Geotechnical & Underground Civil Engineering Expert
Martin Pratt
GEOTECHNICAL, FOUNDATIONS & UNDERGROUND ENGINEERING EXPERT
A Chartered Geotechnical Engineer and Expert Witness with 40 years’ international experience in the design, construction and management of geotechnical and underground civil engineering works. Martin has held senior leadership positions with major specialist contractors and has extensive experience in foundations, ground improvement, retaining walls, tunnelling, diaphragm walls and complex infrastructure projects worldwide.
40 Years
International geotechnical and underground engineering experience
2012–Present
Independent Expert Witness
Global Experience
Assignments across America, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the UK
Senior Leadership
Former Executive Vice President of Soletanche Bachy Group
Overview
Martin Pratt is a geotechnical and underground civil engineering expert with over 40 years of international experience. His career includes senior leadership roles with Soletanche Bachy and responsibility for major geotechnical projects across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. His expertise includes foundations, ground improvement, piling, diaphragm and secant pile walls, tunnels and complex ground conditions. Since 2012, he has undertaken expert witness assignments involving construction defects, failures, delays, design issues and unforeseen ground conditions, including providing evidence at arbitration, mediation and adjudication hearings.
Qualifications
BSc Eng (Hons) First Class Civil Engineering; MSc Eng Geotechnical Engineering; Chartered Engineer; MICE; MHKIE
Expertise & Experience
Geotechnical and underground civil engineering; piling and foundations; diaphragm and secant pile walls; ground improvement; vibroflotation and stone columns; ground conditions; tunnels and metro; retaining walls; construction defects, failures and delays; expert reports and testimony.
