Frank Heger was a vanguard of the engineering industry, a visionary with his work, and a champion for public safety. From the late 1970s to 1982, the author witnessed the evolution of Frank’s most well-known work in geodesic spheres, “Spaceship Earth” at Disney’s Epcot Center.

Frank Heger was a vanguard of the engineering industry, a visionary with his work, and a champion for public safety. From the late 1970s to 1982, the author witnessed the evolution of Frank’s most well-known work in geodesic spheres, “Spaceship Earth” at Disney’s Epcot Center.

For these reasons, the City and County of San Francisco initiated a $156 million project, driven by the need for a seismic upgrade and incorporating complete replacement of building systems. Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) acted as the prime consultant for the project, as well as structural engineer of record and waterproofing consultant.

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Feb 19, 2025 · Design Guide 16 author Chris Hewitt and Alan Humphreys, both of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., will review best practices and run through an overview of the design guide starting February 27. Participants could earn up to 3.0 PDHs.

Dec 16, 2024 · During his tenure at UT Austin, Frank directed the Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory and the Maglev Guideway Research Center. A nationally recognized leader in structural mechanics, his own research largely focused on fatigue and fracture behavior.

Mar 1, 2013 · Although mostly known as a world-class designer and builder of innovative steel bridges when he founded his consulting engineering firm in 1892, it was not long before Frank Chittenden Osborn (Figure 1) greatly expanded his practice to include the design of a wide array of structures, not the least of them being large-scale sports facilities.

As Kevin LaMalva, P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Staff at Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger and Chair of the SEI Fire Protection Committee, explains, “Structural fire protection has not appreciably changed in a century, and there is little to no synergy between structural design and applied fire protection.

Dr. Frank Griggs, Jr. specializes in the restoration of historic bridges, having restored many 19th Century cast and wrought iron bridges. He is now an Independent Consulting Engineer. ([email protected])

Dr. Frank Griggs, Jr. specializes in the restoration of historic bridges, having restored many 19th Century cast and wrought iron bridges. He is now an Independent Consulting Engineer. ([email protected])