Nicholas Wentink

Experience

Nicholas Wentink joined WJE in 2024 with more than ten years of experience in structural engineering and design. He leverages his practical knowledge of design and experience resolving construction deviations to creatively solve complex and unique structural conditions.

Prior to WJE, Mr. Wentink worked with many structural systems and materials, including concrete, post-tensioned concrete, masonry, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and wood. He has provided a range of services, from damage and feasibility studies to repair design and construction administration. Mr. Wentink has provided consulting and design services for numerous building types, including government/municipal, industrial, higher education, K–12, commercial, water/wastewater, healthcare, adaptive reuse, and storm shelters.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Design

• Texas Tech Health Sciences Center - El Paso, TX: Structural engineering peer review
• Community Church - North Richland Hills, TX: Repair and rehabilitation for concrete walls and slab replacement

 

Concrete Structures

• Dallas County North Government Center - TX: Feasibility studies for photovoltaic panel and canopy installations on an office building and parking garage
• Multistory Office Building - Dallas, TX: Structural assessment of distress and relative movement of slab-on-grade floor system
• Distribution Center - Denton, TX: Investigation and repair of tilt-wall concrete panel distress
• Custom Single-Family Home - Grapevine, TX: Investigation of rubble masonry and cast-in-place retaining walls, analysis of distress mechanisms, and recommendations for stabilization/repair
• Mexia State Supported Living Center - TX: Assessment and materials testing of distressed precast channel plank floor system and development of repair options
• Multifamily Parking Garage - Fort Worth, TX: Investigation and repair of precast parking garage
• Children’s Health Plano - TX: Parking garage assessment and construction phase services

 

Steel Structures

• Two-Story Professional Organization Office Building - Irving, TX: Post-warranty condition assessment of steel composite structure to evaluate architectural finish distress
• Marquee Sign - Dallas, TX: Structural evaluation of detached steel-framed sign, including anchorage assessment and recommendations for stabilization
• Multistory Office Building - Irving, TX: Prepurchase corrosion investigation of crawlspace and recommendations for remediation
• Dyess Air Force Base - Abilene, TX: Corrosion investigation and condition analysis

 

Wood Structures

• Custom Single-Family Home - Grapevine, TX: Investigation and reinforcement of floor system for reduced vibration and imposed vehicular loading
• Covered Bridge - Athens, TX: Investigation of structural damage to wood canopy and framing following vehicle impact

 

Failure/Damage Investigations

• Apartment Complexes - St. Louis, MO: Investigation of tornado damage for two six-story apartment complexes
• Commercial Curtain Wall Glazing System - Frisco, TX: Investigation of curtain wall glazing system failure following storm event
• Storage Facility - Fort Worth, TX: Evaluation of modular block retaining wall collapse
• Custom Single-Family Home - Frisco, TX: Investigation of reported movement in a split-level lifted slab-over-void foundation

Historic Preservation

• Memorial Auditorium - Wichita Falls, TX: Structural investigation and load rating of historic steel-framed rigging platform for new theatrical rigging loads

Professional Affiliations

International Concrete Repair Institute, North Texas chapter board member
National Storm Shelter Association Accredited Professional
Structural Engineers Association of Texas, Dallas chapter board member

Registrations

Professional Engineer in MO and TX

Education

Purdue University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 2013

Texas A&M University
Master of Engineering, Structural Engineering, 2014