Dr. Adrian Rodriguez-Marek
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Associate Professor Phone: (509) 335-7088 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2000 - University of California at Berkeley
- M.S., Civil Engineering, 1996 - Washington State University
- B.S., Civil Engineering, 1994 - Washington State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2000-Present, Washington State University, Assistant Professor
- 1996-00 Research/Teaching Assistant, University of California at Berkeley
- 1994-96 Research Assistant, Washington State University
AWARDS
- Teacher of the Year, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Washington State University, 2004
- Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1999
- Harry Bolton Seed Memorial Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, 1996
- Outstanding Student in Civil Engineering, Washington State University, 1992-1994
RESEARCH
- Geotechnical earthquake engineering
- Site response analysis
- Performance based design of geotechnical structures
- Constitutive modeling of geomaterials
- Soil-structure interaction
- Post-earthquake field reconnaissance
TEACHING
- Soil and Site Improvement
- Advanced Geomaterial Characterization
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Characterization of Geomaterials
- Foundations
- Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Xu, L., Rodriguez-Marek, A., Xie, L. (2006). “Design spectra including the effects of rupture directivity in the near-fault region.” Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations, 5(2).
- Rodriguez-Marek, A. and Bray, J. D. (2006) “Site response for near-fault forward directivity ground motions.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(12), 1611-1620.
- Keefer, D., Navarro Ochoa, C., Wartman, J., Rodriguez-Marek, A., and G. F. Wieczorek (2006). “Landslides caused by the M 7.6 Tecomán, Mexico earthquake of January 21, 2003.” Engineering Geology, 86(2-3), 183-197.
- Wartman, J.; Rondinel-Oviedo, E.; Rodriguez-Marek, A. (2005) "Performance and Analyses of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls in the Tecoman, Mexico Earthquake", accepted for publication, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.
- Xie, L., Xu, L., and Rodriguez-Marek, A. (2005). “Representation of near-fault pulse-type ground motions,” Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations, 4(2)
- Wartman, J.; Rodriguez-Marek, A.; Macari, E.J.; Deaton, S.; Ramirez-Reynaga, H.; Navaarro, Ochoa C.; Callan, S.; Keefer, D.; Repetto, P.; and Ovando, Shelley E. (2005) "Ground Failure in the January 21, 2003 Tecoman, Mexico Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, 21(2), 493-598.
- Bray, J.D. and Rodriguez-Marek, A. (2004) "Characterization of Forward-directivity Ground Motions in the Near-fault Region". Soul Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24, 815-828.
- Rodriguez-Marek, A.; Williams, J.L.; Wartman, J.; and Repetto, P.C. (2003) "Southern Peru Earthquake of June 23, 2001: Ground Motions and Site Response", Earthquake Spectra, 19A, p. 11-34.
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