Heavy Girder Connection, Design Defect

In 2024, GES Tech Group was retained to investigate installation issues related to catwalk connections for heavily loaded W24x229 beams spanning 36 feet on an industrial catwalk structure.  A due diligence review indicated that the overall connection design was likely defective.   This finding rendered the original scope of GES involvement moot.

Under a revised scope-of-services, GES Tech Group conducted an extensive investigation that resulted in the installation of a corbel support designed by others that corrected the original design defect.