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Charles E. Pierce Dr. Pierce is part of the Geotechnical Engineering group within the department. Office: Room C212, 300 Main Street Phone: 803-777-3855 Fax: 803-777-0670 Drilling & Sampling MPEG Video |
Education:
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1998.
M.S., Civil Engineering, Northwestern
University, 1993.
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of New
Hampshire, 1991.
Research:
Specialization: Geotechnical and Materials Engineering.
Interests: Time domain reflectometry engineering applications, soil-structure interaction, slope stability and slope monitoring, ground deformation instrumentation, controlled low strength materials, blast and construction vibration analysis.
Sample Projects:
Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements of Localized Deformation in Soft Soils, National Science Foundation.
Bridge Scour Monitoring, Infrastructure Technology Institute at Northwestern University.
Evaluation of Flow Rule for Chicago Glacial Clays in Compression, Northwestern University.
Measurements of Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Columns, University of Illinois and Infrastructure Technology Institute at Northwestern University.
Courses Taught:
ECIV 303 - Civil Engineering Materials
ECIV 303L - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
ECIV 330 - Introductory Geotechnical Engineering
ECIV 330L - Introductory Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
ECIV 731 - Advanced Slope Stability and Earth Structures
ECIV 736 - Ground Improvement Techniques