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Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Civil Engineering, Foundations, Earth Retaining System Design, Mine Subsidence Engineering, Pipeline, Pavement, Construction and Structural Analysis, Forensic Engineering

Education

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985 Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering
M.S. Rutgers University, 1975
Civil (Soil Mechanics and Foundations) Engineering
B.S. University of Dayton, 1972 Civil Engineering

Honors and Professional Credentials

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois, 2015
  • American Bar Association (ABA), Expert Witness Committee, Chairman of Civil Engineering Subcommittee, 2014 to present
  • Geo-Diplomate Award from ASCE, 2013
  • Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, and National Accreditation.
  • Central Illinois Civil Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011
  • Semi-Finalist for the Regional Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010
  • Elected Member of the Geotechnical Advisory Committee for the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund, 2008-2011
  • Chairman and Founder of Geotechnical Engineering Division, American Society of Surface Mining and Reclamation to 2003
  • Selected onto the Board of Consultants by the National Academy of Science for the study of Slurry Impoundment Failures, 2001
  • Selected by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to be an In-House Geotechnical Consultant at the Minneapolis Research Center
  • Selected to a National Committee on Training of adjustors, contractors and engineers on reconstruction technologies for earthquake damage
  • Member on American Standard for Testing of Materials Committee on Soil and Rock (D18) Member of American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Practices to Reduce Failures
  • Registered Professional Engineer with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
  • Engineering Open House Award for Development of a Foundation Retrofit Methodology
  • Member of Society of Mining Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Testing Materials, National Association of County Engineers

Professional Experience

  • 7/97-Present President and Senior Geotechnical/Civil Engineer for Marino Engineering Associates, Inc., Urbana, Illinois
  • 1985-Present Expert Witness on numerous Geotechnical/ Civil Engineering subjects 1/80 to 7/97 Geotechnical and Civil Engineering Consultant (research and practice)
  • 1/88 to 5/93 Consultant to the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Illinois 3/86 to 3/88 In-House Geotechnical Consultant on U.S. Bureau of Mines research projects
  • 6/85 to 5/87 Research Engineer and Principal Investigator in Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois
  • 10/76 to 9/78 Geotechnical Research Engineer, Ensco, Inc., Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 33100
  • 10/75 to 9/76 Project Engineer, ECB Engineers, Inc., Broad St. Falls Church, VA 22000
  • 6/74 to 10/75 Soils Engineer, Haller and Shimel Consulting Engineers, Leland Ave., Plainfield, NJ 07000
  • 1/73 to 8/73 Soils Engineer, Joseph S. Ward and Assoc., Roseland Ave., Caldwell, NJ 07006

Geotechnical Engineering Experience

  • Foundation feasibility studies and designs for various types of structures
  • Shallow and deep foundation evaluation and design
  • Field feasibility study and inspection of caissons for a high-rise building
  • Design and field supervision of grouting in soil and rock
  • Evaluation of the cyclic or dynamic behavior of soils
  • Slope stability and stabilization
  • Highwall stability analysis
  • Pavement design
  • Earth retaining system design
  • Canal and berm seepage analysis
  • Field mapping and analysis of ground conditions for rock excavations
  • Field instrumentation work for underground openings
  • Investigation of tunneling conditions and ground support in rock and soft ground
  • Evaluation of the long-term stability of room and pillar mines
  • Evaluation of mine permits for surface, room and pillar, and longwall mining
  • Mine subsidence potential prediction
  • Subsidence engineering investigations
  • Evaluation of pipeline response to subsidence
  • On-site supervision and inspection
  • Laboratory testing

Forensic Engineering

  • Analysis of ground conditions and construction difficulties for deep foundation projects
  • Analysis of groundwater seepage
  • Investigation of damage to earth retaining systems
  • Investigation of earth and concrete dam failures
  • Rock hardness evaluation
  • Analysis of the ground effects on failed plastic and large diameter steel pipeline systems
  • Investigation and evaluation of earthquake and ground vibration damage
  • Investigation and evaluation of damage to structures from ground movement (e.g. settlement, frost, and heaving) and other causes
  • Investigation of slope failures
  • Evaluation of pavement failures
  • Evaluation of stability of underground openings and mines
  • Evaluation of subsidence damage from underground mines
  • Evaluation of subsidence damage from salt mining
  • Evaluation of mine backfilling or grouting conditions

Construction & Structural Analysis

  • Pre-bid analysis of ground conditions for installation of a slurry wall and a pipeline
  • Evaluation of pipeline response to subsidence
  • Foundation evaluation and design over shallow abandoned coal workings
  • Estimation of subsidence damage cost from longwall mining
  • Design of foundations to mitigate structural damage
  • Repair methodology for earthquake damage
  • Repair methodology for ground movement damage

Research Experience

2013 Principal investigator of development of a sinkhole warning system under a building using TDR technology.

1993 Analytical modeling of the response of transmission pipelines to ground movement for the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

9/79 to 9/93 Involved as Technical Director in funded research on mine subsidence related projects. Most of this work is in cooperation with The University of Illinois. The scope of the projects range from analysis of: the short- and long-term stability of the mine structures and overburdens; the nature and magnitude of subsidence movements in the overburden and on the surface; the behavior of surface and underground structures to subsidence; subsidence damage prediction; design and implementation of abatement procedures against hazards from subsidence as well as development of advanced reconstruction procedures for homes damaged by subsidence.

10/76 to 9/78 As a Research Engineer involved in the evaluation of geophysical data for assessment of geologic and geotechnical site conditions. The geophysical data was collected from field test sites by using borehole radar and acoustic sensors.

Technical Training Activities

Researched and developed a detailed course for insurance adjusters on inspection and evaluation of earthquake damage claims.
Instructor of workshop for architects: Approaching Earthquake Design and Damage Repair of Residential Structures, Jackson, Tennessee, 1992
Developed “Research News” for the Illinois Mine Subsidence Fund. This is a periodic newsletter which was to disseminate research results in the area of mine subsidence.
Developed general specifications for a number of advanced schemes for repairing mine subsidence damage in residential structures.
Researched and developed a detailed course on repair of earthquake damage for insurance adjusters.
Developed training course on logging Rock Core of Sedimentary Rocks.
Developed workshop on Mine Subsidence, Damage and Remediation for Walmart, 2012

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