UCLA geotechnical engineering

Levees and Earthquakes: Averting an Impending Disaster. Sponsor: National Science Foundation; PI: Scott J. Brandenberg, co-PIs: Jonathan Stewart, Anne Lemnitzer, George Mylonakis.
Influence of Kinematic SSI on Foundation-Input Motions for Bridges on Deep Foundations Sponsor: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; co-PI Jonathan P. Stewart; Graduate Student Researcher: Benjamin J. Turner.
Evaluation of Collapse and Non-Collapse of Parallel Bridges Affected by Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading Sponsor: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; co-PI Jonathan P. Stewart; Graduate Student Researcher: Benjamin J. Turner.
Factors Affecting Seismic Levee Performance: Case Study from 2007 Niigata, Japan Earthquake Sponsor: California Department of Water Resources
NEESRII: Evaluation of Seismic Levee Deformation Potential by Destructive Cyclic Field Testing Sponsor: National Science Foundation through NEESR program; co-PI's Jonathan P. Stewart (UCLA), Robb E.S. Moss (Cal Poly).
Fragility Functions for Bridges in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground. Sponsor: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; co-PI: Jian Zhang (UCLA).
Evaluation of Nonlinear Site Response of Soft Clay using Centrifuge Models. Sponsor: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, United States Geological Survey; co-PI: Jonathan P. Stewart (UCLA)
Innovative Topics: CPT-based p-wave Reflection Imaging of Embedded Objects. Sponsor: Caltrans.
Design Practice for Pile Foundations in Laterally Spreading Ground. Sponsor: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Lifelines Program; PI: Scott Ashford (Oregon State University), co-PI: Ross Boulanger, (UC Davis)
Simulation of Global Bridge Response to 3-D Shaking and Lateral Spreading. Sponsor: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Transportation Systems Research Program; co-PI: Jian Zhang (UCLA).
Shear Wave Velocity as a Statistical Function of Penetration Resistance and Vertical Effective Stress at California Bridge Sites. Sponsor: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Lifelines Program.
Measuring Pile Driving-Induced Ground Strains at an Archaeological Site. Sponsor: California Department of Transportation; co-PI: Bob Nigbor (UCLA).
Centrifuge Studies of Behavior of Pile Foundations in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground