Earth Structures

Rely on responsive, integrated geotechnical and civil engineering consulting services for your toughest challenges

Earth structures such as dams, levees, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, and deep excavation sites in urban settings comprise some of the more impressive feats of human engineering; yet, if poorly constructed or struck by natural disaster, these structures can cause extreme, costly damage — even tragic loss of life.

Earth structure assessments and construction projects require a high level of technical expertise, a comprehensive approach, and timely real-world insights, particularly when facing present or imminent damages or failures.

With backgrounds in geology, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, construction, and structural and mechanical engineering, to name a few, Exponent's multidisciplinary team provides the engineering services to meet your unique needs, including analysis before and during construction, emergency response, failure analysis, cost analysis, field investigations, on-site or remote geotechnical instrumentation monitoring, and more.

Capabilities

For Exponent's team, no project is too large or complex. We've worked on some of the most well-known, substantial earth structure challenges, including landslides and slope failures, dam and levee assessments, and deep excavation and urban construction projects.

In highway, commercial, and residential construction projects with mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls and reinforced soil slopes (RSS), complex evaluations and analyses are required to ensure safety and adequate performance. Exponent has extensive experience evaluating the performance of MSE walls and RSS with various types of reinforcement, including metallic reinforcement (e.g., welded wire mesh, steel strip, and bar mat) and various types of polymeric reinforcement (e.g., polyester or polyethylene geotextiles, geogrids, and geosynthetic strips).
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With expertise in over 90 disciplines and hundreds of capabilities, tools, and methodologies — we get to the root of even the most complex challenges and give you the objective answers you need.

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