Assem Elsayed, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Geotechnical/Civil Engineer

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Exton, Pennsylvania, 19341

Telephone: 508-***-****

Email: abjoe9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Geotechnical Engineer/Manager on numerous geotechnical projects with 18

years of experience. Experienced in designing foundations, pavement design,

waterfront and dredging projects, marine structures and cofferdams,

underpinning and jacking, anchors, underground facilities, and earth

structures; performing soil modeling, subsurface investigations, seismic

investigations, geophysical investigations, seepage analyses, stability

analyses, dewatering analysis and finite element modeling; and performing

and analyzing the results of field and laboratory tests. Managed subsurface

investigation programs. Supervised drilled shafts, driven piles and

micropiles in the field for several projects. Witnessed verification and

proof tests for several soil nail walls, anchors and micropiles in the

field. Has experience in concrete inspection work. Has technical expertise

in the use of Grapher, SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, LPILE, GROUP, PY-WALL, EMBANK, FB-

Deep, Driven, Shaft and PLAXIS software. Interpreted design drawings and

specifications. Supervised field verification of materials. Provided

technical direction to construction engineers and superintendents in a wide

range of construction engineering and design functions relating to multi-

discipline engineering in an area or to a single discipline on the overall

project. Experienced in construction management for heavy civil engineering

work.

EDUCATION:

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Alexandria University (Egypt), 1992

M.Sc., Geotechnical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2003

Ph.D., Geotechnical Engineering, Tufts University, 2006

Geotechnical Modeling Workshop (GeoStudio), GEO-SLOPE International, Ltd.,

in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2008

Advanced Course on Computational Geotechnics using PLAXIS Finite Element

Package, in Glasgow, UK, 2009

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION(S):

P.E.: Massachusetts - No. 47087 (2007)

P.E.: Florida - No. 68061 (2008)

Model Law Engineer: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and

Surveying - No 32862 (2008)

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Geotechnical Engineer / Project Manager, Gannett Fleming INC. From

01/2008 To: Present

Some of the projects worked on are as the following:

South Florida East Coast Corridor (SFECC) Alternatives Analysis, Miami-

Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, FL, Florida Department of

Transportation, District 4. Senior Geotechnical Engineer responsible for

conceptual engineering in support of the Tier 2 SFECC Regional and

Sectional Alternatives Analyses. The 85-mile corridor is centered along

the existing Florida East Coast Railway from the Government Center in

downtown Miami to Indiantown Road in Jupiter and consists of 264 grade

crossings with 17 waterway crossings and 64 proposed station stops.

Responsibilities included alternatives analyses for different Tunnel

options for the New River Crossing, which lies in Fort Lauderdale in

Broward County. Performed conceptual design for different tunnel options,

which consisted of cut and cover, submerged tube and bored tunnel.

Submitted a report to the client and to the Coast Guard along with

conceptual cost analyses for the three options.

Automated Train, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ,

City of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Senior Geotechnical

Engineer responsible for providing geotechnical recommendations for the

deep foundations of an elevated guideway for a new automated train and the

related stations and maintenance facilities, as well as for providing

subgrade recommendations for at-grade track sections. Supervised

geotechnical investigation. Duties, also, include coordinating work efforts

with airport personnel, verifying boring log information, evaluating

laboratory test data, developing geotechnical design parameters, and

providing design and construction oversight services for drilled shafts.

Designed a micropile wall to support the existing abutment of a railroad

bridge as part of relocating the 44th street underneath the bridge. Modeled

the micropile wall using the computer program PLAXIS and compared the

results to the results obtained from the computer program LPILE. Also, the

geotechnical analyses were performed to assist in making recommendations

for shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls, soil nail walls, shoring

systems and embankment fills, as well as in making recommendations

concerning pavement, utilities, and conflicts with existing structures.

Modeled the conflicts between a proposed drilled shaft foundation system

and an existing baggage cart tunnel, using the computer program Plaxis, and

recommended a resolution for the problem. Reviewed drilled shafts concrete

integrity testing such as cross sonic logging, gamma density logging and 3D

tomography and recommended solutions for any non- compliance concrete.

