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| name = Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. |
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| logo = [[Image:WJE_Logo.gif]] |
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| type = [[Architecture|Architecture]], [[Structural Engineering|Structural Engineering]], [[Materials Science|Materials Science]] |
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| foundation = 1956 |
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| founder = Jack R. Janney |
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| location_city = [[Northbrook, Illinois]] |
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| location_country = [[USA]] |
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| locations = 500 employees in 19 locations throughout the United States |
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| area_served = [[USA]] and [[Canada]] |
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| key_people = William J. Nugent, President & Senior Principal; Gary J. Klein, Executive Vice President & Senior Principal |
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| slogan = Solutions for the Built World |
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| homepage = [http://www.wje.com/ www.wje.com] |
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'''Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.''' (WJE) is a firm of [[architects|architects]], [[structural engineers|structural engineers]], and [[materials scientists|materials scientists]] that specializes in the investigation, analysis, testing, and design of repairs for historic and contemporary buildings and structures.<br><br>Since 1956, WJE has provided problem solving services for thousands of structural systems. Headquartered in [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook, Illinois]], WJE has over 500 professionals in nineteen offices across the United States. WJE personnel are specialized in architectural, structural, and civil engineering, materials conservation, chemistry and petrography, as well as testing and instrumentation services. |
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==History== |
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Following the postwar era in 1956, President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight D. Eisenhower]] enacted the [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956]] which authorized the construction of over 40,000 miles of roads for the interstate highway system. That same year, a young engineer named Jack Janney was working with the Portland Cement Association (PCA).<br><br>Recognized by the [[Illinois State Toll Highway Authority|Illinois State Toll Highway Authority]] for his knowledge of prestressed concrete, Janney was offered a consulting position for a new construction project utilizing full scale load testing and quality control services. Shortly thereafter, Janney established his own company, Janney and Associates.<br><br>During this time, Janney sought assistance from his former PCA colleague, Dick Elstner and from his neighbor, an engineer named Jack Wiss. In 1961, the three engineers formed a partnership and officially renamed the company Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.<br><br>Eventually the partners moved to a new site in Northbrook, Illnois, that featured a 10,000 square foot structural testing facility. Shortly thereafter, the National Academy of Sciences retained WJE to conduct full-scale load tests at the site of the [[1964 New York World's Fair|1964 New York World's Fair]]. |
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