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Mr. Kirby T. Meyer

MLAW Consultants & Engineers

4805 Buckskin Pass

Austin TX, 78745

US

Short Description:

35 years experience in design and evaluation of residential and comercial foundations and

structures, water penetration, drainage and pavements. Extensive forensic and expert

testimony experience.

Video Resume:

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Contact Information:

Office: 512-***-****

Fax: 512-***-****

Pager: 512-***-****

Email: *******@****-***.***

Web Site: www.mlaw-eng.com

BIO / Resume / CV:

Registered Professional Engineer No. 23228 - Texas

Former Registered Professional Surveyor - Texas (inactive)

B.S.Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University

M.S.Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University

Post-graduate work at Harvard University in 1969 -- Dr. Arthur Casagrandes specialized

course for teachers and practicing engineers in geotechnical engineering.

Post-graduate work at University of Texas at Austin in the areas of soil structure

interaction and geotechnical engineering. Other training includes seminars in HEC-1

Hydrology and HEC-2 Hydraulics, upgrading water treatment plants, biological waste

treatment, and chemical/physical treatment of wastewater.

Attendance or presenter of numerous seminars and technical continuing education courses

in the areas of management, geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering and drainage.

Teaching undergraduate Laboratory Strength of Materials and co-instructor of Foundation

Case Studies, the University of Texas at Austin.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

1959-1962: United States Air Force, civil engineering officer.

1962-1964: Frank G. Bryant & Associates,

a geotechnical and construction materials

testing laboratory in Austin.

1964-present: Owner, Director, Officer and Senior Consultant in MLAW Consultants &

Engineers, active in structural and geostructural design, pavement engineering, and

forensic engineering.

1985-present: Owner, Director, Chairman and Senior Consultant in MLA Labs, Inc., a

geotechnical and construction materials testing laboratory.

1987-1990: Owner, Director, Vice-President of Geomechanics Services, Inc., a foundation

repair and drainage remediation company.

1996-present: Owner, Director, President of Geostructural Tool Kit, Inc., a software

development and applications consulting company in the areas of soil-structure interaction

and un-saturated soil mechanics.

AREAS OF COMPETANCE AND GENERALIZED EXPERIENCE

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Familiar with most methods of exploration, including personal experience operating

drilling equipment, sampling and logging with drill rigs, excavations, indirect

geophysical methods, and geologic engineering techniques. Soil mechanics laboratory

testing including personal experience with running all standard tests and supervision of

technicians over an extended period of time. Analysis of results including personal

preparation or review of approximately 10,000 geotechnical investigative reports.

Expert on expansive clay problems, having published technical papers on the subject and

over 35 years analyzing and designing structures to work with expansive clays. Familiar

with the genesis and development of the Potential Vertical Rise method of TxDOT. Personal

knowledge of the genesis of the Building Research Advisory Board procedures for slab-on-

ground design.

PAVEMENTS, EARTHWORK & COMPACTION

Experienced with pavement design procedures including TxDOT, City of Austin, U.S. Corps

of Engineers, elastic layer analysis and use of falling weight deflectometer. Familiarity

with roller compacted concrete pavement, lime, cement and asphaltic stabilization

procedures. Experience includes earthwork and paving design for over 50 truck terminals,

commercial and municipal pavement design projects for subdivisions and arterial

extensions.

MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND TESTING

Experience includes over 35 years of involvement with testing laboratories as owner,

manager and principal engineer. Familiar with ASTM, TxDOT, ACI, AWS, and National Timber

Standards. Extensive experience with testing of construction materials and inspection

procedures. Performed and reviewed numerous concrete, RCCP and HMAC mix designs and

laboratory investigations. Planned and reviewed testing and inspection of soil

stabilization processes, pre-wetting and soil replacement techniques, and large scale

structural load testing.

GEOSTRUCTURAL DESIGN

Extensive experience with soil-structure interaction analysis including laterally loaded

piles and piers, foundation design including stiffened slab-on-ground, pier and beam, and

spread footings. Many years of experience with post-tensioned slab-on-ground design

utilizing internally developed procedures, modified BRAB and the PTI design procedures.

Experience with the genesis of the various design procedures, such as the PTI procedure.

MLAW has produced over 100,000 foundation designs of all types of which he is engineer of

record for over 30,000 designs. Experience in design of earth retaining structures

including drilled in place, crib wall, pre-cast block and reinforced concrete structures.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Experience in design of structures for single family, multi-family and small to mid-size

commercial structures using wood, steel, and reinforced concrete. Design of remediation of

damaged structures and retaining walls.

FORENSIC ENGINEERING

Experience includes investigation of failures of the constructed environment including

approximately 5,000 study reports from small to large projects. These projects typically

include estimating cost of remediation, analysis, consultation and report preparation.

Litigation support and expert testimony has included between 50 and 100 appearances to

provide testimony in deposition, open court, or arbitration.

CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

Owner and officer in a general contracting firm (1964 through 1966), foundation pier-

drilling company (1965 through 1995), and foundation repair company (1987 through 1991).

Construction management of specialized type construction including cable car skyrides and

a Submarine Theater, truck terminals with partial or full construction management

responsibilities.

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT DESIGN

Engineer of record or indirect supervision of design of a number of major land

developments, municipal utility districts, subdivisions, drainage, paving, and site plans.

Numerous small to medium size drainage, wet ground and flood studies, often involving

remedial designs.

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION & INSPECTION

Solicitation of bids, recommendations to owners for accepting best bids, contract

preparation, administration of construction, approval of contractors pay requests,

inspection of construction and warranty follow-up inspections on construction of a value

of over $200,000,000. The projects included subdivision design, streets, drainage,

utilities, water and wastewater treatment plants, structures and earthwork. Personally

inspected or reviewed inspectors reports on over 20,000 single family or multi-family

residential projects.

PUBLICATIONS

He has published numerous papers on the subjects of foundation design and evaluation,

expansive clay and pavements. A detailed listing is available upon request.

AFFILIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Society of Civil Engineers - Fellow

American Society of Civil Engineers, National Standards CommitteeResidential Foundations

on Expansive Clay - Member, 1996-present.

American Society of Civil Engineers, Technical Council of Forensic EngineeringTechnology

Implementation Committee - Member, 1997-present.

Texas Board of Professional Engineers, Residential Foundations Committee - Design Sub-

Committee Chair, 1997-present.

Post Tensioning Institute, Slab On Ground Committee - Member, 1998-present.

Houston Foundation Performance Committee - Member, 1998-present.

Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers - Residential Foundation

Investigation and Design Sub-Committee member, January 2000-present.

Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers - Residential Foundation Evaluation

and Repair Sub-Committee member, January 2000-present.

Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers - Award of Honor, 2000

National Society of Professional Engineers

Texas Society of Professional Engineers

American Society for Testing and Materials

American Concrete Institute

American Association of Cost Engineers - Member

National Forensic Center

Post Tensioning Institute - Member

Expert's Content:

Expert's Categories:

CEMENT / CONCRETE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS

CONSTRUCTION HOME INSPECTION PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS LABORATORIES / CLINICAL LABS PROPERTY DAMAGE

ENGINEERING - CIVIL LITIGATION SUPPORT QUALITY ASSURANCE

ENGINEERING - FORENSIC MALPRACTICE, CONSTRUCTION SOIL REMEDIATION

ENGINEERING - STRUCTURAL MALPRACTICE, CONSULTING WATERPROOFING

FAILURE ANALYSIS / INVESTIGATION

Expert's Keywords:

Foundations Structural Geotechnical Water Penetration Drainage Pavements

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