M. Shamimur Rahman
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Professor of Civil EngineeringGeotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering Office: 408 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Geomechanics, soil dynamics, numerical methods, probabilistic analysis, containment transport in groundwater.
Education
- PhD, Geotechnical Engineering/Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1977
- MS, Soil Mechanics/Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, U.P., India, 1972
- BS, Civil Engineering, Bihar University, India, 1969
Representative Publications
M. S. Rahman and C. W. Hwang. "A Probabilistic Analysis of Seismically Induced Pore Pressure in Earth Dams," Proceedings of XIII International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, New Delhi, India, January 1994.
M. S. Rahman. "Instability and Movements of Oceanfloor Sediments, A Review," Proceedings, Fourth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE '94, Osaka, Japan, April 1994.
C. H. Yeh and M. S. Rahman. "A Stochastic Finite Element Analysis for the Seismic Response Variability of Soil Sites," Proceedings, 8th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Morgantown, WV, May 1994.
M. S. Rahman, K. Elzahaby, and J. R. Booker. "A Semi-analytical Method for the Wave-Induced Seabed Response," International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 1994 (in press).
M. S. Rahman. "Instability and Movements of Oceanfloor Sediments: A Review," International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 1995 (in press).
M. S. Rahman. "Wave Induced Instability of Seabed - Mechanism and Conditions." Marine Geotechnology, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1992.
C. H. Yeh and M. S. Rahman. "Seismic Response Variability of Soil Sites." Proceedings, Sixth Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical Reliability, ASCE, Denver, July 1992.
K. Elzahaby and M. S. Rahman. "A Semi-Analytical Method for the Seabed Response Under a Plane Progressive Wave." Proceedings, Third International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. I, Singapore, 1993.
M. S. Rahman. "A Probabilistic Analysis of Seismically Induced Pore Pressure in Earth Dams." XIII International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, New Delhi, India.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics
Sigma Xi
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer, California
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