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Dr. Carlton L. Ho, P.E., CEE Graduate Program Director

 Associate Professor


College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
28 Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
E-Mail: ho@ecs.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-9703
Fax: (413) 545-4525

 

 
Research Interests

  • Movement of unstable slopes
  • Soil liquefaction
  • Seismic response of soil retention systems
  • Response spectra
  • Hazard analysis of slopes susceptible to seismic triggering
  • Soil rheology

Education

Ph.D.CE, Stanford University, 1985.
MSCE, Stanford University, 1980.
BSCE, Stanford University, 1976.

Professional Experience

  • Visiting Faculty, The Center for Education and Research in Soil Mechanics of the National Institute for Highways and Bridges of France
  • Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1996-present
  • Associate Professor, Washington State University, 1992-1996
  • Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1984-1987
  • Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1981-1984
  • Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 1980-1981

Recent Papers Published

Davis, D. D., Hyslip, J. P., Ho, C. L., and Terril, V. R. (2008), “Evaluation of Reinforced Ballast for Foundations in Rail Joints and Special Trackwork,” Technology Digest, TTCI, May 2008, TD-08-19, 4 pp.

Ho, C. Wong, K., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008), “An Evaluation of the Methodology in Analyzing Compost for Erosion Control,” accepted for publication in Trans. Res. Rec., Trans. Res. Brd.

Recent Conference Proceedings

Ho, C. Wong, K., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008), “An Evaluation of the Methodology in Analyzing Compost for Erosion Control,” Proc. Trans. Res. Brd. 87th Annual Meeting, 1/13-17/2008 (CD-ROM format), Trans. Res. Brd.

Ho, C. L., Hyslip, J. P. and Davis, D. D. (2008), “Ground Acceleration Based Characterization of High-Speed Rail Track Bed,” Proc. GeoCongress 2008: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of Geosystems, ASCE Geotech. Sp. Pub. No. 179, pp. 52-59.

Ho, C. L. and Skeels, J. O. (2003) GIS modeling of the subsurface stratigraphy, Soil and Rock America 2003, 12th Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the 39th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, June 22 - 26, 2003, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, pp. 81-86.

Recent Research Contracts Funded

Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Compost for Erosion Control,” Massachusetts Highway Department, 6/05-6/07, $172,133.

Principal Investigator, “Strategy for Implementing Bridge Scour Management,” Korean Institute of Construction Technology, 10/03-1/04, $1,500.