Exponent services

Exponent’s geotechnical engineering staff has extensive experience in laboratory soil testing, field testing, sampling, and monitoring. Our expertise in laboratory testing and field work allows us to provide comprehensive geotechnical services to our clients. Our soil testing equipment enables us to perform in-house testing of soil physical properties for most of our projects. Geotechnical testing provides supporting data and represents a key component in many of our investigations, including site characterization; seismic (earthquake) studies; evaluations of soil settlement, expansive soil behavior, soil collapse potential, ground subsidence, landslide and slope stability, and moisture intrusion; and performance assessments for dams, retaining walls, and other structures.

For more than 40 years, Exponent (formerly Failure Analysis Associates) has been recognized as a leader in the investigation of major engineering failures and disasters. With a professional staff that covers more than 90 technical disciplines, Exponent’s emergency response is unparalleled in the industry because of our ability to assemble a multidisciplinary team covering every expertise required to respond to virtually any emergency. Exponent staff have significant experience in data collection, sample preservation and documentation, and potential longer term impacts (e.g., damage claims, regulatory agency interaction, litigation, etc.) of emergency events. Our emergency response experience includes many high-profile failures, accidents, and natural disasters including the World Trade Center attack, Hurricane Katrina, Northridge Earthquake, and the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion.