Alfredo Urzua

earth and environmental sciences

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Alfredo Urzua, Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Phone: 617-552-3640
Email: urzua@bc.edu

INTERESTS

Groundwater Modeling, Geotechnical Engineering

COURSES

GE 472 - Computational Techniques in Geotechnology (Spring 2009)

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS AND PROJECTS

Nathaniel Cameron

Earthquake and building response spectra.

M.S. ALUMNI

Margela Andrews
Andrew Gobeil

Steady state seepage through a homogeneous isotropic earth dam with vertical sides overlying an impermeable boundary. (2005).

Esteban Hormazabal

Estimating flow and pore pressure in open pit mines. (2005).

Daniel Lacz

Animated concepts of soil mechanics. (2003)

Ashling Petro-Roy

Parametric study of confined flow under an impervious concrete dam. (2003).

Jennifer Riela

Applications of reliability analysis to slope stability problems. (2000).

Johnston Huntress

Evaluation of the dynamic properties of soil cement as they relate to unconfined compressive strength. (1999).

David Rose

An examination of lateral displacement in sanitary landfills due to seismic loading. (1996).