>> Geotechnical Lecture Series
The Geotechnical group hosts weekly a lecture series. Speakers typically include practicing engineers, as well as researchers, Faculty and students from the University of Michigan and other Universities. Anyone is invited to attend the seminar series. The seminar series is typically (unless specified otherwise) held every Thursday at noon on 2350 Hayward Street, 2355 GG Brown Laboratory (CEE conference room). For instructions and a map click here.
Fall 2009 - Thursday Geotechnical Seminar Series
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| September 10,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 2355 GG Brown Bldg |
Dr. Edmund Medley Independent Consultant, 2009 Jahn's lecturer. Co-hosted with the Geological Sciences Department. |
"Of Elephants, Earthquakes, Caves and Hot Rock - Recent Geological Engineering Adventures" Read more... |
| September 17,
2009 15:00 - 16:00 2355 GG Brown Bldg |
Prof. Youssef Hashash Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
"New developments in nonlinear site response analysis" Read more... |
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September 24, 2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Prof. Richard Woods Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan |
"History of the University of Michigan geotechnical engineering program" Read more... |
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Prof. Roman Hryciw Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan |
"Ethics in graduate engineering studies" Read more... | |
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October 01, 2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Donald H. Gray Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan |
"Learning from Mistakes" Read more... |
| October 08,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Dr. William Haneberg PhD, Consulting EngineeringGeologist, Cincinnati, Ohio |
"Lidar-based probabilistic landslide hazard modeling in steep forested terrain with examples from San Francisco and Humboldt County, California" Read more... |
| October 15,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Jonathan D. Bray Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Berkeley |
"Earthquake Engineering Design Near Active Faults" Read more... |
| October 22, 2009 |
Ibraheem Shunnar senior Vice President NTH Consultants |
"Post-closure development of landfills" Read more... |
| October 30,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Rodrigo Salgado Professor of Civil Engineering Purdue University |
"Advances in the Mechanics of Soils and their Use in the Solution of Foundation Engineering Problems" Read more... |
| November 05,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Mike Flanagan NTH Consultants, Indianapolis |
"Deep Dynamic Compaction of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills" Read more... |
| November 12,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
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Rachid Hankour, PhD, PE Vice President and Director of Lab Systems, Geocomp Inc. Boxborough, MA |
"Application of Automation in Geotechnical Testing" Read more... |
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| November 19,
2009 12:00 - 13:00 Room 2355 G.G. Brown Laboratory |
Andrew G. Heydinger Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toledo |
"Unsaturated Soil Mechanics - Does Soil Really Suck?" Read more... |
| December 03, 2009 |
Yong Sub Jung PhD student, University of Michigan |
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| December 10,
2009
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Richard Woods Emeritus Professor, University of Michigan |
Spring/Summer 2009 - Geotechnical Seminar Series
| Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
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May 11, 2009
12:00 - 13:00
Room 2355 GGBL |
Robert Bachus, PhD, PE, Principal, Geosyntec Consultants & Adjunct Professor, Georgia Tech | "Where are the Giants? - State of the Practice Presentation as part of the 12th Annual Sowers Symposium, Georgia Tech" Read More... |
Winter 2009 - Geotechnical Seminar Series
| Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
| January 15, 2009 |
Prof. Radoslaw Michalowski University of Michigan |
"A yield condition for fiber-reinforced soils" |
| January 22, 2009 | Prof. Donald
Gray University of Michigan |
"Landform/Geomorphic Grading" |
| January 29, 2009 | Larry Jedele Soil & Materials Engineers, Inc. |
"Geodynamics and Structural Engineering" |
| February 12, 2009 |
Thaweesak Jirathanahaworn University of Michigan |
"An application of photoelasticity for measuring horizontal stress of 2D granular materials" |
| February 19, 2009 |
Prof. Roman Hryciw University of Michigan |
"Development of Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Research at Michigan" |
| March 19, 2009 |
Richard Anderson SOMAT Engineering |
"Construction of an office complex on 60 feet of rubble" |
| March 26, 2009 |
Prof. Milind Khire Michigan State University |
"Field-Scale Testing of Liquid and Gas Interaction in Bioreactor Landfills" |
| April 09, 2009 |
Prof. Carmine Polito Valparaiso University |
"The Effect of Load Path
on Pore Pressure Generation in Cyclic Triaxial Tests |
| April 16, 2009 | Ayman Ibrahim, PhD student(Channel system-U of M(USA) & Mansoura University (Egypt) | "Non-Linear Models of Soil Liquefaction (CPT-Induced Liquefaction)" Read more... |
Geotech Seminar Dates - Fall 2008
| Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
| October 2, 2008 |
Prof. Don
Gray |
"Effect of Vegetation on the Stability of Levees" |
| October 16, 2008 |
Prof. Dick Woods University of Michigan |
"Geophysics for Bridge siting" |
| October 30, 2008 |
Mr. Richard Bruce Enders Head of Geotech Division |
"MDOT (meets with faculty)" |
| November 6, 2008 |
Mrs. Holly
Rabine |
"Soil & Rock Grouting - Examples from a case history in Dearborn, Michigan" |
| November 14, 2008 |
Prof. Dick Woods |
"Soil Dynamics in Industry 2008 Richart Lecture" |
| November 20, 2008 |
Mr. David
Saftner |
"Site Improvement - RE EQ/liquefaction" |

