Raj Varatharaj

Vice President and Principal

About

About

About

Raj Varatharaj

Raj Varatharaj

Raj Varatharaj

With over 18 years of experience, Mr. Varatharaj leads the pursuit and management of port-related projects. He has broad-based technical expertise including design and analysis of foundations for ports, harbor, and marine structures, bridges, highways, earth retaining structures, slopes, various types of ground improvement methods, soil-structure interaction, field and laboratory testing. He worked as a lead geotechnical engineer on numerous Port of Los Angeles (POLA), Port of Long Beach (POLB) and naval facility projects. He has extensive experience in construction of various marine structures and ground improvement projects. 

Mr. Varatharaj earned his M.S. at the University of Oklahoma, Norman and is a registered Civil and Geotechnical Engineer in California. Mr. Varatharaj serves on technical committees including the ASCE Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) and the ASCE committee for developing national standards for design of piers and wharves. He has authored/coauthored 11 technical papers on geotechnical and earthquake engineering.

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Fountain Valley (Head office)

17800 Newhope Street
Suite B
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 751-3826

Inland Empire

765 North Main Street
Suite 136
Corona, CA 92880
(714) 751-3826

San Francisco Bay Area

3541 Investment Boulevard
Suite 4
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 562-8833

San Diego

820 Los Vallecitos Boulevard
Suite H
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 736-8222

Ⓒ2025, Earth Mechanics. All rights reserved.

At Earth Mechanics Inc. (EMI), your privacy is our priority. We do not collect or use your personal information for marketing purposes. All communications via SMS are strictly conversational in nature and initiated based on your interactions with EMI.

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive occasional, conversational SMS messages from Earth Mechanics Inc. Message frequency may vary, with an average of 1–2 messages per month. SMS numbers are never sold, shared, or disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent, except as required by law. All personal data, including SMS correspondence, is stored securely and handled in accordance with our privacy standards. We do not transfer your information to external organizations under any circumstances unrelated to legal compliance.

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Fountain Valley (Head office)

17800 Newhope Street
Suite B
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 751-3826

Inland Empire

765 North Main Street
Suite 136
Corona, CA 92880
(714) 751-3826

San Francisco Bay Area

3541 Investment Boulevard
Suite 4
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 562-8833

San Diego

820 Los Vallecitos Boulevard
Suite H
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 736-8222

Ⓒ2025, Earth Mechanics. All rights reserved.

At Earth Mechanics Inc. (EMI), your privacy is our priority. We do not collect or use your personal information for marketing purposes. All communications via SMS are strictly conversational in nature and initiated based on your interactions with EMI.

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive occasional, conversational SMS messages from Earth Mechanics Inc. Message frequency may vary, with an average of 1–2 messages per month. SMS numbers are never sold, shared, or disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent, except as required by law. All personal data, including SMS correspondence, is stored securely and handled in accordance with our privacy standards. We do not transfer your information to external organizations under any circumstances unrelated to legal compliance.

This website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from third-party websites. Such content behaves as if you visited the third-party site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you are logged in to their platform.

Some media assets used on this site, including video content, are licensed from Adobe Stock under appropriate licensing terms. These assets are used in compliance with Adobe’s Enhanced License, and no attribution is required.

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Fountain Valley (Head office)

17800 Newhope Street
Suite B
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 751-3826

Inland Empire

765 North Main Street
Suite 136
Corona, CA 92880
(714) 751-3826

San Francisco Bay Area

3541 Investment Boulevard
Suite 4
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 562-8833

San Diego

820 Los Vallecitos Boulevard
Suite H
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 736-8222

Ⓒ2025, Earth Mechanics. All rights reserved.

At Earth Mechanics Inc. (EMI), your privacy is our priority. We do not collect or use your personal information for marketing purposes. All communications via SMS are strictly conversational in nature and initiated based on your interactions with EMI.

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive occasional, conversational SMS messages from Earth Mechanics Inc. Message frequency may vary, with an average of 1–2 messages per month. SMS numbers are never sold, shared, or disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent, except as required by law. All personal data, including SMS correspondence, is stored securely and handled in accordance with our privacy standards. We do not transfer your information to external organizations under any circumstances unrelated to legal compliance.

This website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from third-party websites. Such content behaves as if you visited the third-party site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you are logged in to their platform.

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