Specializing in designing projects located in the high wind zones of the Texas Gulf Coast. Our experience includes mild reinforced concrete, post-tensioned concrete, timber, steel, and masonry structures.
Windstorm regulations are complex. We will engineer your new construction or alteration project to meet the design requirements of the code.
Land planning, zoning assistance, stormwater analysis and cost estimation for both commercial and residential clients.
Specializing in designing projects located in the high wind zones of the Texas Gulf Coast. Our experience includes mild reinforced concrete, post-tensioned concrete, timber, steel, and masonry structures.
Windstorm regulations are complex. We will engineer your new construction or alteration project to meet the design requirements of the code.
Land planning, zoning assistance, stormwater analysis and cost estimation for both commercial and residential clients.
We employ a full-time architecture staff. Our clients benefit from a one-stop shop from planning to design and on to construction.
Rohe Builders partnered with Lynn Engineering to build a beautiful custom home on the coast in Seadrift, Texas with a wall of large windows that produce beautiful panoramic…
The historic BayTex Hotel on West Sixth Street in Bay City, Texas, first opened in 1927 with 49 guest rooms and a first-floor restaurant, becoming the crown jewel…
The community of Port O’Connor, Texas, south of Victoria on West Matagorda Bay, has experienced growth in recent years. The vacuum or pneumatic sewer system installed in 2000 has been underperforming of late.
Rohe Builders partnered with Lynn Engineering to build a beautiful custom home on the coast in Seadrift, Texas with a wall of large windows that produce beautiful panoramic…
The historic BayTex Hotel on West Sixth Street in Bay City, Texas, first opened in 1927 with 49 guest rooms and a first-floor restaurant, becoming the crown jewel…
The community of Port O’Connor, Texas, south of Victoria on West Matagorda Bay, has experienced growth in recent years. The vacuum or pneumatic sewer system installed in 2000 has been underperforming of late.
When it comes to building resilient structures in the high wind zones of the Texas coast, the role of windstorm engineering is paramount. There are four main calculations—shear, overturn, uplift, and component and cladding pressures—that form the backbone of structural designs built to weather the storm.
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The additional hoops to jump through and increased costs associated with coastal construction can sometimes be surprising to those who are unfamiliar with coastal construction. It is safe to say that coastal construction is not merely just typical construction but on the coast. Our principal engineer provides answers to commonly asked questions about the differences between coastal and inland construction.
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The historic BayTex Hotel on West Sixth Street in Bay City, Texas, first opened in 1927 with 49 guest rooms and a first-floor restaurant, becoming the crown jewel of the city’s downtown area.
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Rohe Builders partnered with Lynn Engineering to build a beautiful custom home on the coast in Seadrift, Texas with a wall of large windows that produce beautiful panoramic
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KC Coastal Homes partnered with Lynn Engineering to design and build a massive custom home on a waterfront canal along the Texas Coast. This 5,208 sq. ft. two-story home on slab foundation features eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms, as well as a 465 sq. ft. garage, and nearly 1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor patio space.
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TideWater Properties, a custom homebuilder in Rockport, Texas worked with Lynn Engineering to design and build a beautiful waterfront home on the Texas Gulf Coast. This home was the first structure on the street, unobstructed from the water and the first line of defense protecting the other homes down the street.
This homesite is located right on the water in a high-risk build site in Exposure Category D— as defined by the ASCE 7 Design Manual – the highest exposure category allowed for construction. On the coast, engineers must design for uplift and lateral forces, as well as for gravity.
Sustained hurricane force winds above 60 mph can often cause significant damage to homes and structures of poor to average construction, including partial wall collapse and roofs being lifted. This is caused by the high velocity and low pressure of the storm as the stagnant air inside of the homes to tries and explode out of the structure.
Lynn Engineering’s design used the most up-to-date and cost-effective Strong-Tie hardware package to meet the load requirements of the project while keeping costs down. The engineering team ensured all connections and lateral resisting systems were properly detailed and clearly shown on construction documents.
During the design phase, it was imperative for Lynn Engineering to accurately classify the load requirements of the structure because of the exposure conditions. While the home was under construction, our inspectors were frequently on-site assisting TideWater Properties to ensure all construction was in compliance with the design drawings and all windows, doors, roof and siding were installed in accordance with TDI Product Evaluation tested assemblies.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017 as a Category 4 storm. This home engineered by Lynn Engineering and built by TideWater Properties less than one year earlier was on the front line of eye of the hurricane at landfall and weathered the storm – only suffering minor cosmetic damage while maintaining its structural integrity.
With winds in excess of 130 m.p.h. at the time of arrival, Hurricane Harvey produced storm surges in the area ranging from six to ten feet. Structures all around the home were devastated. During the storm, entire city blocks were destroyed by the hurricane’s violent winds and the gymnasium at Rockport-Fulton High School partially collapsed.
Harvey was the most significant tropical rainfall event in United States history, producing more than three feet of rainfall in areas of Southeast Texas over the course of five days. Still yet, this home on a very exposed piece of property remained safe and dry.