Harvey E. Wahls

Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering Office: 407 Mann Hall Phone: 919-515-7244 Fax: 919-515-7908 E-mail: wahls@ncsu.edu

Research Interests

Geotechnics, foundations consolidation, settlement analysis, tolerable settlement, lateral movement of bridge abutments, theoretical soil mechanics, soil properties.

Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1961
• MS, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1955
• BS, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1954

Representative Publications

H. E. Wahls and M. Gupta. "Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Sand," Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 4, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 190-206, June 1994.

H. E. Wahls. "Tolerable Deformations," Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 4, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 190-206, June 1994.

Professional Memberships

American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Testing Materials
American Society for Engineering Education
International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
ASFE, Professional Firms Practicing in the Geosciences

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