FELD, KAMINETZKY & COHEN, P.C. (FKC) is a consulting engineering firm that was formed in 1966 as a successor to the firm of Feld and Timoney. Dr. Jacob Feld, the original founder, started his engineering practice in 1926 and became internationally recognized for his engineering work in the fields of structural design, soil mechanics, foundations, and structural failure analysis. FKC provides structural and civil engineering services to architectural firms, builders, contractors, private clients, and government agencies in the United States and overseas. FKC offers professional services in structural design, architectural design, construction administration, testing and instrumentation, evaluation and restoration of building facades, feasibility studies and reports, forensic engineering, structural failure investigation of distressed structures, and litigation support.
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KEY PERSONNEL
BENJAMIN LAVON, P.E.
President
Mr. Lavon has been the President of the firm of FKC since 2005; Previously, he was a Vice-President of the firm from 1991 to 2005. Mr. Lavon has 30 years of diversified engineering experience which includes structural design of commercial, institutional, residential and industrial projects, high-rise apartment and office buildings, nursing homes, US postal facilities, movie theaters, department stores, shopping centers, parking garages, manufacturing plants, warehouses, and special structures; failure investigation and reports; seismic evaluations of various structures, Infra-structure evaluation expertise.
Mr. Lavon obtained his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Technion, Israel in 1977, and his M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York in 1982.
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MARTIN J. FRADUA, P.E.
Executive Vice President
Mr. Fradua has been the Executive Vice-President of the firm since 2005 and a Principal since 1990. Previously he was Manager of Engineering Services for the Firm’s Long Island Office since 1981. He is the manager of the firm’s structural engineering services, as well as investigation and analysis of distressed structures and construction failures. He is responsible for the preparation of construction documents for new and rehabilitation designs as well as construction monitoring and management. He performs field investigations and structural analysis of buildings undergoing distress or failure.
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PERICLES C. STIVAROS, Ph.D., P.E.
Vice President
Dr. Stivaros has been a Vice-President of the firm since 2005, and with the firm since 1988. His professional experience includes structural analysis and design of building systems, failure investigation and distress analysis, condition surveys, and structural evaluation and rehabilitation of buildings and other structures. He is in charge of the Testing and Monitoring Department of the firm, and is responsible for developing testing and monitoring programs for distressed structures.
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OUR SERVICES
Design Services
Structural Analysis and Design of New Structures
Repair and Rehabilitation Design of Existing Structures
Renovation and Restoration Design of Existing Structures
Foundaton Design / Piles / Caissons / Underpinning
Special Structures
Seismic Analysis and Retrofit Design
Building Facades / Curtain Walls
Stone, Terra-Cotta and Masonry
Roofing and Waterproofing / Roof Rehabilitation
Windows/Window Replacement Design
Formwork Analysis and Design/Shoring-Reshoring Analysis
Investigation Services
Failure Investigation and Report
Forensic Engineering
Evaluation of Existing Structures
Condition Surveys
Feasibility Studies
Geotechnical Investigations / Settlement Problems
Construction Related Claims
Expert Witness/Litigation Support
Testing Services
Testing and Instrumentation
Non Destructive Testing
Ground Penetrating Radar
Vibration Monitoring
Half-Cell Corrosion Testing
Boroscope Surveys
Ultrasonic Testing
Moisture Detection
Concrete and Stone Cores
Flat Jack Testing of Masonry Walls
Infrared Thermography
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