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Geotech/Hydraulics Team
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Benjamin Rivers
Geotechnical Engineer
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61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 17T26
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: (404) 562-3926
FAX: (404) 562-3700
benjamin.rivers@dot.gov
Experience
Began working in field in 1994
Joined FHWA in 2000
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Education
• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, North Carolina State University
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Expertise/Specialty |
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Trenchless Technology
• Subsurface Drainage
• Subsurface Investigations
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Licenses and Registrations |
• Professional Engineer, North Carolina
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Professional Associations |
• TRB Committee on Engineering Geology, Member
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Professional Highlights |
• Geotechnical Engineer for the FHWA Resource Center
• Champion of geotechnical applications of trenchless technologies/subsurface drainage
• Provided geotechnical reviews for Alabama DOT, North Carolina DOT, and South Carolina DOT; serves as a member of the Geotechnical Reviews Team
• Responsible for identification and recommendations for change in regard to exemplary practices and areas where improvements could be made
• Assisted the Louisiana Division in an assessment of geotechnically related bridge movements of a large bridge;
• Discussed additional necessary geotechnical information required for a solution; and reviewed a proposal for additional geotechnical information
• Assisted the Texas Division in the development of a half-day workshop for Texas DOT personnel on MSE wall construction
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