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Thomas E. Nehil, P.E.


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Principal Emeritus

EXPERIENCE
  • Nehil · Sivak, P.C., Kalamazoo, Michigan 1991 – Present
  • Carl Walker Engineers, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan 1984 – 1991
  • Walker Parking Consultants, Kalamazoo, Michigan 1980 – 1984
  • Bechtel Power Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1978 – 1980

Mr. Nehil is Principal Emeritus and Co-Founder of Nehil•Sivak, P.C. . He specializes in the evaluation and renovation of existing facilities in wood, masonry, steel and concrete, addressing the structural frame as well as the building envelope. He .  He is a member of the American Concrete Institute’s Committee on Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Buildings.  

Prior to founding Nehil•Sivak, Mr. Nehil was Vice-President of Carl Walker Engineers. He acted as Principal-In-Charge of Production for the Kalamazoo Office of that firm, and Manager of the Evaluation and Restoration Group. With WALKER Parking Consultants he served as structural engineer and project manager for new design and restoration of parking facilities across the eastern United States.

REGISTRATIONS
  • Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • American Concrete Institute
    • Committee Member ACI 437 – Strength Evaluation of Existing Structures
  • American Wood Council
  • Association for Preservation Technology
  • Michigan Barn Preservation Network
  • Michigan Historic Preservation Network
  • Timber Framers Guild
  • Timber Frame Engineering Council
EDUCATION
  • B.S. Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
    University of Michigan, 1978
PUBLICATIONS
  • “Guide to Structural Evaluation of Existing Timber Structures” TFEC 3, Timber Frame Engineering Council, January 2019 (Principal Author)
  • “Determining Design Stresses from Strength Values,”
    Timber Framing, March 2018
  • “Basic Design Issues in Timber Frame Engineering,”
    Timber Framing, December 2007, March 2008
  • “Strength Evaluation by Load Testing,”
    Concrete International, March 2007
  • “Test Load Magnitude and Acceptance Criteria for Strength Evaluation by Means of Load Testing: Current Recommendations of American Concrete Institute Committee 437 – Strength Evaluation,” Proceedings, 2nd fib Congress, Naples, Italy, June 2006

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