Civil Engineering Expert Witnesses

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What is a civil engineering expert witness?

Civil engineering expert witness candidates are typically professional engineers with experience in construction, transportation engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and/or structural engineering. The expert witness chosen could be a member of an industry organization such as the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), or the International Structural Engineering and Construction Society (ISEC).

What types of cases require a civil engineering expert witness?

With the wide array of civil engineering subspecialties, cases that require an expert witness vary. Cases that have environmental impacts may require a civil engineer with specific expertise in Coastal engineering or Environmental engineering. Cases related to mining, water resources engineering (hydrology), or hydrogeology require different expertise. Civil engineers with expertise in construction, Structural engineering, and/or Municipal or urban engineering can provide support in accident cases, worker’s compensation, or construction defects. Matters that involve intellectual property, such as patent infringement litigation or trade secret disputes could be required is the case is related to the discover or design of new materials. Other subspecialties of civil engineering include:

• Earthquake engineering (design and planning for strong earthquakes on civil infrastructure),
• Geotechnical engineering (engineering behavior of earth materials),
• Materials science (design and discovery of new materials),
• Surveying, and
• Transportation engineering (planning, design, operation, and management of any mode of transportation).

Civil engineering expert witness case examples

Example litigation support matters that Cahn Litigation Services has placed experts for include:

• forensic investigation of a Los Angeles, California construction defect claim,
• storm water master planning in Florida,
• general contractor cost estimating,
• ​groundwater issues in Georgia,
• Texas building construction claims,
• site remediation in New Jersey,
• land surveying for an Illinois site development,
• California wastewater treatment plant Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance,
• accident reconstruction in Pennsylvania involving onsite hydraulics construction equipment, and
• structural failure of a bridge in New York.

What litigation support work might a civil engineering expert witness be expected to perform?

Expert witness services could include failure analyses, structural investigation and condition assessments, forensic engineering, authoring expert reports, providing expert opinions, depositions, and courtroom testimony. In addition, clients may seek a civil engineer or structural engineering consultant for pre-litigation consulting services. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request an expert with prior expert witness testimony experience.

Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a civil engineering expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.

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Civil Engineering Expert Witness - Representative Bios

Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.

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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Civil Engineering experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Civil Engineering landscape.

• Expert Witness #261593

  This expert is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, & Technology Entrepreneurship, Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellow, Excellence Faculty Fellow, and the director of a Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control lab. This expert received a PhD degree in Civil Engineering and MS degree in Computer Science, MASc in Civil Engineering, and MS and BS in Civil Engineering.

  This expert has worked with many national and international construction companies. This expert has several patents and is currently involved with start-up companies which were founded based on the outcomes of this expert's ongoing research projects.

  This expert is CTO and founder of a construction software-as-a-service company that offers a visual command center for managing construction sites. This expert has many years of work experience in construction, virtual design and construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) and also the development of innovative software solutions related to BIM and VDC. This expert has more than 16 patents related to Reality Modeling in combination to BIM solutions.

  
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• Expert Witness #259486

  This expert has many years of experience in engineering, construction, project management, and in cost/schedule analysis in the preparation and evaluation of contract claims on hundreds of projects across all market sectors.

  This expert's project experience spans the building construction, power generation, transportation, industrial, manufacturing, environmental and infrastructure sectors. This expert has provided technical dispute resolution services in mediation, and expert testimony in arbitration, deposition, and court proceedings. This expert has served as an arbitrator in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an independent, private, and American Arbitration Association arbitrator.

  This expert has given seminar presentations on project management, claims management and CPM scheduling to various industry groups and law firms and has also been a guest lecturer.

  This expert earned Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Master of Civil Engineering degrees, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. This expert is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Construction Management Association of America and an associate member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry.

  
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• Expert Witness #261583

  This expert serves as Associate Professor of Construction Science and previously held positions as Associate Professor of Construction Management, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering (Construction), and Assistant Professor of Construction Technology. This expert obtained a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (specializing in Construction Engineering and Management) and a M.Eng. degree in Construction Engineering and Management. This expert has several years of boots on the ground in the construction industry working as field engineer and quality inspector in projects ranging from commercial to high-rise buildings.

