Title
Edward G. Cahill and John R. Cahill Professor of Civil and Environemental Engineering

Department
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Faculty URL
https://www.ce.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/sitar

Email
sitar@berkeley.edu

Phone
(510) 643-8623


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Research Expertise and Interest
geotechnical earthquake engineering, wireless sensors, seismic slope stability, seismic earth pressure, rock erosion, groundwater remediation, numerical modeling of solid-fluid interaction, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering

Research Description
Nicholas Sitar is a professor in the Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering.? His research interests include:
Slope stability under static and seismic loading.
Seismic earth pressure on retaining structures.
Seismic performance of tunnels and underground structures.
Rock slope stability and rock erosion.
Self-configuring wireless sensor networks for monitoring of natural processes.
Numerical modeling and visualization of natural hazards.
Numerical modeling of discontinuous (fractured) rock masses and rock-fluid interaction.
Study of the influence of depositional/geologic environment on the properties of granular deposits.