Projects
Current Projects
Advanced Site Monitoring (2008-2014)
NEESR-II: Advanced Site Monitoring and Effective Characterization of Site Nonlinear Dynamic Properties and Model Calibration
Principal Investigator: Mourad Zeghal
Co-Principal Investigators: Tarek Abdoun, Anirban De
Intensity Measures (2010-2014)
NEESR-CR: Evolutionary Intensity Measures for More Accurate and Informative Liquefaction Hazard Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Steve Kramer
Co-Principal Investigator: Kenan Hazirbaba
Rock-Slope Failure (2010-2014)
NEESR-CR: Seismically Induced Rock-Slope Failure: Mechanisms and Prediction
Principal Investigator: Joseph Wartman
Co-principal Investigator: Mary MacLaughin
Wind Towers (2011-2014)
NEESR-CR: Capacity and performance of foundations for offshore wind towers
Principal Investigator: Giovanna Biscontin
Co-principal Investigators: Charles Aubeny, Ramalingam Radhakrishnan
TUES Education (2011-2014)
A Multi-Institutional Classroom Learning Environment for Geotechnical Engineering Education
Principal Investigator: Usama El Shamy
Co-principal Investigators: Tarek Abdoun, Miguel Pando, Flora McMartin
Pile Foundations (2006-2014)
NEESR-SG: Experimental and Micromechanical Computational Study of Pile Foundations Subjected to Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading
Principal Investigator: Ricardo Dobry
Co-principal Investigators: Tarek Abdoun, Mourad Zeghal, Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, Ahmed Elgamal, Usama El Shamy
Shallow Soil Improvement for Rocking Foundations (2011-2013)
Soil-foundation structure systems beyond conventional seismic “Failure” thresholds: Application to new or existing structures and monuments
Principal Investigators: Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Tarek Abdoun
T-Wall (2012-2015)
Modeling of Downdrag Bending Moments in Floodwall Support Piles
Principal Investigators: Tarek Abdoun, Inthuorn Sasanakul, Anthony Tessari
Tailings (2012-2014)
A physical modeling study of sloping mine tailings
Principal Investigators: Tarek Abdoun, Inthuorn Sasanakul
Past Projects
Retaining Wall (2010-2011)
Seismic Isolation of Earth Retaining Structures Using EPS Geofoam – Centrifuge Testing
Principal Investigator: Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
Soil-Culvert Interaction (2010-2011)
Centrifuge Tests for Static and Seismic Soil-Culvert-Interaction (SCI) of Square Box Culvert Inside a Dry Cohesionless Soil
Principal Investigator: Hesham El Naggar
Soil Improvement (2007-2011)
NEESR-SG: Soil Improvement Strategies to Mitigate Impact of Seismic Ground Failures via Novel Integration of Experiment and Simulation
Principal Investigator: Scott Olson
Co-Principal Investigators: Youssef Hashash, Carmine Polito
Earthquake Damage to Pipelines (2005-2009)
NEESR-SG: Evaluation of Ground Rupture Effects on Critical Lifelines
Principal Investigator: Michael O’Rourke
Co-principal Investigators: Michael Symans, Tarek Abdoun
Delayed Landslides (2006-2008)
CAREER – Seismically Induced Delayed-Landslides in Homogeneous Cohesive Slopes and Embankments
Principal Investigator: Joseph Wartman
