'geotechnical, tunnel boring, differing site conditions'

GeoConSol
Geotechnical & Tunnel Consultants

A consultant is a universal observer who can look at a problem outside the environment in which the problem came to be, thereby creating a solution that was never possible before. Fernando Flores

EXPERT / FORENSIC SERVICES

DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS

-->DSC Technical Principles

-->DSC Standards for Entitlement

-->DSC Independent Review

-->DSC Case Histories

GEOTECHNICAL / CONSTRUCTION

-->Rock Testing/Boreability

-->Impact Hammer Feasibility

ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS

TUNNELS / TUNNELING

-->Tunnel Boring

-->Excavation Improvement

-->Microtunneling/Pipe-Jacking

-->Selection of TBMs & MTBMs

-->Forensic Investigations

-->Safety

-->Detection of Covert Tunnels

CLIENTS

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Peter J. Tarkoy

tunnel safety, personal injuries, construction safety

Personal Injury Issues & Cases
30 years experience in litigation support & prevailing on behalf of our clients. Court qualified expert in geology, geotechnical engineering, excavation, underground construction, construction safety, and personal injury issues in construction dealing with; heavy construction (blasting), underground construction (tunneling, tunnel boring, tunnel support), shaft excavation (drilling & blasting), tunnel excavation and support issues, and micro-tunneling. We provided distinctive and innovative analyses with sharp graphics illustrating issues, logic, evidence, and the singular conclusion possible. We measure our competence by results we have obtained.
Parties	Issues	Recovered Paid	Year	How Resolved
(respondent)	wrongful death; client should not have been a party to the action	$0	2011	client was indemnified by contractor's insurance; contractor was responsible for accident;
Z vs. H (respondent)	false claim	$0	2001	dust issues related / lung cancer death; our client was lreleased from lawsuit;
X vs. X (respondent)	false claim	$0.01M	2000	plaintiff injured fingers as a result of unsafe practices; client settled nuisance suit;
W vs. US (complainant)	wrongful death; crushed by concrete slab;	$7.8M	1994	settled by simple philosophical and technical analyses and bases for responsibility provided to attorney; without deposition or trial;
B vs. EB (complainant)	explosives accident; severe physical & emotional damage;	$2.4M	1989	settled on day that our exhibits (based on project facts) were provided to defendant;
M vs. CN (complainant)	rock fallout; lost leg;	$0.5M	1987	settled
H vs. MM (complainant)	rock fallout; injury;	$1M	1986	settled
E vs. S (complainant)	rock fallout injury;	$0.05M	1983	settled
X vs. PC (complainant)	rock fallout;	?	1978	prevailed in trial

Personal Injury Issues & Cases

30 years experience in litigation support & prevailing on behalf of our clients. Court qualified expert in geology, geotechnical engineering, excavation, underground construction, construction safety, and personal injury issues in construction dealing with;

30 years experience in litigation support & prevailing on behalf of our clients.
Court qualified expert in geology, geotechnical engineering, excavation, underground construction, construction safety, and personal injury issues in construction dealing with;