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Glenn J. Rix

Associate Chair, Finance and Administration and Professor

Presentations

  1. "In Situ Measurement of Small-Strain Moduli Using Seismic Methods," Law Engineering, Inc., Geotechnical Engineering Seminar, September 7, 1990.
  2. "Use of Geophysical Methods in Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Knoxville, March 11-14, 1991.
  3. "Applications of In Situ Seismic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering," University of California - Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering Seminar, February 11, 1992.
  4. “Short Course on In Situ Measurements Using Surface Waves,” Florida Department of Transportation, September 3-4, 1992.
  5. “Nondestructive Integrity Tests on Cast-In-Place Foundations,” ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee Meeting, November 17, 1992.
  6. “Data Inversion in Engineering Geophysics Using Artificial Neural Networks,” Seminar on the Use of Artificial Neural Networks in Civil Engineering, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, July 29, 1993.
  7. “Nondestructive Test Interpretation Using Artificial Neural Networks,” Geotechnical Engineering Seminar, Purdue University, December 6, 1993.
  8. “Geotechnical Aspects of the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake,” ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee Meeting, March 15, 1994.
  9. “Liquefaction Potential Evaluation,” 10th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vienna, August 28 - September 2, 1994.
  10. “Site Characterization with Surface Waves,” Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, November 16, 1994.
  11. “Infrastructure Evaluation and Rehabilitation,” Annual Conference, Science Teacher’s Association of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 17, 1994.
  12. “Infrastructure Projects in the City of Atlanta,” ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee Meeting, May 16, 1995.
  13. “Infrastructure Management and Maintenance,” Workshop on “Roads and Bridges: Rural America’s Infrastructure,” National Association of Counties, Atlanta, Georgia, July 24, 1995.
  14. Rix, G. J., “Interpretation of Nondestructive Test Data Using Artificial Neural Networks,” Presentation at the 1996 Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 1996.
  15. Site Characterization with Surface Waves, One-day short course offered at the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, March 1997 to approximately 40 participants. Co-taught with Dr. J.C. Santamarina.
  16. In Situ Seismic Methods, Four-day short course offered at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, May 1997. Co-taught with Dr. K.H. Stokoe, II, University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Tom Lunne, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.
  17. "Measurement and Analysis of Civil Engineering Vibrations," State-of-the-Art Speaker, Fourth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, St. Louis, MO, March, 1998.
  18. "Overview of the Georgia Transportation Institute," Institute of Transportation Engineers – Georgia Chapter, May 14, 1998.
  19. "Measurement and Analysis of Civil Engineering Vibrations," ASCE Oregon Section Geotechnical Engineering Committee, Portland, OR, December 2, 1998.
  20. “Mid-America Earthquake Center Hazards Evaluations Program,” International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering in Regions of Moderate Seismicity, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, December 7, 1998.
  21. “Site Characterization Using Passive Surface Wave Methods,” University of California at Berkeley, March 17, 1999.
  22. “In Situ Seismic Methods,” Discussion Session 1B, 2nd International Symposium on Pre-Failure Deformation Properties of Characteristics, Torino, Italy, September 27, 1999.
  23. “Site Characterization with Surface Waves,” One-day short course offered at the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, February 2000 to approximately 25 participants. Co-taught with Dr. J.C. Santamarina.
  24. “Design Earthquake Ground Motions for IBC2000 in the Southeastern United States,” ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee Meeting, November 13, 2001.
  25. “Site Response and Ground Motions in the Charleston, SC Area,” Short course on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering in Mid-America, Charleston, SC, November 15, 2001.
  26. “Geophysical Methods for Subsurface Utility Identification,” Trenchless Technology Seminar, Atlanta, GA, April 16, 2002.
  27. “Geotechnical Site Characterization Using Surface Waves,” Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Berlin, Germany, May 27, 2002.
  28. “Site Response and Ground Motions in the Kansas City, KS Area,” Short course on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering in Mid-America, Kansas City, KS, September 12, 2002.
  29. “Liquefaction,” Consequence-Based Engineering Institute, Mid-America Earthquake Center, College Station, TX, January 8, 2003.
  30. “Design Earthquake Ground Motions for IBC2000 in the Southeast United States,” Seismic Design for IBC2000, Georgia Tech Continuing Education, January 9, 2003.
  31. “Site Response and Ground Motions in Puerto Rico,” Short course on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering in Mid-America, San Juan, PR, May 22, 2003.
  32. “Soil Dynamics and Dynamically Loaded Foundations,” Short course offered at University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy, May 29-30, 2003.
  33. “Recent Developments in Laboratory and In Situ Characterization of Dynamic Soil Properties,” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, September 12, 2003.
  34. “Recent Developments in Laboratory and In Situ Characterization of Dynamic Soil Properties,” University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, November 6, 2003.
  35. ”Site Classification,” Session on International Building Codes Issues, ASCE Civil Engineering Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN, November 14, 2003.
  36. “Hazard Definition,” Session on Consequence-Based Earthquake Engineering in Mid-America, ASCE Civil Engineering Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN, November 14, 2003.
  37. “Site Amplification and Liquefaction,” Short Course on Earthquake Ground Motions in Mid- America, Memphis, TN, December 4, 2003.
  38. “Recent Developments in Laboratory and In Situ Characterization of Dynamic Soil Properties,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, December 9, 2003.
