T. Matthew Evans
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Assistant Professor of Civil EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering Office: 420 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Numerical and experimental investigations of soil micromechanics, shear banding in granular materials, unsaturated soil mechanics, discrete element method (DEM) modeling, soil-continuum interfaces, image analysis.
Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005
- MS, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002
- BS, Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1997
- BA, Physics, University of Virginia, 1993
Refereed Journal Publications
Zhao, X. and T.M. Evans, “Discrete Simulations of Laboratory Loading Conditions,” submitted to ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, March 2008.
Evans, T.M., S. Chall, X. Zhao, and T-M. Rhyne, “Visualization and Analysis of Microstructure in Three-Dimensional Discrete Numerical Models,” accepted pending editorial re-review, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, July 2008.
Valdes, J.R. and T.M. Evans (2008) “Sand-Rubber Mixtures: Experiments and Numerical Simulations”, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(4), pp. 588-595.
Frost, J.D. and T.M. Evans, “Membrane Effects in Biaxial Compression Tests”, accepted pending revisions, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, December 2007.
Jacobson, D.E., J.R. Valdes, and T.M. Evans, 2007, “A numerical view into direct shear specimen size effects”, ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 512-516.
Stormont, J.C., C. Ray, and T.M. Evans, 2001, "Transmissivity of a Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextile Under Suction", ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, June 2001, pp. 164-171.
Stormont, J.C., K.S. Henry, and T.M. Evans, 1997, "Water Retention Functions of Four Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextiles", Geosynthetics International, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 661-672.
Conference Publications
Evans, T.M., H. Mojarrad, C.N. Cunningham, and A.A. Tayebali. (2009) “Grain Size Distribution Effects in 2D Discrete Numerical Experiments,” in review for inclusion in a GSP from the 2009 International Foundation Congress & Equipment Expo.
Evans, T.M. and J.D. Frost, 2008, “Membrane Effects on Microstructure Evolution in 2D DEM Experiments”, ASCE-GI GeoCongress 2008, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 179: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of GeoSystems, New Orleans, LA, pp. 958-965.
Evans, T.M. and J.D. Frost, 2007, “Shear Banding and Microstructure Evolution in 2D Numerical Experiments”, ASCE-GI GeoDenver 2007, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 173: Advances in Measurement and Modeling of Soil Behavior, Denver, CO, 10 pp.
Evans, T.M. and X. Zhao, 2008, “A discrete numerical study of the effect of loading conditions on granular material response,” accepted for 4th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, Atlanta, GA, September 22-24, 7 pp.
Valdes, J.R., T.M. Evans, S.-H. Liang, and R. Yazdanifard, 2006, “Evaluating Microstructure Properties of Sand-Rubber Mixtures”, Proceedings of the XXIII Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics: Applications of Applied Mechanics in Infrastructure, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 9 pp.
Frost, J.D., G.L. Hebeler, T.M. Evans, and J.T. DeJong, 2004, "Interface Behavior of Granular Soils", Proceedings of the 9th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, Houston, TX, USA, pp. 65-72.
Frost, J.D., T.M. Evans, G.L. Hebeler, and J.P. Giroud, 2002, "Influence of Wear Mechanisms on Geosynthetic Interface Strengths", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Nice, France, Vol. 4, pp. 1325-1328.
Evans, T.M., D.K. Meyers, K.M. Gharios, T. Hadj-Hamou, and E. Kavazanjian, 2000, "The Use of a Capillary Barrier Final Cover for Reclamation of a Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill", Proceedings of the Third Annual SWANA Arid Climate Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 16.1-16.9.
Stormont, J.C., T.M. Evans, T. Stockton, and C. Ray, 1998, "Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of a Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextile", 1998 Joint Conference on the Environment, Waste-management Education and Research Consortium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 213-216.
Posters
Zhao, X. and Evans, T.M. (2008). "Discrete Numerical Investigations of Granular Material Response to Laboratory Loading Conditions." Third Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost, 2004, "Experimental Investigation of Boundary Effects on Shear Banding in Granular Soils Subjected to Plane Strain Compression", 3rd Annual George Sowers Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost, 2003, "Discrete Element Method (DEM) Modeling of Granular Assemblies", Annual George Sowers Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost, 2002, "Preliminary Studies on the Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", 2nd Annual George Sowers Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
Evans, T.M., 2002, "Digital Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", 13th Annual ACBM/NIST Computer Modeling Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD, June 10-13..
Evans, T.M., S.M. Keller, L.N. Germanovich, and J.D. Frost, 2000, "Direct Visualization of 3-D Brittle Fracture Propagation in Uniaxial Compression", Fall 2000 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 14-19.
Technical Presentations
Evans, T.M. and J.D. Frost, 2004, "Digital Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah, GA, USA, August 1-5 (Invited Presentation, extended abstract published in proceedings).
Evans, T.M. 2002, "Digital Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", 13th Annual ACBM/NIST Computer Modeling Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD, June 10-13.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer-in-Training #5314, New Mexico
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