HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
Shear Structural is an award-winning, women-owned structural engineering firm helping shape the built environment through thoughtful design and creative solutions. We do more than engineer buildings – we help bring bold ideas to life to positively impact our community.
Clients & Partners
Our Key Markets
Adaptive Reuse
Honoring the past. Engineering the future.Breathing new life into existing structures is one of our greatest strengths. We find creative structural solutions that preserve character while meeting modern code and performance standards.
Education
Building the spaces where the next generation learns, grows, and thrives.From K–12 modernizations to university research facilities, we bring structural precision to every classroom, gymnasium, and lecture hall.
Healthcare
Precision engineering for the spaces that save lives.From operating rooms to medical office buildings, healthcare environments demand exactness. Our team delivers structural solutions that support complex systems and critical care.
Civic
Stronger communities start with stronger structures.We partner with cities, counties, and public agencies to deliver fire stations, city halls, cultural centers, and civic infrastructure built to last.
Portfolio
Highlighted Expertise
WESTSIDE PAPER
245,200-square-foot renovation
Atlanta, GA
NAVAL YARDS
1906 structure transformed into residential/commercial hub
Charleston, SC
JH HOUSE ELEMENTARY
110,000 sq ft “Mid-Century Modern” elementary school
Rockdale, GA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
68,000 sq ft West Campus Dining, Learning, & Wellness Center
Athens, GA
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY
45,000 sq ft Cousins Center for Science & Innovation
Atlanta, GA
GEORGIA TECH
Pathway of Progress: Celebrating Georgia Tech Women
Atlanta, GA
GRADY HOSPITAL
96,000 sq ft, 1960s-era Ponce De Leon Center Renovation
Atlanta, GA
GRADY SOUTH
20,000 sq ft Freestanding Emergency Department
Union City, GA
GA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
850,000 sq ft multi-building state prison
Davisboro, GA
ROCKDALE COUNTY
77,000 sq ft Judicial & Administration Complex
Conyers, GA
We’re proud to be Atlanta’s only women-owned structural engineering firm.
Shear Structural is a certified FBE (Female Business Enterprise), SBE (Small Business Enterprise), and WBE (Women Business Enterprise). We are licensed to perform Structural Engineering in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia
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