Cornforth Consultants :: D. Andy Vessely

D. Andy Vessely

Registration
Civil Engineer - OR, WA, MT
Geotechnical Engineer - OR
Engineering Geologist - OR

Career
1988 - present
Staff Consultant
Cornforth Consultants, Portland, OR

1985 - 1987
Staff Geologist
Northwest Geotechnical, Portland, OR

Education
1988/M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, CA

1984/B.S. with Honors in Geology
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

Honors/Societies
Past Chair, Portland Geotechnical Engineering Group, American Society of Civil Engineers

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

President, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Oregon

UC Berkeley Geotechnical Society

Structural Engineering Association of Oregon

Staff Consultant

Mr. Vessely has over 32 years of experience as a Geotechnical Engineer and Engineering Geologist in the Pacific Northwest. He received his Masters degree from U.C. Berkeley. Mr. Vessely’s areas of interest include landslides affecting earth dams and embankments, seismic effects on landslides, geotechnical engineering for water supply and transportation projects, and expert witness services. His geologic and engineering training and experience provide him the background necessary to develop cost-effective landslide mitigation solutions.

Representative projects include the following:

Washington Park Station, Westside Light Rail, Portland, Oregon
Crater Lake Lodge, Caldera Stability Study, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Goat Lick Landslide, U.S. Highway 2, Essex, Montana
Phase I Feasibility Study, Westside Light Rail, Portland, Oregon
Pelton Park Landslide, Madras, Oregon
McKenzie River Slide, Highway 126, Leaburg, Oregon
Depoe Bay Landslide, Depoe Bay, Oregon
Oceanfront Highway Slide, Near Tillamook, Oregon
Highway 101 Johnson Creek Slide
North Wasco County Landfill Slide, The Dalles, Oregon
West Commercial and 1st Street Slide, Astoria, Oregon
Snowbasin Access Road Landslide, Utah
Water Conduits No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 Geologic Hazard Assessment, Bull Run Watershed, Oregon

Mr. Vessely is the author of 13 technical papers covering geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering and landslide evaluation.