John S. Horvath Consulting Engineer
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Civil / Foundation / Geotechnical Engineering
Welcome...

This is the website of John S. Horvath, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, a licensed professional civil engineer with active, current
registration in the states of New Jersey and New York and specializing in the practice of foundation and geotechnical
engineering since 1972. Dr. Horvath offers independent professional-engineering services in the diverse areas of

  • forensic investigations,

  • expert-witness consultation and testimony,

  • design and construction consultation, value engineering, and risk management; and

  • continuing-education instruction

under the auspices of his sole-proprietorship consulting engineering firm, John S. Horvath Consulting Engineer, as
well as through strategic business relationships with other consulting firms as best fits a client's needs. You can use
the navigation bar above to access sections of this site of interest to you or
click here for direct access to the
downloadable publications page.


The photograph shown above was taken on one of the first EPS-block geofoam projects in the U.S.A. in the 1980s that
involved slope stabilization along a section of U.S. Route 160 in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado. This striking photo,
which succinctly depicts so many attributes of expanded polystyrene as a geofoam material (ultra-low density, all-
weather durability and ease of use, environmental harmony with nature), graced the cover of Dr. Horvath's landmark
1995 monograph,
Geofoam Geosynthetic.


John S. Horvath Consulting Engineer - Copyright 2008-2012 by John S. Horvath. All rights reserved. - This site was last revised on 27 May 2012.