
RESEARCH INTEREST
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Advanced Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
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Soil Dynamics
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Ground Improvement Method
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Insitu Cyclic Response of Soil
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Blast Induced Soil Liquefaction
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Soil-Structure-Interaction
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Instrumentation for the Novel Large Scale Field Experiments
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Rock Mechanics and Rock Dynamics
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Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
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Slope Stability and Landslide Assessment
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. National Science Foundation (2017-2020). “Collaborative Research: Bridging the In-situ and Elemental Cyclic Response of Transitional Soils,” Armin W. Stuedlein (PI), T. Matthew Evans (Co-PI); In collaboration with Kenneth Stokoe and Brady Cox, The University of Texas at Austin
2. Port of Portland in Collaboration with the Cascadia Lifelines Program (2017-2019). “Deep, In-situ Dynamic Response of Liquefiable Soils,” Armin W. Stuedlein (PI).
3. National Science Foundation (2019-2020). “Role of Spatial Variability in Liquefaction Consequence Severity,” Armin W. Stuedlein, (PI), in collaboration with Chris McGann and Brendon Bradley, University of. Canterbury, New Zealand.
4. Oregon Department of Transportation, ODOT (2017-2019), “Determining the Post-Blast Liquefaction Strength of Silt,” Armin W. Stuedlein (PI)
5. Cascadia Lifelines Program (2020-2021), “Advancing the Practice of Cyclic Softening Assessments of Silt Soils.” Armin W. Stuedlein (PI)
6. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center PEER (2021-2022), “Advancing Triggering criteria, Estimation of permanent deformations.” Armin W. Stuedlein (PI)
7. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board (TRB), Federal Highway Administration (FHA) (July, 2021-Present). “Proposed AASHTO Specifications for Design of Piles for Downdrag,” Professor Armin W. Stuedlein (Co-PI), Professor Richard Coffman (PI), University of Arkansas and Professor Aaron Budge (PI), Minnesota State University.
SPONSORED RESEARCH
PIs Project Title Source Role Total Amount Dates
Jana, A. Soil-Specific Ground Motion Model for the NSF- CRESCENT PI $30,000 8/24-8/25 Equivalent Number of Loading Cycles for Subduction Zone Earthquakes and Cyclic Failure Assessments
Jana, A., Dynamic in-situ Responses and Liquefaction National Science Co-PI $1,000,000 1/25-12/27
Stuedlein, A of Gravelly Soil Deposits. Foundation (NSF)
(CMMI AWARD # 2420070)
Jana, A. CE: Universal Soil Dynamic System Equipment Fee Allocation PI $36,466 4/25-4/26
Committee (EFAC)
Grant MSU
Jana, A. Improving Civil Geotechnical Bryan Innovative PI $10,000 3/25-9/26
Engineering Education with Instructional Grant
Evidence-Based Instruction and Program, MSU
Laboratory Demonstration Models