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Geotechnical News • March 2013
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ASFE NEWS
Automated Enforcement Section,
“It costs us $30,000 to $100,000 to
replace a camera. That’s a significant
loss in the program. Plus it also takes a
camera off the street…so there’s a loss
of safety for the community.” (Yeah,
right.)
So what’s the solution? You guessed
it! The police are installing surveil-
lance cameras to watch the speed
cameras, because, under Maryland
law, speed cameras can’t be used for
security purposes; they can only take
pictures of speeding. Liberati says
the new cameras do not create a Big
Brother atmosphere, nor are they
designed to help localities enact a
cash grab: It’s just a matter of police
trying to keep the public safe from
reckless drivers. (Yeah, right.) “We’ve
taken the additional step of marking
our cameras to let people know that
there is surveillance,” Liberati added
(probably in a curious monotone). Of
course, the markings also create great
targets.
New members
We are delighted to extend a hearty
“Welcome aboard” to eight new
ASFE-Member Firms and to ASFE’s
newest Faculty Member. The new
Member Firms
are:
AquAeTer, Inc
. is a multidisciplinary
engineering firm with professional
staff located in Colorado, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, and
Tennessee. Established in 1992, the
firm provides scientific and technical
services in projects related to energy,
engineering, environmental, sustain-
ability, and risk analyses. AquAeTer’s
clientele includes energy companies,
oil and gas facilities, manufacturing,
and waste management facilities.
The firm also works with financial
institutions, real-estate developers,
law firms, commercial businesses,
and telecommunications companies.
Stephen L. Wampler, P.E
. is a vice
president of the firm.
(AquAeTer, Inc.
/ 7430 East Caley Avenue / Suite 310 /
Centennial, CO 80111 / tel: 303/771-
9150 / fax: 303/771-8776 / http://www.
aquaeter.com/)
Bryant Consultants, Inc.
comprises
scientists, geologists, civil engineers,
field representatives, and laboratory
technicians who provide a wide range
of earth-science and civil-engineering
services. Founded in 1996, the firm
focuses on GEOFORENSICS™,
geotechnical and geostructural con-
sulting, as well as consulting for site
development for builders, developers,
and owners.
John T. Bryant, P.G.
is the
contact for the firm.
(Bryant Consul-
tants, Inc. / 3360 Wiley Post Road /
Suite 100 / Carrollton, TX 7506 / tel:
972/713-9109 / fax: 972/713-9171 /
http://www.geoneering.com/)
Crawford & Associates, Inc
. provides
an array of geoprofessional services
from its headquarters in Sacramento
and its branch office in Modesto, CA.
Services include geotechnical engi-
neering, construction management,
construction materials engineering and
testing, Special Inspections, hazard-
ous-materials assessments, expert
witness, and drafting and renderings.
Benjamin D. Crawford, P.E., G.E.
is
the principal of the firm.
(Crawford
& Associates, Inc. / 3128 O Street /
Suite 1 / Sacramento, CA 95816 / tel:
916/455-4225 / http://www.crawford-
inc.com/)
Hunt Engineering Company is a
woman-owned business established
in 1980. Its services include civil
engineering, geotechnical engineering,
structural engineering, land surveying,
and landscape architecture.
Jeffrey M.
Hunt, P.E
. is a principal of the firm.
(Hunt Engineering Company / 22 East
King street / PO Box 537 / Malvern,
PA 19355 / tel: 610/644-4600 / fax:
610/644-2466 / http://www.huntengi-
neering.com/)
Isherwood Associates
specializes in
geostructural engineering. Formed in
1972, Isherwood has been responsible
for excavation shoring, underpinning
and foundations for many prominent
Toronto structures.
Nadir Ansari,
M.E..Sc., P.Eng.
is the ASFE contact
for the firm.
(Isherwood Associates /
3-3100 Ridgeway Drive / Mississauga,
ON L5L 5M5 / tel: 905/820-3480 / fax:
905/820-3492 / http://www.isherwood.
to/)
Integrated Testing and Engineering
Company
of San Antonio, L.P. serves
all of Texas from its offices in San
Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and Hous-
ton. Founded in 1991, and known as
InTEC, the firm’s professional staff
is supported by field representatives,
laboratory technicians, and drilling
crews who together provide geotechni-
cal engineering, construction materials
engineering and testing, environmen-
tal-site assessments, and geologic site
assessment services.
E. A. Palaniap-
pan, Ph.D., P.E
. is the contact for the
firm.
(Integrated Testing and Engi-
neering Company of San Antonio,
L.P. / 12028 Radium / San Antonio,
TX 78216 / tel: 210/525-9033 / fax:
210/525-9032 / http://www.intectest-
ing.com/InTECHomeOld.htm)
Nobis Engineering, Inc
. is a 23-year-
old, multidisciplinary consulting firm
providing diversified environmental,
geotechnical, and civil-engineering
services to commercial, federal, and
state and municipal clients through-
out the U.S. The company is a small
disadvantaged business (SDB) and is
certified as a DBE/MBE by multiple
state agencies.
Ken Koornneef, P.E.
is the firm’s president.
(Nobis Engi-
neering, Inc. / 585 Middlesex Street /
Lowell, MA 01851/ tel: 978/683-0891
/ fax: 978/683-0966 / http://www.
nobisengineering.com/)
Resource Development Consultants
Ltd
provides specialist services in:
geotechnical engineering, geological
services, CPT and SCPT testing, and
geophysics for ground engineering.
Established in 2006, the firm’s projects
include open-cast and underground
mines, and infrastructure comprising
support for greenfield mine projects,
foundations in soft ground, and land
stability. The contact for the firm is
Cameron Wylie, MIPENZ, CPEng,
MAusIMM, CP.
(Resource Develop-