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
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
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
12/28/2006
· Construction
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
