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Dimitrios C. Konstantakos, P.E.

CEO Deep Excavation LLC

Chair of Earth Retaining Structures Committee of ASCE/G-I

Adjunct Professor – Civil Engineering New York University

E-mail: dimitrios@deepexcavation.com

Tel: 347-331-0933

RESUME

Mr. Konstantakos is the CEO and founder of Deep Excavation LLC, and also serves as the chair
of the Earth Retaining Structures Committee of ASCE/G-I. He is managing the company
operations and holds a Masters of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and a Bachelor of Science from University of Massachusetts in Lowell. Mr. Konstantakos has
considerable international involvement and experience. His areas of specialization are deep
excavations, soil-structure interaction, slope stability, helical piles, and software development
with relative publications.

Mr. Konstantakos has applied his passion for deep excavation design and has been the master
developer of the international software program DeepEX dedicated to the subject. The DeepEX
software is currently used by more than 1200 engineers and contractors worldwide and embodies
a wide range of standards and specifications. He holds professional licenses in New York and in
Europe.

Mr. Konstantakos has worked on many important international projects for slope stability, pile
foundations, and braced excavations, including the World Trade Center recovery efforts in 2001.
Beyond promoting the DeepEX software, Mr. Konstantakos has enriched the
www.deepexcavation.com website (which he developed from 2000) essentially creating an
online library for deep excavations and helping fellow engineers and contractors address related
issues.

He is the chair of the earth retaining structures committee of ASCE/G-I and has developed the
new official website for the committee at www.earthretention.org. He is a vocal advocate of
issues that face the geotechnical engineering community and tries to raise awareness of the
important role that geotechnical engineers play.

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EDUCATION

2000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters of Science, Civil Engineering,

Geotechnical, GPA 4.64/5.00
1997 University of Massachusetts Lowell, BSE, Civil Engineering, GPA 3.64/4.00

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Chair of Earth Retaining Structures Committee of ASCE/G-I

Served as Track Chair for Earth Retaining Structures sessions at IFCEE 2015
Member of ASCE, Member DFI
Member of DFI Committee on Helical Piles and Tiebacks

WORK EXPERIENCE

2002 – Present: Founder and CEO of Deep Excavation LLC, Astoria, New York providing
software and geotechnical engineering services (www.deepexcavation.com).
Master developer of DeepEX software program, design of deep excavations,
slope stability, soil nailing, underpinning, helical piles.
2015 – Present: Adjunct Professor, Civil & Urban Engineering Department, New York
University, New York, NY: Teaching online class on support of excavation
systems.
2007 – 2011: Geognosis AE, Salonika, Greece: External consultant for geotechnical and
underground projects.
2000 – 2006: Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, NY, Geotechnical engineer:
Involved in design of bridge foundations, cut and cover or rock mined tunnels,
deep excavations, finite element simulations, piers and bulkheads, cellular
cofferdams, pile foundations, and field inspection. Presented internal
presentations for finite element simulations, lateral pile capacity methods, and
deep excavations. Performed assistant project manager duties on a number of
projects.
1998 -2000: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, Graduate research
assistant: Researched and summarized the performance of nearly 30 slurry wall
supported excavations in the United States.
1994 -1998: Centers for Learning, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Tutor: Hired by the
University as a professional tutor. Assisted students and organized exam
reviews for more than 15 subjects in science, math, and engineering.
1998 - Summer: City Hall of Trikala, Greece, Surveyor: Performed surveying and road layout
duties.
1997 - Summer: Public Power Corporation of Greece, Mesohora Hydroelectric Project, EIT.

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PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & TRAINING

 Professional Engineer, New York
 European geotechnical engineering license
 OSHA 40hr Hazmat Training

NOTABLE PROJECTS

 Regional Transit Corridor, Los Angeles, CA: Analyzed and prepared design basis
reports for evaluating wall bending moments and tieback forces for a 90ft (27.5m) deep
soldier pile wall excavation supported by tiebacks. Examined two subway stations and
provided consulting services to main consultant.
 New Apple Headquarters, Cupertino CA: A challenging 60ft (18m) deep excavation
for the new Apple Headquarters Landmark building involved soldier pile walls with
tiebacks and soil nailing. Assisted main consultant in evaluating earth pressures and
different support of excavation alternatives using advanced analysis methods that
incorporated the response of the permanent structure.
 Hudson Yards, New York, NY: The $1 billion project involved excavation with sheet
pile walls supported by tiebacks. Assisted main consultant with excavation support
design and also with providing an internal waler connection to the sheet piles so that
walers did not interfere with the basement walls.
 New Tappan Zee Bridge, New York, NY: The $3 billion project involved construction
of sheet pile cofferdams within the Hudson River. Assisted main consultant with
establishing main analysis model and reviewing results.
 Kerameikos Station, Athens Metro, Greece: Analyzed and helped in the redesign of an
abandoned 22m excavation for 13 years where existing temporary ground anchors
(approximately 20m long) had experienced corrosion. Provided an innovative solution for
stabilizing the excavation with underwater slab pouring while minimizing risk.
 Lehman College, Bronx, NY: Design of shoring and underpinning system for new
University Science facility for the City University of New York.
 Manatee dam expansion, Florida: Finite element analysis of a cofferdam excavation
within the dam. Project was also referenced in "Deep Marine Foundations - A
Perspective on the Design and Construction of Deep Marine Foundations, (DFI)".
 Martinsburg (West Virginia- USA) ESSROC Cement Corp. – Coal Storage and
Kiln Feeding Plant: Design of retaining walls for coal storage, design of slab system to
account for significant length variability due to irregular Karstic bedrock surface.
 Newtown Creek water treatment plant, Queens, NY: Design of deep excavations and
pile foundations for a $1 billion project. Determined lateral load capacity of pile
foundations for wind and seismic conditions.

