CAPABILITY | CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Structural & Geotechnical Design Support

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Improve structural integrity and stability with experienced multidisciplinary design support

To achieve safety, durability, and longevity, buildings and structures need to withstand a range of forces — from earthquakes and hurricanes to the ravages of time. Exponent's multidisciplinary design support teams help clients address complex structural health and design challenges and develop effective strategies to mitigate environmental impacts and degradation.

Exponent's multidisciplinary design support teams assess structural health and offer design improvements

Durable and safe structural design combines engineering and scientific disciplines — from physics to materials science to geology. Exponent evaluates site and surrounding geography, building materials, and potential structural forces and loads to assess design integrity, offering evidence-based insights for remediation.

Exponent supports clients with a variety of performance-based structural design capabilities to help them assess and improve structural strength. With our structural health monitoring services, clients can proactively address structural safety issues and avoid costly damage. Our seismic protective systems and wind engineering consulting services provide quantitative methodologies and data for designing sturdier buildings and structures that are more resistant to wind and earthquakes.

Capabilities

Exponent's civil engineering team provides expert structural design and monitoring support to help clients overcome a range of design and engineering challenges.

Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled

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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Structural & Geotechnical Quantitative Risk Assessment

Innovative, quantitative risk assessments to support climate-change planning that helps protect buildings, infrastructure, and other valuable assets.

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Design & Construction Defects

Rigorous design and construction defect assessments, including building components and standard-of-care evaluations.

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Testing & Analysis of Construction & Building Materials

Cutting-edge technical construction engineering and materials testing.

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Construction Accidents

Accident investigation informed by 50+ years of failure analysis, including falls, equipment-related incidents, impacts and collapses.

Exponent engineers consult on large scale construction projects.

Specialty Structures

From airports to green buildings, construction consulting for specialty structures requiring wide-ranging expertise to improve safety and performance.

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Structural Failures

Understand why buildings and structures fail, and how to prevent similar failures in the future.

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Emergency Response

Rapid, data-driven engineering response to natural disasters, accidents, and human-made catastrophes.

Experts

Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.

Joseph Rakow, Ph.D., P.E.
Joseph Rakow, Ph.D., P.E.

Group Vice President and Principal Engineer

Mechanical Engineering

Menlo Park

Brian McDonald, Ph.D., S.E., F.ASCE
Brian McDonald, Ph.D., S.E., F.ASCE

Corporate Vice President and Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

John Osteraas, Ph.D., P.E.
John Osteraas, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Fellow and Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

Troy Morgan, Ph.D., P.E.
Troy Morgan, Ph.D., P.E.

Practice Director and Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

New York

Sam Amoroso, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.
Sam Amoroso, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Houston

Reeve Dunne, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI
Reeve Dunne, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI

Principal Engineer

Thermal Sciences

Menlo Park

Morgan Griffith, P.E.
Morgan Griffith, P.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

Jeffrey Hunt, Ph.D., P.E.
Jeffrey Hunt, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Irvine

Ezra Jampole, Ph.D., P.E.
Ezra Jampole, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

New York

Juan F. Perri, Ph.D., P.E., G.E.
Juan F. Perri, Ph.D., P.E., G.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Oakland

Vijay Saraf, Ph.D., P.E.
Vijay Saraf, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

Jeffrey Travis, P.E., S.E.
Jeffrey Travis, P.E., S.E.

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Warrenville

Joel Wolf, P.E., LEED AP
Joel Wolf, P.E., LEED AP

Principal Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

Bob Bailey, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE
Bob Bailey, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE

Office Director and Senior Managing Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Houston

Aaron Freidenberg, Ph.D., P.E.
Aaron Freidenberg, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Irvine

Kasra Ghahremani, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., CWI
Kasra Ghahremani, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., CWI

Managing Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Houston

Tali Feinstein, Ph.D., P.E.
Tali Feinstein, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Oakland

Lucas Laughery, Ph.D., P.E.
Lucas Laughery, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Austin

Nate Levine, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.
Nate Levine, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

Robert Locke, Ph.D., P.E.
Robert Locke, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Atlanta

Amory Martin, Ph.D., P.E.
Amory Martin, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

New York

Mehrdad Shokrabadi, Ph.D., P.E.
Mehrdad Shokrabadi, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Irvine

Yingjie Wu, Ph.D., P.E.
Yingjie Wu, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Menlo Park

Leonidas Emmenegger, Ph.D.
Leonidas Emmenegger, Ph.D.

Associate

Civil and Structural Engineering

Atlanta

Ian Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Ian Williams, Ph.D., P.E.

Engineer

Civil and Structural Engineering

Oakland

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