  This expert's research has evolved over the past several years and encompass artificial intelligence (AI), adaptive simulation, and advanced sensing and visualization with applications in urban informatics, smart health and ergonomics, disaster resiliency, and safety and productivity. This expert's work includes grants for:

  -  Transforming Teaching of Structural Analysis through Mobile Augmented Reality

  -  Real-Time Feedback-Enabled Simulation Modeling of Dynamic Construction Processes

  -  Engineering Research Center for AI in Construction (AI-Con)

  This expert has conducted research on challenging problems faced by the construction industry including the design and development of one of the first full-scale mobile augmented reality (AR) apparatus capable of visualizing georeferenced construction processes in outdoor environments. This expert has designed and tested several AR applications for construction. This expert's research portfolio also includes state-of-the-art work in artificial intelligence (AI) with applications in the built environment, natural hazards mitigation, and human-technology partnership. This expert has authored 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, 5 books/book chapters, 52 refereed conference papers, 7 technical reports, and 24 poster/oral presentations. This expert has served on national committees associated with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

  
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• Expert Witness #249621

  This expert is a Professor at a prestigious University. This expert's primary area of expertise is transportation and public policy, with a particular focus on transportation and infrastructure finance. This expert's recent research investigates transportation finance and the role of public private partnerships. This expert's book examines policies to improve the flexibility of urban transportation systems. This expert has also studied the role of standards in the development and adoption of technology, particularly technological cooperation across jurisdictional boundaries through coalitions and consortia. A case in point is the E-ZPass highway toll tag, now adopted by millions of households in the U.S. Mandatory standards setting processes, which are more common in Europe and Asia, have met with less successful adoption and serious implementation problems. This expert has twice chaired committees of the National Academy of Sciences that reviewed the U.S. Department of Transportation standards program for intelligent transportation systems.

  This professor teaches a Master's in Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics program. This unique program provides students with a solid knowledge of the theory, policy, law, research and practices required for effectively and efficiently supplying and managing modern transportation facilities and services. This expert has also taught a course on the Interstate highway system as a socio-technical system as part of the university's Honors in General Education, which examines the history and development of the Interstate highway system, and the role it has played in the development of modern America.

  This expert received a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), with doctoral minors in economics, and urban and regional planning. This expert's dissertation examined the history and development of the Interstate highway system from its origins through its design and deployment and beyond.

  
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• Expert Witness #246516

  This expert is a transportation and traffic engineering expert with extensive multi-modal experience in planning, design, engineering, safety, security, construction, maintenance, operations and management, who has served as a litigation consultant for many years. This expert holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, a Master's Degree in Transportation Planning, and a Ph.D. in Transportation Planning and Engineering.

  This expert has written and edited numerous reports, studies, articles and columns for major publications, journals, newspapers and scholarly periodicals. This expert is a Professional, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, American Society of Civil Engineers (Fellow, Transportation Education and Safety Committees), Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Society of Safety Engineers, National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators, American Society of Transportation and Logistics, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (Committees 11 and 12, Facilities and Structures Subcommittee), American National Standards Institute, ASTM International (Committee F13 - Pedestrian/Walkway Safety), American Public Transportation Association, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and The Charter Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK).

  This expert has the background and experience to be ideally suited to contribute important information at every stage in the litigation process. This expert has the ability to explain complex issues in layman terms, suggest strategies, investigate and uncover facts, perform literature reviews, research, and prepare safety evaluations. This expert is frequently consulted at the initial stages of a potential litigation for impartial input that can make the crucial difference between success and failure. As a transportation and traffic expert, this expert is able to assess the technical merits of a case and advise the client if the action is worth pursuing.

  
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• Expert Witness #260804

  This expert is a land use / land planning expert with a particular focus on planned communities. Development and management of thousand-acre tracts requires specific expertise in mineral rights easements and leases, permitting, entitlement, use priority, and environmental sensitivity. This expert has specific experience in civil construction projects including roadways, well construction, pipeline laying, trench safety, and excavation. This expert provides technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of commercial claims and personal injury litigation involving land planning, permitting, real estate acquisitions and development, construction practices, premises and construction site safety, civil engineering, and project management. This expert has expert witness experience.

  
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• Expert Witness #258974

  This expert is a full professor in a Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering. This expert is a licensed engineer and has been actively involved in the design and evaluation of advanced power producing systems for many years. This expert is the director of an Automotive Research Center and the head of a graduate Automotive Engineering program.

  This expert has been involved in advanced throttle control fuel injection/combustion systems and was funded by NASA in advanced gas turbine engine fuel injection and combustion systems. Since that time, this expert has also been involved in optimizing fuel, throttle and fuel injection and combustion systems for transportation automotive and trucking applications along with racing applications. This expert has hands on experience in dyno testing of complex throttle and fuel injection systems along with track testing and advanced computational modeling on supercomputing clusters.

  This expert has chaired technical sessions for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in exhaust and particulate emissions systems, direct injection spark and compression ignition engines, fuel injection and sprays, HCCI combustion, hybrid electric vehicle powertrains, high efficiency engine concepts, multidimensional engine modeling, on-board diagnostics, fuels and fuel additives, cold start characteristics, engine boosting systems, dual fuel combustion, spark assisted compression ignition combustion and heady duty lubricants. 

  Areas of interest are jet and rocket propulsion systems, advanced low pollutant emission, high efficiency combustions systems for advanced aircraft and automotive applications, alternative fuels and renewable energy systems.

