Teaching/Research Interests of Geotechnical Engineering Faculty:

Ching S. Chang, Ph.D., P.E.
Granular Mechanics, Microstructural Geomechanics, Constitutive Laws for Geomaterials, Discrete Element Method, and Finite Element Method.

Don J. DeGroot, Sc.D., P.E., Group Coordinator
Soil Behavior, Environmental Geotechnics, Site Characterization, Embankments on Soft Clays, and
Laboratory Measurement of Soil Properties

William H. Highter, Ph.D., P.E.
Pavement Design and Analysis, Overlay Design, Geotechnical Properties of Base and Subgrade
Materials, and Nondestructive Pavement Testing

Carlton L. Ho, Ph.D., P.E.
Earth Retention Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Slope Stability and Landslides, and
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Alan J. Lutenegger, Ph.D., P.E.
In Situ Testing of Soils, Behavior of Shallow Foundations, Design of Deep Foundations,
Environmental Geotechnology, and Physico-Chemical Properties of Fine Grained Soils

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