Registered Professional
Civil Engineer in
Registered Professional
Engineer in
Prof. Bray teaches undergraduate and graduate level
courses in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Numerical Modeling in
Geomechanics, Foundation Engineering, and Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering.
His research interests include Earthquake Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Physical and Numerical Modeling, Earth Embankments, Solid-Waste Landfills, and Geosynthetics.
Professor of Geotechnical
Engineering
Office Address: Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering
439
Office Phone: (510) 642-9843
Fax: (510)
642-7476
E-Mail: bray@ce.berkeley.edu
Home Address:
Home Phone: (925) 935-4570
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering,
1990
M.S. in Structural Engineering,
1981
UNITED
B.S., 1980
AWARDS
AND HONORS
Shamsher Prakash Research Award,
Shamsher Prakash Foundation, 1999
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering
Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1997
American Society of Civil Engineers
Technical Council on Forensic Engineering Outstanding Paper Award, 1995
North American Geosynthetics Society -
State of the Practice Award of Excellence, 1995
North American Geosynthetics
Society - Geotechnical Engineering Technology Award of Excellence, 1993
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Fellowship for Science and Engineering, 1992-1997
Presidential Young Investigator Award,
National Science Foundation, 1991-1996
American Society of Civil Engineers
Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Award, 1992-1993
National Science Foundation
Fellowship in Engineering (3 year graduate scholarship), 1980-81, 1986-88
Commandant's Award (Highest
rating in U.S. Army Engineer Officer Advanced Course), 1985
Italian Veterans of Foreign Wars
Award (
The Robert E. Lee Memorial Award
(Highest rating in Mathematics), 1980
West Point Fund Award (Highest rating in
Advanced Engineering Fundamentals), 1980
National Society of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United States Award (Highest rating in Classical and
Modern Physics), 1980
General Terry de la Mesa Allen Award
(Highest rating in Military Science), 1980
The Association of Graduates
Award (Cadet with the 3rd highest overall class standing), 1980
Distinguished Cadet (Honor roll
of cadets with academic standing within top 5%), 1976-1980
The Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1978
General Buckner Military Stakes
Award (Highest rating in cadet military training competition), 1977
Military Awards: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation
Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Overseas Service
Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
Registered Professional Civil Engineer in
Registered Professional Engineer in
PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICER, 416th Engineer Command,
USAR (FEB 87 - SEP 91)
Developed and conducted facility engineer and
environmental surveys of USAR Centers
PROJECT ENGINEER,
Developed and completed the geotechnical and seismic
design study for the repairs of wharves damaged at Oakland Army Base during the
1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER, Baltimore Dist., Corps of Engineers,
VA (APR 85 - AUG 86)
Managed a field office staff of 5 engineers and
inspectors. Responsible for the quality
completion of 5 separate construction contracts valued at over $28
million. Completed a $23 million high
technology DOD facility on schedule and within budget, including negotiation of
over $8 million of owner requested contract modifications.
COMPANY COMMANDER, Construction Engineer Company,
Commanded a 218 person/106 equipment engineer company
composed of Americans and Koreans.
Designed and managed 8 construction projects valued at over $1
million. Innovative retaining wall
design prevented cancellation of tank range project. Attained highest company rating in yearly
field evaluation. Installation was cited
as the most improved in
PLATOON LEADER, Construction Engineer Company,
Leader of 4 of the company's 5 platoons. Led 154 American and Korean soldiers. Project Engineer of 6 construction projects
valued at over $1 million. Rated as the
top lieutenant in the battalion. Unit
placed second in separate competitions for the best engineer company and the
best equipment maintenance program in the U.S. Army.
ASSISTANT PROJECT ENGINEER, Jacksonville Dist.,
Corps of Engineers, FL (JUN 80-SEP 80)
Technical Inspector on a $2 million earth canal/concrete
weir project. Developed contractor claim
denial which saved the government $89,000.
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
PROFESSOR,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
Teaching and performing research in the areas of
geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, environmental geotechnics,
and numerical and physical modeling.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
Developed and taught geotechnical engineering courses
and performed research in the areas of earthquake engineering, numerical and
physical modeling, and geo-environmental engineering.
LECTURER,
Taught "Advanced Soil Mechanics Laboratory"
graduate course and conducted an investigation of the dynamic response of 5
earth dams strongly shaken by the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT,
Investigated fault rupture propagation through earth
dams (Advisors: Drs. H.B. Seed &
R.B. Seed). Analyzed the dynamic
response of two earth dams for CSMIP.
Developed soil-structure interaction finite element program (SSCOMPPC)
with interactive graphics post-processing (FEAPPLOT).
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering Institute
Member, International Society for Soil
Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Member, International Geotextile Society
Member, Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE
Editor-In-Chief, International Journal
of GeoEngineering Case Histories, 2004-present.
Board of Directors, Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute, 2006-2008.
Editorial Board, Journal of
Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993-present.
Editorial Board, Geosynthetics
International Journal, International Geosynthetics Society, 1998-present.
Member, National Steering
Committee of the Advanced National Seismic System, a Subcommittee of the
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee, U.S. Geological Survey,
2001-present.
Member, Geosciences Subcommittee,
General Reporter, 4th
International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering and Soil Dynamics, Session X – Case Records, San Diego, CA, March
2001.
Moderator, Seismic Fault-Induced
Failures
Member, Joint Management
Committee, PG&E and
Member, Center for Geotechnical
Modeling Advisory Committee, U.C. Davis, 1996 - 2000.
Member, Advisory Committee for
the
Member, Organizing Committee, First
Japan-U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, U.S. National Academy of
Engineering, 1999-2000.
Member, Advisory Committee for
the Earthquake Engineering Research Center, 1999-2000.
Member, Advanced National Seismic
System Interim National Committee, 2000.
Participant, Association of
Drilled Shaft Contractors, Civil Engineering Faculty Workshop, 2000.
Discussion Leader, 2nd
International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering,
Participant, ROSRINE Data
Dissemination Workshop, NSF,
Facilitator and Presenter,
US-Japan Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Issues, NSF, Tokyo,
Japan, June 24-26, 1997.
Participant, NCEER Workshop on
National Representation of Seismic Ground Motion for New and Existing Highway
Facilities,
Facilitator, Evaluation of and
Mitigation within Coseismic Zones of Surface Deformation Workshop,
Session Leader, Geosynthetics’ 97
Conference,
Member, National Science
Foundation - Siting & Geotechnical System Proposal Review Panel, 1996.
Coordinator and Participant,
North America - Japan Workshop on Geotechnical Aspects of the Kobe, Loma Prieta
and Northridge Earthquakes, NSF, Osaka, Japan, January 22-24, 1996.
Participant, Future Directions
II, Workshop for the National Science Foundation Earthquake Hazards Mitigation
Program, August 3 -4,
Conference Group Leader, CUREe
Northridge Earthquake Research Coordination Project Conference, December 2-3,
Speaker, NSF Workshop on Research
Priorities for Seismic Design of Solid-Waste Landfills, Aug. 26-27, 1993.
Steering Committee Member,
Geotechnical Group, ASCE,
Member, Publications Committee,
ASCE Stability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments-II Conf., 1992
Participant, NCEER/SEAOC Workshop
on Site Response during Earthquakes and Seismic Code Provisions, November
18-20,
Professional Reviews:
Essentials
of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, D.F. McCarthy, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall, NJ,
1988.
Journal
of the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Division, ASCE
Proceedings
of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Geosynthetics
International Journal
Journal
of Geotextiles and Geomembranes
Geotechnical
and Geological Engineering Journal
Journal
of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE
Canadian
Geotechnical Journal
Geotechnical
Testing Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials
National
Science Foundation Proposals
National
Earthquake Hazard Reduction
Earthquake
Spectra Journal, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Earthquake
Engineering & Structural Dynamics, an International Journal
Proceedings
of the 12th World Conference on Earthquake
The
Royal Society, Proceedings A
Geosynthetics’
95 Conference Proceedings, Industrial Fabrics Association International
Geosynthetics’
97 Conference Proceedings, Industrial Fabrics Association International
Bulletin
of the Seismological Society of
Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering Satellite Conference of the XVth International Conference on Soil
Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
ACADEMIC
SERVICE
University Courses Taught
(a)
CE
175 - "Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering" (3 semester units)
CE
177 - “Foundation Engineering Design” (3
semester units)
CE
270L - "Advanced Soil Mechanics Laboratory" (3 semester units)
CE
270B - "Advanced Foundation Engineering" (3 semester units)
CE
272 - "Numerical Modeling in
Geomechanics" (3 semester units)
CE
275 - "Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering" (3 semester units)
(b)
CE
383 - "Geotechnical Engineering
I" (3 semester units)
CE
483 - "Geotechnical Engineering
II" (3 semester units)
CE
680 - "Theoretical Soil
Mechanics" (3 semester units)
CE
687 - "Foundation Problems in
Earthquake Engineering" (3 semester units)
CE 697N
- "Numerical Methods in Geomechanics" (3 semester units)
Research Supervision
(a)
MS
"Relation
of Surficial Earth Materials to the Characteristics of the June 28, 1992
Landers Earthquake Surface Rupture," masters of science research topic of
Johanna Fenton, 1994.
"Characteristics
of Fault Rupture, Adjacent to Distressed Structures, Landers, CA", masters
of science research topic of Diane Murbach, co-supervised with Prof. T.K.
Rockwell, 1994.
PHD
"Mechanical
Properties and Response of Geomembranes," doctoral research topic of Scott
Merry, 1995.
"The
Response of Earth Structures to Surface Fault Rupture," doctoral research
topic of Carlos Lazarte, 1996.
"Seismic
Response of Deep Stiff Soil Deposits," doctoral research topic of Susan
Chang, 1996.
