Education:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering │ University of Missouri – Columbia
Master of Science in Civil Engineering │ University of Missouri – Columbia

Experience:

Brent is experienced in the structural design of projects ranging from large commercial developments to new, state-of-the-art school facilities. He has utilized various types of building materials including structural steel, light gage steel, concrete masonry, reinforced, tilt-up and precast concrete, steel bar joist and joist girders, shallow and deep foundations, timber construction, and composite steel framing. Brent specializes in hardened facility design and preliminary studies as they relate to site placement and constructability. He has worked with numerous owners and agencies in developing projects to protect occupants during extreme weather events. He is educated on FEMA-361 and ICC-500 as they relate to the design of safe rooms.

Brent has successfully designed and managed structural engineering projects in the following sectors: education, healthcare, government, industrial, commercial, and power transmission and distribution. He is capable of performing all project duties including design concept preparation, structural design, cost estimating, preparation of contract documents, construction administration, and structural evaluations.

Affiliations and Honors:

• American Concrete Institute Member
• Board Member – ACI Missouri Chapter (2008-2011)
• Greater Ozarks Leadership Development Graduate (2012)
• 20 Under 30 Honoree (2010)
• 2015 Springfield Contractors Association Project Team of the Year Member – Sherwood Elementary

Publications:

• Davis, B.M. (2012). “Designing School Safe Rooms,” Ascent Magazine, Chicago, IL (co-author)
• Davis, B.M. (2006). Evaluation of Prestress Losses in an Innovative Prestressed Precast Pavement System. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Columbia, University of Columbia – Missouri.
• Davis, B.M. (2006). Precast Prestressed Panels for Rapid Full-Depth Pavement Repairs. ASCE Structures Congress, St. Louis, MO.  American Society of Civil Engineers.  (co-author)

 

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