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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>Headquartered in [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook, Illinois]], WJE has over 500 professionals in nineteen offices across the United States. WJE personnel specialize in architectural, structural, civil engineering, materials conservation, chemistry and petrography, and testing and instrumentation. |
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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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