"Seismic
Response of Solid-Waste Landfills," doctoral research topic of Anthony
Augello, 1997.
"Discontinuous
Deformation Analysis of Particulate Media," doctoral research topic of
Patricia Thomas, 1997.
"Nonlinear
and Two-Dimensional Seismic Response Studies of Solid-Waste Landfills,"
doctoral research topic of Ellen Rathje, 1997.
"Dynamic
Properties of Cohesive Soils over Wide Strain and
“Physical
Model Studies of Seismically Induced Deformation of Slopes,” doctoral research
topic of Joseph Wartman, co-supervised with Prof. R. B. Seed, 1999.
“Near-Fault
Seismic Site Effects,” doctoral research topic of Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, 2000.
"The
Application of Discrete Element Modelling to Finite Deformation Problems in
Geomechanics," doctoral research topic of Catherine O'Sullivan, 2002.
"Ground
Failure and Building Performance in
"Optimal Ground Motion Intensity
Measures for Probabilistic Assessment of Seismic Slope Displacements,"
doctoral research topic of Thaliea Travasarou, 2003.
“Physical
Model Studies of Seismic Slope Response and Performance,” doctoral research
topic of Wei-Yu Chen, co-supervised with Prof. R. B. Seed, 2004.
“Static
and Dynamic Properties of Municipal Solid-Waste,” doctoral research topic of
Dimitris Zeccos, 2005.
“Liquefaction Susceptibility,
Resistance, and Response of Silty and Clayey Soils,” doctoral research topic of
Jennifer Donahue, ongoing research.
“Probabilistic
Design Procedure for Assessing the Effects of Lateral Spreading on Bridge
Foundations,” doctoral research topic of
Christian Ledezma, ongoing research.
“Seismic Response of Sites
Requiring a Site-Specific Evaluation,” doctoral research topic of Xavier
Vera-Grunauer, co-supervised with Prof. J. M. Pestana, ongoing research.
“Towards
Developing an Engineering Procedure for Evaluating Building Performance on
Softened Ground,” doctoral research topic of Shideh Dashti, ongoing research.
Post-Doctoral
"Modelling
Particulate Media Using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis," postdoctoral
research topic of Dr. Te-Chih Ke, 1994.
"Geotechnical
Finite Element Analysis Program:
GeoFEAP," postdoctoral research topic of Dr. R. David Espinoza,
1994-1995.
“Laboratory
Validation of the Application of Discontinuous Deformation Analysis to
Particulate Media,” postdoctoral research topic of Dr. Patricia Thomas, 1998.
“Building Response in
(b)
MS
"Axisymmetric
Testing and Design of High Density Polyethylene Geomembranes," masters of
science research topic of Scott Merry, co-supervised with Prof. P.L. Bourdeau,
1993.
"Seismic
Response of Landfills," masters of science research topic of Anthony
Augello, co-supervised with Prof. G. A. Leonards, 1993.
PHD
“Characteristics
of the Deep Old Bay Clay Deposits in the East San Francisco Bay Area,” doctoral
research topic of Soumitra Guha, co-supervised with Prof. V.P. Drnevich, 1995.
University Administration
Leader,
GeoEngineering Group, Executive Committee, Depart. Of Civil and Environmental
Engrg., 2001-2004.
Chairman, Advisory Committee for the
Earthquake Engineering Research Center, 2003-present.
Member, Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on
Intercollegiate Athletics, 2003-2004.
Member, Berkeley Campus' Seismic Review
Committee, 2002-present.
Member, Task Force To Review Administrative
Structures and Business Processes for the Engineering Organized Research Units,
2002-2004.
Chairman,
Chairman,
Strategic Planning Committee, Depart. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
2000.
Member,
Strategic Planning Committee, College of Engineering, 1999-2000.
Graduate Adviser and Admissions
Officer, Depart. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997-2000.
Member,
Strategic Planning Committee, Depart. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
1997-1999.
Chairman,
Civil Engineering Faculty Search Committee, 1999.
Member,
Undergraduate Studies Committee, 1994-1997.
Undergraduate
Adviser, Department of Civil Engineering, 1993-1997.
Member,
Engineering, 1993-1997.
Member,
Civil Engineering Faculty Search Committee, 1996.
Faculty
Member,
Civil Engineering Faculty Search Committee, 1994.
Member,
Civil Engineering Faculty Search Committee, 1993.
Coordinator,
Geotechnical Engineering Seminars, 1990-1992.
Chairman,
Geotechnical Engineering Curriculum Committee, 1991-1992.
Member,
Design Committee, School of Civil Engineering, 1990-1991.
Coordinator,
Civil Engineering Participation in the
Member,
Grievance Committee, Schools of Engineering, 1991-1992.
Member,
Parents Day and High School Day Committee,
CONSULTING
EXPERIENCE
BART Peer Review Panel: Serving as a
member of the panel that reviews seismic aspects of the BART Earthquake Safety
Program retrofit design strategies, including those for the Transbay Tube
system, 2004-2006.
CEMEX: Providing
guidance regarding the static and seismic stability of a deep quarry excavation
near a housing development, Livermore, Calif., 2004-2006.
Shannon & Wilson, Inc: Performed
independent expert review for the
Geologic Associates: Developed
earthquake ground motions for seismic analyses of a solid-waste landfill in
Diaz Yourman &
Associates: Providing guidance regarding the evaluation
of liquefaction and seismic stability at the Port of Los Angeles Pier 400 crude
oil terminal facility,
Caltrans Technical
Advisory Panel: Serving as member of panel that reviews
surface fault rupture and ground motion hazards on the SR 75/282 Transportation
Corridor project,
Blackhawk Geologic Hazard
Abatement District: Providing guidance regarding slope
stabilization program, 2004-2005.
Alan Kropp &
Associates: Provided guidance regarding the evaluation
and mitigation of liquefaction at the
GeoSyntec Consultants: Prepared
opinion letter regarding the static and seismic stability of solid-waste
landfills, 2005.
Diaz Yourman &
Associates: Provided guidance regarding liquefaction
issues at a
GeoPentech:
Provided guidance regarding the construction of an 8-story building
adjacent to an active fault in Hollywood, Calif., 2000-2005.
Alternative Resolution
Centers: Served as neutral geotechnical engineer in an
arbitration case concerning potential damage to a home from static or seismic
settlement,
ARUP: Reviewed
seismic interaction issues for the 80
Fugro West, Inc.: Provided
guidance on finite element analysis of surface fault rupture hazard at a
housing complex in
Diaz Yourman &
Associates: Assisted in assessing surface fault rupture
hazard at Mira Monte Reservoir Site,
Earth Consultants
International: Evaluated the geotechnical earthquake hazards
at a large area to be developed in
URS Corporation: Reviewed
analyses and provided guidance regarding the effects of earthquake fault
rupture on the performance of Aviemore Dam, New Zealand, 2002-2003.
IT Corp.: Developed
earthquake ground motions for seismic analyses of a solid-waste landfill in
IT Corp: Developed
ground motions and evaluated the seismic performance of a solid-waste
landfill near Richmond, Calif., 2002-2003.
Fugro: Reviewed and
provided guidance regarding the liquefaction and ground shaking hazards
evaluation for the Western Expansion of the Children’s Hospital,
Risk Engineering, Inc.: Provided guidance on liquefaction for NEHRP
research project on the New Madrid EQ, 2002-2003.
EMCON:
Developed earthquake ground motions for seismic analyses of a
solid-waste landfill near Holliser,
Morgenstein & Jubelirer, LLP.: Evaluated the potential seismic performance
of a soft clay site in
Zemin Technology Company: Provided guidance and recommendation for the
Izmit Bay Crossing Project,
Treadwell & Rollo:
Reviewed seismic considerations regarding a proposed development atop a
solid-waste landfill located in
Morgenstein & Jubelirer, LLP.: Provided advice regarding a facility
constructed atop a solid-waste landfill, 1998.
Mr. J. R. C. Mello: Participated in the seismicity evaluation,
soil liquefaction, and seismic slope stability studies for the proposed Tech
Ion Bunker Site in
Pacific Materials Laboratory, Inc.: Performed finite element study to evaluate
and to mitigate the surficial effects due to minor bedrock fault displacements
at the Moorpark site in
Fugro (West), Inc.: Developed a suite of near-field earthquake
ground motions for the seismic analysis of
EBA Wastechnologies: Assessed static and seismic stability
procedures used for Toland Road Landfill, 1997.
Superior Court of the State of California, County of
Orange: Appointed as the
neutral geotechnical expert to assist the Court in evaluating slope-related
issues in the Canyon Estates v. Mission Viejo mediation proceeding, 1997.
Bacalski, Byrne & Koska: Evaluated the seismic performance of
structural fills constructed in a housing development that was strongly shaken
by the 1994 Northridge earthquake, 1996.
Geotechnics America, Inc.: Studied the performance of wick drains for
liquefaction mitigation, 1996.
Fugro (West), Inc.: Developed earthquake ground motions for 1994
Northridge and design scenario earthquake events for seismic stability
evaluation of deep gravel pits in Southern California, 1996.
Risk Management Solutions, Inc.: Reviewed methodology for including the
effects of local site conditions on ground motion characteristics in RMS model
for estimating earthquake hazard, 1995.
NTL Engineering & Geoscience, Inc.: Provided guidance on the seismic stability
analysis of the Flathead County Landfill, Montana, 1995.
Alan Kropp and Associates: Investigated the performance of compacted
fills during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, 1995.
Browning-Ferris Industries: Performed axisymmetric testing of deformed
and undeformed 2 mm-thick HDPE, 1995.
Golder Associates:
Developed seismic coefficient used in heap leach pad stability analyses
at
Advanced Engineering Consultants: Estimated construction-induced earth pressures
on buried high level waste tank farm, 1993.
