W LOUW AND ASSOCIATES CC is an engineering firm who assists clients to solve, repair, and avoid problems in the built environment. We concentrate particularly on the technology of corrosion of the reinforcing in concrete structures and steel structures as well as solving water ingress problems into buildings. We further specialize in assessing the condition of structures, prioritizing repairs on elements in the structure as well as prioritizing repairs to structures as a whole. All assessments based on international recognized specialist literature and norms. The practice specializes in all aspects of materials engineering and in the rehabilitation of industrial, commercial structures and industrial plants. Our expertise includes analyzing the structural integrity of structures. Further we provide a draughting service for Structural and Architectural drawings. We further conduct design and detailing of new concrete, steel and masonry structures. Concrete, steel, masonry or timber, WLA will have all the relevant design or remedial expertise. WLA engineers have experience performing a wide range of construction engineering services for buildings and other structures.
Our professionals have significant experience assessing the strength, durability, and behaviour of materials, including concrete and steel. WLA applies hands-on diagnostic studies using the latest technologies to investigate distress and deterioration and evaluate their effects on structural performance. Evaluating current structural integrity of structural elements, forecasting future integrity of elements and through statistical and analytical models, we derive conclusions to the risks and when intervention will be required. WLA professionals are skilled at preparing clear and effective repair and rehabilitation designs (from patch repairs to crack injections) based on a sound understanding of the client’s budgetary and schedule restraints as well as the project’s technical challenges. WLA professionals deliver practical repair and rehabilitation services based on the Client’s expectations or requirements that maximize the structure’s useful life while minimizing overall costs.