Slope Retention Expert Witnesses
Slope retention expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on slope retention. The slope retention expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Construction Defects and Construction Engineering.
David B Helfant, PhD, ICC, Assoc.AIA,M.ASCE
Construction Mgmt, Defects and Safety Expert
Site and Structural Evaluation, Construction Defect and Safety Issues
berkeley, California
Construction Engineering, Construction Defects
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Construction quality control, safety, defect, contract documents, construction methods, construction materials, site safety, shoring of structures, slope retention, labor skill level
After completing a POSTDOC in Architectural Engineering at UC Berkeley, I worked for the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development analyzing Native American housing. My findings revealed significant structural defects and lack of habitabilty and inspired me to work with two structural engineers to develop construction methods to reinforce woodframe buildings. I and my colleagues started an engineering construction company that specialized in earthquake reinforcing. In 1989, I completed a book that summarized the important procedures to strengthen buildings particularly in areas prone to earthquakes. Within six months after completing my book, we experienced the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
During the forty years I managed construction at the federal, state,and local levels, we focussed on quality control and construction safety. Our efforts were rewarded with no construction accidents or failures. In 1997, we completed the restoration of the Cache Creek Settling Basin for the Fed...
