Justin D. Barden

Experience

Justin Barden has experience in the assessment, investigation, structural analysis, and repair of existing buildings and structures. His work encompasses wood, concrete, and steel structural systems and includes condition assessments, structural damage and failure evaluations, preparation of construction documents, and construction period services. He has experience evaluating wood-framed and historic timber structures, investigating structural distress and failures, and developing repair and reinforcement designs.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Wood Structures

• University of Michigan, Hoover Building - Ann Arbor: Assessment, structural analysis, and repair design of historic wood trusses
• Ludington State Park - Ludington, MI: Assessment and repair design of historic timber beach house and log trail shelters
• Sullivan Grandstand - Grand Rapids, MI: Structural assessment, analysis, and repair and reinforcement design
• Alcorn State University, Oakland Memorial Chapel - Lorman, MS: Structural assessment, including sampling and resistance drilling, and repair design of the timber bell tower as part of this National Historic Landmark
• Christ the King Catholic Church - Tampa, FL: Structural assessment and analysis of split curved glulam beams
• The Salvation Army - Bay City, MI: Investigation, structural analysis, and construction observation of wood bowstring trusses
• Taylor Creek Stables - Davison, MI: Assessment and repair design of laterally buckled metal-plate-connected wood trusses
• Old Dominion Freight Line - Buffalo, NY: Investigation and analysis of wood trusses with split ring connections

 

Concrete Structures

• NOW Parking Structure - Birmingham, MI: Condition assessment of parking structure, development of emergency facade stabilization, design of new cable barrier system and concrete repairs, and construction observation of two-way reinforced concrete structure
• Henry Ford Health System - Detroit, MI: Condition assessment and development of repair and maintenance plans for two-way reinforced, waffled slab, and post-tensioned concrete structures
• Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn, MI: Evaluation of prestressed, double-tee beam structure with corrosion-related distress
• General Motors, Warren Technical Center - Warren, MI: Assessment, design of repairs, and construction observation of pre-stressed, double-tee beam parking structures with connection failures
• Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI: Assessment of cast-in-place concrete utility tunnel
• Canterbury Apartments - Columbus, OH: Assessment of cantilever concrete balconies

 

Failure Investigation

• Lee Middle and High School - Wyoming, MI: Investigation of partial building collapse and development of structural framing demolition documents
• Multistory Retirement Community - Indianapolis, IN: Investigation of excessive deflection and metal connector plate failures of metal-plate-connected wood floor trusses
• Residential Building - Midwest: Investigation of wood-framed balcony failure
• Multiple Buildings - Midwest: Failure and damage investigation of tornado-damaged buildings

 

Peer Review

• Factory Yards - Grand Rapids, MI: Timber grading and structural analysis of beams and columns as part of a limited peer review for adaptive reuse project
• Historic Church - Cleveland, OH: Structural peer review of repairs to fire-damaged trusses

 

Facade Assessment

• Historic School Buildings - Detroit, MI: Structural and facade assessments of multiple vacant historic school buildings
• Cadillac Place - Detroit, MI: Facade ordinance assessment of limestone cladding
• Book Depository - Detroit, MI: Facade assessment of vacant historic building and rehabilitation construction observation

Professional Affiliations

International Concrete Repair Institute - Greater Michigan Chapter

Registrations

FAA-Licensed Remote Pilot
Professional Engineer in IN, MI, OH, and TN

Education

University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 2018
Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 2019