Dr. Balasingam Muhunthan
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Professor Phone: (509) 335-3921 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1991 - Purdue University, Indiana
- M.S.C.E., Geotechnical Engineering, 1987 - Purdue University, Indiana
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, First Class Honors, 1984 - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
REGISTRATION
- Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, License No. C 057492
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 8/2004 - present Professor, Civil Engineering,Washington State University
- 1/2005 - 8/2005 Visiting Professor, Engineering Science Department, University of Auckland
- 8/97 - 2004 Associate Professor, Civil Engineering,Washington State University
- 8/98 - 8/99 Visiting Professor, Engineering Department, Cambridge University
- 9/91 - 8/97 Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Washington State University
- 5/92 - 8/92 Visiting Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 8/86 - 8/91 Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
- 1/88 - 8/91 Research Assistant, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
- 12/84 - 7/86 Assistant Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Peradeniya University
AWARDS
- Crampton Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, UK (2004)
- Leon Luck Most Effective Professor, Civil and Env. Engineering, Washington State University (2003)
- Outstanding Research Faculty, Civil and Env. Engineering, Washington State University (2002)
- International Research Fellowship, US National Science Foundation (1998)
- Overseas Fellowship, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK (1998)
- Outstanding Teaching Faculty, College of Engineering, Washington State University (1997)
- Outstanding Teaching Faculty, Civil and Environ. Engineering, Washington State University (1997)
- David Ross Fellowship, Purdue University (1988 & 89)
- University Scholarship in Engineering, University of Peradeniya (1984)
RESEARCH
- Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
- Critical State Soil Mechanics
- Bifurcations and Instabilities in Geomaterials
- Thermomechanics and Constitutive Modeling
- Microstructure Characterization and Micromechanics of Geomaterials
- Sedimentation and Self-weight Consolidation of Slurries
- Teton Dam
TEACHING
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Foundations
- Soil and Site Improvement
- Numerical modeling of Geomaterials
- Advanced Geomaterial Characterizationn
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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O. Al Hattamleh, B. Muhunthan, and Zbib, H.M. (2005) "Stress Distribution in Granular Heaps Using Multi-slip Formulation", Intl. J. Num. and Anal. Mtds. Geom 29(7): 713-727.
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O. Al Hattamleh, B. Muhunthan, and Zbib, H.M. (2004) "Gradient Plasticity Modeling of Strain Localization in Granular Materials", Intl. J. Num. and Anal. Mtds. Geom. 28 (6): 465-481.
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Muhunthan, B., Pillai, V.S., and Olcott, D. (2004) "Measurement of Energy and Strength of Sand at Critical State", Geot. Testing Jour. ASTM 27 (2): 198-204.
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Collins, I.F., and Muhunthan, B. (2003) "On the Relationship Between Stress-dilatancy, Anisotropy, and Plastic Dissipation for Granular Materials", Geotechnique, 53(7): 611-618 (Crampton Prize 2004, Institution of Civil Engineers, UK).
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Hawlader, B. C., Muhunthan, B. and Imai, G., (2003). "Viscous Effects on One-dimensional Consolidation of Clays", Intl. Jour. Geom., ASCE, 3 (1/2): 99-110.
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