J. Michael Duncan
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University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
About
Dr. J. Michael Duncan, Ph.D., P.E. is University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, and Director of the Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research. For the past 40 years he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on foundation engineering and other geotechnical engineering subjects, has supervised research on soil properties and analytical studies, and has served as a consultant on a wide range of geotechnical engineering projects. He has received awards for teaching excellence from UC Berkeley and Virginia Tech, and awards for his contributions to geotechnical engineering practice from ASCE and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, and is an Honorary Member of ASCE. [1]
Library
- An Engineering Manual for Slope Stability Studies, J. Michael Duncan, A.L. Buchignani and Marius De Wet, March 1987. Download File (PDF)
- Limitations of Conventional Analysis of Consolidation Settlement, J. Michael Duncan, 27th Karl Terzaghi Lecture Series, 1991. Download File (PDF)
- Settlement of Footings on Sands - Accuracy and Reliability, C.K. Tan and J.M. Duncan, Geotechnical Engineering Congress 1991. Download File (PDF)
- An Engineering Manual for Settlement Studies, J.M. Duncan and A.L. Buchignani, June 1976, Revised October 1987. Download File (PDF)
- An Engineering Manual for Slope Stability Studies, J.M. Duncan, A.L. Buchignani and Marius De Wet, March 1987. Download File (PDF)
- Presuremeter Test Interpretation, Bryan M. Waisnor, Angelle Ducote-Price, Ben Jaroz, J. Michael Duncan, and Charles J. Smith, Appendix A of Geotechnical Engineering within the Piedmont Physiographic Province, Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, August 2001. Download File (PDF)
- Residual Soil Settlement Calculations and Examples, Bryan M. Waisnor, Angelle Ducote-Price, Ben Jaroz, J. Michael Duncan, and Charles J. Smith, Adapted from Appendix B of Geotechnical Engineering within the Piedmont Physiographic Province, Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, August 2001. Download File (PDF)
- Differential Settlements in Steel Tanks, Timothy B. D'Orazio and James M. Duncan, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 113, No. 9, September 1987. Download File (PDF)
- Stability of Steel Oil Storage Tanks, James M. Duncan and Timothy B. D'Orazio, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 110, No. 9, September 1984. Download File (PDF)
- Hydrocompression Settlement of Deep Fills, Thomas L. Brandon, J. Michael Duncan and William S. Gardner, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 10, October 1990. Download File (PDF)
- Stability and Settlement of Lower Bank and Service Mound Falls at Olmstead Locks and Dam, J. Michael Duncan, Kord J. Wissmann and Thomas L. Brandon, March 1994. Download File (PDF)
- Factors of Safety and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering, J. Michael Duncan, 7th Spencer J. Buchanan Lecture, November 5, 1999. Download File (PDF)
