Anthony M. Dolhon, P.E.

Mr. Dolhon is a practicing structural engineering with emphasis on the performance evaluation, diagnostic, and code compliance of buildings, civil engineered structures, building and structural components, and materials. Mr. Dolhon has been the lead investigator for a wide variety of investigations and been designated as an expert in litigation and alternate dispute resolution. Prior experience has focused primarily on the investigation, design, analysis, load rating, and rehabilitation of bridges.

Mr. Dolhon has investigated the cause and origin of performance problems, extent of damage, mechanism of distress, standard of care in design and construction, compliance with city and state building codes, administrative codes, health codes, labor laws, transportation codes as well as the reference standards adopted by these codes, and has also designed repairs.

Mr. Dolhon has investigated various classifications and uses of buildings and structures, including warehouse and distribution centers, one- and two family dwellings, multi unit and high rise apartment buildings, historic and landmark structures, schools, churches, bridges, subway stations, parking garages, sports stadiums, theaters, air supported and tensioned fabric structures, storage tanks, cooling towers, floating docks, bulkheads, retaining walls, courtyards, plazas, playgrounds, and other structures.

Mr. Dolhon has investigated various building and structural components, including floor and roof systems (e.g., Dox Plank, Filigree, light-weight roof structures, and floor/roof arches), balconies, under-floor spaces, structural steel platforms, slabs on ground, underpinning, temporary protection/shoring, foundations (e.g., abutments and piers), building envelopes, brick masonry veneer, fire escapes, ladders, stairs, ramps, handrails, guards, fences, and various floor surfaces. He has also investigated various construction materials, including steel, concrete, concrete masonry, brick masonry, structural steel, steel joists, conventionally reinforced concrete, high strength concrete, prestressed and precast concrete, cinder concrete, plain and mass concrete, thin brick inlay, fire retardant treated lumber, plate connected wood trusses, heavy timber bow string trusses, ceramic tile, vinyl floor covering, and floor mats.

Mr. Dolhon has investigated conditions ranging from complete collapse to loss of serviceability. This has included concrete cracking, delaminations, corrosion of embedded metals, spalls, and steel corrosion and section loss. It has also included the effects of elevated temperatures, malicious attack, flooding, water intrusion, wood decay, soil erosion, design deficiencies, construction defects, natural disaster and severe weather, ground movement, vibration, settlement, adverse effect of adjacent construction, deflection and creep, expansive materials, sinkholes, dewatering, etc. This also includes slip resistance testing and evaluation of walkway surfaces and stairs.

Dolhon AM, Ratakonda R. Snow removal strategies of lightweight, flat roof structures. Proceedings, SEI 2011 Congress: Don’t Gamble on Your Future. Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Las Vegas, NV, 2011.

Dolhon AM. Fundamentals of structural failures. Proceedings, Forensic Engineering Symposium: Sources of Errors and Opportunities for Catching Them. Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 2010.

Chen S, Diaz de Leon A, Dolhon AM, Drerup MJ, Parfitt MK (co-editors). Forensic Engineering 2009: Pathology of the Built Environment. Proceedings, 5th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, D.C., 2009.

Dolhon AM, Rolander DD, Chauvin MR, Finley DS. Investigation of load capacity and serviceability of assembled concrete blocks (Dox Plank). Forensic Engineering 2009: Pathology of the Built Environment. Proceedings, 5th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, D.C., 2009.

Dolhon AM. Performance evaluation of Dox Plank. Proceedings, AEI 2008 Congress: Building Integration Solutions. Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Denver, CO, 2008.

Beliveau J-G, Dolhon AM. Structural parameter estimation using modal sensitivity. Abstracts, 6th Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, Engineering Mechanics Division and the Buffalo Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Buffalo, NY, 1987.

Presentations

Dolhon AM, Ratakonda R. Snow removal strategies of lightweight, flat roof structures. SEI 2011 Congress: Don’t Gamble on Your Future. Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Las Vegas, NV, April 15, 2011.

Erdem I, Dolhon AM. Magnetite concrete in the nuclear industry. History of Concrete (ACI 120) Technical Session, Spring Convention: The Strength of Florida, American Concrete Institute, Tampa, FL, April 6, 2011.

Dolhon AM. Fundamentals of structural failures. Forensic Engineering Symposium: Sources of Errors and Opportunities for Catching Them. Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, June 22, 2010.

Dolhon AM, Rolander DD, Chauvin MR, Finley DS. Investigation of load capacity and serviceability of assembled concrete blocks (Dox Plank). 5th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, D.C., November 14, 2009.

Dolhon AM (Moderator). Concrete and masonry structures. 5th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, D.C., November 14, 2009.

Dolhon AM, Finley DS. Doc’s Blocks: Floor and roof construction. History of Concrete (ACI 120): People Who Made a Difference in Concrete, Fall Convention, American Concrete Institute, St. Louis, MO, November 5, 2008.

Dolhon AM. Performance evaluation of Dox Plank. AEI 2008 Congress: Building Integration Solutions, Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Denver, CO, September 26, 2008.

Lewis GL, Dolhon AM. Engineer’s survival guide to forensic engineering. Forensic Engineering Symposium of the SEI 2007 Congress, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Long Beach, CA, May 18, 2007.

Dolhon AM (Moderator). Forensic and design practices. 4th Congress on Forensic Engineering. Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Cleveland, OH, October 7, 2006.

Dolhon AM (Moderator). Forensic Practices Workshop. 4th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Cleveland, OH, October 6, 2006.

Dolhon, AM (Moderator). Competency Seminar of the Expert Witness Certification Committee, American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado, Lakewood, CO, June 16, 2005.

