Research Projects — SOFT GROUND ASSOCIATES

· Probabilistic Liquefaction Triggering and Lateral Spread Hazard Maps for Davis, Weber and Salt Lake Counties, United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Intermountain West, 2017.

· Development of Next Generation Liquefaction (NGL) Database for Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spread, Mountain Plains Consortium (MPC), 2017.

· Development of Next Generation Liquefaction (NGL) Database for Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spread, FHWA Pooled Fund Study, Utah Department of Transportation Lead State and Contracting Party, 2016.

· Evaluation of Seismic Ground Response and Soil Structure Interaction for High-Level Spent Fuel Casks on Concrete Pads, as part of Seismic Performance of Dry Casks Storage for Long-Term Exposure Sponsored by Department of Energy, INL, 2013-2016.

· Evaluation of Geofoam for Support of Freight Rail Tracks and Deflection and Vibration Monitoring of EPS Embankments for Light-Rail and Heavy Rail Applications, National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) in collaboration with the U. of Memphis, 2013.

· Highway Structures Supported on Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Embankment without Deep Foundations, Mountain Plains Consortium (MPC) and Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA), 2013.

· Implementation of Risk-Based Liquefaction Maps in Hazard Ordinances and Risk-Based Decision Making and Traffic Modeling of Liquefaction-Induced Damage to Transportation System in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and the Utah Department of Public Safety, 2013.

· Surcharge Design and Evaluations to Reduce Secondary Consolidation Settlement of Embankments, Utah Department of Transportation and Mountain Plains Consortium, 2012.

· Lateral Spread Ground Failure Maps for Weber County, Utah, United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Intermountain West, 2012.

· Use of Adhesive for EPS Geofoam Block, Insulfoam Corp., 2012.

· Lateral Spread Hazard Evaluations for Weber County, Utah, Principal Investigator, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, 2010.

· Geotechnical Analysis and Design of Foundations for Transmission Line Structures at Three Locations, 2010.

· High Strength Concrete Coating (Gigacrete) for EPS Embankments, Oracle Construction, Manila Philippines, 2009.

· Improved Stability and Consolidation Assessment of Embankments, Utah Department of Transportation, 2008-2009.

· Development of an EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) Geofoam Cover System for High Pressure Gaslines subjected to Vertical Offset during Normal Faulting, Questar Gas Corporation, Salt Lake City Utah, 2008.

· Bechtel Technical Grant, EPS Geofoam Trench and Cover System for High Pressure Gaslines subjected to Horizontal Offset during Strike-Slip Faulting, Principal Investigator, 2008.

· Seismic Performance of a High Pressure Gas line crossing a Normal Fault, Questar Gas, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

· Probabilistic Liquefaction Potential and Liquefaction‑Induced Ground Failure Maps for the Urban Wasatch Front: Phase IV, United States Geological Survey, National Hazards Reduction Program, 2007.

· Assessment and Prioritization of UDOT Transportation Lifelines and Identification of Critical Bridges,” Utah Department of Transportation and Mountain Plains Consortium, 2006 – 2007.

· Development of Strong Ground Motion Array for the Legacy Highway, Utah Department of Transportation, 2006-2007.

· University of Utah Seismic Mitigation Plan - Assessment of the Seismic Vulnerability of the University of Utah Buildings, Sponsored by Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Utah Department of Homeland Security, 2006 – 2007.

· Probabilistic Liquefaction Potential and Liquefaction‑Induced Ground Failure Maps for the Urban Wasatch Front: Phase III, United States Geological Survey, National Hazards Reduction Program, 2006.

· Evaluation of Construction and Long-Term Performance of Innovative Foundation Treatments Used on the I-15 Reconstruction Project, Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) and Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), 2005-2010.

· Probabilistic Liquefaction and Potential Liquefaction Induced Ground Failure Maps for the Wasatch Front: Phase II, United States Geological Survey, National Hazards Reduction Program, Principal Investigator, 2005.

· Development of Probabilistic Liquefaction Susceptibility and Lateral Spread Displacement Maps from National Strong Ground Motion Maps, Phase I, United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 2004.

· Estimation of Consolidation and Drainage Properties of Soft Soils from In Situ and Laboratory Methods, Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), 2003.

· Development of Design Response Spectra for Soft Soil Sites from Probabilistic Based Bedrock Spectra, Utah Department of Transportation, Principal Investigator, 2002.

· Deformation and Modeling of MSE Wall Behavior, I-15 National Testbed Program, Sponsored by the Federal Highways Administration and the Utah Department of Transportation, 1999-2000.

· Evaluation of Properties and Long-Term Performance of Geofoam Fills, I-15 National Testbed Program, Sponsored by the Federal Highways Administration and the Utah Department of Transportation, Co-Principal Investigator with the Utah Department of Transportation 1998-2000.

· Geostatistical Assessment of In-Situ and Engineering Properties at H-Tank Farm, U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Site, Co-Principal Investigator with S. Rouhani, Georgia Tech., Westinghouse Savannah River Company, 1994 - 1995.