  39. “Earthquake Ground Motions,” S&ME, Inc. 2004 Technical Seminar, Charlotte, NC, January 30, 2004.
  40. “Liquefaction Hazard Mapping in Memphis, Tennessee,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, March 23, 2004.
  41. “Frequency Dependence of Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio,” Technical University of Turin, Turin, Italy, March 26, 2004.
  42. “Frequency-Wavenumber Analysis of Active and Passive Surface Waves,” U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, May 3, 2004.
  43. “Near-Surface Site Characterization Using Surface Waves,” Short Course on Surface Waves in Geomechanics: Direct and Inverse Modelling, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Udine, Italy, September 6-7, 2004.
  44. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,” Short Course on Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CE-129), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, September 14, 2004.
  45. “Vertical Arrays and Deep Wells in the Central and Eastern United States,” International Workshop for Site Selection, Installation, and Operation of Geotechnical Strong-Motion Arrays, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, October 14-15, 2004.
  46. “Liquefaction,” Consequence-Based Engineering Institute, Mid-America Earthquake Center, College Station, TX, January 7, 2005.
  47. “Liquefaction Potential Mapping in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee,” ATC-35/USGS Seminar on New Knowledge of Earthquake Hazard in the Central United States and Implications for Building Seismic Design Practice, Memphis, TN, March 3, 2005.
  48. “Site Amplification and Liquefaction,” Short Course on Earthquake Ground Motions in Mid- America, Little Rock, AR, April 28, 2005.
  49. “Seismic Hazard and Site Response Analyses,” Short Course on Seismic Site Characterization and Geotechnical Earthquake Hazards (CE-138), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, May 12, 2005.
  50. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,” Short Course on Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CE-129), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, September 6, 2005.
  51. “Deterministic and Probabilistic Estimates of Ground Motions in the Central U.S.,” Mid-America Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, January 20, 2006.
  52. “Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on Louisiana’s Transportation Infrastructure,” Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center’s Faculty Speaker Series, Atlanta, GA, March 28, 2006 (with Dr. Reginald DesRoches).
  53. “Seismic Hazard and Site Response Analyses,” Short Course on Seismic Site Characterization and Geotechnical Earthquake Hazards (CE-138), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2006.
  54. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,” Short Course on Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CE-129), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, October 10, 2006.
  55. “New Developments in Laboratory and In Situ Measurements of Dynamic Soil Properties,” Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, November 30, 2006.
  56. “Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation for Ports,” Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, March 21, 2007.
  57. “Impact of Hurricane Katrina on South Louisiana River and Coastal Ports,” Ports 2007, San Diego, CA, March 26, 2007.
  58. “NEESR Grand Challenge: Seismic Risk Management for Port Systems,” 5th NEES Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT, June 20, 2007.
  59. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,” Short Course on Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CE-129), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, November 30, 2007.
  60. “Seismic Risk Management for Container Ports,” 6th NEES Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, June 19, 2008.
  61. “Seismic Risk Management for Container Ports,” Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, August 7, 2008.
  62. “Recent Developments in Surface Wave Testing for Engineering Applications,” University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, October 3, 2008.
  63. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,” Short Course on Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CE-129), Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education, Atlanta, GA, May 12, 2009.
  64. “Estimation of Earthquake-Induced Losses for Container Ports,” 7th NEES Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, June 22, 2009.
  65. “The Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010,” Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board, Atlanta, GA, April 9, 2010.
  66. “Geotechnical Aspects of the Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake,” EERI Student Chapter, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, April 15, 2010.
  67. “Geotechnical and Structural Damage Caused by the Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake,” ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee, Atlanta, GA, April 20, 2010.
  68. “Seismic Design and Risk Analyses for Container Ports,” Short Course at ASCE Ports 2010 Conference, Jacksonville, FL, April 25, 2010.
  69. “Geotechnical Aspects of the Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake,” European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering, Pavia, Italy, November 11, 2010.
  70. “Geotechnical Aspects of the Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake,” Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, November 24, 2010.
  71. “Seismic Risk Assessment for Container Ports,” Studio Geotecnico Italiano, Milan, Italy, November 25, 2010.
  72. “Geotechnical Aspects of the Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake,” Studio Geotecnico Italiano, Milan, Italy, December 2, 2010.
  73. “Seismic Risk Assessment for Container Ports,” European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering, Pavia, Italy, December 14, 2010.
  74. “The January 12, 2010 Mw7.0 Haiti Earthquake,” Northeasts Florida Engineers Week Banquet, Jacksonville, FL, February 26, 2011.
  75. “The February 22, 2011 Mw6.3 Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake,” University of California, Berkeley, March 9, 2011.
  76. “Surface Wave Methods for Near-Surface Site Characterization,” ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee, Atlanta, GA, September 20, 2011.

