Habitat Engineering & Forensics
446 - 17th Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA  94612

Tel.  (510) 8 9 1- 0 3 0 0
Areas of Expertise

  •      Structural Engineering

  •     Civil Engineering

  •    Geotechnical Engineering

  •    Construction Management

Services  

  •   Investigation, Analysis, Design & Retrofit of Buildings, Foundations &  
            Retaining Walls

         
    (Wood, Steel, Concrete, Brick & Concrete Masonry Units, Adobe)

  •   Condition & Vulnerability Assessment, Damage Evaluation & Failure   
            Analysis of Existing Facilities (e.g. Historic Buildings, Bridges, Silos,  
          
  Towers, Earth and Water Retaining Systems, Tunnels & Mines, Roadways,
          
  Slabs & Pavements, Industrial & Offshore Installations, Pipelines,  
          
  Conduits)

  •    Construction & Demolition Forensics:  Defects, Accidents, Disputes,   
            Standard of Care, OSHA, Personal Injury Cases; Slip, Trip & Fall

  •   Vibration, Blast and Seismic Analysis; Performance-Based Design

  •  Strengthening for Wind & Earthquakes; Equipment & Artwork  
            Installations;Turbines, Power Transmission Lines

  •   Finite Element Stress Analysis; Product Development; Failure Simulation

  •    Soil-Structure Interaction Problems

  •   Soil Testing and Report

  •   Temporary & Permanent Shoring/Underpinning

  •   Landslide Control, Slope Stability, Erosion and Drainage Problems

  •   Due-diligence, Damage Inspection & Report

  •   Insurance and Legal Support
Habitat Engineering & Forensics provides consulting and expert witness services
including investigations, condition assessment, evaluation of performance,
damage, causation, errors & omissions, failure analysis, repair & retrofit design,
new design, peer reviews, and construction management. Our experience
includes buildings, bridges, silos, water containment vessels, pipelines,
roadways, earth retaining walls and structures, pile driving and foundations,
equipment installations, process & component failures, construction
defects/accidents/disputes, demolitions, damage to historic structures, and
personal injury cases.

We have been retained by insurance companies, law firms, high-technology &
mining industries, governmental institutions, engineering, architectural and
construction firms, as well as individuals.  We have assisted the counsel for  
plaintiff and defense.