FHWA Resource Center

Geotechnical Team

We are pleased to offer our services and provide you with the latest in Geotechnical information and technology.

Here you will find important information about FHWA Geotechnical initiatives along with who to contact for training and assistance.

Listed below are the Resource Center Geotechnical experts. Please email or call the specialist nearest you.

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Team Manager	Specialty Area(s)
Scott Anderson, Ph.D, P.E. (biography) Geotechnical Technical Service Team Manager 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3244 Fax: (720) 963-3232 scott.anderson@dot.gov	• Soil and rock properties • Remote Sensing • Asset Management • Performance Management • Risk Management

Melvin Harris (biography) Program Assistant 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-2773 Fax: (410) 962-4586 melvin.harris@dot.gov

Team Members	Specialty Area(s)
Naser Abu-Hejleh, Ph.D, P.E. (biography) Geotechnical Engineer Specialist 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 Ph: (708) 283-3550 Fax: (708) 283-3501 naser.abu-hejleh@dot.gov	• LRFD Implementation • Driven Piles • Spread Footings • Load Testing of Deep Foundation • Promary contact for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
Daniel Alzamora, P.E. (biography) Geotechnical Engineer 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3214 Fax: (720) 963-3232 daniel.alzamora@dot.gov	• Column Supported Embankments • Earth Retaining Structures • Reinforced Soil Slopes • Geosynthetics • Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil - Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) • Primary contact for Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas
Justice Maswoswe, Ph.D., P.E. (biography) Senior Geotechnical Engineer 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-2460 Fax: (410) 962-4586 justice.maswoswe@dot.gov	• Geotechnical Seismic Engineering • Ground Improvement • Drilled Shafts • Instrumentation • Slop Stability • Primary contact for Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia
Benjamin Rivers, P.E. (biography) Geotechnical Engineer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3926 Fax: (404) 562-3700 benjamin.rivers@dot.gov	• Earthwork and Embankments • Trenchless Technology • Subsurface Drainage • Subsurface Investigations • Geophysics • Primary contact for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
Barry Siel, P.E. (biography) Senior Geotechnical Engineer 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3208 Fax: (720) 963-3232 barry.siel@dot.gov	• Soil Nailing • Ground Anchors • Micropiles • Rock Slopes • Geology • Primary contact for Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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