Engineering Expert Vincent Ettari

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Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. specializes in many fields of Civil, Structural, Site, Coastal, Safety & Environmental Engineering, including the Design & Analysis of:

Structures, Buildings, Houses, Dwellings
Foundations, Footings, Elevators, Retaining Walls, Dams
Development Plan & Plats for Sites, Properties, and Residences
Underground & Subsurface Chamber / Chambers
Scaffold, Scaffolds, Scaffolding
Site Plans & Subdivisions: Industrial, Commercial, Residential
Roads, Roadways, Ramps, Walks, & Man Hole Cover / Covers
Sidewalks, Walkways, Paths & Pathways
Lighting: Lamps, Lights, Lamp Poles, Light Levels
Luminaries & Illumination (Specifications)
Rock Cuts & Blasting (Topography, Specification)
Soil Slopes / Samples / Mechanics / Geotechnical Engineers
Sanitary Facilities, Septic Systems (Board of Health Septics Approval)
BOHA / DEP Approvals
Water, Drains, Drainage, Sewer & Sewage Lines & Mains
Culvert / Culverts, Manholes (Man Holes) & Catchbasins / Catch Basins
Inspection, Supervision, and Certification of Construction
House Inspector & Inspections
Road, Roadway, Walk & Sidewalk Premises Liability (e.g., Steep Slope)
Walkway, Path, Ramp & Pathway Premise Liability (e.g., Steep Grade)
Coefficient of Friction / Slip & Fall (Snowy & Icy Conditions)
Vertical Discontinuity / Discontinuities / Trip & Falls
Small Ports / Port, Marinas / Marina, Marine Dredging
Levees, Jetties, Dolphins, Piers, Sea & Flood Walls
Wharves, Breakwaters, Bulkheads, Weirs, & Revetments
Groins, Dikes and Waterfront Structures
Drainage Basin Analysis, Rainfall, Floods & Flood Plain / Plains
Flooding Controls & Control Devices
Storm Water Runoff (10, 25, 50 & 100 Year Storms)
Pressure & Pressures: Wind, Wave / Waves, Ice, Snow
Rain Fall Run Off & Storm Water Pollution Treatment
Excavation, Grading, Fills & Filling Operations (Swales, Berms, Silt Fence)
Erosion Control, Sediment Barriers, Sedimentation / Catch Basins (Hay Bales)
Pumps and Pump System Line & Main
Slope, Dam, Levee, Jetty, Dolphin, Pier, Wharf & Breakwater Collapse
Bulkhead, Weir, Revetment, Groin, Dike, Footing & Foundation Failures
Failure of Fire Containment Wall, Elevator or Water Front Structure
Tenement House Façade Collapses
Code History of Existing Multiple / Multi-Family Dwelling / Building
Application of Municipal Building, Fire & Property Maintenance Codes
City, Town & Village Zoning, Planning, Steep Slopes & Grades, Wetland & Wetlands Ordinances
Testimony at Board Meetings as a Design Forensics Engineer

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Stairway Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Steps Slip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Staircase Trip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Building Stairway Slip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Fall Down Flight of Stairs

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Nassau County Summary Judgment - Manhole Cover Trip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Nassau County Summary Judgement - Drainage System Flood

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Nassau County: Flooding Caused by Rainfall Equivalent to 100-Year Storm

• Vincent Ettari Cited: New York County Summary Judgement - Medicine Cabinet Injury

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Orange County Summary Judgement - Handicap Access Ramp Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Orange County: Flooding Caused by Rainfall Equivalent to 100-Year Storm

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Suffolk County Summary Judgement - Road Work Negligence

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Suffolk County Summary Judgement - Design and Construction Defects

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Queens County Summary Judgment - Garage Stairway Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Westchester County Summary Judgment - Slip on Stone Exterior Steps

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Westchester County Summary Judgement - Defective Swinging Gate

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Preliminary Injunction - Cause & Nature of Water Run Off

• Vincent Ettari Cited: First Department Appellate Decision - Head Injury from Door

3/23/2009 · Engineering

Are you contemplating subdividing a land parcel? What you should know about the design and installation of water mains.

By: Vincent A. Ettari, PE

In many places of NYS, public water supply systems are available. If your site is situated in such a location, then the lots which will result from your contemplated subdivision will be required to draw their water supply from the municipal water system

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3/5/2009 · Construction

Obtain The Necessary Permits And Do Your Homework Before Closing On A Property You Hope To Develop

By: Vincent A. Ettari, PE

As you enter into a contract to buy a piece of commercial or industrial property, you should always keep in mind that your new town and county have rules which you must abide by. With regard to the exterior areas of your premises, there are rules concerning your septic system, the maintenance of your building, the addition onto your structure, etc

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12/28/2006 · Construction

Does Your Site Have Excessive Slopes? What to Consider When Developing Land With Steep Slopes

By: Vincent A. Ettari, PE

In developing a vacant piece of land, steep slopes are often an issue. And, the more prevalent the steep slopes are on a site, the greater the likelihood that retaining walls will be part of the Approved Site Plan. Let us consider three municipalities which regulate the final allowable slopes for land which is filled, cut, or graded

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Related areas of expertise

Accident Investigation & Reconstruction Civil Engineering Engineering (General) Erosion Sediment Control Failure Analysis Fluid Mechanics / Dynamics Groundwater Hydrology Land Use Occupation Health & Safety / OSHA Compliance Real Estate (General) Septic / Sewer / Sewage Systems