Brent Douglas
PE
Senior Forensic Engineer
CivilStructural Engineering Services
SPECIALTIES
Foundation analysis and failure; Structural evaluations; Geotechnical design and analysis; Damage analysis: fire, tornado, vehicle impact, earthquake, water, hail, wind; Construction management; Soil and groundwater remediation system design; Hydraulic design; Expert testimonyCommercial/Large Residential Property Evaluations; Industrial/Agricultural Facility Evaluations; Origin and Cause Assessments; Geotechnical/Subsurface Investigations; Geophysical Testing & Analysis; Earthquake Damage Assessments; Structural Integrity Assessments; Civil/Site Works/Drainage Systems Evaluations; Construction Defect Analysis; Foundation Assessments; Retaining Wall Failure Analysis; Slope Stability Evaluations; Pavement Failure Analysis; Dam Failure Analysis; Erosion Damage Analysis; Sinkhole Formation and Analysis; Horizontal Directional Drilling Evaluations; Pipeline Failures; Sediment Transport Analysis; Shoring Failure Analysis; CAT Damage Analysis; Expert Witness Testimony & Litigation Support
Biography
Brent has more than 30 years of experience in the geotechnical, environmental, construction and forensic engineering fields. He conducts expert forensic investigations, site geotechnical and geophysical investigations, data evaluation and causation analysis for owners, developers, law firms, and insurance companies, including providing expert witness testimony. His geotechnical design experience includes subdivisions, multi-family housing, restaurants, medical buildings, retail centers, churches, retaining walls, warehouses, swimming pools, airport facilities, hotels, elevated tanks, roadways, and bridges.
Brent has managed various forensic and geotechnical investigation projects including investigations of foundations, retaining walls, swimming pools, pavement failures, warehouses, etc., as well as evaluating possible structural damage due to earthquakes and vehicular impacts, storm damage to boat docks and commercial roofs, miscellaneous property damage, and slope and retaining wall failures. He specializes in a wide range of geophysical investigation methods to enhance standard geotechnical investigation techniques, including ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography, electrical conductivity, and seismic imaging.