Designed micropiles foundations system for a connector bridge connecting

Terminal 3 to the train guideway. Designed soldier pile and lagging system

to support 20 feet high of soil adjacent to Taxiway S. Managed construction

activity for a part of stage 1 of the project. Parts of the construction

management includes overseeing daily activities of the site, supervising

staff engineers, running regular weekly meeting with the subcontractors,

providing guidance on arisen technical complex construction issues.

Service Plaza Strategic Plan for Florida's Turnpike, Various Locations, FL,

Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise.

Geotechnical/Pavement Project Manager for the rehabilitation and new

construction of eight service plazas on Florida's Turnpike. Managed

subsurface investigations program; evaluated laboratory testing results;

analyzed and designed foundations for convenience stores, restaurants,

fueling area canopies, lift stations and fuel farms; developed flexible and

rigid pavement designs for car and truck parking facilities and access

roads; and provided design recommendations for stormwater retention ponds

and facilities. Signed and sealed the final geotechnical reports for the

eight plazas.

Three Rivers Regional Landfill, Aiken, SC, Davis and Floyd, Inc.

Geotechnical Project Manager responsible for performing stability re-

evaluation of the Three Rivers Landfill due to increased final cover slopes

from 4H:1V to 3H:1V. Specific tasks included review of existing/prior

design information, selection of design parameters for waste / soil / and

various geosynthetic interfaces, evaluation of bearing capacity of the

landfill subgrade, evaluation of the differential settlement of the

leachate collection pipes using the finite element analysis computer

program Plaxis, performing seismic response / liquefaction analysis of the

landfill site, performing global stability analysis under static and

seismic conditions using the computer program Slope/W and performing veneer

analysis of the final cover system that sloped 3H:1V.

Modifications to S.R. 90 (U.S. Route 41/Tamiami Trail), Miami-Dade County,

FL, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District/EAC Consulting,

Inc. Geotechnical Engineer/Task Manager responsible for performing

geotechnical analyses involving roadway modifications and foundations for

culvert extensions. This project involved raising approximately eight

miles of the existing roadway about three feet and replacing approximately

three miles of roadway with bridge structures to allow additional hydraulic

conveyance from the L-29 (Borrow) Canal into the Everglades National Park.

The existing roadway was founded on zero to seven feet of peat. The

placement of the additional embankment was expected to cause long-term

settlement and stability problems for both the embankment and its

foundation. Work included determining the anticipated magnitude of the

consolidation settlement, the time required for primary and secondary

consolidation and the necessary embankment modifications to permit the

required construction. Responsible for pavement design for the new layout

of roadway. Responsible for performing Independent Technical Review (ITR)

task on the design methodology used in the project.

Interstate I -91 Intelligent Transportation System Design Build Project,

Springfield, MA, Adesta/ The Massachusetts Highway Department (Mass

Highway). Geotechnical Engineer of Record for the project. Responsible for

designing the foundation system for the proposed CCTV cameras and VMS

structures. The foundation system consisted of drilled shafts with variable

diameters and depths to withstand the dead load of the signs and a 120 mile

per hour wind load in variable soil conditions.

Failure Investigation of Structure S-375, Palm Beach County, FL, South

Florida Water Management District. Geotechnical Engineer responsible for

reviewing and cataloging the existing information concerning Structure S-

375 and performing preliminary geotechnical analyses for Stage I of this

project. Structure S-375 is located in Levee IL-8 within Stormwater

Treatment Area 1 East (STA1E). It is triple-gated and includes three box

culverts used to convey water from the East Distribution Cell (EDC) to the

West Distribution Cell (WDC) within STA1E. In March and August 2008,

depressions were observed on the top of the levee over the culvert area.

Further inspections indicated that many of the box culvert segments had

moved vertically relative to each other by as much as six inches, joints

had separated, and bells and/or spigots had sheared off in some cases.

