TECHNICAL ARTICLES,
PRESENTATIONS, AND NEWSLETTERS

Welcome to Lourie Consultants' collection of in-house technical articles, presentations, and newsletters. Our goal is to share technical information that is interesting and valuable to our clients in a brief, easy to read format.

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WHAT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS (AND OTHERS) NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GEOTECHNICAL REPORTS

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ISSUES RELATED TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

DEVELOPING BROWNFIELDS -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

DEVELOPING BROWNFIELDS -- GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Newsletters Available Now:

Vol 3, No. 1  EVALUATING PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Vol 2, Nos. 3 & 4  CASE HISTORY: A LIGHTLY LOADED STRUCTURE DAMAGED BY EXPANSIVE CLAYS

Vol 2, No. 2  CHOOSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY

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Firm News

This is where we'll announce information and news about our firm. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, please take a look here first.

David E. Lourie, P.E., R.B.P., Elected President of ASFE: April 2009

David E. Lourie, P.E., R.B.P., is the new president of ASFE/The Best People on Earth, a not-for-profit association of "earth-engineering" firms that employ 150,000 individuals worldwide. Welcomed into office at ceremonies during ASFE's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Mr. Lourie is the 39th individual to serve as ASFE's president and chair of the group's board of directors.  Established in 1969, ASFE develops programs, services, and materials its member firms use to enhance the quality of their business and professional practices and thereby "prosper through professionalism." Member firms provide professional "earth-engineering" services; i.e., geotechnical, environmental, and civil/infrastructure engineering; construction-materials engineering and testing; brownfields revitalization and applied sustainability; geology, biology, and ecology; cultural-resources consulting; and construction and program management.

 

Lourie Consultants Selected to Provide Independent External Peer Review Services: 2008

David Lourie, P.E., R.B.P., has been selected to provide IEPR services for multiple Hurricane Storm Damage and Hurricane Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) projects in the Greater New Orleans area.  These high-level review efforts are part of the process by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the US Congress to design, build, and operate a better system.

 

Lourie Consultants to Provide Geotechnical Services for 850-ac Development: March 2008

Lourie Consultants was selected to provide geotechnical services for a proposed 850-ac mixed-used development project in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.  The undeveloped, wooded site with contain residences, retail structures, school buildings, recreation features, and the related infrastructure such as roads, utilities, and drainage.  Site characterization consisted of electric cone penetrometer (CPT) soundings and soil borings.  Geotechnical recommendations addressed site preparation, fill selection and placement, impoundment seepage issues, and shallow and deep foundation design, construction, and performance.

 

David Lourie, P.E., Selected as Independent External Peer Reviewer: May 2006

David Lourie, P.E. was one of two geotechnical engineers on the nine person external peer review committee assembled to review the preliminary technical report prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District (NOD) and submitted to the United States Congress. The report was part of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) project authorized by Congress in December 2005, when Congress issued legislative directives to investigate and integrate hurricane risk reduction and coastal restoration for south Louisiana.  The July 2006 report contained the results of a comprehensive hurricane protection analysis and design effort intended to provide "Category 5" protection.  The final report is due in December 2007. The external peer review committee comprised a total of nine engineers and scientists who were charged with reviewing the massive report and providing comments on a tight project schedule.

 

Stephanie Bialobok, P.G. & David Lourie, P.E., Presenters at National Meeting: April 2006

Stephanie Bialobok, P.G. and David Lourie, P.E., were invited to be panel members at the ASFE/The Best People on Earth meeting in Nashville, Tennessee in April 2006. The panel discussed disasters and the lessons learned.  Experiences from three distinctly different disasters were presented and discussed.

 

Lourie Consultants Returns to the New Orleans Area: April 2, 2006

Following its August 2005 evacuation due to Hurricane Katrina and its subsequent office relocation in Lafayette, Louisiana, the firm returned to the New Orleans area ready to play a key role in the rebuilding and future growth of New Orleans and all of southeast Louisiana.

 

Lourie Consultants Establishes Temporary Office in Lafayette, Louisiana: September 2005

The outpouring of help and concern from family, friends, and colleagues has been extensive and nearly nonstop. After evaluating many generous offers and working through various logistical issues, Lourie Consultants has accepted a gracious offer from a client and fellow engineer.  Tim Mader, P.E., and his family and firm (Mader Engineering, Inc.) have provided our firm and its personnel with living and working facilities.  We extend our deepest, most heart-felt thanks to Tim, his family, and his employees.  We also thank everyone who has helped and prayed for us during these difficult and uncertain times.

 

Lourie Consultants Evacuates in Advance of Hurricane Katrina: August 28, 2005

Hurricane Katrina forces area evacuation.  Due to the threat posed by Hurricane Katrina, Lourie Consultants has secured its offices, moved project-related materials to an elevated off-site storage facility, transported computers and active project files, and has evacuated the area.  Before departure, e-mails were sent to clients advising them of the firms actions and providing contact information.

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