Geology and Geoscience

Biography

Bashar Tarawneh holds a PhD degree and is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), who has more than 15 years of experience in Civil Engineering. He has experience in the fields of soil investigation, geotechnical engineering management, shallow and deep foundations, ground improvement, earth retaining structures, liquefaction evaluation and mitigation, project management and business development. Currently, he is the Civil Engineering Department Chair and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. He has been teaching courses and conducting research in the area of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering. His research interests include analytical aspects of soil-pipe interactions, inspection and risk assessment of structures, field performance and geotechnical analysis of shallow and deep foundations, settlements of shallow foundation on cohesionless soils, correlation of Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Cone Penetration Tests (CPT), design and performance of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall, application of artificial neural networks in civil engineering, resilient modulus prediction from FWD results, and ground improvement using dynamic compaction.

Abstract

Abstract : Decision tree for the selection of appropriate ground improvement technique in the Arabian Gulf Region