Cecil Hiawatha Smith -Engineer -Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan and North Texas area, Soil Analysis, Consultation, Remedy.

Engineer -Cecil Hiawatha Smith, Ph.D., P.E.

Available in
Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan
and North Texas area.

Cecil Hiawatha Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
P.O. Box SMU4431
Dallas, Texas 75275

214.361.7977
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[REG. #11393]

FIXED FEE
(initial consultation)

This is not foundation structural failure. This is a tension
fracture in the concrete from the weight of the wall.

FOUNDATION/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER SINCE 1954

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

B.S.C.E. from University of Texas at Austin.

M.S. in Soil Mechanics from Harvard University.

Soil Test Supervisor, S.W. Division Lab for 5 District projects -Corps of Engineers.

Design and Field Engineer, Fort Worth District for dams and levees, North Dallas to San Antonio.

Test Supervisor, Phillips Petroleum, region between Salt Lake City and North Sea.

Ph.D. Hydraulics and Hydrology from University of Texas at Austin (for effects of water on soil characteristics).

Professor of Soil Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics for 37 years at SMU (Southern Methodist University, Dallas) consulting on high rise buildings in Dallas, and collapsing soil problems in New Mexico.

Proper engineering consists of good design and careful construction. There are about 7 or 8 variations of design for support systems, some of which I wouldn't recommend if they were giving away the materials and work for free. With a good design the question is how well it fits the client's needs, how effective the workmanship, and the details (true value) of the "guarantee".

Retired, consulting on Dallas/Fort Worth soil problems, for homeowners or buyers in particular. Not aligned with any realtors or leveling contractors. Will furnish analysis of distress and suggestions for remedy (certain contractors), or no remedy at all. Will discuss possibility of help from insurance companies.

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"I use my abilities to provide an unbiased opinion to homeowners (while considering the needs of the client) with respect to their problems in foundation distress (buying, selling or just fixing up). For a fixed fee I will provide guidance in structural distress relative to real needs, insurance claims, claims by foundation repair people, and consequences for real estate transactions. For an additional fee, data will be provided for tangible proof of repair effectiveness after the job is done. So that there will be no questions about guarantees, it is better for a first opinion in order to give the client more knowledge when talking to the contractor. However, I will critique previous recommendations."
-Cecil Smith

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