CUREe-Risk Management Software: Performed soil-site effects assessment for
the National Institute of Building Sciences Earthquake Loss Methodology
Evaluation Study, 1993.
Indianapolis Water Company: Evaluated the seismic stability of an earth
embankment water supply canal, 1992.
Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry: Investigated the failure of a reinforced soil
retaining wall in
Leighton and Associates, Inc.: Performed finite element study to develop
fill placement procedures to mitigate the surficial effects due to minor
bedrock fault displacements at the Spanish Hills site in
Staal, Gardner & Dunne, Inc.: Investigated the long-term stability of a
closed sanitary landfill which is experiencing excessive lateral deformations,
1992.
Leighton and Associates, Inc.: Performed finite element study of a 100-ft
high reinforced soil fill slope subjected to excessive foundation deformation,
1991.
Thatcher Engineering: Performed finite element study of a 60-ft
deep braced excavation required to repair the Northern Indiana Public Service
Company's electrical generation plant, 1991.
W.M. Cotton and Associates: Assisted engineers in developing a finite
element model of a landfill experiencing excessive lateral movements, 1989.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation: Performed finite element study of a new
flexible culvert design for large-span aluminum box culvert structures, 1988.
INVITED
LECTURE PRESENTATIONS (in addition to papers presented at conferences)
“Combating Tectonic Forces:
Building to Withstand Earthquake Ground Movements,” Vice-Chancellor’s Lectures
at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, Nov. 9, 2005.
“Engineering to Accommodate
Ground Deformation Associated with Surface Fault Rupture,” 1st
Greece-Japan Workshop: Seismic Design, Observation and Retrofit of Foundations,
National Technical
“Deterministic estimation of rock motions for design purposes,”
“Dynamic modulus and damping,” “Pore pressure generation during cyclic
loading,” “Liquefaction evaluation of silts and clayey soils,” and “Methods of analysis for
evaluation of seismic slope instability,”
Evaluation and Mitigation of Geotechnical Seismic Hazards,
“Performance-Based Design of
Bridges Subject to Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading,” PEER Annual Conference,
“Deterministic estimation of rock motions for design
purposes,” “Dynamic modulus and damping,” “Pore pressure generation during
cyclic loading,” “Liquefaction evaluation of silts and clayey soils,” “Mitigation measures for
surface fault rupture,” and “Seismic performance of slopes and earth/waste
structures and soil-structure interaction,”
Evaluation and Mitigation of Seismic Hazards, San Diego Assoc. of Geologists
and ASCE short course, San Diego, April 8-9, 2005.
“Discrete Element
Modeling of Particle Assemblages,” and “Application of Discrete Element
Modeling to Earthquake Fault,” NSF Workshop on Micro-Mechanics,
“Liquefaction of
Fine-Grained Soils and Its Effects on Buildings,” The Dongju Lee Memorial
Lecture,
“Performance of Solid-Waste Landfills,” “Earthquake
Ground Motions Characteristics and Selection,” and “Dynamic Analyses of Waste
Fills,” Static and Seismic Stability of Solid-Waste Landfills, ASCE short
course, GeoFrontiers, Austin, Jan. 25, 2005.
“Advancements in
Seismic Slope Stability Evaluation Procedures,” and “Earthquake Surface Fault
Ruptura,” Pontificia Universidad Catolica
“Selection and Use
of Strong Motion Data,” “Influence of Soils on Ground Shaking Characteristics,”
“Dynamic Soil Properties,” “Pore Pressure Generation During Cyclic Loading,”
“Liquefaction of Silts, Clayey Soils, and Gravels,” “Seismic Performance of
Slopes and Earth Structures,” “Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture,” and “Lessons
From Recent Earthquakes,” Ingenieria Sismica Geotecnica Curso Internacional,
Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 12- 15, 2004.
“Building on the
Fault Line,”
“Developing Mitigation
Measures for the Hazards Associated with Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture,”
ASCE
“Earthquake Surface
Fault Rupture Hazards and Mitigation,” General Earthquake Committee Meeting,
California Department of Transportation,
“Developing Mitigation
Measures for the Hazards Associated with Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture,”
ASCE San Francisco Section,
“Lessons Learned
from Recent Earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan,” “Evaluation and Modeling of
Dynamic Soil Properties,” “Seismic Site
Response,” and “Seismic Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses,” Seismic
Hazards Mapping Act Practicing Engineers’ Short Course, California Division of
Mines and Geology, Berkeley, CA, August 8-10, 2002.
“Liquefaction of Fine Grain
Soils and Its Effects on Structures,” U.S.-Japan Seminar on Seismic Disaster
Mitigation in Urban Area by Geotechnical Engineering,
“Ground Deformation Resulting
from Earthquakes,” Corps of Engineers
“Liquefaction of Fine Grain
Soils and Its Effects on Structures,” ASCE San Francisco Section,
“Seismic Slope Stability
Evaluation Procedures,” Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,
ASCE Seattle Section Geotechnical Spring Seminar,
“Lessons Learned
from Recent Earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan,” “Evaluation and Modeling of
Dynamic Soil Properties,” “Seismic Site
Response,” and “Seismic Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses,” Seismic
Hazards Mapping Act Practicing Engineers’ Short Course, California Division of
Mines and Geology, Berkeley, CA, August 2-4, 2001.
“Engineering Near Faults,”
ZETAS Technology Inc. Special Lecture Series,
“Developing Mitigation
Measures for the Hazards Associated with Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture,”
Seismic Fault-Induced Failures,
“Lessons Learned
from Recent Earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan,” “Evaluation and Modeling of
Dynamic Soil Properties,” “Seismic Site
Response,” and “Seismic Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses,” Seismic
Hazards Mapping Act Practicing Engineers’ Short Course, California Division of
Mines and Geology, Berkeley, CA, August 17-19, 2000.
“Ground Failure and
Its Effects on Structures,” GeoDenver 2000 Conference, American Society of
Civil Engineers, Denver, CO, August 3-6, 2000.
“Effects of Soil
Conditions on Ground Motion and Failure,” DEPRM: Insaat Muhendisliginde Yeni
Yaklasmilar ve Modern Teknolojiler, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, July
5, 2000.
“Issues in Earthquake
Engineering,” 3rd AIMOS Conference,
“Near-Fault
Seismic Site Effects and Soil Liquefaction,”
“Soil
Liquefaction and Ground Failure,” American Society of Civil Engineers,
“Near-Fault
Seismic Site Effects,” US-Japan Workshop on Near-Fault Ground Motions, Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center, San Francisco, CA, March 20, 2000.
"Seismic Deformations of Earth Structures,"
Waterways Experiment Station, U. S. Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, March 3,
2000.
"Ground Failure and Its Effect on Structures,"
American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco Geotechnical Engineering
Section, Oakland, CA, February 24, 2000.
"Geotechnical Aspects of the 1999
“Garbage
In without Garbage Out – The Goal of Seismic Waste Fill Design,” Alumni Faculty
Seminar,
"Seismic Performance of Solid-Waste
Landfills,"
"Attempts to
Gain Insight by Seeing Soil as It Sees Itself," Georgia Institute of
Technology,
"Seismic
Performance of Solid-Waste Landfills," American Society of Civil
Engineers, Atlanta Geotechnical Engineering Section, Atlanta, GA, March 16,
1999.
“Fault Propagation
Studies: Impact on Design and Regulations,” PEER Scholar’s Course,
“Evaluation and Modeling of Dynamic Soil
Properties,” “Seismic Site Response,”
and “Seismic Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses,” Seismic Hazards Mapping Act Practicing
Engineers’ Short Course, California Division of Mines and Geology, Berkeley,
CA, August 20-22, 1998.
“Seismic Design of Solid-Waste
Landfills,” several hours of lecture in
American Society of Civil Engineers – sponsored short course, part of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil
Dynamics III, ASCE, ,Seattle, WA, August 7, 1998.
“Evaluation and Modeling of Dynamic Soil
Properties,” “Seismic Site Response,” and
“Seismic Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses,” Seismic Hazards Mapping Act Practicing
Engineers’ Short Course, California Division of Mines and Geology, Los Angeles,
CA, July 30 – August 1, 1998.
“Importance of Depth to Bedrock in Seismic
Site Response,” The 5th Caltrans Seismic Research Workshop, Session
No. 2, Panel Discussion - Site Response Issues, Caltrans, Sacramento, CA, June
16, 1998.
“Earthquake Engineering: Toward Developing Design
Strategies Before the Big One,” Physics Research
Conference, California Institute of Technology,
“Seismic Response of Stiff Soil Sites During Recent
“Evaluation and Modeling of Dynamic Soil
Properties,” “Seismic Site
Response," Seismic Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses,” and “Seismic Performance of Structural Fills,” Seismic Hazards Mapping Act Regulators’ Short
Course,
“Earthquake Engineering:
Toward Developing Design Strategies Before the Big One,” Ninth Annual David and Lucile Packard
Fellowships Conference,
“Landfill Seismic Response Issues,” and “Back-Analysis of Landfill Performance,"
“Engineering
Implications of Ground Motions from the Northridge Earthquake and Other
Geotechnical Issues,” The Seminar on
Northridge Earthquake Disaster, The Chinese Society of Earthquake Engineering,
“The
“Seismic Stability Considerations for Solid Waste
Fills," Geotechnical Group, San Francisco Section, ASCE, April 16, 1996.
“Other Geotechnical Issues: Fault Rupture, Waste Fills, and Slope
Stability,” North America -
“The January 17, 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu (
“Seismic Stability Procedures for Solid Waste
Landfills," Geotechnical Group,
“Site Amplification and Ground Failure,"
Seismographic Station Seminar Series,
“Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,” San Francisco
School-District Center, Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, San Francisco,
March 31, 1995.
