Structural Engineering

Johnson, Laschober & Associates (JLA) is a full service architecture and engineering firm with over 40 years experience in engineering, architecture, design and consulting for clients in Augusta, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina and beyond.

JLA’s structural engineers have provided design services for commercial, recreational, institutional, educational, religious, industrial and healthcare facilities across Georgia and South Carolina. JLA offers structural design for new and existing facilities, historic structures, and adaptive reuse. Our engineers have specialized experience in deep and shallow foundations, soil retaining systems, and dynamic analysis and design.

JLA New Project Design

JLA is committed to providing our quality experience in new design structures and developments to clients in the Augusta and Charleston area. Our professional structural engineers have expertise in multiple areas that include:

• Single- and multi-story structures (steel, cast-in-place concrete, pre-stressed concrete, masonry, and timber)
• Roofing survey, investigation and evaluation
• Seismic analysis of new and existing structures
• Parking Garages
• Commercial, institutional, religious and educational facilities
• Industrial process tower superstructure/foundation design
• Bridge crane/jib crane/monorails
• Blast-resistant structures
• Equipment supports/foundations for static and dynamic loads

JLA Emergency & Forensic Engineering

JLA hosts top structural engineers who are able to work with emergency and forensic engineering for structural issues. Our professional structural engineers have expertise in multiple areas that include:

• Structural forensics for blast, fire, water, vibration impact or corrosive damaged structures
• Analysis and remedial design for foundation damage and subsidence
• Analysis and remedial design for damaged steel and concrete structures
• Emergency analysis, design and retrofit supervision for impending structural issues.

Retrofit/Operational Improvements

JLA is committed to providing our quality experience in retrofit and operational improvements to clients in the Augusta and Charleston area. Our professional structural engineers have expertise in multiple areas that include:

• Historic building stabilization and restoration
• Façade restoration or enhancements
• Soil engineering (geotechnical) analysis and design
• Corrosion studies
• Structural strengthening
• Liquid and earth retaining structures
• Design of monorails, jib cranes and bridge cranes
• Relocated equipment supports
• Existing building analysis
• Vibration analysis