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 One Bryant Park, New York, NY: Analysis and design of a deep excavation in rock 1.5
m close to a sensitive existing subway tunnel for a new Bank of America building.
 Panorama Cultural Center, Greece: Design of a 65ft (20m) deep soil nailing wall for a
new cultural center according to EC7 standards.
 Pile foundations: DOMAC MA, Peerless Importers NY, Metro North NY, Russia Wharf
MA, 7 World Trade Center NY, JFK Air Train NY, Maher Terminals NJ, Newport office
center NJ.
 South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY: Prepared all the major rock excavation support
analyses and analyzed major underpinning works of an existing subway line.
 World Trade Center recovery efforts, New York, NY: Prepared the slurry wall
capacity charts for the initial rescue efforts and also analyzed the slurry wall excavation
with various scenarios.

DEVELOPED COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

DeepEX: Our flagship software program dedicated to the analysis and design of deep excavations.
DeepEX is the most complete and modern available deep excavation package and utilizes both
traditional and advanced finite element analysis methods.
HelixPile: A software program for the analysis and design of helical pile foundations. The program
incorporates many of the latest recommendations and standards.
SiteMaster: A software program for processing and presenting slope inclinometer results. It has the ability to
process inclinometer data from almost any manufacturer.
SnailPlus: A software program for the analysis and design of soil nail walls with FHWA and EC standards.
SteelBeam: A software program for the analysis and design of standard steel beams and columns according
to AISC standards.
SteelConnect: A software program for the analysis and design of typical steel connections according to AISC
standards.
Trench: Trench is a software program that analyzes the two dimensional and three dimensional stability
of panels and trenches supported by bentonite slurry.
WickDrains: A software program for the evaluation of wickdrain assisted consolidation of compressible soil
layers.
3Deep: A virtual reality software program for deep excavations and underground projects.
RC-Solver: A software program for the analysis and design of reinforced concrete members with EC2, EC8
standards.

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PUBLICATIONS
“Apparent earth pressures below the lowest support level”, D. Konstantakos, IFCEE 2015, Joint ADSC/DFI/ASCE-
GI conference, San Antonio, TX, March 2015.

"Settlement based performance of helical piles", D. Konstantakos, M. Perlow, DFI Helical Piles and Tiebacks
Seminar, St. Charles, MO, April 4, 2014.

"Geotechnical activity index": Mr. Konstantakos compiles and publishes the monthly geotechnical activity index for
all USA states. The index is published at the following address: www.deepexcavation.com/en/geotechnical-activity-
index

"Evaluation of Eurocode 7 and AASHTO load factor and resistance design methods for benchmarked braced
excavations", South Korean Engineering Conference, Seoul, Korea, March 2013.

''Evaluation of AASHTO load and resistance design methods for benchmarked braced excavations", ASCE Conf.
Proc, ASCE geocongress conference 3, Oakland, CA, March 25-29, 2012.

''Advantages and limitations of ultimate limit state design methods for braced excavations'', ASCE Conf. Proc.
doi:10.1061/41128(384)82, Earth Retention Conference 3, Bellevue, Seattle, WA, August 1-4, 2010.

''Finite element analyses and cofferdam excavations'', Deep Marine Foundations - A Perspective on the Design and
Construction of Deep Marine Foundations, (DFI), article #1651; publication #88 (MRNE-2009).

''Online database of deep excavation performance and prediction'', 6th International Conference on Case Histories in
Geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA, August 11-16, 2008.

“One Bryant Park – Creating the Underground Manhattan Schist Arc De Triumph”, May 2005, ASCE Seminar in
Underground Construction in Urban Environments, New York, NY, May 11-12, 2005.

“Control of ground movements for a multi-level-anchored diaphragm wall during excavation”, Paper 5.68, 5 th
International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering in New York, NY, April 13-17 2004.
Article also published as featured case study in the 17 th newsletter by Plaxis BV, Netherlands.

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