“Geotechnical Aspects of the
“The 1994 Northridge Earthquake: a Year and a Day
Later," Geotechnical Group,
"Earthquake Hazards of the
"Observations of the Seismic Performance of Waste
Fills," Advances in Earthquake Engineering Practice, EERC,
"Dynamic Analyses of Waste Fills," Advances in
Earthquake Engineering Practice, EERC,
"Seismic Stability and Performance of Earth
Embankments," Advances in Earthquake Engineering Practice, EERC,
"Evaluation and Modelling of Dynamic Soil
Properties," Advances in Earthquake Engineering Practice, EERC,
"Geotechnical Engineering II: Deep Soil Sites, 1994 Northridge Earthquake
and Seismic Response of Waste Fills, " Advances in Earthquake Engineering
Practice, EERC,
"1994 Northridge Earthquake," 416th
"Geotechnical Aspects of the Northridge
Earthquake," Geotechnical Group, San Francisco Section, ASCE, July 19,
1994.
"Technology and the Engineer: Academia's
Role", Western Regional Younger Member Council, ASCE,
"Geotechnical Considerations of the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake", Earthquake Engineering Research Center, March 10, 1994.
"Seismic Analysis of Solid Waste Landfills",
NSF Workshop on Research Priorities for Seismic Design of Solid Waste
Landfills,
"Developments in Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering", Spain-U.S. Joint Workshop on National Hazards, NSF
Sponsored,
"Geotechnical Considerations in Earthquake
Engineering", National Earthquake Training Conference,
"Integration of Analysis and Construction
Monitoring in a Braced Excavation Design," ASCE Illinois Geotechnical
Engineering Meeting,
"On the Response of Earth Dams Subjected to
Earthquake Fault Rupture," University of
"Practical Geotechnical Engineering with the Finite
Element Method,"
"Behavior of Earth Dams in the 1989 Loma Prieta
Earthquake",
RESEARCH
GRANTS
“The Liquefaction
Susceptibility, Resistance, and Response of Silty and Clayey Soils,”
“PBEE Assessment of Liquefaction Effect
Leading to Practical Guidance for Caltrans Bridges with Liquefaction,”
“The Liquefaction
Susceptibility, Resistance, and Response of Silty and Clayey Soils,” National
Science Foundation, 8/04-7/07 $179,825, Principal Investigator.
“NSF Post-Earthquake
Geotechnical Reconnaissance Working Group,” National Science Foundation,
12/03-11/08, $155,705, Principal Investigator.
“Collaborative Proposal:
Static and Dynamic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste,” National Science
Foundation, 9/02-08/05, $198,611, Principal Investigator.
“Incorporation of Efficient Ground
Motion Parameters,”
“Ground Failure of Adapazari’s Fine Grain Soils
and Its Interaction with Building Response,” National Science Foundation,
10/01-09/05, $238,037, Principal Investigator.
“Reconnaissance of the
Geotechnical Aspects of the February 28, 2001, Nisqually Earthquake,” National
Science Foundation, 09//01-08/02, $20,000, Principal Investigator.
“Seismic Performance of Ground
and Buildings in
“Liquefaction and Ground
Failure Deformation Data in
“Identification and Prediction
of Ground Motion Parameters Relating to Damage,”
“Evaluation of Seismic Slope Stability Procedures
Through Shaking Table Testing,”
"Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering Reconnaissance of the November 12, 1999 Duzce Earthquake,"
National Science Foundation, 11/12/99 - 4/30/02; $24,750, Principal
Investigator.
"Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering Reconnaissance of the September 21, 1999
"Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering Reconnaissance of the August 17, 1999 Izmit Earthquake,"
National Science Foundation, 8/17/99 - 4/16/01; $22,000, Principal
Investigator.
"An Investigation of the
Geotechnical Aspects of the June 1999
“Near-Fault Seismic Site Effects,"
“Seismic Response of Unsaturated, Compacted Hillside
Fills,”
“Geotechnical Site Categories For Site Response,"
PG&E-PEER Research Program, 6/97-8/98, $60,000; Principal Investigator.
“Coordinated Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering
Program at UC Berkeley”, California Department of Transportation, 7/95-4/99, $1,490,655; Co-Principal Investigator.
"The Response of Earth Structures to Ground
Movements and the Seismic Response of Deep Soil Deposits," The David and
Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science and Engineering, 10/92-06/05;
$500,000; Principal Investigator.
"Modeling and Analysis of the Response of Earth
Structures to Ground Movements", National Science Foundation - 1991
Presidential Young Investigator Award, 9/91-8/97; $312,500; Principal
Investigator.
"Influence of Soil Conditions on 1994 Northridge
Earthquake Recorded Ground Motions",
"Seismic Performance of Solid Waste Landfills"
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Science Foundation,
9/94-12/95, $53,055; Principal Investigator.
“An Investigation of the Geotechnical Aspects of the
January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake - Preliminary Assessment" National
Science Foundation, 3/94-5/95, $20,000; Co-Principal Investigator.
"Seismic Response of the Deep, Stiff Clay Deposits
in the
"Effects of Frequency Content on
Liquefaction", Bechtel Corporation, 9/91-3/94; $9,000; Co‑Principal
Investigator.
"Three-Dimensional Response Analysis of Cogswell
Dam during the 1991 Sierra Madre and the 1989
"Analysis of the Response of Earth Structures
Subjected to Earthquake Fault Rupture", 1992 Dames and Moore Award,
6/92-5/93; $10,000; Principal Investigator.
"Characteristics and Seismic Response of the
"NSF PYI Matching Funds", Golder Associates,
Inc., 9/91-8/93; $30,000; Co-Principal Investigator.
"Damping Ratios of Cohesive Soils", Purdue
Research Foundation - David Ross Grant, 9/91-8/93; $21,240; Principal
Investigator.
"NSF PYI Matching Funds", Chevron Research and
Technology Company, 9/91-12/92; $7,800; Principal Investigator.
"The Effects of Foundation Deformation on the
Integrity of Landfill Bottom Liner Systems",
"Numerical Analysis of Base Rock Fault Rupture
Propagation Through Overlying Cohesive Soils", Purdue Research Foundation
- XL Summer Faculty Grant, 6/91-7/91; $5,000; Principal Investigator.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Bray, J.D. "Retaining Structures" and
"Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" Chapters 21 and 24,
respectively, in The Civil Engineering Handbook, W. F. Chen,
Editor-in-Chief, CRC Press, Inc.,
Bray, J.D. "Retaining Structures" and
"Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" Chapters 22 and 25,
respectively, in The Civil Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition,
W. F. Chen and J.Y.R. Liew, Editors-in-Chief, CRC Press, Inc.,
JOURNALS
R. B. Seed, J. D. Bray and D. Thomas, "Analysis,
Design and Prototype Testing of a Smooth-Walled Box Culvert System",
Transportation Research Record No. 1231, National Research Council, pp. 1-13,
December, 1989.
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed and H. B. Seed, "1g
Small-Scale Modelling of Saturated Cohesive Soils", Geotechnical Testing
Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials, Volume 16, Number 1, pp.
46-53, March, 1993.
S. M. Merry, J. D. Bray and P. L. Bourdeau,
"Axisymmetric Tension Testing of Geomembranes", Geotechnical Testing
Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials, Volume 16, Number 3, pp.
384-392, September, 1993.
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed, L. S. Cluff and H. B. Seed,
"Earthquake Fault Rupture Propagation through Soil", Journal of
Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 120, No. 3,
pp. 543-561, March, 1994.
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed and H. B. Seed, "Analysis of
Earthquake Fault Rupture Propagation through Cohesive Soil", Journal of
Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 120, No. 3,
pp. 562-580, March, 1994.
C. A. Lazarte, J. D. Bray, A. M. Johnson and R. E.
Lemmer, "Surface Breakage of the 1992 Landers Earthquake and Its Effects
on Structures", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of
J. D. Bray and P. C. Repetto, "Seismic Design
Considerations for Lined Solid Waste Landfills", Journal of Geotextiles
and Geomembranes, International Geotextile Society, Vol.13, No. 8, pp. 497-518,
August, 1994.
G. A. Leonards, J. D. Frost and J. D. Bray,
"Collapse of a Geogrid-Reinforced Retaining Structure", Journal of
Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers,
Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 274-292, November, 1994.
J. D. Bray, A. J. Augello, G. A. Leonards, P.C. Repetto,
and R. J. Byrne, "Seismic Stability Procedures for Solid-Waste
Landfills", Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 121, No. 2, pp. 139-151, February, 1995.
Stewart, J.P., Chang, S.W., Bray, J.D., Seed, R.B.,
Sitar, N., and Riemer, M. "A Report on Geotechnical Aspects of the January
17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake", Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 66,
No. 3, pp.7-19, May/June, 1995.
R.W. Boulanger, J.D. Bray, S.M. Merry and L.H. Mejia,
"Three-Dimensional Dynamic Response Analyses of Cogswell Dam,"
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 452-464, June, 1995.
Espinoza, R.D. and Bray, J.D. "An Integrated
Approach to Evaluating Single-Layer Reinforced Soils", Geosynthetics International, Vol. 2,
No.4, pp. 723-739, 1995.
T.-C. Ke and J.D. Bray, "Modelling of Particulate
Media Using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis," Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American
Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 121, No. 11, pp. 1234-1243, November, 1995.
Merry, S.M. and Bray, J.D. "Size Effects for
Multi-Axial Tension Testing of HDPE and PVC Geomembranes", Geotechnical
Testing Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials, Vol. 18, No.4, pp.
441-449, December, 1995.
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed, L. S. Cluff and H. B. Seed,
“Closure to Earthquake Fault Rupture Propagation through Soil", Journal of
Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 122, No. 1,
pp. 82-83, Janurary, 1996.
