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The design and construction of deep excavations is a form of eclectic geotechnical art.

 

 

Dimitrios C. Konstantakos, P.E.

President of Deep Excavation LLC

Mission

The mission of Deep Excavation LLC organization is the development of userfriendly, robust, high-quality, , integrated deep excavation calculation and design software by offering multiple accepted design methods, as well as training and support of users in the adequate use of this software, with the ultimate purpose of making computerized simulations worldwide available for practical application in the wider geotechnical engineering and consulting, field. Furthermore, Deep Excavation LLC is striving to create a place in the Internet where deep excavation professionals can discuss and advance the art and science of geotechnical engineering.

For some engineers Deep excavations are a form of eclectic art. Almost never seen by the public except for the rarest occasion. One of the major survivors of 9-11 was the "Bathtub" of the World Trade Center. One of the first gigantic slurry wall excavations in the United States. Perhaps the souls of the innocent victims braced the slurry wall and New York. Geotechnical engineers together with other rescue crews gave their heart and passion at all levels. Our profession aims for the sky by going deep underground with imagination and skill.

 

P.E. State of New York, West Virginia, EU PE in Geotechnical Engineering

Education
2000: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters of Science, Civil Engineering/ Geotechnical, GPA 4.64/5.00
1997: University of Massachusetts Lowell, BSE, Civil Engineering, GPA 3.64/4.00

Work Experience

2000 - 2006: Leading Geotechnical Firm inNew York, NY, Structural engineer: Involved in design of bridge foundations, cut and cover or rock mined tunnels, deep excavations, finite element simulations, piers and bulkheads, pile foundations, and field inspection. Presented internal presentations for finite element simulations, lateral pile capacity methods.
1998 -2000: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, Graduate research assistant: Researched and summarized the performance of nearly 30 slurry wall supported excavations in the United States.
1994 -1998: Centers for Learning, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Tutor: Hired by the University as a professional tutor. Assisted students and organized exam reviews for more than 15 subjects in science, math, and engineering
1998 - Summer: City Hall of Trikala, Greece, Surveyor: Performed surveying and road layout duties.
1997 - Summer: Public Power Corporation of Greece, Mesohora Hydroelectric Project, Engineer in Training:

Representative Project & Design Experience
Excavations: 300 Madison Avenue, NY, Newtown Creek, NY, Paerdegat Basin, NY, Times Square, NY, (also see slurry walls), Harbor at Hastings, NY, 53rd Street & Lexington Avenue NY.
Marine: Bulkhead at Newtown Creek, NY, Port Elizabeth, NJ, Hudson River Piers.
Piling: Drilled minipiles: DOMAC MA, Peerless Importers NY, Metro North NY, Caissons: Russia Wharf, MA, 7 World Trade Center, NY, Driven Piles: JFK Air Train, NY, Maher Terminals, NJ, Newport Office Center Evaluation.
Slope Stability: Newtown Creek, NY, Chevron-Texaco site, NJ, Maher Terminals, NJ.
Slurry Walls: Boston, MA: 500 Boylston, 75 State Street, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Dana Farber Tower (Smith Laboratories), Flagship Wharf, Millennium Place, One Memorial Drive, Post Office Square Garage, State Transportation Bldg.
Chicago, IL: Amoco Standard Oil, AT&T Corporate Center, Guest Quarters Hotel, Northwester University Memorial parking garage, Museum of Science and Industry parking garage, Prudential Two, Water Tower.
Idaho: Boise 11th Avenue Underpass.
New York: World Trade Center Recovery, Goldman Sachs Project Phoenix, Con Edison sites.
San Francisco, CA: Yerba Buena Tower
Washington, DC: Petworth Subway Station, World Bank Bldg, Washington Convention Center.
Tunneling: Atlantic Brigantine Cut and Cover Tunnel, NJ, No. 7 Line Extension, NY, Passageway expansion at No.7 line and Lexington Avenue intersection, Grove Street Station, NJ.

Computer and Software Skills
Plaxis Finite Element Software, Slope-W, GRL-WEAP pile drivability, RISA-2D and 3D - structural analysis, STAAD, AutoCAD, LPILE - lateral pile analysis for single piles, GROUP - lateral pile group analysis, Dynapile - dynamic pile analysis, PCA-Col, MS-Word, MS-Excel, Excellent user of PowerPoint, Primavera, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic.Net (Software development),
Developed Software: Deep Excavation Engineering Program D.E.E.P. Copyright 2001, Trench-1.0 for stability analysis of slurry filled trenches and panels Copyright 2003, Steel-Connect for design of steel connections Copyright 2003, Steel-Beam 1.0 for evaluation of steel beams under combined stress loading.

Additional Educational Experience
Technology and Policy Program, Sloan School of Management Courses: Managerial decision making, International management, Project Management.

Associations
American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society.

Publications
"Control of ground movements for a multi-level-anchored diaphragm wall during excavation", Accepted Paper 1.32, 5th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering in New York, NY, April 13-17 2004.

 

 

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