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Thomas C. Sheahan, Sc.D., P.E.
Publications and Presentations
Conference and Other Non-Refereed Papers
Holtz, R.D., W.D. Kovacs and T.C. Sheahan (2007). An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd Edition, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall (in preparation).
Sheahan, T.C., D.M. Qualters, E.J. Mason, D.S. Navick and M. Dixon (2008). “Use of Item Response Theory as a Basis for Assessing and Improving Learning in Freshman Engineering Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, to appear in Jan., 2008 issue. DeGroot, D.J., M.L. Landon and T.C. Sheahan (2007). “Non-destructive Sample Quality Assessment using Shear Wave Velocity,” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (in press). Qualters, D.M., T.C. Sheahan and J.A. Isaacs (2005). “An Electronic Advice Column to Foster Teaching Culture Change,” To Improve the Academy, 24:210-215. Alshawabkeh, A.N., N. Rahbar and T.C. Sheahan (2005). “A Model for Contaminant Mass Flux in Capped Sediment under Consolidation,” Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 78(3):147-165. Sheahan, T.C. and J.M. Pecora (2004). “Pipe Jacking Forces during Utility Installation Related to the Central Artery/Tunnel Construction,” Civil Engineering Practice, 19(2):29-44. Sheahan, T.C., D.J. DeGroot, Q. Fu, and R.M. Ryan (2004). “Use of 'Zero Controlled Gradient' Tests to Determine EOP Compression Behavior,” ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 27(3):314-321. Alshawabkeh, A. N., T.C. Sheahan, and X. Wu (2004). “Coupling of Electrochemical and Mechanical Processes in Soils under DC Fields,” Journal of Mechanics of Materials, 36: 453-465. Sheahan, T. C., A.N. Alshawabkeh, L.A. Fernandez and K.S. Henry (2003). “A Reactive Geocomposite to Remediate Contaminated, Subaqueous Sediments,” Contaminated Sediments: Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation/Restoration, and Management Strategy Performance, ASTM STP 1442, J. Locat, R. Galvez-Cloutier, R. C. Chaney and K. Demars, eds., ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, pp. 236-250. Alshawabkeh, A.N. and T.C. Sheahan (2003). "Soft Soil Stabilization by Ionic Injection under Electric Fields," Ground Improvement, 7(4): 177-185. Sheahan, T.C. and C.L. Ho (2003). "Simplified Trial Wedge Method for Soil Nailed Wall Analysis," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 129(2): 117-124. Alshawabkeh, A. N. and T.C. Sheahan (2002). “Stabilizing Fine-Grained Soils by Phosphate Electro-Grouting," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, No. 1787, Geomaterials 2002, pp.53-60. Sheahan, T.C., D.J. DeGroot and T.J. Mitchell (1999). "State-of-the-Art: Automated Laboratory Stress-Strain-Strength Testing of Soils,” ASTM Special Technical Publication No. 1350, Nondestructive and Automated Testing for Soil and Rock Properties, W.A. Marr and C. Fairhurst, eds., 203-230. Dunbar, S. and T.C. Sheahan (1999). “Seepage Control Remediation at Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, Massachusetts,” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 125(3):198-206. Sheahan, T.C. and D.J. DeGroot (1997). “Laboratory Determination of Coastal Sediment Mechanical Properties,” Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 15(3):231-252. Sheahan, T.C. and P.J. Watters (1997). “Experimental Verification of CRS Consolidation Theory,” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 123(5):430-437. Touran, A., T.C. Sheahan and E. Ozcan (1997). “A Rational Equipment Selection Method Based on Soil Conditions,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 123(1):85-88. Sheahan, T.C. and P.J. Watters (1996). “Using an Automated Rowe Cell for Consolidation Testing,” ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 19(4):354-363. Sheahan, T.C., C.C. Ladd and J.T. Germaine (1996). “Rate Dependent Undrained Shear Behavior of Saturated Clay,” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 122(2):99-108. DeGroot, D.J. and T.C. Sheahan (1995). “Laboratory Methods for Determining Engineering Properties of Overconsolidated Clays,” Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record No. 1479, Engineering Properties and Practice in Overconsolidated Clays, pp. 17-25. Sheahan, T.C. (1995). “Interpretation of Undrained Creep Tests in Terms of Effective Stresses,” Tech. Note, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 32:373-379. Sheahan, T.C., C.C. Ladd and J.T. Germaine (1994). “Time-Dependent Triaxial Relaxation Behavior of a Resedimented Clay,” ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 17(4): 444-452. Sheahan, T.C., D.J. DeGroot and J.T. Germaine (1994). “Using Device Specific Data Acquisition for Automated Laboratory Testing,” Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record No. 1432, Innovations in Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Systems, pp. 9-17. Sheahan, T.C. and J.T. Germaine (1992). “Computer Automation of Conventional Triaxial Equipment,” ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 15(4): 311-322. Sheahan, T.C., J.T. Germaine and C.C. Ladd (1991). “Automated Triaxial Testing of Soft Clays: An Upgraded Commercial System,” ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 13(3): 153-163 (1990). Closure, 14(3): 328-329.
