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Collins Engineers, Inc. is an ''ENR'' Top 500 Design Firm〔Tulacz, Gary J. “The Top 500: Rising Above Economic Woes,” ''ENR'', April 23, 2012.〕 and provides civil, structural, water resources, waterfront, and underwater engineering services to government agencies, contractors, and private sector clients. The firm was founded by Thomas J. Collins in April 1979. It is a privately held company with eighteen offices in the United States, United Kingdom,〔“Engineering Firm Creates 10 jobs at Science Park,” ''Belfast Telegraph'', February 7, 2011.〕 and Ireland.〔Collins, Thomas J. “Engineers Dive the World Over… and Under,” ''Engineers Journal'', October 2009.〕 Collins Engineers, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Collins Engineers, Inc. was an early advocate for the use of professional engineers as diving inspectors in the evaluation of underwater structures.〔Collins, Thomas J., and James J. Powers. “Underwater Bridge Inspector,” ''Civil Engineering'', March 1973.〕 Using this service, the firm provides underwater engineering services performed by in-house engineer-divers around the world to clients including the United States Navy and state departments of transportation.〔Murphy, Cathy. “Excelling in Underwater Investigation,” ''CE News'', June 2002.〕 Collins Engineers, Inc. has also developed reference manuals on the subject for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Institute (NHI).〔http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_arc.cfm>〕 Collins Engineers, Inc. also provides design and analysis services for railroads, waterfront facilities, and transportation structures, as well as site development engineering for commercial and institutional concerns.〔http://www.collinsengr.com/〕 In 2006, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired MacIntosh Engineering and Development Co. (Auburn, California). In 2008, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired Charles Keim & Associates, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado).〔http://www.cenews.com/print-news-firms_on_the_move-496.html〕 == Services == Services offered by Collins Engineers, Inc. include bridge design and inspection; building design and inspection; civil and site engineering; construction engineering; construction inspection and management; dam, tunnel, and power facility assessment; railroad engineering; earth retention structure design; scour assessment and remediation design; energy structures; roadway engineering; seismic engineering; structural engineering; ancillary highway structure inspection and design; underwater engineering; asset management and database development for transportation facilities; waterfront facility design and inspection; course development and instruction; and emergency response.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Collins Engineers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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