Ray Seed
University of California, Berkeley
Professor Emeritus
Professor Seed earned his BS, MS, and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at Standford University for four years, and then moved to UC Berkeley where he had a teaching and research career for 30 years. Professor Seed's research has had a significant impact on geotechnical practice in a number of areas including: analysis of compaction-induced stresses and deformations, seismic stability analysis of dams and embankments, analysis of soil liquefaction potential and post-liquefaction behaviors, analysis of reinforced soil systems and deep braced excavations, effects of site conditions on seismic site response, finite element analysis of static and seismic soil-structure interaction, stability and performance evaluation for hazardous waste fills, geotechnical evaluations and mitigation of dams and levees, and others.
Khaled Chowdhury
USACE and UC Berkeley
Senior Geotechnical Engineer and PhD Student
Khaled Chowdhury has over 18 years of experience in evaluations, design, and construction of infrastructure projects. Mr. Chowdhury worked for AECOM (formerly URS) and Kleinfelder for 16 years prior to joining USACE's South Pacific Division Dam Safety Production Center in Sacramento. He was a co-author or reviewer for several dams and levee Guidance Documents or Engineering Manuals for the CA DWR and USACE. He has several technical papers on topics such as seismic evaluations of dams and levees, seepage, stability, seepage cutoff walls, site characterizations. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of California at Berkeley on evaluation of the State of Practice regarding analysis of seismic performance of potentially liquefiable dams based on case histories. This webinar was developed based on Mr. Chowdhury's PhD research work under Professor Seed's guidance. Mr. Chowdhury is a Professional Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer in California.