Mr Mohammad Yadollahi

Civil & Structural Engineer

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Mr Yadollahi is a testifying expert who has been cross examined in major international arbitrations and has produced reports as named expert witness in issues of disputed design liability (including duty of skill and care), specifications defects, materials and workmanship deficiencies, project management issues, alleged breach of health and safety regulations/protocols, and poor risk management. He has provided expert services for disputed projects with values in excess of $1 billion.
Mr Yadollahi has worked as project director, project manager and design engineer for a wide range of infrastructure projects worldwide. His combined engineering design and construction management skills enable him to deliver balanced opinions on the performance of parties involved in construction projects. His construction legal knowledge, and hands-on international project experience, enable him to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical audience within a legal framework.
Mr Yadollahi’s expertise includes forensic civil and structural engineering, buildability (buildable design), project management, and execution. He has extensive experience in ports and maritime civil engineering (including water retaining structures, quay walls, jetties, dolphins, breakwaters, slipways, dry docks, shipyards, container terminals, dock/lock gates, heavy duty pavement), seismic design of piled structures, design assessment and repair of ports and maritime structures, and development of design codes and standards.
Mr Yadollahi is a dual qualified engineer with a master’s in both structural engineering and construction law and dispute resolution. He is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. He has also completed the Legal Experience Training Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence (LETAPAEWE) and is bi-lingual in English and Farsi and has basic Arabic knowledge..
Mr Yadollahi’s key skills include:
Project Management
•	Project Director with proven technical and leadership skills to deliver multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects (up to a value of US$500)
•	Hands-on Project Manager able to facilitate punctual delivery of complex projects to high quality standards
Contractual Management
•	Detailed knowledge of construction contracts (predominately FIDIC and NEC)
•	Proposal management – tender preparation/evaluation, employer’s requirements writing (including technical specifications) and sub-consultant interface
•	CDM 2015 Regulation advisor (particularly to the Principal Designer)
Engineering Design
•	Structural concrete design
•	Structural steel design
•	Design of maritime structures (wharf structures, quay walls, jetties, dolphins, breakwaters,
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•	Design of container terminals
•	Design of dry docks and dock/lock gates (including water ingress and waterproofing issues)
•	Dredging and reclamation
•	Concrete quality, crack control and repair (including marine and tremie concrete)
•	Heavy duty pavement design
•	Seismic design
•	Structural FE analysis and modelling (STAAD, SAP2000 and LUSAS)
•	Geotechnical analysis and modelling (WALLAP and Plaxis)
•	Detailed knowledge of Eurocodes, British and American Standards
•	Detailed knowledge of buildability (buildable design)
•	Detailed knowledge of vessels types and functions
•	Port masterplanning (including the change of use)
Forensic Engineering
•	Forensic Investigations of Civil Infrastructure Deterioration and Failure
•	Structural Failure Analysis and Investigation
•	Concrete Defects or Failure Analysis
•	Structural Steel Defects or Failure Analysis
•	Forensic Investigations of Temporary Works Defects or Failure

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TAE Accreditations

  • Expert Witness

Qualifications

  • Civil Engineering BSc (2006)
  • Structural Engineering and Mechanics MSc (2008)
  • Member, Institution of Civil Engineers CEng MICE (2016)
  • Construction Law and Dispute Resolution MSc (2022)
  • Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators MCIArb (2022)

Expert Witness Snapshot

Mohammad Yadollahi is a Chartered Structural and Civil Engineer with about 20 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries with a focus on ports, marine and coastal facilities. He has provided independent advice on construction related disputes including hydropower plants, petrochemical facilities, flood alleviation/defense schemes, container terminal developments, roads and highways, rail infrastructure, dredging campaigns and various other real estate developments.
Mr Yadollahi is a testifying expert who has been cross examined in major international arbitrations and has produced reports as named expert witness in issues of disputed design liability (including duty of skill and care), specifications defects, materials and workmanship deficiencies, project management issues, alleged breach of health and safety regulations/protocols, and poor risk management. He has provided expert services for disputed projects with values in excess of $1 billion.
Mr Yadollahi has worked as project director, project manager and design engineer for a wide range of infrastructure projects worldwide. His combined engineering design and construction management skills enable him to deliver balanced opinions on the performance of parties involved in construction projects. His construction legal knowledge, and hands-on international project experience, enable him to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical audience within a legal framework.
Mr Yadollahi’s expertise includes forensic civil and structural engineering, buildability (buildable design), project management, and execution. He has extensive experience in ports and maritime civil engineering (including water retaining structures, quay walls, jetties, dolphins, breakwaters, slipways, dry docks, shipyards, container terminals, dock/lock gates, heavy duty pavement), seismic design of piled structures, design assessment and repair of ports and maritime structures, and development of design codes and standards.
Mr Yadollahi is a dual qualified engineer with a master’s in both structural engineering and construction law and dispute resolution. He is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. He has also completed the Legal Experience Training Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence (LETAPAEWE) and is bi-lingual in English and Farsi and has basic Arabic knowledge..
Mr Yadollahi’s key skills include:
Project Management
• Project Director with proven technical and leadership skills to deliver multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects (up to a value of US$500)
• Hands-on Project Manager able to facilitate punctual delivery of complex projects to high quality standards
Contractual Management
• Detailed knowledge of construction contracts (predominately FIDIC and NEC)
• Proposal management – tender preparation/evaluation, employer’s requirements writing (including technical specifications) and sub-consultant interface
• CDM 2015 Regulation advisor (particularly to the Principal Designer)
Engineering Design
• Structural concrete design
• Structural steel design
• Design of maritime structures (wharf structures, quay walls, jetties, dolphins, breakwaters,
• slipways, etc.)
• Design of container terminals
• Design of dry docks and dock/lock gates (including water ingress and waterproofing issues)
• Dredging and reclamation
• Concrete quality, crack control and repair (including marine and tremie concrete)
• Heavy duty pavement design
• Seismic design
• Structural FE analysis and modelling (STAAD, SAP2000 and LUSAS)
• Geotechnical analysis and modelling (WALLAP and Plaxis)
• Detailed knowledge of Eurocodes, British and American Standards
• Detailed knowledge of buildability (buildable design)
• Detailed knowledge of vessels types and functions
• Port masterplanning (including the change of use)
Forensic Engineering
• Forensic Investigations of Civil Infrastructure Deterioration and Failure
• Structural Failure Analysis and Investigation
• Concrete Defects or Failure Analysis
• Structural Steel Defects or Failure Analysis
• Forensic Investigations of Temporary Works Defects or Failure

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