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      • Mt. Tabor Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
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      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
      • Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel
      • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System
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      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
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      • 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
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      • Navy CVN Drydock
      • Depoe Bay Seawall Distress
      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
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      • 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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Michael R. Meyer​

Mike Meyer, P.E.
Registration
Civil Engineer - OR, WA, CA, AK

Geotechnical Engineer - OR, CA

Career
1991 - present
Principal Engineer and President
Cornforth Consultants, Portland, OR

1988 - 1991
Geotechnical Engineer
Harding Lawson Associates, Sacramento, CA

Education
1988/M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, WA

1986/B.S. in Geological Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

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

Member, US Society on Dams (USSD)

Member, Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)

President-Elect, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Oregon
Principal Engineer and President
Mr. Meyer has more than 30 years of geotechnical experience in the western United States. His landslide specialty work includes detailed site investigations, instrumentation and monitoring, route assessments for roadways and utilities, slope stability evaluations, landslide repair designs, shoreline stabilization and restoration, and expert witness assignments. He has extensive experience on a variety of slope stabilization projects for utility companies, State DOT’s, and County transportation departments.

Several projects representative of Mr. Meyer’s experience include the following:
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  • Third Avenue Extension Landslide, Ketchikan, Alaska​
  • I-5/Iowa Street Bridge Replacement, Portland, Oregon
  • Harriet Dam Flow Structure and Powerhouse, Three Lynx, Oregon
  • Capt. William Henery Moore Bridge Replacement, Klondike Hwy, Skagway, Alaska
  • Camas-Washougal/FEMA Levee Recertification, Washougal, Washington
  • Frog Lake Reservoir Landslide/Dam Reconstruction, Three Lynx, Oregon
  • Swift No. 1 Dam Powerhouse Landslide, Cougar, Washington
  • West Percy Canal Landslide, Leaburg, Oregon
  • Pacific Highway Landslide, Woodland, Washington
  • Faraday Diversion Dam Abutment Landslide, Estacada, Oregon
  • Greens Creek Mine Access Road Landslides, Admiralty Island, Alaska
  • Bowman Bridge Pipeline Landslide, Clackamas County, Oregon
  • State Route 107, Milepost 4.7 Landslide, Montesano, Washington
  • Chinook Island Shoreline Slope Failure, Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon
  • Hillis Hill/Highway 99 Landslide, Clark County, Washington
  • Hobsonville Point Road Landslide, Tillamook County, Oregon
  • Stafford Landslide Litigation, Eureka, California
  • Beaver Power Plant Shoreline Slope Failure, Clatskanie, Oregon
  • Hayes Road Landslide, Clark County, Washington
  • Old Highway 224/Biscuit Rock Landslide, Clackamas County, Oregon

Selection of technical presentations and lectures
  • Flood Control and Levee Safety in 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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