Educational Background:
- B.S.C.E., Clarkson University
- M.S.C.E., Purdue University
- Ph.D., Lehigh University
Teaching Experience:
- Lehigh University, 1984 - 1985
- Bucknell University, 1985 - Present
- Visiting Academic, University of Nottingham, 1998 - 1999
Teaching Specialties:
- soil mechanics
- foundation engineering
- environmental geotechnology
- ground improvement
Research Interests:
- hazardous waste management
- environmental geotechnics
- slurry trench cutoff walls
- waste site remediation, in situ testing
Books:
- LaGrega M. L., Buckingham, P. L., and Evans, J.C., Hazardous Waste Management, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, NY, 1994.
- Evans, J. C., ed., In Situ Remediation of the Geoenvironment, Proceedings of the Conference, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 71, February, 1997.
Recent Peer Reviewed Publications:
- Evans, J. C, “The TRD Method: Slag-Cement Materials for In Situ Mixed Vertical Barriers, “ ASCE Specialty Conference: New Peaks in Geotechnics, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. TBA, February, 2007
- Henning, J., Evans, J. C. and Shackelford, C. D., “Membrane Behavior of Soil-Bentonite Slurry Trench Cutoff Wall Backfill,” ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 10, pp. 1243-1249.
- Evans, J. C. and Opdyke, S. M., “Strength, Permeability, and Compatibility of Slag-Cement-Bentonite Slurry Wall Mixtures for Constructing Vertical Barriers,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Environmental Geotechnics, Cardiff, Wales, June 26-30, 2006, Thomas Telford Publishing, UK.
- Evans, J. C., and McGinnis, R. G., “Short-term Study Abroad: Engineering in a Global and Societal Context, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Excellence in Engineering Education; Chicago, Ill, USA, June 18-21, 2006.
- Yeo, S.-S., Shackelford, C. D., and Evans. J. C., ”Consolidation and Hydraulic Conductivity of Nine Model Soil-Bentonite Backfill,” ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 10, pp. 1189-1198.
- Opdyke, S. M. and Evans, J. C. “Slag-Cement-Bentonite Slurry Walls,” ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 6, pp. 673-681.
- Yeo, S.-S., Shackelford, C. D., and Evans. J. C., ”Membrane Behavior of Model Soil-Bentonite Backfill Mixtures,” ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 4, pp. 418-429.
- Evans, J. C. and Ryan, C. “Time-Dependent Strength Behavior of Soil-Bentonite Slurry Wall Backfill’” Waste Containment and Remediation: Proceedings of the Geo-Frontiers 2005 Congress, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 142, January, 2005.
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