Prof. Matti Adan - Consulting Engineer

Structural Engineer, Licensed in Israel and California, with over 30 years of professional experience in Israel and US. Offers a variety of services, including consulting, research and training in the areas of Structural Engineering and Emergency Engineering, including: - Structural Design and Analysis - Seismic Engineering, Protective Structures and prevention of structural progressive collapse - Post-earthquak evaluation of buildings, bridges and infrastructure, including development of national evaluation procedures and qualification training courses to hundreds of engineers in Israel. - Rescue (USAR) Engineering - Structural Failure Analysis, constuction accident investigation and expert opinions - Evaluation, maintenance, restoration and strengthening of damaged structures and bridges - Arbitration Also serves as a member or consultant in the following organizations: - Member of National Earthquake Preparedness Committee (Structures Subcommittee), developing the Post-earthquake building Safety Evaluation procedure in Israel. - IDF Home Front Command - Engineering Branch: - Research in the area of USAR techniques, authoring technical literature and Structures Specialist Field Manual - Chief Instructor, Home Front Command USAR Structures Engineers Course (IDF) - Company Structures Officer, National USAR team (Home Front Command, IDF) - Ytong Industries, Israel