Tasks include gathering and reviewing available information concerning the

design and construction of Structure S-375, performing preliminary

geotechnical analyses to determine the mechanisms that may have triggered

the failure of the culverts, and performing preliminary seepage and

stability analyses prior to the dewatering of the structure and the

completion of repairs.

S.R. 5 (U.S. Route 1) South, Design-Build, Miami-Dade County, FL, Florida

Department of Transportation, District 6. Geotechnical Engineer responsible

for performing preliminary design calculations related to piles for bridge

foundations, mechanically stabilized earth wall designs, and global

stability analyses for bridge approach embankments.

Ragged Mountain Dam, Albemarle County, VA, Rivanna Water and Sewer

Authority. Geotechnical Engineer responsible for performing settlement

analyses on the existing I-64 rockfill embankment, which crosses the

proposed reservoir for the new Ragged Mountain Dam. Tasks included

reviewing geological information for the site, as well as subsurface

investigation results; determining rock and soil strength parameters; and

performing preliminary settlement analyses of the embankment using Plaxis

v.8 software to determine the level of hazard associated with water seepage

through the embankment when the new reservoir is filled.

Beach Dune Restoration, Volusia County, FL, Taylor Engineering, Inc. Civil

Engineer responsible for providing services for a beach dune restoration

project in New Smyrna Beach in which a hydraulic dredge was used to move

approximately 850,000 cubic yards of sand onto 5.5 miles of public beach.

As part of the quality assurance/quality control services provided to the

client, monitored the contractor's safety, methodology, production, and

environmental practices and made certain that the work met all the

requirements of applicable local, state, and federal permits.

Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation and Repair, Reach 1B, Palm Beach County,

FL, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District/EAC Consulting,

Inc. Geotechnical Engineer responsible for performing geotechnical analyses

on Reach 1B of the Herbert Hoover Dike, which surrounds Lake Okeechobee in

southern Florida. The project involves performing seepage and slope

stability analyses and designing improvements for the dike along Reach 1B

and at two structures, including a culvert (C-13) and the spillway (S-352).

Significant seepage and piping events along the southern and southeastern

portions of the dike were observed in 1995 and 1998 during high-water

events, which resulted in significant maintenance on the dike. A

relatively impervious and light blanket of peat and organic silts and clays

is located at the landside toe of the dike, which increase the groundwater

pressure and therefore the exit gradients and uplift pressures. Different

solutions to improve the stability of the dike, including the construction

of relief wells, a seepage berm, a cutoff wall, and a deep drainage trench,

have been evaluated.

Improving Hurricane Protection Program, New Orleans Levee Systems, New

Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans

District/Eustis Engineering Services, L.L.C. Geotechnical Engineer

responsible for performing slope stability analyses for the design of new

sections and the rehabilitation of existing sections of the levee system

for the West of Algiers Canal, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and the

Cousins Outfall Canal. This work is part of the Improving Hurricane

Protection program that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is performing in

New Orleans, Louisiana. These analyses were performed to evaluate the

stability of reinforced, unreinforced, T-wall and I-wall levees.

Harris Bayou Reconnection Project-Outlet Channel Upstream, Leesburg, FL,

St. Johns River Water Management District. Civil Engineer responsible for

designing of Articulating Blocks (AB) Mat- AB400, which is typically used

to protect canals, rivers, and lakes. They are also used to protect marine

structures from propeller wash, currents, and high velocity flows, checking

the factor of safety to accommodate the expected flow from the seepage

underneath the existing weir, checking factor of safety against piping and

uplifting of the mats at the downstream of the existing weir, designing the

apparent opening size (AOS) of the AB mats, and running the slope stability

analysis of the AB mats on a natural soil sloped at 4H: 1V and 3H: 1V at

the downstream and upstream of the existing weir.

