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Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E.

Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E.

Research Engineer
Program Manager
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental - CE/TTI, Room 709C
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-3795 · fax (979) 845-6554
briaud@tamu.edu

Professional Interests

Risk analysis

Slope stability

Structural mechanics

In situ tests

Foundation engineering

Expansive clays

Soil mechanics

Field tests

Scour

Retaining walls

Education

Ph.D., Geotechnical Engineering, University of Ottawa, 1979.

M.S., Geotechnical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 1974.

Diploma, Civil Engineering, Ecole Speciale Des Travaux Publics (E.S.T.P.), 1972.

Experience

Research Engineer, Constructed Facilities Division, Texas Transportation Institute, Present.

Program Manager, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental, Texas Transportation Institute, Present.

Professor, Texas Transportation Institute.

Engineer, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees, France, 1988 - May 1988.

Halliburton Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1982 - January 1985.

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1982 - January 1985.

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1978 - January 1982.

Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa, 1976 - January 1978.

Lecturer, University of New Brunswick, 1974 - January 1976.

Teaching Assistant, University of New Brunswick, 1972 - January 1974.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 48690.

Certified Radar Evaluation Officer, U.S. Air Force, 1976.

Affiliations

Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Scour Research Subcommittee, 1997 - Present.

Chair, SETTLEMENT '94, ASCE Specialty Conference, Organizing Committee, 1994.

Member, International Committee on Ground Property Characterization form In-situ Testing, 1994 - Present.

Member, Residential Structures on Expansive Soils, National Committee, 1993 - Present.

Chair, Committee on Shallow Foundations, 1990 - 1994.

Member, American Society of Foundation Engineers, 1990 - Present.

Chair, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Subcommittee on Shallow Foundations, Committee on Foundations of Bridges and other Structures, National Committee, 1990 - 1996.

Member, International Committee on Pressuremeters and Dilatometers, 1990 - 1994.

Control Group Member, Deep Foundations, National Committee, 1986 - 1995.

Control Group Member, Shallow Foundations, National Committee, 1986 - 1988.

Chair, Second International Symposium on the Pressuremeter, Texas A&M University, Organization Committee, 1986.

Member, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1985 - 1992.

Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Foundation of Bridges and other Structures, National Committee, 1984 - 1996.

Director, Brazos Branch, 1983 - 1985.

Chair, Pressure Testing, National Committee, 1983 - 1991.

Member, Marine Geotechnics, National Committee, 1983 - 1991.

Chair, Continuing Education, Texas Section, 1983 - 1984.

Member, Shallow Foundations, National Committee, 1982 - 1986.

President, Brazos Branch, 1982 - 1983.

Chair, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Texas Section, 1982 - 1983.

Member, Deep Foundations, National Committee, 1982 - 1986.

Vice President, Brazos Branch, 1981 - 1982.

Member, Hogentogler Award Committee, 1981 - 1985.

Member, Deep Foundations, National Committee, 1981 - 1991.

Member, Sampling and Related Field Testing, National Committee, 1981 - 1991.

Vice Chair, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Texas Section, 1981 - 1982.

Secretary/Treasurer, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Texas Division, 1980 - 1981.

Chair, ISSMGE-TC33 Scour of Foundations, International Committee, 1980 - Present.

Chair, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Technical Committee on Scour of Foundations, 1978 - Present.

Honors/Awards

Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1995.

Citation for One of the 14 Best Papers in Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1994.

Citation for One of the Ten Most Published Authors in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1994.

Zachry Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas A&M University, 1993.

1992 Cross Canada Lecturer, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 1992.

International Who's Who of Intellectuals, 1993.

TEES Fellow Award for Significant Contributions in Engineering Research, Texas A&M University, 1990.

Best Paper of Session Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Section, 1988.

TEES Fellow Award for Significant Contributions in Engineering Research, Texas A&M University, 1988.

The 1987 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1987.

Special Service Award, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1987.

Halliburton Award of Excellence, Texas A&M University, 1985.

Citation for One of the Ten Best Papers in Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1986.

Hogentogler Award for Best Paper of the Year in Geotechnical Engineering, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1981.

Selected Publications

J. Briaud, D. Kim, P. Gardoni, F. Olivera, H. Chen, K. Elsbury. Simplified Method for Estimating Scour. PSR. 0-5505-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2009.

J. Briaud, A.V. Govindasamy, D. Kim, P. Gardoni, F. Olivera, H. Chen, C.C. Mathewson, K. Elsbury. Simplified Method for Estimating Scour at Bridges. Research Report. 0-5505-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2009.

R.P. Bligh, J. Briaud, K. Kim, A. Abu-Odeh. Design of Roadside Barrier Systems Placed on MSE Retaining Wall. 475350-F. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2009.

J. Briaud, H. Chen, K. Chang, Y. Chung, N. Park, W. Wang, P. Yeh. Establish Guidance for Soils Properties-Based Prediction of Meander Migration Rate. Research Report. 0-4378-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2007.

J. Briaud, H. Chen, K. Chang, Y. Chung, N. Park, W. Wang, P. Yeh. Establish Guidance for Soils Properties-Based Prediction of Meander Migration Rate. PSR. 0-4378-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2006.

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