Austin X. Huang, Ph.D., P.E., L.G., D.GE, F.ASCE geotechnical engineer, merit engineering, Seattle

Austin X. Huang - featured in GeoStrata of Geo Institute of ASCE April/May 2022 Issue

By Merit Engineering Web Admin • 20 Apr, 2022

Austin X. Huang, Ph.D., P.E., L.G., D.GE, F.ASCE was featured in GeoStrata of Geo Institute of ASCE April/May 2022 Issue Look Who's a D.GE. Austin Huang is a principal with Merit Engineering, Inc. in Seattle, Wash. With expertise and extensive research and consulting experience in geotechnical and geological engineering, he’s responsible for geotechnical and hydrogeology investigations, and design of foundations, soil and rock slopes, retaining walls, roadways, and underground structures. During his 30-year professional career, Huang has authored nearly 800 consulting engineering reports for projects located in western Washington State, California, Oregon, and Arizona.

Portage Bay Park - Construction Timelapse

By AdamRose • 28 Oct, 2020

Between November 2018 and October 2020, Seattle created a new public park - Portage Bay Park (also known as Fritz Hedges Waterway Park) from land that formerly belonged to the University of Washington. This video documents its construction. Construction of UW''s new Population Health can also be observed.

FRITZ HEDGES WATERWAY PARK

By Seattle Channel • 28 Oct, 2020

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Portage Bay Park

An old industrial building demolition and rennovation to build a new water front park with piers in the Lake Washington. Owner: City of Seattle associated with SR520 and University of Washington..
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WWU Student Center

We developed a model for piers with rock socket, which showed pile capacity 2 to 3 times higher than traditional end bearing piles. The project received 2004 Gold Award from ACEC.
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WWU Comm. Building

300+ piers drilled piers with rock socket have capacity almost twice or three times higher than traditional piles ended on top of bedrock without penetration into bedrock.
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BCECM System

- Patent No.: US 10,214,870 B2 -
Buoyancy Compensated Erosion Control Module - Designed for US Agreecultural Department for Louisiana Shoreline Protection.
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Port of Seattle

Terminal 117 Superfund site restoration, working with IMCO general contractor, providing geotechnical consultation for slope stabilization, retaining wall and utility pole stabilization.
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Slope Stabilization

A coastal slope failure in Bellingham was studied and plan of restoration designed using reinforced earth retaining system. The slope is ~60 feet tall with slope angle between 25 to 40 deg.
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