Expert No. 341031 – Engineering Expert – AK / CO / IL / IN / KY / LA / ME / MI / MN / MS / MO / ND / OK / PA / TN / WV / WI
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. – Over 35 years experience in Geotechnical and Pavement Engineering, performing and supervising subsurface investigations as well as field and laboratory testing in soils and rocks. Soil engineering projects involve earthwork including site development and foundation investigations, slope stability, retaining wall systems, soil stabilization and foundation repair, performance of pavements and subgrade conditions, soil compaction and its associated properties, seepage and impoundment failures, subsidence / settlement damage, ground movement, soil-structure interaction, as well as other soil mechanics and foundation problems. Forensic and engineering projects in rock include stability and support of underground working in salt, coal, and hard rock; grouting; rock excavation behavior and difficulty; subsidence engineering; and seepage in rock. Educator, multiple articles and publications, and registered Professional Engineer in multiple states. Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering. More than 25 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Failure Analysis | Highway Design | Soils |
| Forensic Engineering | Railroads | Soils Engineering |
| Geotechnical Engineering | Slopes |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- numerous Geotechnical / Civil Engineering subjects
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- forensic engineering
- analysis of groundwater seepage
- investigation of earth and concrete dam failures
- rock hardness evaluation
- evaluation of pavement failures
- evaluation of mine backfilling conditions
- geotechnical research engineer
- foundation feasibility studies and designs for various types of structures
- foundation evaluation and design over shallow abandoned coal workings
- field feasibility study and inspection of caissons for high-rise building
- analysis of ground conditions and construction difficulties for deep foundation projects
- slope stability and stabilization
- project engineer
- soils engineer
- research experience
- design and implementation of abatement of procedures against hazards from subsidences
- development of advanced reconstruction procedures for subsidence-damaged homes
- evaluation of geophysical data for assessment of geologic and geotechnical site conditions
Licenses & Certifications:
| Registered Professional Engineer with The National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Civil Engineering | University of Illinois | |
| M.S. | Civil (Soil and Mechanics and Foundations) Engineering | Rutgers University | |
| B.S. | Civil Engineering | University of Dayton |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- American Society of Civil Engineers [ASCE]
- Society of Mining Engineers [SME]
- American Society for Testing and Materials [ASTM]
Awards & Honors:
| Central Illinois Civil Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Engineering Open House Award for Development of a Foundation Retrofit Methodology |
| Engineering open house aware for repair methodology |
| Civil Engineering Project of Year - 2nd Place |
Other Career Highlights:
| Countless professional articles, papers, and reports |