Germaine, J.T., T.C. Sheahan, and R.V. Whitman, editors. Soil Behavior and Soft Ground Construction, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 119, 2002. Sheahan, T.C., assoc. editor. Proceedings, 4th Intl. Symp. on Envir. Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Boston, MA, Aug. 9-13, 1998. Sheahan, T.C. and V.N. Kaliakin, editors. Measuring and Modeling Time Dependent Soil Behavior, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 61, New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996.
Conference and Other Non-Refereed Papers Sheahan, T.C. and V.N. Kaliakin (2007). “Unifying Time-Dependent Behaviors in Cohesive Soils” submitted to the Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials Conference, Monterey, CA. Karademir, T. and T.C. Sheahan (2007). “Comparison of Two Reconsolidation Methods for Mitigating Sample Disturbance in a Natural Clay,” Proceedings of the 13th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela, July 15-19, 2007, pp. 844-849 (CD-ROM). Sheahan, T.C. (2006). “Enhancing Lectures with a Bluetooth-enabled Pen Tablet,” Intl. Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan Puerto Rico, CD-ROM. Sheahan, T.C. (2005). “A Soil Structure Index to Predict Rate Dependence of Stress-Strain Behavior,” in Testing, Modeling and Simulation in Geomechanics, ASCE GSP No. 143, J.A. Yamamuro and J. Koseki (eds.), pp. 81-97. Poirier, S.E., D.J. DeGroot, and T.C. Sheahan (2005). “Measurement of Soil suction in a marine clay as an indicator of sample disturbance,” ASCE Geofrontiers Conference, Austin, TX (CD-ROM). Tang, G., A.N. Alshawabkeh and T.C. Sheahan (2005).“Experimental Study of Nonreactive Solute Transport in Fine-Grained Soils under Consolidation,” ASCE Geofrontiers Conference., Austin, TX (CD-ROM). Sheahan, T.C. (2004). “A View from the Academy: Preparing Future Civil Engineers for Practice,” Civil Engineering Practice, 19(2):65-67. Isaacs, J.A., T.C. Sheahan, S. Freeman and D.M. Qualters (2004). “Disseminating Teaching Tips to Faculty: The “Chalk Talk” Email Column,” Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education, ICEE, Gainesville, FL, October 17-21, CD-ROM. Alshwabkeh, A.N., N. Rahbar, T.C. Sheahan, G. Tang (2004). “Volume Change Effects on Solute Transport in Soils under Consolidation,” Geo Jordan, ASCE Practice Publ. No. 1, ed. by K. Alshibli, A.I.H. Malkawi and M. Alsaleh, pp. 105-115. Sheahan, T.C. (2004). “Since When did I Become the Manager of the Class?,” in Chalk Talk: E-advice from Jonas Chalk, ed. by D.M. Qualters and M.R. Diamond, New Forums Press, Stillwater, OK, pp. 107-142. Duchesne, S.M., Sandford, T.S., Humphrey, D.N. and Sheahan, T.C. (2003). “Soil Nail Retaining Walls in Cold Weather Regions,” Proceedings of the 56th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2003. DeGroot, D.J., T. Lunne, T.C. Sheahan, and R.M. Ryan (2003). "Experience with Downhole Block Sampling in Clays Using Conventional Drilling Equipment," Soil and Rock America 2003, Proceedings of the 12th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Cambridge, MA, June 22-26, 2003, Vol. 1, pp. 521-526. Sheahan, T.C. and A.N. Alshawabkeh (2003). “Practical Aspects of a Reactive Geocomposite to Remediate Contaminated, Subaqueous Sediments,” Soil and Rock America 2003, Proceedings of the 12th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Cambridge, MA, June 22-26, 2003,Vol. 2, pp. 1417-1422. Sheahan, T.C. (2000) “A Field