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Nicholas Sitar
Professor   sitar@ce.berkeley.edu
Nicholas Sitar
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Research: Geotechnical earthquake engineering, characterization and behavior of weakly cemented soils, static and seismic slope stability, ground improvement, seismic stability of mechanically stabilized slopes and embankments, stability of rock slopes and rock masses, application of stochastic methods in geoengineering, applications of ubiquitous wireless sensor networks in environmental and seismic monitoring.

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), Stanford University 1979
M.S. Geology (Hydrogeology), Stanford University 1975
B.A.Sc. Geological Engineering, University of Windsor, Canada 1973




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