About Firm:
Rathgeber/Goss Associates, PC provides structural engineering design and analysis services to the building industry. We provide the benefit of seven registered engineers totaling over 150 years of successive collective experience in the structural design of new buildings and the renovations, remodeling and additions to existing buildings.
Established in Maryland in 1991, a certified small business, we commit to the direct involvement of the firm’s Principals in all phases of the project from conceptual planning and structural system studies through the construction of the project. We believe this level of involvement ensures timely decision making during a project which is essential to maintaining schedules and budgets.
Our approach to evaluating an existing building for new loading conditions attempts to utilize the strength of the total in place work. We have found that there are often discrepancies between the "record drawing" on a building and the actual construction, often to the benefit of the structure. This is most often true with reinforced concrete buildings, which often possess higher concrete strengths than the minimum specified. By minimizing the amount of structural reinforcement work required on a rehabilitation project, a greater portion of the construction budget can be allocated to the architectural, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems. Part of the required work on a rehabilitation project may entail temporary shoring or bracing which must be detailed on the plans for an accurate bid. Our project experience includes the design of such temporary structural systems for Owner and contractors. Our understanding of construction sequencing and methods is essential for such design.