The F&ME (Foundation and Materials Engineering) team has a long-standing commitment to the growth and development of SC. In providing Geotech consulting for South Carolina, our commitment is evidenced by our work with colleges, schools, industry, local governments, state agencies and public utilities in the areas of facilities planning, design, and construction.
F&ME is a recognized leader in the field of geotechnical engineering in South Carolina as evidenced by our advancements to the profession. F&ME's constant willingness to provide practical, cost effective solutions to complex problems has resulted in broad based repeat clientele.
F&ME will bring a highly qualified, well experienced staff of engineers, geologists and engineering assistants with the required ‘hands-on’ experience to provide the service you and your staff require in all areas of geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing.
Innovative Engineering
We take pride in our consistent ability to pioneer technically innovative engineering:
The first use of geotextile fabrics for sub grade stabilization in South Carolina (Bluffton Substation, Santee Cooper).
The first high capacity drilled pier foundations for coastal high-rise construction including load tests up to 1,000 tons.
The first constructed geogrid reinforced embankment for SCDOT.
The first use and standardization of a pile driving analyzer system for evaluation of pile capacity for SCDOT application.
The industry leader in South Carolina dilatometer soundings and analysis for determining in-situ settlement and bearing capacity parameters.
Hello, I am Zane Abernethy, President of F&ME Consultants, and I personally welcome you to F&ME.com. This web site represents a milestone in our near 30 year old history. We are proud to present this critical connection between our core services and the World Wide Web, which will allow us to function with more efficiency.
F&ME CONSULTANTS is the largest and one of the few locally owned and controlled full-service geotechnical, materials and environmental firms. We feel that we have a unique opportunity to offer our clients a level of first hand experience and continuity not available from any other single source. F&ME and its key staff have provided consulting services in seven East Coast states as well as Africa, South and Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. This work has provided a wide range of experience; however, F&ME considers itself a South Carolina firm and our primary focus and work has been and will continue to be within the State of South Carolina.
Our focus on South Carolina has given us the opportunity to work in each of the State's 46 counties. The firm has been able to develop an internal base of combined experience of 75 years and information relating to the entire State. This experience and information has proven invaluable on past projects F&M's laboratory operations have been inspected and certified by AASHTO. We also participate in the ARML Reference Laboratory Program.
Our field technicians have participated in SCDOT training programs and have received various certifications for field inspection, sampling and testing. Our engineers participate in SCDOT and FHWA information and training programs. F&ME supports the DBE Program, regularly utilize DBE sub-contractors and is committed to DBE utilization. F&ME does not view your project as another "rock-on-the-pile". We take pride in our accomplishments on past projects.
As President and Chief Engineer, I am stating to you that your project will be the top priority project for F&ME and our staff will be committed to providing all resources required to meet your technical objectives and schedules. After you have reviewed the information contained on our web site, if you have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to the providing your site solution package and again we are proud to be part of the Internet community to help serve you better.
Engineers are Nothing More than Problem Solving People! F&ME takes pride in our ability to commit our most experienced personnel directly to your project!
In our more than 30 years of service, F&ME has provided geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing services to numerous clients.
It has always been our mission to provide the most comprehensive, practical, and cost effective solutions in the industry. Although it is not possible to list all our clients, the following presents a representative client cross-section. Please feel free to contact these individuals for their endorsement of F&ME's capabilities.