  This expert has been deposed and testified in court over 60 times as an expert witness involving the design and analysis of advanced Mechanical Engineering systems. Further, this expert has been involved with numerous cases an expert related to intellectual property and patent litigation, including cases with related to engine control and throttle systems.

  
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• Expert Witness #265026

  This expert is a licensed Professional Engineer (Civil) and an NAFE Diplomate in Forensic Engineering (DFE). This expert is a consultant on construction, forensic engineering, roofing and premises liability providing litigation support on personal injury and construction defect matters. This expert has significant experience writing reports and providing both deposition and trial testimony. 

  
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• Expert Witness #264284

  This expert has developed and marketed multiple types of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), which inherently includes dispensation, gripping, reaching, multiple types of actuation, stacking, process flow, interfaces, etc. This is also part of advanced degree work (integrated manufacturing systems, robotics, etc.), and courses taught.

  This expert has studied, taught, designed, patented, produced, marketed, litigated and supported multiple types of robotic systems, including multiple automated storage and retrieval systems. This expert has worn many hats in so doing, including, but not limited to, technical development, business development and corporate development. This expert’s education and practical background include multiple engineering disciplines, such as civil/construction engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial/systems engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, human factors, controls, dynamics, statics, etc.

  This expert has supported 32 IP litigation cases (ITC, District, Federal, mediation, etc.), including 17 depositions, and 3 testimonies at trial.  Most cases focused on (in)validity and (non)infringement. Most depositions and trial testimony activities were as expert witness; 2 were as a fact witness. This expert is comfortable in depo and on the stand. This expert is versatile in that this expert can understand the relevant legal frameworks, works well with litigators, has a blemish-free reputation, and can dive deeply into the technology, including heavy mathematical and algorithmic concepts.

  
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• Expert Witness #260948

  This expert's work ranges widely, from providing expert witness testimony to overseeing research and development projects, to writing for industry publications. This expert's work has had an impact on building codes and practices throughout the world. This expert is well-published and is an acclaimed educator who has taught thousands of professionals. This expert holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Building Science. This expert has significant testifying experience.

  
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• Expert Witness #246526

  This traffic engineering expert has worked in traffic engineering and transportation planning for over 30 years and is the principal consultant of a traffic safety engineering consulting firm.

  This expert is a licensed Traffic Engineer, Civil Engineer, General Engineering Contractor, and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. This expert is also a life fellow of a prominent professional transportation engineering association and has served for a number of years as a regional traffic/transportation engineer for a regional governmental planning association and as a consulting city traffic engineer for a municipal government.

  This expert has extensive testifying experience.

  
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• Expert Witness #267802

  This guard rail expert has over 25 years of experience in a variety of civil engineering fields, including transportation engineering work designing roadways and appurtenances such as guide rails. Having worked in bridge inspection, this expert is experienced with assessing guide rail and bridge rail conditions, specifications for guide rails, and end termination details.

  This expert has extensive prior litigation experience, including report writing, deposition testimony, and trial testimony.

  
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• Expert Witness #267939

  This water quality expert holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and has expertise in drinking water quality, USEPA drinking water standards, and treatment processes for community water supplies.

  This expert is an academic professor specializing in environmental engineering in a civil and environmental engineering department. This expert received a B.E. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering from a well-regarded university, as well as a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from another well-regarded university. This expert is a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) in the specialty of Water Supply and Wastewater through a professional environmental engineering academy.

  
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• Expert Witness #282246

  This traffic safety expert has over 40 years of experience in civil engineering, transportation planning, traffic engineering, and accident reconstruction, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states.

  Career work has included serving as engineer-in-charge or principal project engineer on numerous transportation and civil engineering projects, including traffic safety studies, accident investigations and reconstructions, traffic circulation and parking studies, environmental impact studies, bridge and highway design, construction and maintenance projects, and computer-based design of transportation systems.

  This expert has developed computerized sign structure and traffic signal design programs and systems, as well as accident reconstruction manuals and tools. This expert has also completed flagger training, has been qualified by courts as an expert in numerous cases involving flaggers, and is familiar with flagger training requirements and OSHA safety standards applicable to flagging operations.

  
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• Expert Witness #291583

  This structural engineering expert holds a PhD in Civil Engineering, has PE, SE, SI, and LEED AP credentials, and practices as a Structural Engineer specializing in high wind environments, including assessment of exterior envelopes such as panelized building skin.

  This expert has personally worked on over 15,000 projects over 25 years.

  
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• Expert Witness #292149

  This traffic engineering expert holds a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Transportation and has worked in the transportation field for consulting firms, a state transportation agency, and a municipal government.

