Dr. Erdem Coleri
PROFESSOR, INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS CONSULTANT & EXPERT WITNESS
Independent consulting and expert witness support for transportation infrastructure, pavement engineering, materials, performance evaluation, sustainability, and forensic engineering
Infrastructure Expertise, Technical Insight, and Independent Judgment
Dr. Erdem Coleri provides infrastructure systems consulting and expert witness services grounded in academic rigor, applied engineering judgment, and practical experience with public agencies, industry partners, contractors, and engineering firms.
His work spans pavement structures, asphalt and concrete materials, waterproofing and insulation systems, infrastructure performance, sustainability, forensic evaluation, technical reporting, and support for testimony.
Practice Areas
Infrastructure Consulting
Technical advisory and consulting services related to transportation infrastructure systems, pavement engineering, infrastructure materials, construction evaluation, sustainability, life-cycle assessment (LCA), life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA), infrastructure performance, and asset durability.
Infrastructure Materials & Performance
Expertise in asphalt and concrete materials, pavement structures, waterproofing and insulation systems, service life assessment, QA/QC systems, laboratory and field testing, infrastructure durability, statistical analysis, life cycle assessment (LCA), life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA), and long-term infrastructure performance evaluation.
Expert Witness Services
Forensic engineering evaluation, technical review, construction-related disputes, infrastructure failures, patent-related technical evaluation, document review, expert reporting, deposition support, technical affidavits, and litigation support involving transportation infrastructure systems, construction materials, waterproofing systems, and infrastructure performance.
Specialized Expertise
Statistical Analysis & Performance Assessment
Numerical/ Finite Element Modeling
Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis(LCCA)
Laboratory & Field Testing
QA/QC Test System Development
Forensic Investigation and Failure Analysis
Asphalt & Concrete Plant Efficiency
Full Professor Oregon State University
Director of Asphalt Materials & Pavements (AMaP) Laboratory
$8M+ Research & Technology Development Portfolio
International Research, Review & Technical Evaluations
Collaboration with Public Agencies & Industry