ROBERT H. SWAN, JR.

Geotechnical/Geosynthetic engineering,

Laboratory Testing,

Instrumentation

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Mr. Swan has been active in geotechnical engineering since 1981 through course work and cooperative industry placement, building on a strong soil mechanics, geology, hydrology, and construction material background. His cooperative industry experience spans the geotechnical/civil engineering realm, from serving as a laboratory technician performing standard soil and concrete testing, to field inspection and quality control on various construction sites throughout Philadelphia.

Mr. Swan has been active in writing standard test methods for the GRI as well as for the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Currently he is a task group leader for the ASTM D 35.01 subcommittee on mechanical properties. He has authored papers on geosynthetics and presented workshops for ASTM and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

While at GeoSyntec Consultants, Mr. Swan was the Laboratory Manager for the GeoSyntec–SGI^® testing laboratory. He was responsible for the development of testing facilities for interface direct shear, pullout, and masonry block connection testing, high capacity wide strip tensile testing using roller clamps, in-isolation creep testing, and the ability to perform confined (in-soil) tensile as well as confined creep testing of various geosynthetic products with an emphasis on geotextiles and geogrids. He has directed over 1500 laboratory testing programs over the past Fifteen years with the firm.

Mr. Swan and his partner Dr. Zehong Yuan, P.E. purchased GeoSyntec–SGI^® from GeoSyntec Consultants on 1 June 2001. Mr. Swan is the President and CEO of SGI^® Testing Services, LLC, The Interaction Specialists^®.

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