Robert B. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Professor - Brunswick-Abernathy Regents Professor in Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Engineering
Office: ECJ 9.227H
Phone: (512) 232-3688
Fax: (512) 471-6548
Email: bob_gilbert@mail.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1792
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-GEO
1 University Station C1792
Austin, TX 78712-0273
Area(s) of Expertise:
Geotechnical Engineering
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering, 1993
M.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987
Technical Interests:
Performance reliability and risk management for geotechnical and geoenvironmental systems; waste containment; site remediation; slope stability; offshore foundations
Selected Publications:
Liu, C-N. and Gilbert, R. B. (2003), “A Simplified Method for Estimating Geosynthetic Loads During the Placement of Cover Soil,” Geosynthetics International, IGS, in press.
Welker, A. L. and Gilbert, R. B. (2003), “Calibration of Flow and Transport Model with a Bench-Scale Prefabricated Vertical Drain Remediation System,” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, 129(1), 81-90.
Welker, A. L. and Gilbert, R. B. (2002), “A Bench Scale PVD Remediation System Experiment,” Waste Management, Vol. 22, 791-801.
Gilbert, R. B., Ward, E. G. and Wolford, A. J. (2001), “Assessment of Oil Spill Risk for Shuttle Tankers in the Gulf of Mexico,” Safety & Reliability, The Safety and Reliability Society, Vol. 21, No. 2, 80-105.
Welker, A. L. and Gilbert, R. B. (2000), “Using a Reduced Equivalent Diameter for a Prefabricated Vertical Drain to Account for Smear,” Geosynthetics International, Vol. 7, No. 1, 47-57.