Geotechnical Consulting Services

Peterson Geotechnical Group specializes in forensic geotechnical evaluations. Typically, this includes studying and diagnosing the cause of movement that has led to cracks, separations, and other types of distress in relatively newer buildings. Our evaluations typically culminate with written reports of our findings, opinions, and repair recommendations for the project.

The application of forensic evaluations can apply to a wide variety of projects, including:

Providing expert witness testimony for litigated matters and ROC complaints
Customer service issues for home builders, developers, general and sub-contractors
Independent evaluations for insurance companies and insurance adjusters
Surety evaluations for insurance and bonding companies
Forensic construction engineering, analysis and consulting
Construction defects analysis
Foundation repair analysis and recommendations
Drainage surveys
Soil sampling and analysis to address expansive soil problems and soil stabilization issues

Our forensic evaluations include studying and diagnosing the cause of:

Cracks and separations in residential and commercial construction. The majority of the homes we evaluate are relatively newer construction; however, some of the structures that we evaluate are in excess of 50 years and have suddenly developed cracks.
Settlement or collapse of roadway backfill, sewer trench backfill, retaining wall backfill, and backfill adjacent to basement or underground parking garages
Moisture intrusion that has caused flooring installation and adherence issues within the interior of homes, office buildings, and garages
Settlement or heaving of pools, patio decks, driveways, and sidewalks.
Cracks in drywall, stucco, tile, fences, concrete foundations, block walls, block fences, sidewalks, and driveways
Surface runoff and drainage analysis within individual properties and along the perimeters of subdivisions and dry washes.

Additional issues we address include:

Sulfates on concrete and in soil; concrete deterioration from sulfates
Concrete and cement corrosion
Concrete failure
Diagonal cracks in stucco and windows
Sloping floors
Sticking doors and doors out-of-square
Basement flooding and leaks
Sinking driveways, sinking parking lots, and sink holes caused by water leaks
Sidewalk tripping hazards
Parking lot flooding and drainage problems
Yard flooding problems and drainage issues
Sinking roadways due to buried utility lines
Problems arising during construction
Soil nails, micro piles, earth anchors, and earth retention issues

Our legal consulting services include:

Expert analysis and preparation of construction claims
Differing site condition claims
Surety bond claim analysis
Providing expert witness testimony for construction defects ligitation
Serving as a plaintiff geotechnical expert

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