Kenneth H. Roush Bio
 Kenneth H. Roush, P.E., is a civil engineer specializing in concrete materials and their use in construction. He has earned a considerable reputation during his almost 30 years of service to this industry. The foundation of his reputation is his knowledge of concrete basics.
He began his career as a Materials Engineer for a leading testing laboratory, where he designed the concrete mixes for the cast-in-place substructure of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida. As the bridge was constructed he worked on the main span, the high level approaches and the dolphins as the Quality Control Engineer for the bridge construction contractor.
It was on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge that Mr. Roush started building on the foundation of his knowledge by taking responsibility for the mass concrete* requirements of the entire project. Since the whole cast-in-place substructure required temperature control during curing, he developed the methods and procedures for temperature control that met the strict project specifications. His expertise for handling large concrete structures has grown from there, and Mr. Roush is now one of a select few experts on mass concrete in the USA.
 Although mass concrete requirements vary by state and jurisdiction, Mr. Roush's specific areas of knowledge enable him to plan and control the work on large concrete structures in such as way as to bring about a savings of time and money to the contractor and owner. This requires heat flow analyses and practical solutions for managing the stresses from the peak temperatures and temperature differentials within the strength of the concrete. The massive concrete structures he works on include bridges, highway interchanges, elevated railways, nuclear power plants, parking garages, foundations, locks, dams, etc. The different kinds of bridges included in his know-how are the substructures for box-girder, cable-stayed, girder, movable, segmental and trestle bridges.
As a concrete specialty engineer, Mr. Roush's knowledge, responsibility and control add up to a wide range of expertise. It includes the design of the concrete mixes for use in these massive structures. He writes the QC plans for the concrete producers and contractors that meet performance and cost demands. He inspects and troubleshoots before, during and after construction. He recommends concrete repair actions always steering his clients toward the simplest and most cost effective solutions.
His decades of experience also make him an expert concrete problem solver. He does this routinely through visual, documentation and investigation, including sampling and testing to provide forensic analyses that lead to cost effective recommendations and solutions. View our Engineering Support Services Page for details.
 Because of the length and breadth of his experience with concrete, Mr. Roush is frequently called upon as an expert witness in lawsuits, mediations and arbitrations. He makes site visits, reviews all relevant legal and construction documents, test results, evidence, and specifies necessary tests required. These actions may be taken to determine the legal strategy, if there is a valid claim, evaluate the merits of an existing claim and/or for use in expert depositions, affidavits or actual court room testimony.
Throughout the process, Mr. Roush guides the attorneys through the complex technical aspects of concrete construction so that attorneys fully understand and can apply this information to the successful resolution of the claim, whether it is a settlement or a full blown trial. He recommends the best courses of action from his expert witness viewpoint and ensures the attorneys are completely prepared technically for what may arise, including preparation for depositions of the opponents’ experts. View our Litigation Support Services page for details.
In 1995, Mr. Roush combined his engineering and litigation expertise with his communication skills and established E & L Support Services, Inc. The "E" stands for ENGINEERING and the "L" for LITIGATION, thus naming and highlighting his areas of expertise. Today, he is the senior engineer and owner of this company.
Mr. Roush is currently a Professional Engineer licensed in Florida, South Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana and Alabama and is expanding his licensure to other states. He is a member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is also a Certified Concrete Plant Inspector for National Ready Mix Concrete Association (NRMCA) and teaches many ACI courses: ACI Concrete Field Testing Tech Grade I, ACI Concrete Transportation Construction Inspector, ACI Aggregate Testing Tech Level I, ACI Aggregate Base Tech, Florida DOT Concrete Field Inspector and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) QC Manager.
* "Mass concrete" is defined as any volume of concrete with dimensions large enough to require that special means be taken to control the generation of heat of hydration from cement, and subsequent volume changes.
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