Brett W. Brunner-Caple

Experience

Brett Brunner-Caple joined WJE in 2018 with five years of experience in structural analysis and assessment, steel and concrete design, and engineering and construction management. Before joining WJE, Mr. Brunner-Caple served five years as a United States Air Force Civil Engineer Officer. In his last two years, he worked as the F-35 Project Management Chief at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, overseeing design and construction projects for infrastructure needed to support a fleet of new F-35 aircraft. He also spent a summer in the Philippines serving as the construction team commander for a humanitarian mission to repair earthquake-damaged and aging schools.

Since joining WJE, Mr. Brunner-Caple has been involved with forensic investigations and building assessments that include evaluation and analysis of structural and building enclosure systems. His project experience also includes leakage investigations, condition assessments, construction administration services, litigation support, and repair design.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

 

Structural Analysis

• Port of San Antonio Hangars 1610 and 1612 Fire Protection Retrofit - TX: Analysis of existing hangars to determine ability to support new fire protection systems and design of a new fire pump house facility
• University of Arkansas Medical Sciences - Little Rock: Structural analysis of new loads and associated stresses on existing post-tensioned slab in parking garage

 

Failure/Damage Investigations

• La Petite Academy - San Antonio, TX: Evaluation and repair design for partially collapsed wood truss roof over childhood education center
• Port San Antonio Warehouse - TX: Analysis and shoring design for roof truss collapse over industrial warehouse
• Blue Skies of Texas - San Antonio: Structural evaluation and piezometer/inclinometer monitoring of differential foundation movement and structural distress in four-story, wood-framed structure
• Zurich House Fire - Odessa, TX: Structural evaluation and petrographical analysis of concrete slab in fire-damaged house to determine suitability of salvaging existing slab

 

Repair and Rehabilitation

• Merchants Ice House - San Antonio, TX: Restoration of 100-year-old mass masonry structure previously used to store ice; adaptation into Class A office space
• Haven for Hope - San Antonio, TX: Structural investigation of damage and deterioration of 100-year-old concrete facility to determine necessary repairs for building occupancy

 

Facade Assessment and Repair

• First Community Bank - Corpus Christi, TX: Assessment and repair design for stucco cladding detachment on twelve-story structure
• Vista Verde Plaza - San Antonio, TX: Repair design for brick facade with construction defects after detached brick fell from wall

 

Leakage Investigation

• Sandpiper Condominiums - Port Aransas, TX: ASTM water testing of existing and new windows and sliding glass doors
• First Community Bank - Corpus Christi, TX: Leakage investigation on existing windows

 

Construction Troubleshooting

• Lackland Air Force Base, Airmen Training Complex 5 - San Antonio, TX: Assessment and repair design for constructability issues regarding the placement of precast concrete wall panels
• Fort Sam Houston, Troop Readiness Facility - San Antonio, TX: Assessment and repair design for various constructability issues relating to fiber reinforced polymer strengthening of concrete slabs and installation of concrete anchors

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Civil Engineers
Society of American Military Engineers 

Registrations

Professional Engineer in AZ, FL, and TX
Texas Department of Insurance - Qualified Windstorm Inspector

Education

U.S. Air Force Academy
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 2013

University of Florida
Master of Science, Structural Engineering, 2014