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Geophysical Engineering Committee


 

Mission:  The geophysical engineering committee exists to promote the responsible use of geophysics in engineering.  Serving both the engineering and geophysical communities, we sponsor:

  • Technical sessions at meetings
  • Technical volumes
  • Computer software
  • Geophysical technology


Membership:
Membership is open to either members of ASCE or the GeoInstitute of ASCE.  Those interested in serving on the committee should contact the current chairman:

Officers:

Chairman: Dr. Nenad Gucunski
Professor and Chairman
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rutgers University
623 Bowser Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 732-445-2232 
Fax: 732-445-0577 
Email: gucunski@rci.rutgers.edu

Vice-Chair: Brent L. Rosenblad, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
E2509 Lafferre Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211-2200
Phone: (573) 884-3736  
Fax: (573) 882-4784  
Email: rosenbladb@missouri.edu

Membership:
Membership Roster

Related Sites:
EEGS: Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Society
Near Surface Geophysics (NSG) of SEG
 

Next Official Meeting:
The next official meeting of the Geophysical Engineering Committee will be at
Geo-Congress 2012 in Oakland, Ca.:
Location: Room TBA
Date: Tuesday, March 27th 2012
Time: 20:30 to 24:00

Last Official Meeting:
The last official meeting of the Geophysical Engineering Committee was at:
Location:
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
GeoFrontiers Meeting (13-16 March 2011)
In State Room 1
Date: March 13th 2011
Time: 20:00 to 24:00

Minutes/Agendas from Meetings
 

Software:
Free Downloads
 

SASW Wave Benchmarking Data Set:
SASW Benchmarking Download

These data were analyzed by a number of participants. Results were presented at the GeoRisk 2011 specialty conference (26 June 2011). The Geophysical Engineering Committee (GEC) of the ASCE GeoInstitute are now making these data available for researchers and others who may wish to test their software and methods against common benchmarks.

REFERENCE: GeoRisk 2011 2011 / ISBN 9780784411834 GSP 224 contains 127 peer-reviewed papers that address uncertainties in the geologic environment presented at GeoRisk 2011: Geotechnical Risk Assessment and Management, held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 26–28, 2011. GSP 224 ASCE Bookstore

See Session: "Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III

837: Paul Michaels, Establishing Confidence in Surface Wave Determined Soil Profiles

845: B. R. Cox and C. M. Wood, Surface Wave Benchmarking Exercise: Methodologies, Results, and Uncertainties

853: Don Zhao, Analysis of Surface Wave Benchmarking Data

859: Khiem T. Tran and Dennis R. Hiltunen, An Assessment of Surface Wave Techniques at the Texas A&M National Geotechnical Experimentation Site

867: A. Pancha and S. Pullammanappallil, Analysis and Interpretation of the Texas A&M University Benchmark Data Using the Refraction Microtremor Technique

875: S. A. Badsar, M. Schevenels, and G. Degrande, Determination of the Dynamic Soil Characteristics at the NGES

886: A. J. Martin, Analysis of SASW, MASW, and Passive Surface Wave Data Collected at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site at Texas A&M University

361: R. T. Williams and D. Penumadu, Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) at the National Geotechnical Engineering Site at Texas A&M University (NGES/TAMU)