Alan H. Olpin
General Structural Engineering Experience
I have three years of experience in structural engineering design. This experience includes projects ranging in size from small tract homes to three story office buildings, strip malls, and 100,000+ square feet warehouses. I have design experience in all of the following types of construction, both new construction and remodel projects:
  • Wood (Standard Framed Construction)
  • Light Gage Steel Stud Framing
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  • Structural Steel
  • Masonry (CMU)
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  • Concrete (Cast-in-Place and Tilt-Up)
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    Structural Engineering Key Projects

    Church building for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
    		 Knighton and Crow, P.C.
    July 1998-June 1999
    Church Buildings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      I served as the project engineer on four church building for the LDS church, two located near Tooele, Utah, one near Layton, Utah, and one in Ogden, Utah. These projects consisted of one story wood framed buildings with one room for congregational meetings, a gynasium/basketball court, and many smaller offices and class rooms. All four buildings were designed for 1997 UBC seismic zone 3 and the one near Layton for 100 mph winds.
    Metropolitan Water District Office and Maintenance Buildings
      I served as the project engineer on the new office and maintenance buildings for the Salt Lake Metropolitan Water District in Draper, Utah. Both building are cast in place concrete with composite steel beam floors and wide-flange steel framed roofs. The office building is a two story building. The maintenance building has a two story office section and one story maintenance truck bays. Both buildings were designed for 1997 UBC seismic zone 4, essential facilities.
    J.M. Williams and Associates, Inc.
    July 1999-August 2001
    Heber Valley Railroad en route to Soldier Hollow and an Olympic Cross Country Skiing event.
    Pinehurst Plaza Office and Retail Buildings
      I served as the project engineer for the Pinehurst Plaza located on 800 North in Orem, Utah. This plaza (still under construction) consists of three two story office buildings with underground parking and one retail strip mall. The office buildings are steel post and beam construction with composite steel beam floor systems. The roofs are steel open web trusses. The retail building is a one story structure built of masonry walls along the back and side walls and steel post and beam / moment frame construction along the storefronts. The roof is open web steel trusses. There is a two story section of the retail building that is tentatively slated to be the future site of Hale Center Theater in Orem.
    Spyglas Court Condominiums
      This project is one example of several off-campus BYU student housing projects I worked on as project engineer. This is a three story, 18-unit building with underground parking. The building is standard wood framed construction supported on prestressed concrete T beams. This was a rush project that I began structural design on in February 2001 and was completed and ready for occupancy for the start of fall classes by the end of August 2001. I provided structural engineering services for the entire project except for the prestressed concrete T beams.
    Heber Valley Railroad Depot
      I worked as project engineer for the new railroad depot for the Heber Valley Railroad located in Heber City, Utah. This project was a one story wood framed building with full basement. I provided the structural engineering design for this entire project except for the heavy timber trusses located in the roof above half of the building. The Heber Valley Railroad played a role in the transportation logistics of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games held in Utah. It helped provide transportation to and from Soldier Hollow, the venue for all cross-country skiing events held during the Olympic games. This depot in Heber City provided a staging area for passengers to board the train en route to Soldier Hollow.
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    Contact Alan at: olpina@hotmail.com