Reports

  1. Rathje, E., Bachhuber, J., Cox, B., French, J., Green, R., Olson, S., Rix, G., Wells, D., and Suncar, O. (2010). Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Geo- Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association, Report No. GEER-021, Version 1, 22 February, 97 pp.
  2. Eberhard, M.O., Baldridge, S., Marshall, J., Mooney, W., and Rix, G.J. (2010). The Mw 7.0 Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2010-1048, 56 pp.
  3. Romero, S. and G. J. Rix, “Seismic Zonation of Soils Susceptible to Ground Motion Amplification,” Report to the Mid-America Earthquake Center, April 2001.
  4. Kelson, K. (Coordinator), J. Bray, L. Cluff, L. Harder, S. Kieffer, W. Page, W. Perkins, G. Rix, C. Roblee, N. Sitar, D. Wells, R. Wright, and M. Yashinsky (Contributors), “Fault-Related Surface Deformation,” Chapter 3 of 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake Reconnaissance Report, Earthquake Spectra, Supplement A to Vol. 17, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 19-36, 2001.
  5. Hebeler, G. L. and G. J. Rix, “Site Characterization in Shelby County, Tennessee Using Advanced Surface Wave Methods,” Report to the Mid-America Earthquake Center, March 2001.
  6. Lai, C. G., and G. J. Rix, “Simultaneous Inversion of Rayleigh Phase Velocity and Attenuation for Near-Surface Site Characterization,” Report No. GIT-CEE/GEO-98-2, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 258 pp. 1998.
  7. Rix, G. J., C. G. Lai, and A. W. Spang, "In Situ Measurements of Damping Ratio Using Surface Waves,” Report No. GIT-CEE/GEO-97-1, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 44 pp. 1997.
  8. Rix, G. J., L. J. Jacobs, P. B. Rhodes, and R. Q. Raparelli, “Nondestructive Assessment of Pile Tip Elevations Using Flexural Waves,” Report No. GIT-CEE/GEO-95-5, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 70 pp. 1995.
  9. Rix, G. J., J. P. Lydon, and P. B. Rhodes, “Installation Damage to Woven Polypropylene Geotextiles,” Report No. GIT-CEE/GEO-95-2, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 185 pp. 1995.