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Recent Publications

Stolte, A., Wotherspoon, L., Cox, B.R., Wood, C.M., Jeong, S., Munro, J. (2023). The influence of multiple impedance contrasts on mHVSR site period estimates in the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand and implications for site classification, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra, 39(1) 288-309 doi.org/10.1177/87552930221130762.

Wood, C. M., Woodfield, L.J., Rahimi, S. Rosado-Fuentes, A., Sanchez-Sesma, F.J., Cruz-Jimenez, H., Mayoral, J.M., and De La Rosa, D. (2023). Shear Wave Velocity and Site Period Measurements for the Western Portion of the Mexico City Basin Following the Mw7.1 2017 Puebla-Morelos, Mexico, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra, 39(1), 505-527. doi.org/10.1177/87552930221120834

Himel, A. and Wood, C.M. (2023). An approach for developing site signature consistent deep shear wave velocity profiles for the Mississippi embayment using generalized power-law functions, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol 164, January 2023, 107652.

Rahimi, S., Wood, C.M. & Himel, A.K. (2022). Practical guidelines for near-field mitigation on array-based active surface wave testing, Geophysical Journal International, Volume 229, Issue 3, June 2022, Pages 1531–1549, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggac011

Welcome to the Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Laboratory

The Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Laboratory is located at the University of Arkansas in the Department of Civil Engineering. Research in the lab focuses on geotechnical engineering issues related to earthquake loading, soil dynamics and nondestructive material characterization using stress waves and electrical resistivity. Specific research topics include dynamic site characterization using surface wave methods, topographic effects for earthquake ground motion, pavement characterization using surface wave methods, characterization of AC water distribution pipe, non-destructive evaluation of levees, and site response for highway structures.

The lab group is led by Dr. Clinton Wood who formed the lab in 2013 after finishing his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Wood received his M.S. and B.S. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Joining the Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Laboratory

Graduate Students

Highly qualified undergraduate or graduate students interested in pursuing graduate degrees in Dr. Wood’s lab are encouraged to contact Dr. Wood in person or via email. Email applicants should provide a statement of purpose (1 page maximum), current CV, and GRE scores. International applicants must include TOEFL scores. Only complete applications will be acknowledged and considered.

Graduate students in the lab are typically fully funded (tuition, monthly stipend), as such positions are dependent on current funding availability. For highly-qualified domestic PhD students, Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships (DDFs) and Doctoral Academy Fellowships (DAFs) are available to supplement the standard graduate stipend. DDFs provide an additional $22K per year for 4 years and DAFs provide an additional $12K per year for 4 years. Requirements for DAFs and DDFs are as follows:

DAFs: GRE =>302 with =>4 on writing score; Strong letters of recommendation.

DDFs: GRE =>308 with =>4.5 on writing score; Strong letters of recommendation.

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students interested in working hourly or pursuing honors degrees in Dr. Wood’s lab are encouraged to contact Dr. Wood in person or via email to inquire about current research opportunities.

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