Lee Petersen
Principal Engineer
Dr. Petersen has experience in the analysis and design of underground excavations for occupancy, science facilities, transit and mining.
He conducts soil-structure interaction analysis, numerical modeling, in-situ soil modulus measurement, vibration assessment and monitoring, design of deep hard-rock caverns and shallow soft-rock caverns. Dr. Petersen also has done planning, layout, design and construction of deep, occupied underground space, including managing multidisciplinary design teams of structural, electrical and HVAC engineers and architects.
In addition, he has specified, installed and monitored structural and geotechnical instrumentation.
Education
Ph.D. (GeoEngineering), 1991
University of Minnesota
M.S. (GeoEngineering), 1978
University of Minnesota
B.S. (Mining Engineering), 1976
University of Wisconsin
Professional Memberships
SME Twin Cities Board of Directors
American Society of Civil Engineers
Minnesota Geotechnical Society
International Society for Rock Mechanics