Chang, S.W., Bray, J.D., and Seed, R.B. “Engineering Implications of Ground Motions
from the Northridge Earthquake,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of
Stewart, J.P., Seed, R.B., and Bray, J.D. “Incidents of Ground Failure from the 1994
Northridge Earthquake,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of
G. A. Leonards, J. D. Frost and J. D. Bray,
"Closure to Collapse of a Geogrid-Reinforced Retaining Structure",
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 138-140, August, 1996.
J. D. Bray, A. J. Augello, G. A. Leonards, P.C. Repetto,
and R. J. Byrne, "Closure to Seismic Stability Procedures for Solid-Waste
Landfills", Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 122, No. 11, pp. 952-954, November, 1996.
Merry, S.M. and Bray, J.D. “Geomembrane Response in the Wide-Strip
Tension Test,” Geosynthetics International, Vol. 3, No.4, pp. 517-536, 1996.
W.B. Gookin, M.F. Riemer, R.W. Boulanger, and J.D. Bray,
“Development of Cyclic Triaxial Apparatus with Broad Frequency and Strain
Ranges,” Transportation Research Record No. 1548, National Research Council,
pp. 1-8, November, 1996.
Merry, S.M. and Bray, J.D. “Time-Dependent Mechanical Response of HDPE
Geomembranes,” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 123, No, 1, pp. 57-65, January, 1997.
Guha, S., Drnevich, V.P., and Bray, J.D. “Dynamic Characteristics of
Rathje, E.R.,
Abrahamson, N.A. and Bray J.D. “Simplified
Frequency Content Estimates Of Earthquake Ground Motions,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 150-159,
1998.
Bray, J.D. and Rathje,
E.R. “Earthquake-Induced Displacements
of Solid-Waste Landfills,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 242-253,
1998.
Augello, A.J., Bray
J.D, Abrahamson, N.A. and Seed, R.B. “Dynamic Properties of Solid-Waste Based
on Back-Analysis of the OII Landfill,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 211-
222, 1998.
Field, E. H., Kramer, S., Elgamal, A.-W., Bray, J. D.,
Matasovic, N., Johnson, P. A., Cramer, C., Roblee, C., Wald, D.J., Bonilla,
L.F., Dimitriu, P.P., and Anderson, J.G., “Nonlinear Site Response: Where We’re At (A report from a SCEC/PEER
seminar and workshop),” Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp.
230-234, May/June, 1998.
Harder, L.F., Bray,
J.D., Volpe, R.L., and Rodda, K.V., "Performance of Earth Dams During the
Loma Prieta Earthquake," The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of
October 17, 1989- Earth Structures and Engineering Characterization of Ground
Motion, Performance of the Built Environment, Holzer, T.L., Coord., U.S. Geological
Survey Professional Paper 1552-D, U.S. Gov. Printing Office, Washington D.C.,
1998, pp. D3-D26.
Bray, J. D., Rathje,
E. M., Augello, A. J., and Merry, S. M., “Simplified Seismic Design Procedure
for Lined Solid-Waste Landfills," Geosynthetics
International Journal, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2, pp. 203-235, 1998. [Invited Publication]
Murbach, D.,
Rockwell, T. K., and Bray, J. D., “The Relationship of Foundation Deformation
to Surface and Near-Surface Faulting Resulting from the 1992 Landers
Earthquake," Earthquake Spectra,
The Professional Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Vol.
15, No. 1, 1999, pp. 121-144.
Rathje, E.M. and
Bray, J.D., “An Examination of Simplified Earthquake-Induced Displacement
Procedures for Earth Structures," Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 36,
No. 1, 1999, Feb., pp. 72-87.
Thomas, P.A. and
Bray, J.D., “Capturing the Nonspherical Shape of Granular Media with Disk
Clusters,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American
Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 169-178, 1999.
Bray, J. D. and
Merry, S. M., “A Comparison of the Response of Geosynthetics in the Multi-Axial
and Uniaxial Test Devices,” Geosynthetics
International Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1999, pp. 19-40.
Rathje, E.M. and Bray,
J.D., “An Examination of Simplified Earthquake-Induced Displacement Procedures
for Earth Structures: Reply," Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 37, No.
3, 2000, June, pp. 731-732.
Rathje, E. M, and
Bray, J. D., “Nonlinear Coupled Seismic Sliding Analysis of Earth Structures,”
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of
Civil Engineers, Vol. 126, 2000, pp. 1002-1014.
Youd, T.L., Bardet, J.P., and Bray, J.D., Technical Editors,
Bray, J.D., and Stewart, J. P., (Coordinators and Principal
Contributors), Baturay, M.B., Durgunoglu, T., Onalp, A., Sancio, R.B., and
Ural, D. (Principal Contributors), “Damage Patterns and Foundation Performance
in Adapazari,” Chapter 8 of the Kocaeli,
Lettis, W., Bachhuber, J, Witter, R., (Coordinators and Principal
Contributors), Barka, A., Bray, J., Page, W., and Swan, F. (Principal
Contributors), “Surface Fault Rupture,” Chapter 2 of the Kocaeli,
Bardet, J.P., Seed, R.B., (Coordinators and Principal Contributors),
Cetin, K. O., Lettis, W., Rathje, E., Rau, G., Ural, D., (Principal
Contributors), Baturay, M.B., Boulanger, R.W., Bray, J.D., Erten, D., Frost,
D., Kaya, A., Sozer, B. Stewart, J.P., Sunman, B., and Yilmaz, T.
(Contributors), “Soil Liquefaction, Landslides, and Subsidence,” Chapter 7 of
the Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999 Reconnaissance Report,
in Earthquake Spectra Journal, Suppl. A to Vol. 16, EERI, 2000, pp.
141-162.
Rodriguez-Marek, A.,
Bray, J. D., and Abrahamson, N. A., “An Empirical Geotechnical Seismic Site
Response Procedure,” Earthquake Spectra,
The Professional Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, V.
17, No. 1, Feb., 2001, pp. 65-87.
Kelson, K. (Coordinator), Bray, J., Cluff, L., Harder, L., Kieffer, S.,
Page, W., Perkins, W., Rix, G., Roblee, C., Sitar, N., Wells, D., Wright, R.,
and Yashinsky, M. (Contributors), “Fault-Related Surface Deformation,” Chapter
3 of the Chi-Chi, Taiwan, Earthquake of September 21, 1999 Reconnaissance
Report, in Earthquake Spectra Journal, Suppl. A to Vol. 17, EERI,
2001, pp. 19-36.
Rathje, E. M., and
Bray, J.D., “One- and Two-Dimensional Seismic Analysis of Solid-Waste
Landfills,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, August 2001,
pp. 850-862.
Stewart, J.P., Bray, J.D., McMahon, D. J., Smith, P.M., and Kropp, A. L.,
“Seismic Performance of Hillside Fills,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American
Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 127, No. 11, 2001, pp. 905-919.
Pestana, J. M, Hunt,
C.E., and Bray, J. D., “Soil Deformation and Excess Pore Pressure Field around
a Closed-Ended Pile Driven in a Soft Clay,” Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 128,
No. 1, 2002, pp. 1-12.
Hunt, C.E., Pestana,
J. M, Bray, J. D., and Riemer, M., “Effect of Pile Driving on the Static and
Dynamic Properties of a Soft Clay,” Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 128,
No. 1, 2002, pp.13-24.
O’Sullivan, C.,
Bray, J. D., and Riemer, M. F., “The Influence of Particle Shape and Surface
Friction Variability in Particulate Media Response,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers,
V. 128, No. 11, Nov. 2002, pp. 1182-1192.
Pestana, J.M.,
Sancio, R.B., Bray, J.D., Romo, M.P.,
Sancio, R. B., J. D.
Bray, J. P. Stewart, T. L. Youd, H.T.
Durgunoglu, A. Onalp, R. B. Seed, C. Christensen, M. B. Baturay, and T.
Karadayilar, “Correlation Between
Ground Failure And Soil Conditions In Adapazari, Turkey,” Soil Dynamics
and Earthquake Engineering Journal, October-December 2002, V. 22 (9-12), pp
1093 - 1102.
Cetin, K. O., T. L.
Youd, R. B. Seed, J. D. Bray, , R. B.
Sancio, W. Lettis, M. T. Yilmaz, and H.T. Durgunoglu, “Liquefaction-Induced
Ground Deformations at Hotel Sapanca During Kocaeli (Izmit)-Turkey Earthquake,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake
Engineering Journal, October-December 2002, V. 22 (9-12), pp. 1083-1092.
Stewart, J. P.,
Chiou, S-J., Bray, J.D., Graves, R. W., Somerville, P.G., and Abrahamson, N.A. “Ground
Motion Evaluation Procedures for Performance-Based Design,” Soil Dynamics
and Earthquake Engineering Journal, October-December 2002, V. 22 (9-12),
pp. 765-772.
Travasarou, T.,
Bray, J.D., and Abrahamson, N.A. “Empirical Attenuation Relationship for Arias
Intensity,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics,
Vol. 32, June 2003, pp. 1133-1155.
Stewart, J.P., Bray,
J.D., McMahon, D.J., Smith, P.M., and Kropp, A.L. “Closure to ‘Seismic
Performance of Hillside Fills,’” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 6, 2003, pp. 570-571.
O’Sullivan, C. and
Bray, J.D., “Modified Shear Spring Formulation for Discontinuous Deformation
Analysis of Particulate Media," Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE,
Vol. 129, No. 7, July 2003, pp. 830-824.
Pestana, J. M, Hunt,
C.E., and Bray, J. D., “Closure to ‘Soil Deformation and Excess Pore Pressure
Field around a Closed-Ended Pile Driven in a Soft Clay,’” Journal of
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 7, July 2003, p. 671.
O’Sullivan, C.,
Bray, J.D., and Li, S. “A New Approach for Calculating Strain for Particulate
Media," International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in
Geomechanics, Vol. 27(10), July 2003, pp. 859-877.
