David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E., S.M., F. ASCE, SCM (Ret.), O.E.

Geotechnical Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

Auburn University, AL 36830 USA

elton@eng.auburn.edu


Registered Professional Engineer, Alabama, no.18198

Tel.: 1 334 844 6285

Cell: 1 334 319 3119

Fax: 1 334 844 6290

 

 

These videos give accredited CEUs / PDHs from Auburn University.

 

 

FIELDS OF INTEREST

Geotechnical engineering, geosynthetics, landfills, soil mechanics, liquefaction, erosion control, foundation engineering, pavement evaluation, soils magic, geotechnical education.

 

HONORS and AWARDS

Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (2012)

Winner, ASCE Geo-Institute Geotechnical Limerick Contest (2012)

USUCGER nominee for the NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar (2003)

North American Geosynthetics Society, President, 2006 - 2010

USUCGER Board of Directors, 2001 - 2005

ASCE National Student Geotechnical Competition Committee, 2001-2008

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2002)

ASCE Geo-Institute nominee for the ASCE ExCEEd Career Award for Excellence in Teaching (2002)

USUCGER Distinguished Educator Award (2002)

Fred Burggraf Award of the Transportation Research Board, for paper "Expert System for Diagnosing Hot Mix Asphalt Segregation" (1989)

IGS Service Award (2000) from the International Geosynthetics Society

Who's Who in Engineering Education (2002)

Utah State University teaching commendation (2002)

Alabama Professional Engineer's License 18198

 

PATENTS

“Non-contact Road Profilometer and Deflection Meter", U.S. patent no. 4,571,695, 18 Feb 1986.

“Reinforcement Fabrics with Electronic Transmission Capabilities”, with Howard Thomas, Andrew Sivulka, Lloyd Riggs, Auburn University was issued US patent no. 8,009,120, 30 Aug 2011.

 

BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS

Book: Elton, D.J. (2001) Soils Magic, Geotechnical Special Publication 114, book and CD-ROM, American Society of Civil Engineers, Alexandria, VA. ASCE Best seller.

Book Chapter: The Teton Dam Failure, invited chapter in When Technology Fails, 1993, Gale Research, Inc., Detroit (also televised).

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

International Geosynthetics Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board Committees, Past President - North American Geosynthetics Society, Board member - U.S. Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research

 

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Last Update: 9/16/2013