Mehrad Kamalzare

Selected Industrial Projects

1. City of Akron OCIT, City of Akron, Department of Public Services, OH. Geotechnical Engineer for reviewing and analyzing geotechnical data; prepared Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR); prepared responses to reviewers' comments on geotechnical documents; prepared Geotechnical Data Memorandum (GDM); assessed seismic risk analysis; analyzed the geological profile of the site; performed dewatering analysis, and corrosion assessment. Project consists of design of 20 ft diameter, 6,800 lf of segmental tunnel lining. Design includes 4 drop shafts and a portal.

2. Parmer Lane Interceptor Tunnel, City of Austin, TX. Geotechnical Engineer for reviewing the field investigations data; evaluated the site condition; calculated design parameters based on the performed laboratory experiments; designed rock support systems for the excavations, such as, rock dowels and liner plates, and prepared detail drawings for different initial supports, instrumentations, shafts, and tunnel. Project consists of 12,000 lf of hard rock tunnel, 8 ft diameter, with a 42-inch diameter carrier pipe. The tunnel will connect an outfall pipe to an existing sewage treatment plant.

3. PATH-Condition Survey, Tunnels A, B, C, D, Port Authority of NY & NJ. Project Engineer for inspecting PATH Tunnels A, B, C, and D; walked through tunnels and evaluated different seepages, deformations, deficiencies, etc.; evaluated the areas with various repair priorities; performed hands-on inspection for the areas with major problems; prepared field notes and photos; and prepared the final report. Project consists of condition survey of PATH tunnels A & B between Hoboken and 14th Street, and tunnels C & D between caisson No. 1 and No. 3.

4. NYC-DEP Catskill Aqueduct Tunnel, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Ulster County, NY. Project Engineer for managing a portion of the Catskill Aqueduct inspection; planned the general steps of the inspection; assessed the safety of each manhole and inspection site; evaluated the air quality of the tunnels; provided the required equipment for the inspections; and facilitated and managed the collaboration between various teams of inspectors. Project consisted of performing coordination, inspection, and report for the inspection of the Catskill Aqueduct from Ashokan Reservoir to Kensico Reservoir.

5. NYC-DEP Catskill Aqueduct Tunnel 320, Catskill Pressurization, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Westchester County, NY. Project Engineer for checking previous construction plans; evaluated and oversaw the feasibility of alternative tunnel alignments in order to reduce construction time; prepared evaluation of construction time, prepared different schedules for each of the suggested alternatives; reviewed geotechnical instrumentation and provided comments; collaborated with contractors to assure that they are meeting the required specifications at each phase of the project. Project consisted of the pressurization of the Catskill Aqueduct, which will provide a raw water supply to the Eastview UV Facility.

6. PANYNJ - Sandy Related Repair Project, Port Authority of NY & NJ. Geotechnical Engineer for designing vertical piles under lateral load and preparing work schedule plans; prepared Excel files and step to step design guides for evaluating the type of required piles and facilitate their design; designed various long and short piles under lateral load. Project consisted of providing flood repair and protection for various Port Authority structures.

7. IDRIS - Tender Design MTS-03, Asghal Public Works Authority, Doha, Qatar. Geotechnical Engineer for preparing geological profiles for the site; assessed and evaluated geotechnical data; prepared geotechnical data for design; calculated soil and rock parameters; prepared various technical write-ups and evaluated the permeability of site at various depths. The project consists of the construction of a main trunk sewer system to bypass the existing pump stations that are to be decommissioned. The new system will also capture flows, which are overloading the existing system.

8. DC Water - Poplar Point, Washington, DC. Geotechnical Engineer for reviewing available data used as input for design; reviewed the current specifications; checked the technical aspects of pile foundation specifications; designed different types of shallow and deep foundations; evaluated the feasibility of long piles to support equipment foundation. Project consisted of providing services for trenchless performance specification for 1,000 linear ft of 54-inch diameter sewer; and 350 ft of 15 ft diameter Barry Road replacement sewer.  Provided pile design for building foundation, pile support of forced main, and 500 linear ft of ground improvement.

9. Mill Creek - Peaks Branch Drainage Relief Project, City of Dallas, TX. Geotechnical Engineer for checking the geological profiles and parameters used in design; prepared construction timetables and schedules; evaluated other construction schedules prepared by contractor; assessed the construction phase and revised the schedule to reduce the suggested construction time. Project consisted of a drainage tunnel approximately 15,000 feet long. The tunnel will relieve flood problems in both the Mill Creek and Peaks Branch Drainage basins.

10. Rockaway boardwalk, New York City, NY. Geotechnical Engineer for monitoring the noise and vibration. Checked the level and intensity of the vibration due to pile driving activities; installed the geophones and microphones in the appropriate locations; set up the master units; prepared daily reports regarding the level of acceleration of vibrations and created graphs versus the design threshold; designed the monitoring plan; prepared a detailed report to submit to NYC Department of Parks and Recreation; coordinated with the sub-contractor regarding the piles with high vibrations; coordinated with the contractor (Skanska) regarding the piles with vibrations above the stoppage limit; preforming the pre-construction and post construction surveys; preparing reports regarding the daily local residents’ complains at the site. The project consisted of six miles of boardwalk in five phases with approximately 8,000 piles.