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Mr. James N. Pyatt holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering with a Geotechnical Engineering emphasis and is a licensed professional engineer in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas. He has over 37 years of experience in the geotechnical engineering, construction material testing, and forensic evaluation fields.
Over the past 13 years, Mr. Pyatt has focused much of his expertise on investigating cause and origin of damage to various properties. He has performed well over 1300 engineering investigations on residential, commercial, and industrial properties evaluating site issues, including foundation settlement investigations, grading and erosion evaluations, construction vibration damage, mine subsidence damage, slope stability and retaining wall evaluations, moisture intrusion/water damage, fungal growth evaluations, tornado and storm damage, structural damage, fire damage, vehicle impact and tree impact damage, roofing evaluations, and construction defect determinations. Mr. Pyatt has assisted insurance company clients by functioning as appraiser and umpire on various matters and has provided depositions and courtroom testimony on numerous occasions.
La experiencia previa del Sr. Pyatt en ingeniería geotécnica incluye trabajos en una amplia gama de proyectos, como instalaciones de oficinas/almacenes, edificios comerciales, escuelas, edificios de varios pisos, urbanizaciones, así como proyectos de obras públicas, como presas de terraplén, plantas de aguas residuales y carreteras. Ha utilizado sus amplios conocimientos técnicos para diseñar cimentaciones superficiales y profundas, muros de contención de bloques modulares y de gravedad de hormigón reforzado con geomallas y soluciones de movimiento de tierras. Ha realizado análisis de remediación de arcillas expansivas, análisis y remediación de taludes y soluciones de ingeniería de tablestacas, sistemas de precarga de emplazamientos con drenajes de mecha, estudios sísmicos y de licuefacción, análisis de infiltración en presas y diques, análisis de asentamientos, estudios de impacto de minas subterráneas y evaluaciones de socavones. También ha diseñado sistemas de pavimentación, revestimientos de lagunas de aguas residuales, sistemas de apuntalamiento y cimentaciones de pilotes colados in situ.
Formación y certificaciones
- Civil Engineering, B.S.: University of Missouri-Rolla (1985)
- Civil Engineering, M.S.: University of Missouri-Rolla (1987)
- Professional Engineer: Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas
- A.V.E. Volunteer: Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
Publicaciones
- “Urban Sinkholes: Geologic versus Non-Geologic Formations, Distress, and Remediation.” American Society of Civil Engineers Forensic Engineering Congress 2024, James N. Pyatt, P.E., and Kurt A. Bergman, P.E., 2024.
- “Evaluation of Structural and Consequential Damage Resulting from Vehicle Impacts to Residential Structures.” American Society of Civil Engineers Forensic Engineering Congress 2022, Aaron J. Trenshaw, P.E., and James N. Pyatt, P.E., 2022.
- “Pullout Resistance of Geogrids in Sand.” Transportation Research Record 1188, Transportation Research Board, Rodney W. Lentz and James N. Pyatt, 1988