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Dr. Brina Montoya
Dr. Montoya is interested in bio-mediated soil improvement, cemented sand behavior, liquefaction mitigation, and physical modeling of soils using laboratory and centrifuge testing.
Ph.D. - Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis
M.S. - Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis
B.S. - Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Brina Mortensen Montoya is an Assistant Professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering department at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include evaluating the use of bio-mediated soil improvement as a mechanism to mitigate liquefaction-induced damage in a seismic event. Bio-mediated soil improvement is the use of the metabolic activity of natural soil bacteria to catalyze the precipitation of carbonate minerals. The mineral precipitation cements sand grains together which improves the strength and stiffness of the soil, and reduces the susceptibility to damage due to earthquakes and other loading conditions.
Brina Montoya received her doctoral degree from the University of California, Davis in 2012. Before beginning her graduate studies, she worked as a geotechnical consulting engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she performed field and laboratory investigations and developed foundation designs and construction recommendations for residential, commercial, and governmental development projects. Brina Montoya is a licensed engineer in the state of California.
IN CCEE, Dr. Montoya is affiliated with
Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineering
Research Publications
Upcoming Courses
Taught By Montoya
- CE 342 - 002 — Fall '12 Engineering Behavior of Soils and Foundations