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Welcome to the homepage of George Filz
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 George M. Filz
Title : Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program Area : Geotechnical Engineering
Address : Patton Hall 109-A
E-mail : filz(at)vt.edu
Telephone : (540) 231-7151
Alternate URL for this homepage : http://www.cee.vt.edu/people/filz.html
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| Areas of Interest : |
| | - Foundation Engineering, Soil Improvement, Soil-Structure Interaction, Vertical Barriers, Landfills
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| Education : |
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- B.S. Mathematics, University of Oregon
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Oregon State University
- M.S. Civil Engineering, Oregon State University
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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| Work Experience : |
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- Assistant Professor to Professor, Virginia Tech, 1992 to present
- Via Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant, and Instructor, Virginia Tech, 1988 to 1992
- Geotechnical Engineer, CH2M Hill, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon, 1985 to 1988
- Geotechnical Engineer, L.R. Squier Associates, Inc., Portland, Oregon, 1981 to 1985
- Staff Engineer, Willamette Geotechnical, Corvallis, Oregon, 1980
- Field Engineer, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Berri, Saudi Arabia, 1979
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| Professional Honors, Awards, and Recognitions : |
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- J. James. R. Croes Medal, ASCE, 2006
- Elected Fellow of ASCE, 2005
- Certificates of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 1995, 1998, 2005
- Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, ASCE, 2003
- CEE Alumni Advisory Board Teaching Award, 2000
- Virginia Tech College of Engineering Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, 1996
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1995
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| Courses Taught : |
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- Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
- Earth Pressures and Foundation Structures
- Applied Geotechnical Engineering Analysis
- Foundation Engineering I
- Foundation Engineering II
- Environmental Geotechnics
- Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Seminar
- Soil Mineralogy and Engineering Behavior (Fall 2006)
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| Selected Research Projects : |
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- IGERT - Exploring Interfaces through Graduate Education and Research, National Science Foundation
- Deformation-Based Design of Geotechnical Composite Foundation Systems Incorporating Columnar Support with or without Geosynthetic Reinforcement, National Science Foundation
- Rapid Stabilization/Polymerization of Wet Clay Soils, U.S. Air Force
- GAANN: An Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Biogeochemistry, US Department of Education
- Columnar Reinforcement of Soft Ground beneath Roadway Embankments, Virginia Transportation Research Council
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| Selected Publications : |
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- Filz, G.M., and Smith, M.E. (2007). “Net Vertical Loads on Geosynthetic Reinforcement in Column-Supported Embankments,” Soil Improvement, GSP 172, (on CD-ROM), ASCE, Reston, VA, 10 p.
- Filz, G.M., Hodges, D.E., Weatherby, D.E., and Marr, W.A. (2005). “Standardized Definitions and Laboratory Procedures for Soil-Cement Specimens Applicable to the Wet Method of Deep Mixing,” Innovations in Grouting and Soil Improvement, GSP 136, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, 13 p.
- Britton, J.P., Filz, G.M., and Herring, W.E. (2004). "Measuring the Hydraulic Conductivity of Soil-Bentonite Backfill," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 130(12), 1250-1258.
- Filz, G.M., Adams, T., and Davidson, R.R. (2004). “Stability of Long Trenches in Cohesionless Soil Supported by Bentonite-Water Slurry,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 130(9), 915-921.
- Marques, A.C.M., Filz, G.M., and Vilar, O.C. (2003). “A Composite Compressibility Model for Municipal Solid Waste,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 129(4), 372-378.
- Esterhuizen, J.J.B., Filz, G.M., and Duncan, J.M. (2001). “Constitutive Behavior of Geosynthetic Interfaces,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 127(10), 834-840.
- Filz, G.M., Esterhuizen, J.J.B., and Duncan, J.M. (2001). “Progressive Failure of Lined Waste Impoundments,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 127(10), 841-848.
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