Bryan Ripp has almost 40 years of nationwide and international experience in the engineering properties of earth materials and geomorphic processes. His strong background in earth sciences, engineering and construction provide a comprehensive approach to the assessment and stabilization of water resources. Bryan’s experience in fluvial geomorphology includes geomorphic assessments of streams throughout the Midwest. He is the engineer of record for the Natural Channel Design interventions, including stream energy balance and soil bioengineering structures. His project experience includes storm water management structures design and ecological restoration. Bryan has co-authored several professional papers on the subjects of stream channel geometry, treatment of karst sinkholes and numerical analyses of root wad placements. He has presented several workshops on stream management, including one for plan reviewers sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).Throughout his professional career Bryan has been involved with numerous earthwork and foundation projects nationally and internationally. In particular, he has provided the design parameters and specifications for settlement, slope stability, sensitive silts, urban fills, rock fills, mine waste, organic soils and expansive soils. He has experience in conventional and deep foundations, including driven piles, caissons, auger cast piles, positive displacement auger piles and Geopiers™.
Listed skills include Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources, Drainage, Stormwater Management, and 22 others.