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

 

  Civil Engineering Department

   Geotechnical Engineering

    Auburn University, AL 36830 USA
    elton@eng.auburn.edu
    Registered Professional Engineer, Alabama,
        no.18198
    Tel.: 1 334 844 6285
    Fax: 1 334 844 6290

 

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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 
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

Continuing Education Short Courses Taught by Dr. Elton

These videos by Auburn University give accredited CEUs / PDHs from Auburn University.

1.   Soils Basics for Engineers *** BEST SELLER***

2.   Erosion Control Using Geosynthetics

3.   Landfills: Basics of Design and Operation

4.   Shallow Foundations: Part 1 - Geotechnical Aspects of Design

5.   Unpaved Low Volume Road Design, Construction and Maintenance

6.   Foundations of Buildings - Basics

7.   Soil Classification for Roads and Engineering

8.   Geosynthetics: An Overview of Designs

9.   Engineering Economic Analysis

10.               Soils For Pavements

 

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Last Update: April 16, 2013