At Civotec, our Forensic Geotechnical Engineering services specialize in investigating failures related to soil, foundations, slopes, and subsurface conditions. Whether it's a building settlement issue, landslide, retaining wall failure, or pavement distress, our team provides expert analysis to determine the cause, responsibility, and mitigation strategies.

We work with attorneys, insurance companies, contractors, and property owners to analyze failures, provide expert reports, and serve as expert witnesses in disputes and litigation cases.

• Retaining wall tilting, cracking, or collapse analysis

• Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall failures

• Sheet pile and gravity wall instability

• Earth dam and levee failure analysis

• Lateral earth pressure and soil movement evaluations

• Differential settlement and structural distress analysis

• Foundation heave due to expansive soils

• Pile and deep foundation failure investigations

• Soil-structure interaction failure analysis

• Sinkhole and subsidence investigations

• Construction vibration effects on foundations

• Soil movement and ground settlement from deep excavations

• Shoring and temporary retaining structure failures

• Effects of adjacent construction on existing structures

• Dewatering impacts on soil stability

• Slope movement and failure assessments

• Landslide forensics and causation analysis

• Erosion-induced instability investigations

• Groundwater and drainage impacts on slopes

• Slope stabilization recommendations

• Roadway and parking lot settlement investigations

• Soil heaving and expansive clay issues in pavements

• Improper soil compaction and construction defects

• Subsurface drainage failure assessments

• Causation analysis and forensic geotechnical reports

• Standard of care evaluations in geotechnical design

• Insurance claim assessments and dispute resolution

• Deposition and trial testimony as an expert witness