Daniel Meles

Background

About Daniel Meles

Dr. Daniel Meles is a senior Geotechnical Engineer in the Tailings, Water, and Geotechnical Engineering division, bringing extensive experience in mining and infrastructure projects. His expertise includes supervising field investigations, designing tailings dams, conducting dam safety inspections, performing failure mode analyses, and participating in various mining project studies from conceptual to detailed design. He also has significant experience in lateral pile analysis for offshore structures and managing diverse projects. Proficient in numerical software for geotechnical analysis, Dr. Meles specializes in foundation recommendations, settlement calculations, and stability assessments. His analytical skills encompass evaluating the liquefaction potential of tailings and cohesionless foundation materials, conducting dynamic response analyses of tailings dams under seismic loading, performing seepage analyses, and interpreting data from instrumentation such as piezometers, settlement plates, and inclinometers, as well as in-situ testing.