Babylon Train Wash Facility Design Modifications, Babylon NY, MTA Long

Island Rail Road (LIRR). Geotechnical/Civil Engineer responsible for

designing of a dewatering system for the wash bay foundations and reviewing

the specifications for the bracing / sheeting required during construction

along with the dewatering specifications. The description of the LIRR

project is as the following: The LIRR facility is to be located on a yard

lead track adjacent to the Montauk main lines; LIRR requested the design be

updated to allow for weekday train operations on the lead track through the

washer. This required updating the design to precast building foundations

and sectionalized track slabs to allow for weekend installation. The

facility design was also updated to extend the wash bay by 80 feet to allow

for additional dwell time on detergent application. The wash facility was

designed to wash electric trains ranging from 6 to 12 cars and diesel-

hauled trains ranging from 4 to 8 coaches. The design included a wash bay

housing the detergent arch, front-wash arch, brush wash, high-pressure wash

arch, rear-wash arch, pre-rinse arch, final-rinse arch, and water stripper

and a one-story equipment building housing detergent storage and mixing,

wash and rinse water recycle treatment, and effluent water treatment.

Fells Landing Investigation and Repairs Baltimore City, Department of

Transportation. Geotechnical Engineer responsible for designing of steel H-

piles to support a concrete slab for the repair of a two-year-old bulkhead

that had started to fail.

Rail Runner Commuter Rail Project, Santa Fe County, NM, Mid-Region Council

of Governments. Geotechnical Engineer responsible for reviewing the

design of soil nailing wall for 17 miles of new commuter rail near Santa

Fe, New Mexico.

York River Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Expansion, York County, VA,

Hampton Roads Sanitation District/Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Foundation Engineer

responsible for reviewing shop drawings of deep foundations. Specific tasks

included review of wave equation analyses and dynamic results of pile tests

and evaluation of driving criteria of piles. The project involved both the

expansion of existing plant facilities and the construction of new

facilities. The new facilities included aeration, digester, chlorine, and

thickener tanks; clarifiers; headworks; and filters. The project included

the design of deep foundations, as well as the preloading of foundation

sites to control postconstruction settlement.

U.S. Routes 1 and 9, Sections 1K and 3M, Middlesex and Union Counties, NJ,

New Jersey Department of Transportation. Geotechnical Engineer responsible

for providing review of shop drawings for drilled shafts and evaluate

submittals by subcontractors. The project consists of realigning U.S.

Routes 1 and 9 to meet a new bridge over the Rahway River, which was built

under a separate contract. The project includes the total reconstruction

and widening of the roadway, one roadway bridge replacement, three new

retaining walls, two new culverts, and new and modified signalized

intersections.

North Jacksonville Force Main and Water Main Project, FL, JEA. Civil

Engineer responsible for determining of the feasibility of installation of

48- inch steel pipe under CSX rail road using directional drilling methods

and checking the pipe ring deflection, pipe buckling stress versus applied

load, and settlement at the ground surface.

Geotechnical/Construction Project Manager, WPC, INC., Jacksonville, FL

From: 07/2006 To: 12/2007

Project Managed a Tamiami Trail road subsurface investigation operation

program, overseen pavement and concrete work for 5 miles of the project for

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with a budget of approximately

$1,000,000.00

Project managed a subsurface investigation, which included completing slug

tests using vibrating wire

piezometers, collecting soil samples and monitoring concrete work in the

Indian River Lagoon area in Fort Pierce, Florida, for the U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers. This work was completed as part of an effort

to determine the feasibility of constructing a new lake.

Prepared a 90 percent submittal of a geotechnical exploration report for a

new I-295 collector-distributor roadway in Jacksonville, Florida. Prepared

a geotechnical exploration report and making recommendations for the design

of piles for widening a CSX Railroad overpass bridge, the Blanding

Boulevard Bridge, and the Ortega Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida.

Prepared a geotechnical exploration report and making recommendations for

the rehabilitation of the Jacksonville sheriff office's target range

training facility in Jacksonville, Florida. This work included completing

a slope stability analysis and designing an earth-reinforced geosynthetic

wall.

Prepared a geotechnical exploration report and making recommendations for

the design of drainage improvements for Moncrief Creek in Jacksonville,

Florida.

