A substantial portion of GeoKinetics' consulting activities is in the area of forensic engineering. These activities typically involve the assessment of the nature and extent of various types of distress or deficiencies, the identification of the cause or causes of these problems, and ultimately the development and implementation of mitigative solutions. GeoKinetics' personnel have extensive experience in the investigation and assessment of residential foundation and soils-related problems. These personnel have been responsible for distress investigations at more than 3,000 homes within the southern and central California area. GeoKinetics' staff also has a successful track record of forensic engineering services on a wide variety of other civil engineering projects involving building distress investigations, landslide investigations, seismically induced collapse of bridges, pile driving induced structural distress, traffic vibration induced structural distress, construction failures and accidents, as well as contaminant release and migration from service stations, refineries, plating facilities and other industrial or manufacturing facilities. This success can be attributed to a combination of the extensive experience, knowledge, and dedication of our personnel.