  In a municipal role, this expert designed and reviewed numerous traffic impact analysis studies and traffic control plans for roadway projects, developments, and special events.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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• Expert Witness #296301

  This civil/structural and metallurgical engineering expert holds a PhD and has over 40 years of experience in metallurgical and civil engineering. This expert earned a BS in Civil Engineering, an MS in Metallurgical Engineering, and a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from well-regarded universities. This expert specializes in inspection and evaluation of distressed, failed, and damaged structures, building code evaluations, failure analysis of mechanical components, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in several states.

  This expert has substantial forensic experience in structural and metallurgical engineering, including investigative and litigation-related failure analysis involving pipelines, water mains, reinforced concrete pipe, ductile iron pipe, construction defects, corrosion, and water-treatment infrastructure.

  This expert has investigated water main failures involving structural collapse during major underground construction work in California. The work included metallurgical examination of pipe materials and preparation of cause-and-origin analysis.

  This expert has investigated reinforced concrete transmission-main failures involving fractured pipe and steel-reinforcement failure. The work included metallurgical evaluation to determine the cause of the reinforcement failures.

  This expert has evaluated water-main disconnection during installation and pressure testing, including construction-related issues involving improperly constructed thrust blocking at pipe joints.

  This expert has investigated ductile iron water-main failures caused by pipe fracture, including metallurgical analysis showing that tubercular corrosion weakened the pipe and contributed to the fracture.

  This expert has evaluated structural failures involving water mains entering buildings along foundation lines. These evaluations addressed conditions such as rock impingement against pipe walls, differential settlement between foundations and adjacent backfill, and long-term settlement of pavement.

  This expert has investigated metallurgical water-main failures caused by corrosion, including dissimilar-metal galvanic corrosion, stray-current corrosion, soil pH-related corrosion, and improper water chemistry.

  This expert has also participated in multidisciplinary failure analysis involving the construction, operation, and incident events leading to failure at water-treatment infrastructure during a historic flood event.

  
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• Expert Witness #297009

  This civil and traffic engineering expert is a licensed Professional Engineer and Traffic Engineer with over 30 years of experience in highway design, traffic safety, and highway construction and maintenance.

  This expert holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and an M.Sc. in Industrial & Technical Studies/Engineering Management from a California public university.

  This expert worked for a state transportation agency and addressed highway design, traffic safety, construction, and maintenance issues for over 25 years of service. This expert has testified and qualified in court.

  
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• Expert Witness #297033

  This civil engineering expert is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) who holds a B.Sc. in civil engineering from a well-regarded technical institute and has over 40 years of experience in state, federal, and private-sector civil engineering projects, including bridges, roadways, and construction monitoring.

  This expert has forensic expertise involving metal building design and construction, flagpole design and installation, tall slender structure design and construction, gantry design, reinforcing bar cage design and fabrication for concrete foundations, and concrete wall design and construction.

  This expert is also an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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• Expert Witness #300684

  This land survey expert holds PE and PLS credentials and has over 25 years of experience in civil engineering and land surveying.

  This expert has provided expert witness testimony at trial and deposition involving complex intersections of engineering and land surveying professions and disciplines.

  
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• Expert Witness #300911

  This construction management expert holds a PhD and PE, is an academic professor specializing in civil and construction engineering at a well-regarded university, and has assisted industry through consulting, research, teaching, and community service for over 35 years.

  This expert has worked on several civil engineering matters requiring additional knowledge of construction engineering and management. This expert is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Certified Cost Professional, and a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist.

  
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• Expert Witness #304392

  This civil engineering/traffic expert is a licensed Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering who served as a senior engineering leader for a state department of transportation. In that role, this expert was responsible for the agency's design program and staffing, including developing design policy and guidance and delivering an annual multi-million-dollar design and construction program.

  This expert served as the agency's representative on contractor claims and disputes, right-of-way condemnation cases, and tort claim litigation, including work as an expert witness. That work included assisting with interrogatories, depositions, and trial preparation.

  This expert has over 35 years of experience in roadway and highway design, including over 10 years with a federal highway agency and additional service with a state department of transportation. This expert served for over 5 years as a senior engineering leader and has significant experience developing and signing roadway and highway construction plans, including traffic control design and application, permanent traffic signing, and highway right-of-way appurtenances such as trails, paths, guardrail, and fencing. This expert's expert-witness testimony experience occurred over more than a decade while serving in a senior transportation engineering role.

  
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• Expert Witness #304402

  This civil/traffic engineering expert is a registered Professional Civil Engineer and Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer with a Master's Degree in Civil (Traffic) Engineering and prior traffic engineering management experience with public transportation agencies.

  This expert has worked for city and county agencies and consulting firms and specializes in project management of traffic safety programs and projects, traffic safety and pedestrian studies, traffic operation studies, temporary traffic control at roadway construction projects, roadway capital improvement projects, traffic signals and signal systems, roadway tort work as an expert witness, traffic impact studies, and developing traffic element and roadway design manuals.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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