Wartman, J., Bray, J.D., and Seed, R.B. “Inclined Plane Studies of the
Newmark Sliding Block Procedure,” Journal
of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 8, August
2003, pp. 673-684.
Rathje, E.M., Faraj,
F., Russell, S., and Bray, J.D. “Empirical Relationships for Frequency Content
Parameters of Earthquake Ground Motions,” Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute, Vol. 20 (1), February 2004, pp. 119-144.
Stewart, J.P., Smith,
P.M., Whang, D.H., and Bray, J.D. “Seismic Compression of Two Compacted Earth
Fills Shaken by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake,” Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130,
No. 5, May 2004, pp 461-476.
O’Sullivan, C. and
Bray, J.D., “Selecting a Suitable Time Step for Discrete Element Simulations
that Use the Central Difference Time Integration Scheme,” Engineering
Computations: International Journal for Computer-Aided Engineering and
Software,Vol. 21, No. 2, 2004, pp. 278-303.
Bray, J. D., R. B.
Sancio, H.T. Durgunoglu, A. Onalp, T. L. Youd, J. P. Stewart, R. B. Seed, O.K.
Cetin, E. Bol, M. B. Baturay, C. Christensen, and T. Karadayilar, “Subsurface
Characterization at Ground Failure Sites in Adapazari, Turkey,” Journal of
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 7, July
2004, pp. 673-685.
Whang, D.H.,
Stewart, J.P., and Bray, J.D. "Effect of Compaction Conditions on the
Seismic Compression of Compacted Fill Soils," Geotechnical Testing Journal, American Society for Testing and
Materials, Vol. 27, No. 4, July, 2004.
O’Sullivan, C.,
Bray, J. D., and Riemer, M. F., “An Examination of the Response of Regularly Packed
Specimens of Spherical Particles Using Physical Tests and Discrete Element
Simulations,” Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, V. 130, No. 10, Oct. 2004, pp 1140-1150.
Bray, J.D. and
Rodriguez-Marek, A., “Characterization of forward-directivity ground motions in
the near-fault region,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, V.
24(11), Dec. 2004, pp. 815-828.
Cetin, O.K., T. L.
Youd, R. B. Seed, J. D. Bray, J.P. Stewart, H.T. Durgunoglu, W. Lettis, and
M.T. Yilmaz, “Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading at Izmit Bay During the
Kocaeli (Izmit) – Turkey Earthquake,” Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 12, December 2004, pp.
1300-1313.
Bird, J.F., Bommer,
J., Bray, J.D., Sancio, R., and Spence, R.J.S. “Comparing Loss Estimation with
Observed Damage in a Zone of Ground Failure: A Study of the 1999 Kocaeli
Earthquake in
Sancio, R.B. and
Bray, J.D., “An Assessment of the Effect of Rod Length on SPT Energy
Calculations Based on Measured Field Data,” Geotechnical
Testing Journal, ASTM, Vol. 28(1), Paper GTJ11959, pp. 1-9, Jan. 2005.
Wartman, J., Seed, R.B., and Bray, J.D. “Shaking Table Modeling of
Seismically Induced Deformation in Slopes,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol.
131, No. 5, May 2005, pp.610-622.
Merry, S.M., Bray,
J.D., and Yoshitomi, S., “Axisymmetric Temperature- and Stress-Dependent Creep
Response of ‘New’ and ‘Old’ HDPE Geomembranes,” Geosynthetics International,
V. 12, No. 1, 2005.
Kim, J., Riemer, M.,
and Bray, J.D., “Dynamic Properties of Geosynthetic Interfaces,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, Vol. 28(3),
Paper GTJ11856, May, 2005, pp. 288-296.
Bray, J. D., R. B.
Sancio, H.T. Travasarou, T., Durgunoglu, A. Onalp, T. L. Youd, J. P. Stewart,
R. B. Seed, O.K. Cetin, E. Bol, M. B. Baturay, C. Christensen, and T.
Karadayilar, “Closure to ‘Subsurface Characterization at Ground Failure Sites
in Adapazari, Turkey,’” J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 4, 2006, pp. 541-547.
Rathje, E.M.,
Stewart, J.P., Baturay, M.B., Bray, J.D., and Bardet, J.P., “Strong Ground
Motions and Damage Patterns from the 1999 Duzce Earthquake in
Bray, J.D. and
Kelson, K.I., “Observations of Surface Fault Rupture from the 1906 Earthquake
in the Context of Current Practice,” Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute, Vol. 22, in press.
Bray, J.D. and Sancio, R.B., “An Assessment of the Liquefaction
Susceptibility of Fine-Grained Soils,” Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, in press.
CONFERENCES
R. B. Seed, J. D. Bray, R. W. Boulanger and H. B. Seed,
"Seismic Response of the Puddingstone and Cogswell Dams in the 1987
Whittier Narrows Earthquake", Proceedings, CSMIP89 Seminar on
Seismological and Engineering Implications of Recent Strong-Motion Data,
Sacramento, Calif., pp. 7-1 through 7-10, May 9, 1989.
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed and H. B. Seed, "Modeling
and Analysis of Base Rock Fault Rupture Propagation through Overlying Cohesive
Soils", Proceedings of the Fourth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, Palm Springs, California, pp. 713-722, May 20-24, 1990.
J. D. Bray, J. L. Chameau and S. Guha, "Seismic
Response of Deep Stiff Clay Deposits", Proceedings of the First Canadian
Symposium on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Vancouver, B.C., pp. 167-174,
May 6-9, 1992.
J. D. Bray, R. W. Boulanger, S. H. Chew and R. B. Seed,
"Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering", Proceedings of
the Eighth Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Dallas, pp. 410-417,
June 10-12, 1992.
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed and H. B. Seed, "On the
Response of Earth Dams Subjected to Fault Rupture", Proceedings, Stability
and Performance of Slopes and Embankments - II, Berkeley, California, pp.
608-624, June 29-July 1, 1992.
P. C. Repetto and J. D. Bray, "Considerations for
Seismic Analysis of Landfills", Proceedings of the Technical Committee on
Foundation Performance during Earthquakes and its Influence on Building Codes,
sponsored by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering, Mexico City, August 20-21, 1992, 18 pp.
P. C. Repetto, J. D. Bray, R. J. Byrne and A. J.
Augello, "Applicability of Wave Propagation Methods to the Seismic
Analysis of Landfills", Proceedings, WasteTech '93, National Solid Wastes
Management Association, Marina Del Rey, California, January 14-15, 1993, 26 pp.
P. C. Repetto, J. D. Bray, R. J. Byrne and A. J.
Augello, "Seismic Design of Landfills", Proceedings, 13th Central
Pennsylvania Geotechnical Seminar, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
and American Society of Civil Engineers, April 12-14, 1993, 32 pp.
J. D. Bray, A. Ashmawy, G. Mukhopadhyay and E. M. Gath,
"Use of Geosynthetics to Mitigate Earthquake Fault Rupture Propagation
Through Compacted Fill", Proceedings of the Geosynthetics '93 Conference,
Volume 1, pp. 379-392, Mar. 30 - Apr. 1, 1993.
D. Chandra, G. C. Lay, P. L. Thielen and J. D. Bray,
"Geogrid Reinforcement for Massive Shear Key Applications",
Proceedings of the Geosynthetics '93 Conference, [Bray's name inadvertently not
included in conference proceedings], Volume 1, pp. 245-254, Mar. 30-Apr. 1,
1993.
R. W. Boulanger, J. D. Bray, S. M. Merry and L. H.
Mejia, "Dynamic Response Analyses of Cogswell Dam During the 1991 Sierra
Madre and 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquakes", Proceedings, SMIP93 Seminar
on Seismological and Engineering Implications of Recent Strong-Motion Data, pp.
91-104, May 20, 1993.
J. D. Bray, R. Deschamps, S. Parkison and A. Augello,
"Braced Excavation at the NIPSCO Bailly Station Power Plant",
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical
Engineering, Vol. II, pp. 765-774, June 1-4, 1993.
R. W. Boulanger, J. D. Bray and R. B. Seed,
"Response of Two Dams in the 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake",
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Case Histories in
Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. I, pp. 635-642, June 1-4, 1993.
J. I. Sun, S. W. Chang, J. D. Bray and L. H. Mejia,
"Damage Patterns/Response of Deep, Stiff Clay Deposits in Oakland",
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Case Histories in
Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. III, pp. 1611-1616, June 1-4, 1993.
J. D. Bray, "Developments in Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering", Report of the Proceedings of the U.S. - Spain
Workshop on Natural Hazards, Barcelona, Spain, J. Corominas and K. P. Georgakakos,
eds., Iowa Institute of Hydraulic
Research, Iowa City, Iowa, pp. 343-361, June 8-11, 1993. [Invited Publication]
J. D. Bray, P. C. Repetto, A. J. Augello, and R. J.
Byrne, "An Overview of Seismic Design Issues for Solid Waste
Landfills", Proceedings, Geosynthetics Research Institute Conference #7,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pp. 242-254, December 14, 1993.
D. L. Eggert, H. Al-Shakuri, N. K. Bleuer, J. D. Bray,
S. W. Chang, W. R. Eckhoff, K. Kayabali, C. A. Munson, P. J. Munson, A. C.
Samuelson, and T. R. West, "Seismic Hazards in Indiana: What We Have
Learned", Proceedings of the Fifth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, Vol. III, pp. 429-442, July 10-14, 1994.
S.M. Merry, J.D. Bray and P.L. Bourdeau,
"Stress-Strain Compatibility of Geomembranes Subjected to
Subsidence," Proceedings of the Geosynthetics '95 Conference, Vol. 2,
pp.799-811, February, 1995.
