GABRIEL D. BROUSSARD, E.I.
Engineering Intern
EDUCATION:
Louisiana State University, BS Civil Engineering
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:
Registered Engineer Intern, Louisiana (#28791)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of Steel Construction
GRADUATE STUDIES:
Mr. Broussard is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University with an emphasis in structural engineering. His current graduate work focuses on the structural behavior of irregular concrete shear walls. He is currently working with Dr. Ayman Okeil to perform finite element analysis on irregular concrete shear walls to access the effect of irregular geometry on both the structural element and the foundation reaction.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Broussard has garnered a significant amount of experience in structural engineering. As an undergraduate, Mr. Broussard first worked extensively with ABMB Engineers, Inc. on various structural projects. At ABMB Engineers, Mr. Broussard was introduced to many fundamental aspects of structural engineering. He gained early experience amending construction documents, making construction site visits and reviewing shop drawings. He also performed analysis on bridge hydraulics for a number of bridge projects. After a short time, he became involved in structural design for numerous projects, including concrete substructure design of the Plank Road Relocation Bridge in Baton Rouge, LA. He also worked extensively on the Florida Avenue Bridge Project in New Orleans, LA, performing complete design of the prestressed concrete superstructure, as well as assisting in the design of the bolted splices for the steel superstructure portion of the project.
Mr. Broussard then moved on to Fox-Nesbit Engineering, LLC. and began to primarily focus on the structural design of buildings. At Fox-Nesbit Engineering, Mr. Broussard is involved in the design and construction administration of buildings. More specifically, he has experience in structural steel design, concrete foundation design, lateral load analysis, structural detailing, preparation of construction documents, and general construction administration. He is well-versed in general finite element analysis in RAM Advanse, as well as structural modeling of steel-framed buildings in RAM Structural System.
At Fox-Nesbit Engineering, Mr. Broussard has been involved in a wide-variety of structural projects. Mr. Broussard was heavily involved in the renovation and addition of the LSU Union Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA, in which he performed structural design of steel and concrete floor systems, analysis of the lateral force resisting system, and structural detailing. He was also largely involved in the design of the Four Doctors Primary Care Facility in Denham Springs, LA, a mixed light gage and structural steel building. Mr. Broussard performed a complete design of the structural steel elements and the concrete foundation system, also assisting in the design of the light gage steel. He produced the construction documents for the project, including all necessary structural detailing. Mr. Broussard also worked at length on the Dunham Field House in Baton Rouge, LA, composed of a mixed structural system including structural steel, masonry load-bearing walls, pre-engineered wood trusses, and load-bearing wood walls. Mr. Broussard aided in the structural design and detailing for this project. His work involved the analysis of the lateral force resisting system and the design of the concrete foundation, which included drilled caissons.
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