Phone: 913-879-2200
Fax: 913-879-2213
E-mail: rnorland@construction-solutions.com

Rick Norland

International Consultations:

• Panama Canal Commission, removal and reconstruction of the Tow Track super structure and concrete support.
• Norwegian Department of Transportation, Highway restoration and repair.
• National Swedish Road and Transportation Research Institute, Highway restoration and repair.
• Sweden Airforce, Runway grinding and grooving.
• Japanese Grinding and Grooving Association, Runway grooving.
• Korean Department of Transportation, Highway grooving and bridge reconstruction.
• Chilean Department of Transportation and the Chilean Cement Institute, Highway repair and reconstruction, grinding and grooving.
• Canadian Portland Cement Association, Highway grinding, Wire sawing expansion relief for combating ASR expansion in dam structures.
• Chinese National Airforce, Runway grooving.
• Nicaragua Airforce, Runway grooving.
• Puerto Rico Department of Transportation, Highway grinding.
• Carribe International of Puerto Rico, Removal and demolition of architectural wing structure from high rise condominium damage by high wind.
• Peter Kewit, Modifications to mass transit platforms to comply with Canadians with Disabilities Act.
• Vag & Trafik, Highway grinding, airport grooving.
• Techno Team, Alexandria Egypt Bridge pier removal form Nile River.
• Techno Team, Cairo Railroad bridge pier removal fro Nile River.
• Formula One Management, Electronic sensor installation sawing system.
• Kelly Enterprises, Deep drilling seismic retro fit of highway bridge.
• Holemasters Demtech LTD, Royal Navy submarine dock renovation.
• State of Israel Ministry of Defense, Core drilling specialized core drilling system.

Domestic Consultations:

• Departments of Transportation for all 50 states, Highway repair, reconstruction, grinding, and grooving.
• Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Center, removal of testing structures.
• Army Corps of Engineers, Military runway reconstruction, repair, grinding and grooving, Dam repairs.
• USMC Cherry Point Harrier jet pad surface repair and reconditioning.
• US Airforce Rapid Runway Repair training.
• NASA, modifications to runway surface at Kennedy Space Center to for Shuttle landing.
• Cal West Concrete cutting, Wire saw cutting methods training, special core drilling operations for earthquake reinforcement to structures.
• Central Atlantic Contracting Company, Highway grinding and runway grooving methods and operation training.
• Opperman Grooving, Special purpose machine design, highway grinding and airport grooving.
• Concrete Cutting and Breaking, special machine designs, Concrete sawing and drilling training.
• Concrete Penetrating Company, Repair to DFW runways.
• Dick Meyer Company, Livestock pen grooving.
• Evening Star Enterprises, Specialty machine design.
• Hitli Inc, Training for application and sales of diamond tools and associated equipment.
• Holes Inc, Concrete sawing and drilling applications, training, and specialty demolition projects.
• KC Coring, Concrete sawing and drilling training and applications of special purpose diamond tools used in precision demolition.
• Lipscomb Concrete Cutting Company, Bridge deck grooving.
• Multiple Concrete Enterprises, Highway repair and reconstruction, grinding, grooving, highway control joint sawing, and core drilling.
• Prospect Drilling and Sawing, Concrete sawing and drilling applications support.
• Roughneck Concrete Drilling and sawing, concrete sawing and drilling applications support.
• American Concrete Cutting, Dam retrofit wire sawing.
• Concrete Cutting and Breaking, Albany Branch & General Electric, special steel wire sawing project, Turbine test facility.
• Penhall Construction, San Rafael Bridge seismic retrofit deep drilling.
• Son-Sub, Underwater wire sawing system.
• FCI - Cleveland Bridge, Seismic retrofit large diameter deep drilling.

Professional Memberships and Licenses

1998 President of the Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association
1997 Vice President of the Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association
1990 to present Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association Board of Directors
15 year member of the American Concrete Paving Association
Member of the Transportation Research Board AF201 Committee
American Nuclear Society
25 year member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio and Kansas