AMI Consulting Engineers P.A.Additional Services
AMI Consulting Engineers offers a wide variety of engineering and specialty services. Our ability to offer these services is in part due to the diverse qualifications and training of our staff. AMI prides itself on continually staying focused on the best means and methods in accomplishing the most difficult tasks. At the same time we maintain a proper balance between new and old technology in order to provide our clients with the best possible results.
Commercial Diving
AMI employees are fully certified commercial hard hat divers (not scuba trained only divers) with some of the staff also registered as Professional Engineers. This gives us a unique ability to perform structural and forensic investigation and the ability to perform remediation design and repairs that may follow. AMI performs many additional underwater services such as system intake inspections and cleanings, potable water tank inspections, salvage and recovery of sunken objects and underwater project management and QA/QC. We have certified underwater NDT technicians and certified underwater weld inspectors. AMI has the ability to perform many of the underwater repairs in house or we can work with larger underwater and topside construction firms to accommodate larger repair projects. AMI's commercial divers work on a national level and we are very mobile as a company to accommodate our large range of clients.
AMI is dedicated to excellence in commercial diving and safety. This is evident by our involvement with the engineering diving safety committee, the Association of Diving Contractors International, ADCE and ASCE. We will continue to keep safety as our number one priority and train our staff to meet the strict guidelines and regulations set by OSHA, MSHA, ACOE, USCG and the U.S. Navy.
Underwater Surveying
AMI Consulting Engineers utilizes a variety of underwater surveying tools. Typical underwater bathymetric survey work is now completed with a single beam eco-sounder, DGPS, and Hypac data collection software from one of our many survey vessels. The information collected is assembled into contour survey maps which can be presented for shipping and dredging operations. AMI has the ability to use the electronic information to track trends in sediment deposition and scour from year to year and also generate fill, scour protection and dredge quantities for remediation and planning purposes. AMI also has the ability to use multibeam, sub-bottom profiling and magnetometer equipment for higher accuracy bathymetric layouts, to determine soil layer densities without coring and finding metal objects that are buried beneath the mud lines. Call us today to see how we can serve you on your projects.
Underwater High Resolution Imaging
Two types of high resolution underwater imaging can be implemented by AMI. Side scan sonar provides an accurate broad view of the sea floor when trying to locate objects or unique underwater features. This is also useful for locating and identifying larger structures and debris without a dive team. The other useful imaging tool is sector scanning sonar. This can be used to get a precise image in areas that have little to no visibility or are otherwise inaccessible to divers. This system is designed to produce high level picture quality images of smaller objects and areas where concentrated information is required. This system helps in determining scour volumes under bridge piers and dam aprons. These systems are often utilized for a check before sending in divers to insure areas are clear of debris and systems are closed that may prevent injury to the diver. The images from this system provide a better overall picture and profile of large structures when the location of the items is known.
- AWS Certified Weld Inspections
- Load Testing of Existing Structures
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Forensic Analysis
- Hazwoper Trained Personnel
- Bathymetric / Hydrographic Surveys
- Commercial Hard Hat Divers
- NBIS Certified Bridge Inspections
- Specialty Underwater Imaging
- Peer / Design Review
- Video & Still Underwater Reporting