Dams and Power Plants: Structural Safety, Proper Sizing of Dams, Probable Maximum Precipitation, Probable Maximum Flood, Dam Inspection, Spillway Inspection, Power Plant Repair, Transmission Line Inspection, Spillway Repair, Levee Reconstruction

The recent devastating earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China and the recent explosion of an oil rig and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico underscore the need for preventative mitigation and restoration efforts for these earthquake-ravaged countries and for the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as for the many dams, power plants (nuclear and conventional), oil wells, oil refineries, transmission lines, water and sewage pipelines, and other infrastructure in the U.S. and around the world that my be in danger of collapse or partial destruction - in the event of an earthquake, tsunami, storm, or other natural stress.

Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., Principal Scientist and Primary Expert Witness of American Weather & Hydrology, LLC, offers structural and seismic analysis of the integrity of dams, spillways, hydroelectric power plants, other power plants, transmission lines, water supply and sewage pipes (above and below ground), oil wells, oil rigs, and oil refineries worldwide, plus repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement of these structures and facilities. These include, but are not limited to: [Many of the structures, facilities, and services offered may apply to the earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti and to locations damaged by the earthquake and/or tsunami in Chile.]

Structures and Facilities:

Dams, federal, state, and local, in the United States, plus dams in Canada, Mexico, and overseas.
Hydroelectric power plants - large, mid-size, and small - in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and overseas.
Nuclear power plants - U.S. and other countries.
Other power plants: coal, oil, natural gas, and other - U.S., Canada, Mexico, and overseas.
Electrical transmission lines and telephone poles.
Offshore oil rigs.
Cell phone towers.
Water reclamation plants.
River levees.
River channels.
Aqueducts, open and closed.
Water supply pipelines and conduits, above and below ground.
Sewage pipes and conduits, above and below ground.
Natural gas pipelines, above and below ground.
Oil wells and oil refineries.
Other public utility facilities.

Services Offered:

Inspection of the structure or facility.
Construction defects analysis.
Structural analysis for damage, deterioration, or corrosion over the years.
Seismic hazards and seismic safety analysis
Protection against maximum credible earthquake.
Protection against maximum credible wind event.
Sizing of dams and spillways for probable maximum flood or other major storm and flood events
Repair of defects.
Reconstruction or restoration - partial or total.
Demolition and replacement of entire structure or facility.
Removal of silt and debris from reservoirs.
Removal of silt, choking vegetation, natural debris, and man-made refuse from river and stream bottoms.
Research into improvement in the construction of various structures or facilities.

American Weather & Hydrology, LLC (800) 843-7246; local (760) 868-8699, cellular (760) 684-5761.

Alternate telephones (888) 786-7696, (520) 310-9931. e-mail: rainorshine@amerweather.com