Raj V. Siddharthan, Ph.D., P.E
Professor of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno , NV 89557
Telephone:
(775) 784-1411, Fax:
(775) 784-1390
e-mail: siddhart@unr.edu
Web Page: http://unr.edu/homepage/siddhart/my_page.html
Education
1984 Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Canada
1981 M.S. University of British Columbia, Canada
1977 B.S. (Hons.), University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Registration: Registered Professional Engineer (State of Nevada # 10656)
Publications/Research Activities/Consulting:
Soon after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Canada, he joined University of Nevada, Reno in 1984. He developed a two-dimensional effective stress based computational model ( TARA) to study seismic response evaluation of soil structures. A revised version of this computational model is being widely used by the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in their seismic evaluation of many dams located around the country. The research contributions have been in many diversified disciplines, including, geotechnical-earthquake engineering, offshore engineering, and transportation engineering. He was directly responsible for research projects totaling more than $2.1 million and in addition as a co-investigator capacity in projects totaling more than $3.4 million. Sponsoring agencies include, Engineering Foundation, National Science Foundation (NSF), Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI), NOVOPHALT Inc., Nevada Department of Transportation, California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program, Department of Energy (DOE), Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office (NWPO), US Army Research Office, and Southern California Earthquake Center. He has been involved in two independent seismic soil response verification studies: NSF-VELACS study and EPRI study. In the VELACS study, his code was used in a "verification" exercise using extensive laboratory-centrifuge test results.
In recognition of his research contribution, he was awarded the 1997 Shamsher Prakash Foundation Citation for work on Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction and Stability of Retaining Structures under Earthquakes.
Dr. Siddharthan has authored more than 135 publications of which 53 are reviewed publications.
Please visit the following URL: http://unr.edu/homepage/siddhart/my_page.html for more information.
His work has been cited by over 200 publications. For information visit Citation Index web site at: (Use key word(s): siddharthan r or siddharthan rv) - http://apps.isiknowledge.com/summary.do
Dr. Siddharthan has been involved in a variety of consulting projects for a number firms including, Klohn Leonoff Consultants, Vancouver; Komex Consultants, Calgary; Exxon, Houston; GAB Corporation, Sacramento; Welsh Engineers, Denver; Pezonella Associates, Reno; EIC Consultants, Denver; Golder Associates, Denver; Harding and Lawson Associates, Reno; WESTECH, Reno; SEA Engineers, Pacific Engineering and Analysis, California; Summit Engineers, Reno; Lumos Associates, Reno; CNI Inc., Tucson; Bently Holdings, California; Maritime International, Louisiana; SaLUT, Inc., Maryland; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA; Freeman, D’Aiuto. Pierce, Gurev, Keeling, and Wolf, Stockton, CA; Weidlinger Associates, NY; Wood Rogers Inc, Reno, NV; Robert Maddox and Associates, Reno, NV; Summit Engineering, Las Vegas, NV.
The above projects involved many geotechnical seismic design issues that included site-specific response analyses, soil-structure interaction, liquefaction, and permanent deformation.