingstructuretosupport

snow drift caused by new structure being erected.

Mid-Way Supply-Zion,IL •Modifiedexistingbeamand15’O.C.

columnwalltoa60’clearspanwall.

Stelrema Corp.-Knox,IN •Checkedbuildingandcranesupports

for increase in crane capacity and recommended modifications.

Knaak Manufacturing-CrystalLake,IL •Beefedupexistingstructureforsnow

drifting caused by new adjacent building.

Delta Airlines, Inc.-Atlanta,GA 13,600sq.ft.retrofitroofsystem •Curaframingsystem. •Standingseamroofpanel.

Dover Air Force Base-Dover,Delaware11,700sq.ft.retrofitroofsystem •Curaframingsystem. •Standingseamroofpanel,

hip and valley roof.

Brandon Meats-Brandon,WI 2,400sq.ft.freezer •Removeoldandbuiltnew. •Reinforceandreplaceexisting

wood trusses.

Silgan Container-Waupun,WI •Removeandrelocatebuildingcolumns. •Minimumplantinterruption,noshoring.

Kerry Ingredients-Owen,WI •Addlargeprecastconcrete

equipmentmezzanine. •Removemainbuildingcolumns. •Coverexistingcourtyardwith

precast concrete roof. •Equipmentpits.

Speed Queen-Ripon,WI •Addequipmentfoundations

with access pits below. •250,500and1,000Tonpresses. •Electricalpanelmezzanine.




I n v e s t i g a t i o n

The following is a sampling of 4DD investigative work.

Issue: AbuildingcollapsednearRichmond,Virginiaundersnowload.

As the expert for the manufacturer we determined that the design was correct. The field investigation showed that the foundation was not properly installed. All parties agreed to the convening of a technical expert conference on the matter. The case was settled as a result of the conference report which set the blame on the foundation problem.

Issue: AbuildinginRichmond,Virginia,approximately10yearsold,hadsomeroof leaks and the owner wanted a new roof.

As the expert for the contractor we showed that the roof was only in need of a minor amount of repair. The judgment against our client was less than his last offer to settle.

Issue: AportionofabuildinginDutchHarbor,Alaskacollapsedundersnowload. The portion of the structure that collapsed was designed to carry a heavier load than the balance of the building that did not collapse.

Our field investigation of the site showed that the end of the building that collapsed was in the shadow of a high cliff that had been blasted into the side of a mountain. The drifting of the snow on the building caused by this condition had not been considered in the design. The weather reports for the island of Dutch Harbor showed that the wind direction would have caused drifting for about the week before the collapse. As a result of our report all parties agreed and there was no litigation.

Issue: TheendwallofabuildinglocatedinWillmar,Minnesotacollapsed from grain load.

Our field investigation uncovered that the grain had been stored to a height 4ft. higher than was specified. We prepared calculation that showed stress levels in the endwall columns were at 53% to 70% over allowable. Our report assisted in avoiding any litigation.




I n v e s t i g a t i o n

The following is a sampling of 4DD investigative work.

Issue: TheentireroofofagrandstandinasmalltownnearChicago,Illinois blew off the main frames of the stands. The roof system, nearly intact, wascarried200yardsandwrappedaroundanotherbuilding.

Site investigation did not reveal any other damage to other building’s at the fair grounds. The evaluation of the site condition and testing done at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee lead to the conclusion that an isolated tornado would be the only way such a incident could have happened. What makes this such an unusual conclusion is that it was in the middle of December, it was snowing, but there were reports of lightning and thunder in the area at the time the roof blew off. Suit by uninsured owner was settled.

Issue:AnexplosioninasteelfabricatingplantinLincoln,Nebraskasentplates ofsteelthrutheroof,openinglargeholes.Astheplatesre-enteredthebuilding, back thru the roof, smaller holes were also made.

We were hired to determine the extent of damage and what parts of the building needed to be replaced or repaired. Our report developed two methods of repair, patching the holes or replacing the roof. Because of the business interruption cost, the replacement of the roof option was selected. Roof was replaced without significant interruption to work.

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