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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 |
Continuing Education Videos Taught by Dr. Elton
(click here)
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,
“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
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
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
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Last Update: April
16, 2013