Evaluated a deep foundation system for a project that involved enlarging an

aircraft hangar and extending

a parking apron at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Used FB-Deep and LPILE

software to evaluate axial

and the lateral pile capacities.

Interpreted the results of cone penetration soundings using CPT-pro

software for a project involving the Lexington Park, Phase I, residential

development in Jacksonville, Florida.

Monitored the drilling of soil borings at Savannah/Hilton Head

International Airport for a project involving the construction of a new

hangar for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

Recommended capacities for steel H-piles needed for emergency repairs

to the Northbank Riverwalk in downtown Jacksonville, Florida.

Estimated the capacities of prestressed concrete piles for a new fire

station overlooking the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. This

work took into consideration the negative skin friction from the downdrag

forces resulting from the settlement of the surrounding organic soils.

Performed axial and lateral capacity analyses of augered, cast-in-

place piles for a satellite alert facility at the Cape Canaveral Air Force

Station in Florida. Total service loads were of 3,500 and 350 tons

vertically and horizontally, respectively.

Project Managed a Tamiami Trail road subsurface investigation

operation program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with a budget of

approximately $500,000.

Recommended slab-on-grade design parameters for a new running track at the

University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

Recommended a surcharge program to accelerate the settlement of

clayey soils underneath a proposed distribution center in Jacksonville,

Florida.

Oversaw triaxial and consolidation tests on soils obtained from a

proposed site for the Target distribution center in Charlotte, North

Carolina.

Research/Teaching Assistant, Tufts University, Medford, MA, From: 2003 To:

2006

( Conducted research on an innovative aggregate made of recycled

materials (waste plastics encapsulated in flyash) called synthetic

lightweight aggregates for use in the paving industry.

( Ran triaxial and consolidation tests on synthetic lightweight

aggregates using state-of-the-art, fully automated, triaxial and

consolidation units.

( Developed a new technique to test the strength of cohessionless soil

in a triaxial cell, which was based on controlling the volume of the

soil samples prior to the shearing phase in the triaxial tests.

( Designed a geosynthetic barrier and filter material for the green

landscaping at Hill and Lane Halls at Tufts University.

Geotechnical Engineer, Massachusetts Highway Department, Boston, MA, 2003

(2 months assignment)

( Designed a foundation, prepared a geotechnical report, evaluated

liquefaction potential, and recommended engineering parameters for the

seismic design of a bridge in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA

From: 2001 To: 2003

( Conducted research involving peat and organic soils.

( Ran index tests on large, cylindrical, samples of peat, which were 70

millimeters in diameter. This work included performing engineering

classification, Atterberg limits, specific gravity, permeability,

fiber content, organic content, consolidation, direct shear, and

triaxial undrained compression tests on samples oriented both

vertically and horizontally.

( Performed laboratory tests on peat and organic soils and recommending

engineering parameters for use in numerical method analyses/finite

element modeling.

( Instructed graduate students in laboratory experiments related to

classes in experimental soil mechanics.

( Ran triaxial tests on Boston Blue Clay samples as part of

experimental soil mechanics class.

( Presented a seepage model using a finite difference analysis with

Excel as part of experimental soil mechanics class.

Geotechnical Engineer, Geosciences Testing and Research, INC., North

Chelmsford, MA From: 2002 To: 2003

( Analyzed the liquefaction potential of a soil for the relocation of

U.S. Route 44 in Carver, Massachusetts.

( Reviewed deep dynamic soil compaction test results for the relocation

of U.S. Route 44 in Carver, Massachusetts.

( Interpreted the results of dilatometer and cone penetration tests on

peat soils for the relocation of U.S. Route 44 in Carver,

Massachusetts.

( Performed site visits, and conducted inclinometers and

instrumentation readings for a sheet pile wall that supported the

Route 44 in Carver, Massachusetts.

( Oversaw drilling operations, continuous soil sampling and vane shear

tests on Boston Blue Clay for a proposed bridge over Mystic River in

Revere, MA.

