Geotechnical Expert
Alex Nikolic
BEng (Hons) • MSc DIC • MSt (Cantab) • CEng • MICE
A UK-based Chartered Civil Engineer and independent expert witness with extensive cross-sector experience in geotechnical and structural engineering. Specialises in ground engineering, substructure design, soil-structure interaction, ground movement analysis and instrumentation and monitoring, with experience leading complex multidisciplinary design teams on major infrastructure and landmark projects worldwide.
25+ yrs
Engineering experience
10+ yrs
Independent expert witness experience
100+
HS2 transition areas assessed
USD 1 Bn+
Major science complex project
Overview
Alex is a Chartered Civil Engineer with extensive global experience in geotechnical and structural engineering. He has led multidisciplinary design teams on complex infrastructure projects and specialises in integrating geotechnical and structural design through advanced soil–structure interaction modelling. Alex previously served as Head of the Ground Engineering discipline at Buro Happold Ltd.
Qualifications
CEng, Engineering Council UK MICE, Institution of Civil Engineers MSt (Cantab) Interdisciplinary Design, University of Cambridge MSc & DIC Soil Mechanics, Imperial College BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Greenwich
Chartered Engineer (CEng), Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)
Expertise & Experience
Geotechnical engineering, Soil mechanics, Foundations, Earthworks, Earth retention systems/retaining walls, Soil-structure interaction, Ground improvement, Seismology and earthquake engineering. Rock mechanics and engineering. Groundwater assessment/hydrogeological analysis. Tunnelling. Ground investigation (fieldwork, laboratory testing and instrumentation/monitoring), Instrumentation and monitoring of ground, substructures and structures
