PROFESSIONAL RESUME of DONALD E. LENERT, P. E. 14527 Moss Creek Lane Cypress, Texas 77429-2255 (713) 373-5435 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Founder and President of Associated Engineering Consultants (1966) A consulting engineering firm offering structural, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering services. 120 people employed. • Foutider and President ofLenert Engineers (1969) A consulting firm offering structural engineering services. This company later became Lenert, Hourani & Assoc. 18 people employed. • Chief Structural and Civil Engineer for CRS Architects-Abu Dhabi (1979) In charge of' all structural and civil aspects of a new city for 90,000 people built in the United Arab Emirates. It was the single largest project in the UAE in 1981 (one billion dollars) and included support facilities such as: schools, hotels, apartments, warehouses, shopping centers, road and utility lines and a modem sewage treatment plant. My responsibilities included inspection, contract administration, plan and design checking, quality and schedule control and direction of a team of 7,000 multi-national personnel in the Middle East. • Present position: Owner, Lenert Engineers, Inc. (1984) My position has many duties, such as project engineer, inspector, checker, computer programmer, report writer and general trouble-shooter on various projects all over the United States. I specialize in unusual or special problems on apartment and multi-storied buildings requiring original engineering concepts to solve. I work on projects varying in size from small residences to generating a detailed 400 page architectural and structural report on a $400,000,000 office building and parking garage project in 1990. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE My total engineering experience includes over 30 years in responsible charge of projects such as office buildings, schools, shopping centers, churches, hotels and apartments, banks, parking garages, public/governmental projects and industrial facilities. I am qualified as a design structural engineer, expert court witness, field inspector and contract administrator. I am author of many computer programs, engineering reports and technical manuals, a speaker at local seminars and am an experienced general construction estimator. EDUCATION and BACKGROUND • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering-Texas A&M University 1957 • Registered Professional Engineer- Texas #22916 • Memberships: American Society of Civil Engineers International Concrete Repair Institute Post-Tensioning Institute
INTRODUCTION PROBLEMS TABLE OF CONTENTS TESTING EXISTING FOUNDATION PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "DESIGN" AND "PERFORMANCE" MICRO-ELEVATION SURVEY PLAN PHENOMENA PLAN GEOTECHNICAL AND SITE PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS SITE WORK LEVELING TECHNIQUES DRILLED PIERS PRESSED PILES HELICAL ANCHORS POLYURETHANE INJECTION CONTROL JOINTS FRENCH DRAINS ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS POLYETHYLENE INJECTION MUD JACKING MOISTURE BARRIERS PIPE TRENCHES CHECKING TENDON STRESSES SOIL STABILIZATION APPENDIX-DRAWINGS
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