J.K. Mitchell, J.D. Bray and R.A. Mitchell,
"Material Interactions in Solid Waste Landfills," Proceedings of the
Geoenvironment 2000 Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 1,
pp. 568-590, February, 1995.
A.J. Augello, J.D. Bray, G.A. Leonards, P.C. Repetto and
R.J. Byrne, "Response of Landfills to Seismic Loading," Proceedings
of the Geoenvironment 2000 Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers,
Vol. 2, pp. 1051-1065, February, 1995.
Lazarte, C.A. and Bray, J.D. "Observed Surface
Breakage due to Strike-Slip Faulting", Third International Conference on
Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, MO,
Vol. II, pp. 635-640, April 2-7, 1995.
McMahon, D.J., Stewart, J.P., Kropp, A.L. and Bray, J.D.
“The Performance of Hillside Fills During the Northridge Earthquake,” Third
International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and
Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, MO, Vol. III, pp. 171-177, April 2-7, 1995.
Chang, S.W., Bray, J.D., and Seed R.B. “Ground Motions
From the Northridge Earthquake,” Third International Conference on Recent Advances
in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, MO, Vol. III, pp.
205-213, April 2-7, 1995.
Augello, A.J., Bray, J.D., Matasovic, N., Kavazanjian,
E. and Seed, R.B. “Solid Waste Landfill Performance During the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake,” Third International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical
Engineering and Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, MO, Vol. III, pp. 163-169, April 2-7,
1995.
Espinoza, R.D. and Bray, J.D. “SLOPAS: A New Computer
Program for Generalized Slope Stability Analysis,” Proceedings of the Second Congress on
Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Mohsen, J.P., ed., Atlanta, GA, Vol. 1,
pp. 637-644, June 5-8, 1995.
Espinoza, R.D., Bray, J.D., Taylor, R.L., and Soga, K.
“GeoFEAP for Geotechnical Engineering Analysis,” Proceedings of the Second Congress on
Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Mohsen, J.P., ed., Atlanta, GA, Vol. 1,
pp. 804-811, June 5-8, 1995.
Stewart, J.P., Bray, J.D., McMahon, D.J., and Kropp,
A.L. “Seismic Performance of Hillside
Fills,” in Landslides Under Static and
Dynamic Conditions - Analysis, Monitoring, and Mitigation, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 52,
D.K. Keefer and C.L. Ho, eds., Proc., ASCE Annual Convention, San Diego, CA,
pp. 76-95, 1995.
Augello, A.J., Matasovic, N., Bray, J.D., Kavazanjian,
Jr., E., and Seed, R.B. “Evaluation of
Solid Waste Landfill Performance During the Northridge Earthquake,” in Earthquake Design and Performance of Solid
Waste Landfills, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 54, M. K. Yegian and
W.D.L. Finn, eds., Proc., ASCE Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, pp. 17-50,
1995.
Thomas, P. A., Bray, J. D., and Ke, T-C. “Discontinuous Deformation Analysis for Soil
Mechanics,” in Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) and Simulations of Discontinuous
Media, Salami, M.R. and Banks, D., eds., TSI Press, pp. 454-461, June, 1996.
Pestana, J.M., D’Orazio, T.B., Espinoza, R.D., Bray,
J.D., Hunt, C.E., Lok, T.M., and Marstall, K.
“Stress and Deformation Analysis of La Esperanza Dam Using GeoFEAP and
CONSWELL,” in IV International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of
Dams, ICOLD, Madrid, Spain, Theme B2, 14 pp., September, 25-27, 1996.
Kavazanjian, Jr., E., Matasovic, N., Stokoe, K. H., and
Bray, J. D. “In Situ Shear Wave Velocity
of Solid Waste From Surface Wave Measurements,”
Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Environmental
Geotechnics, Osaka, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 97-102, November 5-8, 1996.
Merry, S.M. and Bray, J.D. "Temperature-Dependent Multi-Axial Creep
Response of HDPE Geomembranes," Proceedings of the Geosynthetics '97
Conference, Vol. 1, pp. 163-176, March 10-13, 1997.
Seed, R. B., Chang, S. W., Dickenson, S. E., and Bray,
J. D. “Site-Dependent Seismic Response
Including Recent Strong Motion Data,” in
Seismic Behaviour of Ground and Geotechnical Structures, Seco e Pinto, P. S.,
ed., Proc. of Spec. Session on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, XIV
International Conf. On Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Stewart,
J.P., Bray, J.D., McMahon, D.J., and Kropp, A.L. “Structural Fill Performance During the 1994
Northridge Earthquake,” Proc.,
NEHRP Conference and Workshop on Research on the Northridge, California Earthquake
of January 17, 1994, Calif. Univ. for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Los
Angeles, CA, pp. II-173 through II-180, 1998.
Augello,
A.J., Bray, J.D., Seed, R.B., Matasovic, N., and Kavazanjian, Jr., E.
“Performance of Solid-Waste Landfill During the Northridge Earthquake,” Proc.,
NEHRP Conference and Workshop on Research on the Northridge, California
Earthquake of January 17, 1994, California Universities for Research in
Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, pp. II-71 through II-80, 1998.
Chang, S.W. and Bray,
J.D. “Implications of Recent Strong
Motion Data for Seismic Building Code Design at Deep, Stiff Soil Sites,” Proc.,
NEHRP Conference and Workshop on Research on the Northridge, California Earthquake
of January 17, 1994, Calif. Univ. for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Los
Angeles, CA, pp. II-90 through II-99, 1998.
Wartman,
J., Rathje, E. M., Bray, J. D., Riemer, M.F., and Seed, R. B. “Shaking
Table-Based Evaluation of the Newmark Procedure for Estimating Seismically
Induced Slope Deformations,” Proc., The
5th Caltrans Seismic Research Workshop, Caltrans, Sacramento, CA,
June 16-18, 1998.
Riemer,
M. F., Gookin, W. B., Bray, J. D., and Wartman, J. “Using Reflected Shear Waves
to Measure Small Strain Dynamic Properties,” Proc., The 5th Caltrans
Seismic Research Workshop, Caltrans, Sacramento, CA, June 16-18, 1998.
Hunt,
C. E., Pestana, J. M. and Bray, J. D.
“Effect of Pile Installation on the Shear Wave Velocity of a Soft Clay
Deposit,” Proc., The 5th Caltrans Seismic Research Workshop,
Caltrans,
Wartman,
J., Riemer, M.F., Bray, J. D., and Seed, R. B. “Newmark Analyses of a Shaking
Table Slope Stability Experiment,”
Proc., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III, ASCE,
Geotechnical Special Publication No. 75, Dakoulas, Yegian and Holtz, eds.,
Seattle, WA, pp. 778-789, August 3-6, 1998.
Bray,
J. D., Riemer, M. F., Gookin, W. B., "On the Dynamic Characterization of
Soils," Proc., 2nd Inter. Conf. On
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, ISSMFE, Seco e Pinto, ed., Balkema,
Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 3, pp.
847-856, June 21-25, 1999. [Invited Publication]
Rathje,
E. M. and Bray, J. D., "Two Dimensional Seismic Response of Solid-Waste
Landfills," Proc., 2nd Inter. Conf. On Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering, ISSMFE, Seco e Pinto, ed., Balkema, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 2, pp.
655-660, June 21-25, 1999.
Wartman,
J, Seed, R.B., Bray, J.D., Riemer, M.F., and Rathje, E.M., "Laboratory
Evaluation of the Newmark Procedure for Assessing Seismcially-Induced Slope
Deformations," Proc., 2nd Inter. Conf. On Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering, ISSMFE, Seco e Pinto, ed., Balkema, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 2, pp.
673-678, June 21-25, 1999.
Rodriguez-Marek, A.,
Bray, J. D., and Abrahamson, N. A., “Empirically Based Geotechnical Seismic
Site Classification,” Proceedings of the 5th U. S. Conference on
Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, WA, August, 1999.
Rodriguez-Marek, A.,
Bray, J. D., and Abrahamson, N. A., “A Geotechnical Seismic Site Response
Evaluation Procedure,” Proc. of the 12th World Conference on
Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, Paper 1590, 8 pp., Feb., 2000.
Hunt, C. E.,
Pestana, J. M., Bray, J.D., and Riemer,
M.F., “Effect of Pile Installation on Static and Dynamic Properties of Soft
Clays,” Proceedings of the GeoDenver 2000 Conference, ASCE, Denver, CO, August
3-6, 2000.
Whang, D.,
Riemer, M.F., Bray, J.D., Stewart, J.P., and Smith, P.M., “Characterization of
Seismic-Compression of Some Compacted Fills,” Proceedings of the GeoDenver 2000
Conference, ASCE, Denver, CO, August 3-6, 2000.
Durgunoglu, H. T.,
Sancio, R.B., Bray J.D., Karadayilar, T., and Onalp, A., “Sivilasmis Zeminlerde
Zemin Davranisi Modellemesinde Kullanilan Zemin Arastirma Yontemleri-Adapazari
Ornegi,” Zemin Mekanigi ve Temel Muhendisligi Sekizinci Ulusal Kongresi,
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, August 26-27, 2000.
Durgunoglu, H. T.,
Karadayilar, T., Bray J.D., Sancio, R.B., and Hacialioglu, E., “Sismik Statik
Penetrasyon Deneyi (SCPT) Ile Geoteknik-Geokinamik Zemin Profili,” Zemin
Mekanigi ve Temel Muhendisligi Sekizinci Ulusal Kongresi, Istanbul Technical
University, Istanbul, Turkey, August 26-27, 2000.
Bray, J.D. and
Rodriguez-Marek, A. “Near-Fault Seismic Site Effects,” Proceedings, US-Japan
Workshop on Near-Field Earthquake Shaking, PEER-2000/02 Report, Pacific
Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Berkeley, CA, March 20-21, 2000
[Invited Paper].
