Benjamin J. Turner, P.E.

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Researcher @ UCLA

Conference Papers

Turner, BJ, SJ Brandenberg, and JP Stewart (2015). "Analysis of drilled shaft settlement caused by liquefaction," Proc. 2015 International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo, San Antonio, TX, 13 p.

Turner, BJ, SJ Brandenberg, and JP Stewart (2014). "Comparison of design procedures and observed performance of bridges subjected to lateral spreading," Proc. 10th National Conf. in Earthquake Eng., Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK, J Mitrani-Reiser and F Zareian (eds.), Paper No. 776.

Turner, BJ (2014). "Evaluation of Influence on Lateral Spreading Displacement Demand for Adjacent Bridges." Proc. 39th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Atlanta, GA, Deep Foundations Institute.

Turner, BJ, and Turner, JP (2014). "Friction Loss in Tieback Anchors Used for Landslide Stabilization." Proc. 39th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Atlanta, GA, Deep Foundations Institute.

Turner, B, SJ Brandenberg, and JP Stewart (2013). “Evaluation of collapse and non-collapse of parallel bridges affected by liquefaction and lateral spreading,” Proc. 10th International Conf. on Urban Earthquake Engin., Center for Urban Earthquake Engineering, March 1-2, 2013, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan.

Reports

Turner, B, Brandenberg, SJ, and Stewart, JP (2014). Evaluation of collapse and non-collapse of parallel bridges affected by liquefaction and lateral spreading, PEER Report 2014/10, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 122 pgs.

Invited Lectures

“Validation of PEER/Caltrans Lateral Spreading Guidelines,” invited lectures for California Dept. of Transportation District 5 Office, San Luis Obispo, CA, Feb. 28, 2014, and UCLA GeoExpo, May 2014.

Geologic Aspects of Two Ongoing Research Projects: Friction Losses in Tieback Anchors used for Landslide Stabilization, and Deep Foundation Performance in Laterally Spreading Ground,” invited lecture for Southern California Chapter of the Assoc. of Engineering Geologists meeting, Aug. 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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