( Performed consolidation and triaxial tests on Boston Blue Clay

samples obtained from Mystic River in Revere, MA.

Civil/Geotechnical Engineer, Dr. H. E. Abou Gad Architectural Firm,

Alexandria, Egypt From 1991 to 2000

( Designed and oversaw the construction of highways and secondary roads

in the ancient city of Cairo, Egypt.

( Conducted geotechnical explorations for several local city roadway

projects in Alexandria, Egypt.

( Designed and supervised the construction of foundations for several

multistory buildings in Alexandria, Egypt.

( Profiled soils at different sites, seawalls, and retaining structures

in the city of Alexandria, Egypt.

( Made foundation recommendations for sea wave protection structures in

Alexandria, Egypt.

( Reviewed final construction drawings and as-built plans, monitored

project schedules, and performed on-site inspections of work in

progress.

( Designed rigid and flexible pavement for a chemical plant in Cairo,

Egypt.

Civil/Geotechnical/Field Engineer, Al Arrab Contracting Establishment,

Saudi Aramco, Al Dhahran/Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia From 1995 to 1997, was on

a leave of absence from the above company

( Reviewed design plans for residential projects in Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia.

( Managed the field operations and coordinated multidiscipline work

efforts for constructing a new electrical substation in Saudi Aramco

headquarters in Al Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

( Managed the field operations and coordinated multidiscipline work

efforts for constructing a new electrical substation in Khamis

Moushait, South of Saudi Arabia.

( Oversaw the construction activities and architectural finishing

activities for residential villas and palaces in Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia.

( Designed foundations and structural elements (columns and roof slabs)

of several residential houses, multistory buildings and villas in Al

Khobar and Al Damam, Saudi Arabia.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Society of Civil Engineers

Boston Society of Civil Engineers

Sigma Xi (scientific research society)

New Zealand Geotechnical Society

Deep Foundations Institute

PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS:

Elsayed, Assem, and Chris Swan. "Compression Behavior of Synthetic

Lightweight Aggregates." Presented at the World of Coal Ash Conference in

Covington, Kentucky, 2007.

Elsayed, Assem. "Interpretation of Cone Penetration and Dilatometer Tests

in Peaty Soil in Carver, Massachusetts." Civil Engineering Practice:

Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE, Vol. 21, No.

2, pp. 39-52, 2006.

Elsayed, A. A. "The Physics, Formation, and Mitigation of Tsunamis." The

New Zealand Geotechnical Society, Issue 70, pp. 34-41, 2005

Paikowsky, G. S., A. A. Elsayed, and U. P. Kurup. "Engineering Properties

of Cranberry Bog Peat." Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Advances in

Soft Soil Engineering and Technology, pp. 153-171, Putrajaya, Malaysia,

2003

Elsayed, Assem A. "The Engineering Properties of Peat." Presented at the

Northeast Geotechnical Graduate Research Symposium in Amherst,

Massachusetts, 2002

Elsayed, Assem, and Chris Swan. "Controlling Preshear Relative Density in

Triaxial Tests and its Effects on Undrained Behavior of Sand" Proceedings

of the GeoFlorida 2010 West Palm Beach, Florida.

FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS

"Micropile Wall to Resist Lateral Deflection of Existing Railroad Bridge

Abutment" to be presented at 35th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in

Hollywood, California in 2010

"Comparison of Drilled Shaft Design Methods for Large Drilled Shaft

Diameter in Coarse Gravel and Cobble Soils" to be presented in Geo-

Frontiers Dallas, Texas, 2011

"Characteristics and Engineering Properties of Peaty Soil Underlying

Cranberry Bogs" to be presented in Geo-Frontiers Dallas, Texas, 2011

AWARDS:

Won a research award from the graduate school at Tufts University to

support a research project titled "Tracking Granular Soil Visually

Utilizing a Microscopic Video Camera" in 2005.

Received an Excellence Award from Alexandria University (Egypt) for the

best senior project in highway and airport design, 1992.

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