About the Firm
Welcome to ELT & Associates. We are a Structural Engineering firm
established 1984 specializing in structural design, retrofit, and analysis
of adobe, rammed earth, brick and wood buildings. Furthermore, we
have detailed knowledge in the area of seismic testing of adobe
construction including experience with earthquake simulator shake
table tests on adobe structures, dynamic analysis, finite element
analysis, and laboratory and field tests.
Roy Tolles, President
About Mr. Tolles.
- Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from
Stanford University
- Registered California Professional
Engineer (P.E.)
- 25 years experience in the seismic
design, research and investigation of
buildings primarily in California
- Member of the Structural Engineers
Association of California and the
Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute
Areas of Expertise
ELT & Associates
Seismic Engineering of Earthen Buildings
Serving California and the World Since 1984
Telephone: (510) 295-4299