Parking Structure Projects

Earth Systems Pacific’s certified technicians and inspectors are providing construction monitoring, and testing and inspection services for the Poly Canyon Village project. Encompassing approximately 30 acres, the development will provide approximately 2,677 beds in an apartment-style student community.  Two parking structures are planned. The parking structures will be four stories of cast-in-place concrete construction, with approximately 950 parking spaces each.  Our services include grading observation, field density testing of soil, foundation excavation observation, testing and observation of asphalt concrete pavement, concrete sampling and testing, sampling and testing of reinforcing steel, torque testing, proof load/pull testing, special inspection of reinforced and post-tension concrete, masonry sampling and testing, special inspection of masonry construction, special inspection of shop and field welding, and special inspection of high strength bolting and shear studs. 

Two five-story parking structures were included in the expansion of the Chumash Indian Casino. The first five-story parking structure provides 1,000 parking spaces.  It is supported on a drilled, cast-in-place caisson foundation system, with a precast/prestressed concrete superstructure.  The second five-story parking structure encompasses 500 parking spaces and utilizes a conventional continuous and spread footing foundation system, with a post-tensioned ductile moment frame concrete superstructure.  Earth Systems Pacific provided all geotechnical engineering services, materials testing and special inspection services for the project. 

The Marsh Street Parking Structure spans a city block and has four levels.  It is of post-tensioned concrete construction with suspended slabs and is founded on drilled cast-in-place caissons.  For this structure, our personnel performed geotechnical engineering investigations and provided testing and inspection of soil, concrete, steel, and masonry.

The three-level parking structure is adjacent to the San Clemente Student Housing on the Santa Barbara campus of the University of California.  The structure is of post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete construction utilizing concrete shear walls.  The three levels are above the ground level slab-on-grade.  Attached to the east side of the structure is the central plant, a single-story building of masonry construction, used for electrical/mechanical and maintenance operations.  Two exterior ramps are included.  Earth Systems Pacific performed a subsurface exploration, laboratory analysis of soil samples, geotechnical engineering and geologic analysis, and development of recommendations for foundations, grading and sitework, pavement and flatwork, AC pavement sections, shoring, and drainage around improvements.  We also provided recommendations for construction observation and testing. 

Our firm provided geotechnical services related to the two City parking structures in San Luis Obispo. The Palm Street Parking Structure, a five-level structure, involved the excavation and preservation of cultural artifacts as part of the construction. The structure is supported by a caisson foundation system that bears in the basement rock underlying the site, and is of cast-in-place concrete construction with suspended concrete decks at each level. The lower level is subterranean. The Marsh Street Parking Structure spans a city block and has four levels. It is of post-tensioned concrete construction with suspended slabs and is founded on drilled cast-in-place caisions. For both structures, our firm performed geotechnical engineering investigations and provided testing and inspection of soil, concrete, steel, and masonry.

With four levels and a maximum total height of 47 feet, this major downtown development offers 188 parking spaces and 10,700 square feet of retail space on the ground floor level. The concrete structure is supported on a prestressed driven pile and grade beam foundation. The columns and walls are constructed of conventionally reinforced concrete with prestressed concrete suspended slabs and beams. For this project, our firm performed the initial geotechnical investigation and the environmental preliminary site assessment. During construction, we provided observation and testing of engineering fills and pile driving inspection.