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  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering and the development of procedures for evaluating seismic behavior of soil-structure systems.

Overview

Ross W. Boulanger is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their primary field of study is engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering as well as several related subfields.

Their research spans a range of topics within geotechnical engineering, including:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
  • Dam Engineering and Safety

Boulanger has contributed numerous papers to several publication venues with notable frequency, including:

  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Geo-Congress 2022
  • Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Geo-Congress 2020
  • Frontiers in Built Environment

Some of their recent published works include:

  • Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges, 2021, Géotechnique
  • Mitigation of Liquefaction Triggering and Foundation Settlement by MICP Treatment, 2021, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • System Response of an Interlayered Deposit with Spatially Preferential Liquefaction Manifestations, 2021, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Accounting for Spatial Variability in Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses of Embankment Dams on Liquefiable Deposits, 2020, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • System Response of an Interlayered Deposit with Spatially Distributed Ground Deformations in the Chi-Chi Earthquake, 2022, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jason T. DeJong
  • Patrick Bassal
  • Daniel W. Wilson
  • Katerina Ziotopoulou
  • Tyler J. Oathes

Ross W. Boulanger's work has been recognized by professional bodies, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering and the development of evaluation procedures for seismic behavior of soil-structure systems.

Best Publications

  • Semi-empirical procedures for evaluating liquefaction potential during earthquakes

    I.M. Idriss;R.W. Boulanger

  • Seismic Soil-Pile-Structure Interaction Experiments and Analyses

    Ross W. Boulanger;Christina J. Curras;Bruce L. Kutter;Daniel W. Wilson

  • Liquefaction Susceptibility Criteria for Silts and Clays

    Ross W. Boulanger;I. M. Idriss

  • Dynamic response of liquefiable sand improved by microbial-induced calcite precipitation

    B.M. Montoya;J.T. Dejong;R.W. Boulanger

  • Analysis of Bender Element Tests

    R Arulnathan;RW Boulanger;MF Riemer

  • CPT-Based Liquefaction Triggering Procedure

    Ross W. Boulanger;I. M. Idriss

  • Behavior of pile foundations in laterally spreading ground during centrifuge tests

    Scott J. Brandenberg;Ross W. Boulanger;Bruce L. Kutter;Dongdong Chang

  • Observed Seismic Lateral Resistance of Liquefying Sand

    Daniel W. Wilson;Ross W. Boulanger;Bruce L. Kutter

  • Evaluation of Cyclic Softening in Silts and Clays

    Ross W. Boulanger;I. M. Idriss

  • Probabilistic Standard Penetration Test-Based Liquefaction-Triggering Procedure

    Ross W. Boulanger;I. M. Idriss

  • High Overburden Stress Effects in Liquefaction Analyses

    Ross W. Boulanger

  • LIQUEFACTION OF SAND UNDER BIDIRECTIONAL MONOTONIC AND CYCLIC LOADING

    Ross W. Boulanger;Raymond B. Seed

  • Nonlinear Seismic Soil-Pile Structure Interaction:

    Shaomin Wang;Bruce L. Kutter;M. Jacob Chacko;Daniel W. Wilson

  • Pile Foundations in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground During Earthquakes: Centrifuge Experiments & Analyses

    Ross W Boulanger;Bruce L Kutter;Scott J Brandenberg;Priyanshu Singh

  • Behavior of a fine-grained soil during the Loma Prieta earthquake

    Ross W Boulanger;Mark W Meyers;Lelio H Mejia;Izzat M Idriss

  • Formulation of a sand plasticity plane-strain model for earthquake engineering applications

    R.W. Boulanger;K. Ziotopoulou

  • Liquefaction at Moss Landing during Loma Prieta Earthquake

    Ross W. Boulanger;Lelio H. Mejia;Izzat M. Idriss

  • Bio-inspired Geotechnical Engineering: Principles, Current Work, Opportunities and Challenges

    Alejandro Martinez;Jason DeJong;Idil Akin;Ali Aleali

  • Analysis of steady cone penetration in clay

    H. S. Yu;L. R. Herrmann;R. W. Boulanger

  • Strength Loss and Localization at Silt Interlayers in Slopes of Liquefied Sand

    R. Kulasingam;Erik J. Malvick;Ross W. Boulanger;Bruce L. Kutter

  • Dynamic Properties of Sherman Island Peat

    Ross W. Boulanger;Rajendram Arulnathan;Leslie F. Harder;Ralphael A. Torres

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce L. Kutter
Bruce L. Kutter University of California, Davis
Jason T. DeJong
Jason T. DeJong University of California, Davis
Izzat M. Idriss
Izzat M. Idriss University of California, Davis
Raymond B. Seed
Raymond B. Seed University of California, Berkeley
Jonathan D. Bray
Jonathan D. Bray University of California, Berkeley
Ahmed Elgamal
Ahmed Elgamal University of California, San Diego
Tara C. Hutchinson
Tara C. Hutchinson University of California, San Diego
Ellen M. Rathje
Ellen M. Rathje The University of Texas at Austin
Norman A. Abrahamson
Norman A. Abrahamson University of California, Berkeley
Jonathan P. Stewart
Jonathan P. Stewart University of California, Los Angeles

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