General Info

The J. Byer Group provides geotechnical consulting services, specializing in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology. The company has been providing consulting services in California since 1971. The services offered by the company include geotechnical reports for hillside projects, methods for remedial grading and slope stabilization, field exploration and earth material sampling, soil engineering laboratory analysis, and consultations with design professionals, including civil and structural engineers and architects. It also provides grading and building plan reviews, consultation with bidders and reviews of bid documents, geologic observations of excavations during grading and construction, fill control and compaction testing, and consultations with governmental officials regarding processing of projects. Its services also include reviews of earth movement claims for insurance companies, third-party reviews of grading and construction projects, and contingency planning and analysis prior to grading. The J. Byer Group is located in Glendale, Calif.