Study of Soil Nails in Clay at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst National Geotechnical Experimentation Site,” National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 93 (J. Benoit and A.J. Lutenegger, eds.), pp. 250-263. Negussey, D., T.C. Sheahan, A. Marr, H. Moo-Young, S. Nazarian, M. Iskander and H. Yu (1999). “Soils and Rock Instrumentation: State of the Art and Future Directions,” in Transportation in the New Millenium, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 5 pp. Sheahan, T.C. and V.N. Kaliakin (1999). “Microstructural Considerations and Validity of the Correspondence Principle for Cohesive Soils,” Proceedings, 13th ASCE Eng. Mech. Conf., Johns Hopkins Univ., June, 1999. Sheahan, T.C. (1998). “ADSC-FHWA Sponsored Soil Nail Research Wraps Up,” Foundation Drilling, Sept./Oct. issue. Oral, T. and T.C. Sheahan (1998). “The Use of Soil Nails in Soft Clays,” ASCE Geotech. Spec. Publ. No. 83, Design and Construction of Earth Retaining Systems (R.J. Finno, Y. Hashash, C.L. Ho and B.P. Sweeney, eds.), 26-40. Sheahan, T.C. and V.N. Kaliakin (1998). “Integrating Micromechanics in Modeling Relaxation Behavior of Cohesive Soils,” Proceedings of the Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Balkema, 147-152. Sheahan, T.C. (1996). Response to 'TA' Corner on Soil Nailing, Foundation Drilling, Sept./Oct. issue. Sheahan, T.C. and I. Alvarado (1996). “A New Experimental Device for Determining Reinforcement Mechanisms in Soil Nails,” Proceedings, Intl. Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Japan. Alvarado, I. and T.C. Sheahan (1996). “Undrained Shear Behavior of Clays at High Strain Rates,” Proceedings, 49th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, St. John's. Sheahan, T.C. and P.J. Watters (1995). “Rapid Consolidation Properties Assessment Using an Automated Rowe Cell,” Proceedings, 48th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Vancouver. Sheahan, T.C., J.T. Germaine and D.J. DeGroot (1993). “Laboratory Data Acquisition: A Practical Guide to System Selection and Implementation,” ASCE Special Geotechnical Publication No. 37, pp. 42-56.
Sheahan, T.C., A.N. Alshawabkeh and K.S. Henry (2006). Method of Containing and at least Partially Remediating Contaminants in Soils, Including Sediments, Patent No. US 7,128,498 B2.
International “Enhancing Lectures with a Bluetooth-enabled Pen Tablet,” Intl. Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan Puerto Rico, July 28, 2006. “Using a Soil Structure Number to Assess Susceptibility of Clays to Sample Disturbance,” informal workshop, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2005. “A Soil Structure Index to Predict Rate Dependence of Stress-Strain Behavior,” First Japan-U.S. Workshop on Testing, Modeling and Simulation, Dedham, MA, June 27, 2003. “Practical Aspects of a Reactive Geocomposite to Remediate Contaminated, Subaqueous Sediments," 12th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Cambridge, MA, June 23, 2003. “A Reactive Geocomposite to Remediate Contaminated, Subaqueous Sediments,” 2nd Intl. Symposium on Contaminated Sediments, Quebec City, May 26, 2003. “Undrained Shear Behavior of Clays at High Strain Rates,” Session 8A, 49th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, Sept. 25, 1996. “Rapid Consolidation Properties Assessment Using an Automated Rowe Cell,” Session 4A, 48th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Sept. 26, 1995.
