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Raymond J. Krizek

Raymond J. Krizek

Raymond J. Krizek

Stanley F. Pepper Professor

A114 Technological Institute
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-3109

E-mail address: rjkrizek@northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 491-4040
Fax: (847) 491-4011

Curriculum Vitae:


Education

  • Ph.D., Northwestern University, Civil Engineering, 1963
  • M.S., University of Maryland, Civil Engineering, 1961
  • B.E., Johns Hopkins University, Civil Engineering, 1954

Research

  • Injectability and Mechanical Properties of Grouted Sands
  • Disposal of Waste Slurries
  • Problems Involving Soil-Structure Interaction
  • Engineering Behavior of Dredged Materials
  • Dynamic Response of Soils

Teaching Activities

  • CIV_ENG-250 Introductory Soil Mechanics
  • CIV_ENG-302 Engineering Law
  • CIV_ENG-352 Foundation Engineering
  • CIV_ENG-395 Ground Modification
  • CIV_ENG-451 Engineering Properties of Soils
  • CIV_ENG-495 Soil Improvement
  • CIV_ENG-533 Project Management Seminar

Honors and Awards

  • Elected to Honorary Membership, ASCE (2002)
  • Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (2001)
  • Elected a Corresponding Member of the Spanish Academy of Engineering (1999)
  • ASCE Illinois Section Civil Engineer of the Year (1998)
  • President, Geo-Institute, ASCE (1997-98)

Selected Publications

  • Strength Changes in Dredged Materials Due to Aging, Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2001, Volume 1, pp. 55-58 (with Thomas Calmeau).
  • Spatial and Directional Variations in Engineering Properties of an In-Situ Silicate-Grouted Sand, Geotechnical Special Publication 104, Advances in Grouting and Ground Modification, American Society of Civil Engineers, August 2000, pp. 139-154 (with M. Spino).
  • Geotechnics of High Water Content Materials, Special Technical Publication 1374, American Society for Testing and Materials, February 2000, pp. 3-28.
  • Fatigue Behavior of Fiber-reinforced Recycled Aggregate Base Course, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 11, Number 2, May 1999, pp. 124-130 (with K. Sobhan).
  • Effects of High Prequalification Requirements, Construction Management and Economics, Volume 17, Reading, England, 1999, pp. 603-612 (with W. Lo and A. Hadavi).

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