Tim Bedenis, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE

Geotechnical

Tim Bedenis, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE is a Senior Vice President at SME and possesses more than 35 years of experience. He specializes in the evaluation of slopes, embankments, and retaining walls for highway embankments, containment areas, and retention basins, including recommendations for various types of erosion protection. As the Business Unit Leader of our Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services, he leads a team of geotechnical engineers and drillers and provides technical review for many projects involving special soil testing; deep foundations (driven piles and drilled shafts); underpinning; various types of earth retention systems; cofferdams; mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls; reinforced slopes and berms; and part-width construction of bridges. He has also been involved in many instrumentation projects to measure and monitor displacements, pressures, and vibration levels during construction and as part of forensic evaluations. Tim’s expertise also includes forensic evaluation and analysis of existing soil and foundation conditions.

Tim Bedenis is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. He was also elected a Fellow of ASCE and has earned his Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE) certification from the Academy of Geo-Professionals (AGP) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).