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Chris I. Carpenter

Chris Carpenter, P.E.
Registration
Civil Engineer - OR, WA, CA

Career
2002 - present
Senior Associate Engineer
Cornforth Consultants, Portland, OR

Education
2002/M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, CA

2001/B.S. in Civil Engineering
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

​Honors/Societies
Officer, Portland Geotechnical Engineering Group, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

UC Berkeley Geotechnical Society
Senior Associate Engineer
Mr. Carpenter has over 17 years of geotechnical engineering experience in the Pacific Northwest. His areas of expertise include seismic slope deformations, and landslide analysis and design for causation studies, stability levels and stabilization measures.

Representative projects include the following:
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  • Gas Facilities Landslide Mitigation, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa
  • Interstate 5 - Iowa Street Viaduct Replacement and Retaining Walls, Portland, Oregon
  • Scoby Hill Road Landslides, Springville, New York
  • Greens Creek Mine Access Road Landslide, Admiralty Island, Alaska
  • US 20 Realignment – Pioneer Mtn to Eddyville, Eddyville, Oregon
  • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System (RHRS), Montana
  • South Santiam Highway Landslide Studies, Sweet Home, Oregon
  • Wrangell Airport Runway Extension, Wrangell, Alaska
  • Moorehaven Slide Repair, La Center, Washington
  • Looking Glass Hill Road Landslides, East Glacier, Montana
  • Frog Lake Reservoir Landslide, Three Lynx, Oregon
  • Gales Creek Road Slide, Forest Grove, Oregon
  • EG LNG Train 2 Slope Stability, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa
  • Going to the Sun Road Rockfall Mitigation, Glacier National Park, Montana
  • Lemolo 2 Canal Slides, Idleyld Park, Oregon
  • Moran Junction to Dubois Landslides, Dubois, Wyoming
  • Astoria Uppertown Landslide, Astoria, Oregon
  • Heiple Road Landslides, Estacada, Oregon
  • Libby Rockfall Mitigation, Libby, Montana
  • Skyline Summit and Forest Heights Slide, Portland, Oregon
  • Arizona SR 87 Landslides, Payson, Arizona
  • Weeksville Rock Bolt Installations, Weeksville, Montana
  • Depoe Bay Retaining Wall Slide, Depoe Bay, Oregon
  • Bridgeview Court Landslide, Astoria, Oregon

Selection of technical presentations and lectures
  • Geotechnical Condition and Risk Assessment – Focus on Dam Safety and Network Operability, Tuscon, Arizona, Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation (CEATI) International Hydropower Industry Conference
  • Seismic Response of Embankment Dam Sites – Selected Case Histories, Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon Dam Safety Conference
  • Drainage Challenges in the Pioneer Mountain – Eddyville, Project, Corvallis, Oregon, ODOT Geo-Environmental Conference
  • Developing Seismic Parameters – Newport Big Creek Dams, Wilsonville, Oregon, Oregon Dam Safety Conference, 

​Mike Meyer - Gerry Heslin - George Machan - ​Charlie Hammond - Brent Black - Darren Beckstrand - Chris Carpenter - Ben George
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Wade Osborne -  Tom Westover - Greg Landau - Aine Mines - Logan Allender - Andy Kost - Adam Koslofsky - Sebastian Dirringer
Rachel Hunt -Justin McCarley - Aleyna Link - Michael Bunn - Andy Vessely - Larry Pierson - John Sager
  • Home
  • Services
    • Earth & Rockfill Dams
    • Reservoirs, Canals, and Levees
    • Spillway Safety Inspections
    • Landslides and Rockfall
    • Earthquake Engineering
    • Geologic Hazards
    • Geotechnical Site Characterization
    • Hydrogeology
    • Expert Witness
    • Concrete Dams and Locks
    • Geotechnical Instrumentation
    • Deep and Shallow Foundations
    • Geotechnical Manuals
  • Industries
    • Water Resources
    • Energy
    • Natural Resources
    • Industrial
    • Transportation
    • Ports and Airports
    • Expert Witness
  • Projects
    • Earth and Rockfill Dams >
      • Barney Reservoir
      • Frog Lake Reservoir
      • Iron Gate Dam Raise
      • McGuire Dam Raise
      • Bonneville Cofferdam
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
    • Levees and Canals >
      • Libby Dike Rehab.
      • St. Johns Dike Stabilization
      • Cowlitz River Levees
      • Swift Canal Failure
    • Earthquake Engineering >
      • Barney Dam Seismic Analysis
      • Fern Hill WTP Liquefacation Study
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Mt. Tabor Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
    • Rock Slopes and Tunnels >
      • Libby Rockfall Mitigation
      • Sandy River Pipeline Tunnels
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
      • Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel
      • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System
    • Foundations >
      • Port Westward Power Plant
      • Cascade Locks Casino
      • Air National Guard Hangar
      • Biglow Canyon Windfarm
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
    • Concrete Dams and Locks >
      • John Day Lock & Dam
      • Marmot Dam Removal
      • The Dalles Dam
      • Willamette Falls Dam
      • Bonneville Dam
    • Transportation >
      • OTIA Cracked Bridge Geotechnical Baselines
      • Newburg Dundee Bypass Design DEIS
      • I-84 Sandy River Bridge Investigation
      • Tanana River Bridge Foundation, Tok, Alaska
      • Montana RHRS Implementation
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
    • Ports and Airports >
      • Navy CVN Drydock
      • Depoe Bay Seawall Distress
      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
    • Water and Wastewater >
      • Fern Hill Water Treatment Plant
      • Tualatin Valley North Transmission Line
      • Evaluation of 28 Water Storage Facilities
      • City of Sandy Water Treatment Plant
      • Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 Cap Study
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
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