geotechnical engineering
Zhang gives keynote talk at geotechnical conference
Dr. Xiong Zhang, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, delivered a keynote speech at GEO-Omaha 2020, the 37th Annual Geotechnical Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on Feb. 21.
Read More »Expert to present today’s Prakash lecture
Dr. Ahmed Elgamal will present a lecture at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Hall as part of the Shamsher and Sally Prakash Distinguished Lecture Series in Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. W.D. Liam Finn, the speaker originally scheduled to deliver the address, will not be able to do so due to health-related issues that prevent him from traveling.
Read More »Geotechnical engineering expert to present Prakash lecture
Dr. W.D. Liam Finn, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of British Columbia and president of Pan-American Engineering and Computing Services, will present as part of the Shamsher and Sally Prakash Distinguished Lecture Series in Geotechnical Engineering. The lecture, titled “Aspects of Soil-Structure Interaction,” will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Hall.
Read More »CArE to welcome renowned researcher for geotechnical engineering lecture series
Dr. W.D. Liam Finn, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of British Columbia and president of Pan-American Engineering and Computing Services Ltd., will present as part of the Shamsher and Sally Prakash Distinguished Lecture Series in Geotechnical Engineering.
The lecture, titled “Aspects of Soil-Structure Interaction,” will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Dr. Finn will also present a keynote address as part of the 2019 GeoMO Conference hosted by Missouri S&T, to be held Friday, May 10, at the Millennium Student Center-UMSL-SGA Chambers. The theme for the 2019 GeoMo conference, “Advancements in Seismic Geotechnical Engineering” will be addressed by distinguished members in the field; Dr. Finn will be joined by Dr. Ahmed Elgamal, Dr. Ronaldo Luna, Dr. Brent Rosenblad, and Dr. Guney Olgun. More details can be found at geomo.mst.edu.
Geotechnical engineering expert to present Prakash lecture today
Dr. James K. Mitchell, a National Academy of Engineering member and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech, will present the Shamsher and Sally Prakash Distinguished Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in Room 121 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Mitchell’s talk is titled “Geotechical surprises – or are they?” He will highlight three illustrative case histories and discuss how they were reviewed and if what went wrong could have been anticipated.
Read More »Graduate student garners geosynthetics grant
Chuang Lin, a Ph.D. student in geotechnical engineering, received a $5,000 Geosynthetics Institute (GSI) Fellowship grant for his research proposal. His project is titled “Analyzation of Wicking Fabrics Used to Remove Capillary Water in Road Embankments.” Lin was one of 11 students worldwide selected for the 2017-18 fellowship.
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