Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, NY · Arts & Culture · Client: Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Project details
Geotechnical and foundation engineering services for the major museum expansion and improvement project.

Solving Complex Engineering and Geology Challenges Since 1993
Since 1993, McMahon & Mann Consulting Engineering and Geology, P.C. has provided civil engineering consultation and design services for geotechnical, subsurface environmental, and solid waste projects throughout New York and the eastern United States. With a team of eighteen professionals, including nine professional engineers and a professional geologist, McMahon & Mann holds Certificates of Authority to provide engineering and geology services in New York State.
Certificate of Authority to provide engineering services in New York State · Certificate of Authority to provide geology services in New York State
Ken FishmanPrincipal / ERTesting Division Leader
Todd SwackhamerPartner
Andy KlettkePartner / Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Susanne GeorgeGeotechnical Engineer
Jon WhitingGeostructural Engineer
Corey HensenGeologist
Riley SessannaGeologist / Licensed Drone Pilot
Craig SmolkovichCAD Administrator / Engineering Draftsman
Subsurface exploration, testing, and custom design solutions for earth-interactive structures and foundations.
Consultation and design for earthen embankment dams, water supply reservoirs, stormwater structures, and flood control facilities.
Completing subsurface explorations, preparing final design plans, and developing construction recommendations.
Designing support of excavation systems, cofferdams, and temporary shoring for contractors and owners.
Design of reinforced concrete, mechanically stabilized earth, soil nail, and reaction block retaining walls.
Mitigation and remediation designs for unstable soil and rock slopes, landslides, and road failures.
Specialized geotechnical and structural engineering design for waterfront bulkheads, breasting cells, and mooring structures.
Designing and managing testing protocols for piles, caissons, and drilled shafts.
Design of highway noise barrier walls with drilled shaft foundations.
Construction dewatering, foundation underpinning, and value engineering redesigns.
Performance monitoring and condition assessment of earth reinforcements and steel corrosion potential.
Consultation, remediation, and design targeting contaminated subsurface conditions and natural resources.
Remediation and containment of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum and hazardous substances.
Hazardous waste management, tunnel drain collection, and containment of contaminated groundwater.
Stabilizing banks of lakes, rivers, and creeks to reduce erosion rates.
Comprehensive design, permitting, and construction support for solid waste disposal sites.
Design, permitting, and construction support for solid waste disposal facilities.
Subsurface mapping, stratigraphic correlation, and geological assessments.
Permitting, stratigraphic correlation, and regional mapping for sand and gravel operations.
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Geotechnical and foundation engineering services for the major museum expansion and improvement project.
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