Fourrier & de Abreu Engineers, L.L.C.

Solid waste, environmental, and geotechnical engineering services

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About the firm

Fourrier & de Abreu Engineers, L.L.C. (FDAE) is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based engineering consulting practice founded in 2016 through the merger of Fourrier Consulting Engineers and Solo Environmental Consultants. It specializes in solid waste engineering and provides comprehensive environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, remediation, and surveying services, supported by an in-house geotechnical laboratory and extensive landfill permitting experience.

Established
2016
Firm type
Environmental Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Civil Engineering · Materials Testing · Land Surveying

Credentials

AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP) · Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) · USACE Validated Lab

People

Ricardo C. de AbreuPrincipal

Jonathan E. FourrierPrincipal

Dale SteibVice President and Engineering Manager

Capabilities

Environmental Engineering

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Comprehensive solid waste management and environmental engineering services, spanning facility design, hydrogeologic investigations, and regulatory permitting.

  • Solid Waste Facility Design

    Design of new or expanding Type I, II, and III landfills, surface impoundments, monofills, transfer facilities, and materials recovery facilities.

  • Liner & Cap Engineered Systems

    Design of traditional and synthetic engineered liners, cover systems, and cap installations for waste containment.

  • Leachate, Stormwater, & Gas Management

    Engineering of systems for leachate collection, recirculation, gas management, stormwater control, and erosion mitigation.

  • Environmental Permitting & Compliance

    Preparation of solid waste standard permit applications, air permitting (Part 70), LPDES water permits, SWPPP, and SPCC plans.

  • E&P Waste Facility Support

    Permitting, design, and engineering services tailored to oil and gas Exploration and Production (E&P) waste treatment and disposal sites.

Geotechnical Engineering

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State-of-the-art laboratory testing, subsurface investigations, and engineering analysis for foundations, slopes, and containment structures.

  • Foundation & Retaining Wall Design

    Analysis and recommendations for shallow and deep foundations (driven piles, drilled shafts, auger cast piles), bearing capacity, and earth retaining structures.

  • Slope Stability & Settlement Analysis

    Stability evaluations of earth structures, landfills, embankments, and detailed consolidation and settlement modeling.

  • Subsurface Investigations

    In-situ field testing including Shelby tube and split spoon sampling, direct push sampling, cone penetration testing (CPT), and dynamic cone penetration testing.

  • Instrumentation & Monitoring

    Installation and assessment of monitoring wells, settlement systems, piezometers, slope inclinometers, and dewatering infrastructure.

Construction Materials Testing

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AASHTO-accredited laboratory and field testing services adhering to rigorous quality management systems.

  • Soils Testing Laboratory

    AASHTO-accredited laboratory diagnostics including Proctor compaction, particle-size distribution, Atterberg limits, triaxial compression, and hydraulic conductivity.

  • Concrete Field & Laboratory Services

    AASHTO-accredited testing of fresh concrete, cylinder casting, slump evaluation, air content determination, and compressive strength analysis.

  • Field Sampling & Compaction Testing

    On-site quality assurance, nuclear density gauge moisture/unit weight testing, soil and aggregate sampling, and borehole permeability tests.

Remediation Services

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Environmental assessment, cleanup coordination, and regulatory program navigation for impacted soil and groundwater.

  • Environmental Site Assessments

    Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments to identify historical and current contamination concerns during real estate or capital transitions.

  • Soil & Groundwater Cleanup

    Coordination of impacted soil excavation, in-situ microbial remediation, and surface soil assessment and remediation program execution.

  • Regulatory Program Guidance

    Reporting and compliance navigation for LDEQ Voluntary Remediation, Office of Conservation Statewide Order 29-B, and federal release reporting systems.

Surveying Services

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In-house surveying capabilities directly supporting landfill operations, earthwork volumetric calculations, and civil construction tracking.

  • Construction & Volumetric Surveying

    Field surveying, CADD cell volume calculations, compaction study support, and site life analyses.

Industries

Waste Management · Industrial · Oil & Gas · Chemicals · Manufacturing · Power Generation · Highways & Roads · Bridges · Stormwater & Flood Control · Government

Projects

Tangipahoa Parish Regional Solid Waste Facility

Independence, LA · Waste Management · Client: Tangipahoa Parish Regional Solid Waste Facility

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Solid waste engineering, permitting, or design support services for the regional solid waste management facility in Independence, Louisiana.

Harold J. "Babe" Landry Landfill

Berwick, LA · Waste Management · Client: Harold J. "Babe" Landry Landfill

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Solid waste engineering consultation and environmental services.

Louisiana LA-1 Improvements

Lafourche Parish, LA · Highways & Roads · Client: LADOTD

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Engineering and design services in support of transportation infrastructure improvements.

Big Cajun II Power Plant

New Roads, LA · Power Generation · Client: Big Cajun II Power Plant

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Geotechnical or environmental engineering support services for the power generation facility.

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