Bolton & Associates http://boltonaa.com Civil engineers, land planners, land surveyors Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:30:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Earthquake Damage and Your Home or Investment Property http://boltonaa.com/2011/09/15/earthquake-damage-and-your-home-or-investment-property/ http://boltonaa.com/2011/09/15/earthquake-damage-and-your-home-or-investment-property/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:32:22 +0000 Bolton Assoc Admin http://boltonaa.com/?p=146 The below is the majority of a press release issued by Bolton & Associates, following the earthquake that hit the east coast in mid-August, 2011. It was re-published by Southern Maryland News Net.

With the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit our area Aug. 23, a Charles County professional engineer who specializes in inspections says any damage caused by the moderate temblor might not be obvious.

“I would look for any obvious failures, like cracks or settling in the basement walls or foundation of a building,” said R. Gore Bolton, chief executive officer (CEO) of Bolton & Associates. “Unlike beauty, structural failure is more than skin deep.”

“In addition, checking for any broken utilities either within or connected to a building, like water, gas and electric, are also important to identify,” Bolton said. “Any trouble here is an obvious danger in the short term, but it also indicates a lot of movement that could result in future failures. It’s important to have any problem you might suspect in a building of yours be inspected by a qualified engineer.”

Areas to Check

Generally speaking …

  • Are all heavy objects below 5 feet; all shelves below 7 feet, 6 inches?
  • Are furniture and equipment that could tip and block an exit properly anchored?
  • Are stored materials stacked securely to prevent tipping, scattering, tripping?

In offices:

  • Are heavy workbenches anchored?
  • Are shelf units bolted to wall/floor/desk; not ceiling high; books not restrained?
  • Are computers and copying equipment held firmly in place?

In industrial environments:

  • Are wheels on large copy/blueprint machines properly blocked?
  • Are machine shop fixed equipment/electronic racks anchored?
  • Are air conditioners properly secured; cable trays braced at intervals of 10 feet or less?

Helpful Links

FEMA: What to do after an earthquake

Red Cross (Greater NY): Earthquake Safety & Preparedness Checklist

USGS: Earthquake Facts & Fantasy

Univ. of Washington: Sample Post-Earthquake Checklist (.PDF download)

FEMA/SAC Steel Project: Post-Earthquake Checklist (.PDF download)

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Dale Wickline
Managing Partner
Shelwick, LLC

]]> http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/dale-wickline-shelwick-llc/feed/ 0 Kevin Snoke, Ingerman Construction http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/kevin-snoke-ingerman-construction/ http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/kevin-snoke-ingerman-construction/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:46:10 +0000 Bolton Assoc Admin http://boltonaa.com/?p=117 “I want to personally thank you for the effort put forth at the Walldorf [Astor] project. The cooperation and adherence to tight timeliness has afforded us the ability to obtain a certificate of occupancy for this project. This has a great impact on the financial impact of this project for the Ingerman Group.”

Kevin M. Snoke, P.E.
Director of Operations
Ingerman Construction Company

]]> http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/kevin-snoke-ingerman-construction/feed/ 0 Thomas Allhoff, KB Home http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/thomas-allhoff-kb-home/ http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/thomas-allhoff-kb-home/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:43:08 +0000 Bolton Assoc Admin http://boltonaa.com/?p=115 “In southern Maryland, you really need a firm who knows the county staff and elected officials, and a firm who is well respected by those staff and officials. Bolton has that reputation. On a professional note, I have never needed any type of engineering discipline that Bolton did not have in-house or ready access to. So for me they are one-stop shopping at a very high competency level.”

Thomas Alhoff
Director of Operations, Mid-Atlantic Division
KB Home

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Benjamin Maldonado
Cerebus, LLC

]]> http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/benhamin-maldonado-cerebus/feed/ 0 David Hrada, Somerset Development Company http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/david-hrada-somerset-development/ http://boltonaa.com/2011/08/30/david-hrada-somerset-development/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:02:09 +0000 Bolton Assoc Admin http://boltonaa.com/?p=110 “Bolton & Associates constantly delivers excellent services on time with accuracy. In order to deliver world-class projects, you need passionate partners. Bolton shares our drive to create incredible communities. Execution is everything in today’s market, and Bolton & Associates delivers.”

David N. Hrada
President
Somerset Development Company

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