Bray, J. D. “Developing
Mitigation Measures for the Hazards Associated with Earthquake Surface Fault
Rupture,” in A Workshop on Seismic Fault-Induced Failures – Possible
Remedies for Damage to Urban Facilities, Research Project 2000 Grant-in-Aid
for Scientific Research (No. 12355020), Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science, Workshop Leader, Kazuo
Konagai, University of Tokyo, Japan,
pp. 55-79, January 11-12, 2001 [Invited Paper].
Bray, J. D., Fang,
Y.S., Tani, S., Yang, H.W., Hyodo, M., and Lew, M. “General Report - Session X:
Case Histories of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Failures, and
Geotechnical Analysis of Recent Earthquakes"
in Proc., Fourth International Conference on Recent Advances in
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego, CA, March
26-31, 2001. [Invited Paper]
Sancio, R. B.,
Pestana, J.M., Mayoral, J.M., Moss, R., Seed, R.B., and Bray, J.D. “Attenuation
of Peak Ground Acceleartion with Distance of the June 15, 1999 Tehuacan, Mexico
Earthquake,” in Proc., Fourth International Conference on Recent Advances in
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego, CA, March
26-31, 2001.
Wartman, J., Bray,
J.D., and Seed, R.B. “Shaking Table Experiment of a Model Slope Subjected to
Two Ground Motions,” in Proc., Fourth International Conference on Recent
Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego,
CA, March 26-31, 2001.
O’Sullivan,
C. and Bray J. D. “A Comparative Evaluation of Two Approaches to Discrete Element
Modeling of Particulate Media,” Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Discontinuous Deformation,
Bicanic, N. (ed.), University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, pp. 97-110, June, 2001.
Bray,
J. D., R. B. Sancio, H.T. Durgunoglu, A. Onalp, R. B. Seed, J. P. Stewart, T.
L. Youd, M. B. Baturay, K.O. Cetin, C. Christensen, T. Karadayilar, and C.
Emrem “Ground Failure In
O’Sullivan, C., J.D. Bray, and M.F. Riemer, “3-D DEM
Validation using Steel Balls with Regular Packing Arrangements”, Proceedings
of the Third International Conference on Discrete Element Methods: Numerical
Modelling of Discontinua, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 117,
2002.
O’Sullivan, C. and Bray, J.D., “Relating the Response of Idealized
Analogue Particles and Real Sands”, Proceedings of the Numerical Modeling in
Micro-mechanics via Particle Methods, First International PFC Symposium,
Nov. 2002.
Travasarou, T., and
Bray, J.D. “Optimal Ground Motion Intensity Measures for Assessment of Seismic
Slope Displacements,” 2003 Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
Sancio, R.B., Bray, J.D., Riemer, M.F. and Durgunoglu, T. “An
assessment of the liquefaction susceptibility of Adapazari silt,” 2003
Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
Travasarou, T., and
Bray, J.D. “Probabilistically-Based Estimates of Seismic Slope Displacements,”
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Applications of Statistics
and Probability in Civil Engineering, San Francisco, CA, July 6-9, 2003.
O'Sullivan, C. and
Bray, J.D. “Evolution of Localizations in Idealized Granular Materials” Quasi-Static
Deformations of Particulate Materials, Proc. of the QuaDPM’03 Workshop,
Bagi, K., ed., Budapest, Aug 25 - 28, 2003, pp. 195-202.
O'Sullivan, C. and
Bray, J.D. “Methods to Calculate Strain in Discrete Element Modeling” Deformation
Characteristics of Geomaterials, LYON September 22 - 24, 2003.
Bray, J.D., Sancio,
R.B., Riemer, M.F. and Durgunoglu, T. “Liquefaction Susceptibility of
Fine-Grained Soils,” Proc. 11th Inter. Conf. On Soil
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and 3rd Inter. Conf. On
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Doolin, Kammerer, Nogami, Seed and
Towhata, Eds., Berkeley, CA, Jan. 7-9, 2004, V.1, pp. 655-662.
Koragappa, N., Bray,
J.D., Meyer, D., and Travasarou, T. “Seismic Slope Stability of a Landfill on
Sancio, R., Bray,
J.D., Durgunoglu, T., and Onalp, A. “Performance of Buildings over Liquefiable
Ground in
Travasarou, T.,
Bray, J.D., and Der Kiureghian, A.D. “A Probabilistic Methodology for Assessing
Seismic Slope Displacements,” 13th World Conference on Earthquake
Engineering,
Bird, J.F., Sancio,
R., Bray, J.D., and Bommer, J. “The Ground Failure Component of Earthquake Loss
Estimations: A Case Study of
Zekkos, D.P., Bray,
J.D., and Der Kiureghian, A. “Reliability of Shallow Foundation Design Using
the Standard Penetration Test,” Proc. ISC-2 on Geotech. and Geophysical Site
Characterization, Viana da Fonseca & Mayne, Eds., Millpress, Rotterdam,
Sept., 2004, pp. 1575-1582.
Zekkos, D.P., Bray,
J.D., Kavazanjian, E., Matasovic, N., Rathje, E., Riemer, M., and Stokoe II,
K.H. “A Framework for the Estimation of MSW Unit Weight Profile,” Sardina 2005,
10th Intl. Waste Man.. & Landfill
Travasarou, T., and
Bray, J.D. “Insights from Soil Structure Interaction Analyses of Buildings in
Adapazari, Turkey,” in Proc., 1st Greece-Japan Workshop, G. Gazetas,
Y. Goto, and T. Tazoh, Eds., Athens, Oct. 11-12, 2005.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed and H. B. Seed, "The Effects
of Tectonic Movements on Stresses and Deformations in Earth Embankments",
Report No. UCB/EERC-90/13,
R. B. Seed, R. W. Boulanger, J. D. Bray, S. E.
Dickenson, R. E. Kayen, J. Lysmer, J. K. Mitchell, P. G. Nicholson, M. J.
Pender, M. F. Riemer, G. R. Schmertmann, and N. Sitar, "The Loma Prieta
Earthquake of October 17, 1989:
Geotechnical Considerations", Chapter 2 in the "Preliminary
Report on the Seismological and Engineering Aspects of the October 17, 1989 Santa
Cruz (Loma Prieta) Earthquake", Earthquake Engineering Research Center,
Report No. UCB/EERC-89/14,
J. D. Bray, "The Effects of Tectonic Movements on
Stresses and Deformations in Earth Embankments", Ph.D. thesis,
R. B. Seed, S. E. Dickenson, M. F. Riemer, J. D. Bray,
N. Sitar, J. K. Mitchell, I. M. Idriss, A. Kropp, L. F. Harder, Jr. and M. S.
Power, "Preliminary Report on the Principal Geotechnical Aspects of the
October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake", Earthquake Engineering Research
Center, Report No. UCB/EERC-90/05,
J. D. Bray, R. B. Seed and R. W. Boulanger,
"Investigation of the Response of Puddingstone and Cogswell Dams in the
R. W. Boulanger, R. B. Seed and J. D. Bray,
"Investigation of the Response of Puddingstone and Cogswell Dams in the
R. W. Boulanger, J. D. Bray, S. H. Chew, R. B. Seed, J.
M. Duncan and J. K. Mitchell, "SSCOMPPC:
A Finite Element Analysis Program for Evaluation of Soil-Structure
Interaction, and Compaction Effects: PC Version 1.0", Geotechnical Engineering
Report No. UCB/GT/91-02,
Guha, S., Bray, J.D., and Drnevich, V.P.
"Characteristics of the
S. Chang, G. Santana, J. D. Bray and R. B. Seed,
"Strong Ground Motion", Chapter 3 in the "Preliminary Report on
the Seismological and Engineering Aspects of the January 17, 1994 Northridge
Earthquake", Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Report No.
UCB/EERC-94/01,
J. D. Bray, M. Riemer, R. B. Seed, N. Sitar and J.
Stewart, "Geotechnical Considerations", Chapter 4 in the "Preliminary
Report on the Seismological and Engineering Aspects of the January 17, 1994
Northridge Earthquake", Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Report No.
UCB/EERC-94/01,
Geotechnical Engineering Group, Department of Civil
Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, "Preliminary Report of
the Geotechnical Aspects of the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake" in
Geotechnical News, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 27-29, March, 1994.
S.W. Chang, J.D. Bray and R.B. Seed, "Ground
Motions and Damage Patterns," in Geotechnical News, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp.
49-52, June 1994.
J.Stewart, P. Thomas, R.B. Seed and J.D. Bray,
"Soil Liquefaction and Dynamic Ground Compaction" in Geotechnical
News, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 53-56, June 1994.
A.J. Augello, J.D. Bray and R.B. Seed, "Solid Waste
Landfill Performance," in Geotechnical News, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 63-65,
June 1994.
J.P. Stewart, J.D. Bray, R.B. Seed and N. Sitar, eds.,
"Preliminary Report on the Principal Geotechnical Aspects of the January
17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake,"
Murbach, D., Rockwell, T.K. and Bray, J.D.
"Preliminary Observations: Characteristics of the 1992 Landers Surface
Fault Rupture Adjacent to Distressed Structures", in Mojave Desert,
Murbach, D. and Baldwin, J., eds, Martin Stout Volume, Annual Field Trip
Guidebook #22, South Coast Geological Society, Santa Ana, California, pp.
590-598, 1994.
Fenton, J.S. and Bray, J.D. "Relation of Surficial
Earth Materials to the Characteristics of the 1992 Landers Earthquake Surface
Rupture", Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/94-05,
Boulanger, R. W., Merry, S. M., Bray, J. D., and Mejia,
L. H. “Three-Dimensional Dynamic Response Analyses of Cogswell Dam During the
1991 Sierra Madre and 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquakes,” Center For Geotechnical Modeling Report No.
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