Top International Design Firm

For the first time in company history, GLA has ranked on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 225 International Design Firms list. GLA’s international work comprised nearly 20% of GLA’s revenue in 2023 with projects in Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Turkey, and of course, Peru, where we have a full-service office location. GLA’s successful application of an…

Effective-Stress Site Response Analysis Published

Seismic site response analysis is an analysis performed to evaluate the behavior of soil deposits and/or earthfill facilities such as landfills and dams when subjected to strong ground shaking.  The most advanced version of this analysis is called effective-stress site response analysis because it includes seismically-induced pore water pressure generation and dissipation.  Effective-stress analysis is…

ENR Top Design Firm

GLA jumped up the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms rankings to #245. GLA and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including  Clear Creek Associates, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Kunkel Engineering Group, Geo-Logic Perú, Summit Water Resources, and The MINES Group had our best year yet with a wide range of successful projects—especially, the highly effective…