National “Building a Culture of Community Service in the ASCE Student Chapter,” invited talk, ASCE Practitioner and Faculty Advisor Training Workshop, Herndon, VA, Aug. 28, 2004. “A Field Study of Soil Nails in Clay at the UMass NGES,” ASCE Spec. Conf. on Perf. Verification of Constructed Geotechnical Facilities, Amherst, MA, Apr. 12, 2000. “The Use of Soil Nails in Soft Clay,” Session GEO6, Geo Congress ’98, ASCE Annual Convention, Boston, Oct. 18, 1998. “State-of-the-Art: Automated Laboratory Stress-Strain-Strength Testing of Soils,” ASTM Symposium on Nondestructive and Automated Testing for Soil and Rock Properties, San Diego, Jan. 15, 1998. “SETARIS: A New Device for Determining Soil Nail Reinforcement Mechanisms,” presentation at the Soils and Rock Instrumentation Committee meeting, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1996. “Laboratory Methods for Determining Engineering Properties of Overconsolidated Clays,” Session 33, Engineering Properties and Practice in Overconsolidated Clays, Part 1, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1995. “Laboratory Data Acquisition: A Practical Guide to System Selection and Implementation,” ASCE National Convention, Specialty Sessions on Advances in Site Characterization: Data Acquisition, Management and Interpretation, Dallas, Oct. 27, 1993.
Regional/Local “Use of Item Response Theory as a Basis for Freshman Engineering Course Assessment,” New England Educational Assessment Network (NEEAN) Fall Forum, Nov. 3, 2006. “Opportunities in Engineers without Borders,” panel discussion at Northeastern University honors student orientation, Aug. 31, 2006. “ASCE and EWB: Tapping into the ‘New’ Engineer,” ASCE Zone 1 Leadership Conference, Northeast Regional Younger Member Council, Boston, Feb. 11, 2006. “Enhancing Lectures with a Bluetooth-Enabled Pen Tablet,” Northeastern University EdTech Talk, Feb. 2, 2006. “Assessing Student Learning in First Year Engineering Courses,” workshop series presented to instructors in Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, Northeastern University, Spring Semester, 2005. “Tips on Being an Effective Grader,” invited talk, Northeastern University College of Engineering Graduate Student orientation, Sept. 24, 2004. “A Rational Framework to Correlate Soil Structure to Rate Effects in 1-D Compression,” Research Seminar, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Jan. 30, 2004. Faculty Workshops on Grading and Learning, Northeastern University Center for Effective University Teaching, Oct. 3, 2002 and Jan. 28, 2003. Panelist. “Linking Soil Structure to Consolidation Rate Dependence,” graduate reseach seminar, Northeastern University Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng., May 24, 2002. “Freshman Central: A Virtual Space for First-Year Engineering Students,” 6th Annual Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching-New England, Boston, Oct. 14, 2000. “Soil Nailing: Fundamentals and Future Trends,” invited speaker, ADSC Anchored Geo-Support Seminar, May 3, 2000. “The Adaptable Analysis Method: A Rational Approach to Soil Nailed Walls,” graduate reseach seminar, MIT Geotechnics Group, Oct. 22, 1999. “Soil Nailing: Civil Engineering Potpourri,” graduate reseach seminar, Northeastern University Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng., Mar. 12, 1999. “An Experimental Study of Strain Rate Effects during Consolidation,” Research Seminar presented to the faculty and students, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Nov. 18, 1994. “Using an Automated Rowe Cell to Study Rate Dependent Consolidation,” Research Seminar presented to the faculty and students, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Nov. 17, 1994. “An Experimentally Based Framework of Time Dependent Clay Behavior,” Research Seminar, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, March 11, 1994. “Transducers and Data Acquisition for the Geotechnical Laboratory,” Research Seminar presented to the faculty and students, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Jan. 22, 1993.
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