Dolhon AM (Moderator). Repair methodology. Forensic Engineering Symposium of the SEI 2005 Congress, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, April 23, 2005.

Dolhon AM. Forensic engineering perspective on conflicts of interest. Ethics Seminar of the Expert Witness Certification Committee, American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado, Lakewood, CO, November 18, 2004.

Dolhon AM (Moderator). Investigation of reinforced concrete structures. 3rd Congress on Forensic Engineering, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers, San Diego, CA, October 20, 2003.

Dolhon AM, Santos, CG. A retrospective on cinder concrete draped-mesh floor system of the early Twentieth Century. History of Concrete (ACI 120), Spring Convention, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, MI, April 22, 2002.

Dolhon AM. Structural parameter estimation using modal sensitivity. Abstracts, 6th Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, Engineering Mechanics Division and the Buffalo Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Buffalo, NY, May 21, 1987.

• Senior Associate, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., 1994–2010
• Engineer II, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., 1990–1994
• Team Leader, Charles H. Sells, Inc./Massand Associates, PC, 1990
• Senior Engineer, EMJ/McFarland-Johnson Engineers, Inc., 1990
• Associate Engineer, EMJ/McFarland-Johnson Engineers, Inc., 1987–1990
• Graduate and Teaching Assistant, The University of Vermont, 1985–1987
• Junior Engineer, EMJ/McFarland-Johnson Engineers, Inc., 1984–1985
• Intern Engineer, AJ Cerasaro Construction, Inc., 1983
• Undergraduate, Clarkson University, 1982–1984
• Intern Engineer, Edwin C. Gent Consulting Engineers, PC, 1982
• Intern Engineer, Edwin C. Gent Consulting Engineers, PC, 1981
• Undergraduate, Broome Community College, 1979–1982

• American Concrete Institute
  • ACI 365 Service-Life Prediction, Associate Member, 2002–Present
  • Member (058381), 2001–Present
  • New Jersey Chapter, 1991–Present
• American Wood Council
  • Member (32057), 2004–Presen
• American Institute of Steel Construction
  • Professional Member (1061770), 2004–2010
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, 2002–Present
    • Executive Committee
      • Chair, 2010–2011
      • Vice-Chair, 2009–2010
      • Secretary, 2008–2009
      • Member, 2006–2008
      • Awards Task Committee, 2011–Present
  • 6th Congress on Forensic Engineering, San Francisco, CA, October 31, 2012-November 3, 2012
    • Chair, Steering Committee, 2010–Present
  • 5th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Washington, DC, November 11 14, 2009
    • Technical Session: Concrete and Masonry Structures, Moderator, November 14, 2009
    • Co-editor of the Proceedings, 2008–2009
    • Co-chair of the Technical Program, 2008–2009
    • Steering Committee, 2007–2009
  • 4th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Cleveland, OH, October 6-8, 2006
    • Technical Session: Forensic and Design Practices, Moderator, October 7, 2006
    • Technical Session: Forensic Practices Workshop, Moderator, October 6, 2006
  • 3rd Congress on Forensic Engineering, San Diego, CA, October 18-20, 2003
    • Technical Session: Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Moderator, October 20, 2003
  • Forensic Engineering Symposium, SEI 2005 Congress, New York, NY, April 21 24, 2005
    • Technical Session: Repair Methodology, Moderator, April 23, 2005
  • Forensic Practices Committee
    • Competency Seminar, Presented to the Expert Witness Certification Committee of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado, Lakewood, CO, June 16, 2005
    • Ethics Seminar, Presented to the Expert Witness Certification Committee of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado, Lakewood, CO, November 18, 2004
    • Chair, 2003–2006
    • Control Group, 2002–Present
    • Member, 2002
• Structural Engineering Institute (Charter Member), 1996–Present
• Zone 1 District 1 Council Delegate, 1989–1990
• New York State Council, Vice-Chair, 1989–1990
• Ithaca Section, 1983–1990
  • Vice-President, 1990
  • Secretary, 1989–1990
  • Treasurer, 1988–1989
  • Newsletter Editor, 1987–1988
• Committee on the Upstate New York Regional Student Conference: Challenges Facing the Civil Engineer, 1983–1984
• Section Affiliations
  • Central Jersey Branch of the New Jersey Section, 1991–Present
  • Ithaca Section, 1983–1990
• Membership Grades (217563)
  • Member, 1994–Present
  • Associate Member, 1984–1994
  • Student Member (Clarkson University), 1982–1984
• American Society of Safety Engineers
  • Engineering Practice Specialty, 2004–Present
  • New Jersey Chapter, 2004–Present
  • Professional Member (47681), 2004–Present
• American Society for Testing and Materials
  • Committee E-58 Forensic Engineering, 2008–Present
    • Task Committee on the Formation of a New Main Committee on Forensic Engineering, 2006–2008
    • Subcommittee E-58.01 General Practices, 2008–Present
  • Committee F-13 Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear
    • Subcommittee F-13.10 Traction, 2004–Present
    • Subcommittee F-13.50 Walkway Surfaces, 2004–Present
  • Committee E-30 Forensic Sciences, 2002–Present
    • Subcommittee E-30.05 Engineering, 2002–2008 (Subcommittee E-30.05 was disbanded with the formation of the new main Committee E-58)
  • Participating Member (000271668), 2002–Present
• National Academy of Forensic Engineers
  • Correspondent (C334), 2004–2008
• National Society of Professional Engineers
  • Private Practice Discipline, 2004–Present
  • New Jersey Society, 2004–Present
  • Member (104048829), 2004–Present