Date: 26/07/2016
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Seminar Hall, First floor, Dept. of Civil Engg.
Title of Talk:Measurement and Use of the thermal properties of Soil and
Rock in Energy Geotechnics: New Methods, Techniques and Applications.
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Brief biodata of the Speaker:
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Dr. James M. Tinjum, PE, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Program Director,
and Faculty Director of Distance Engineering Degrees at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). In these roles, Dr. Tinjum is responsible
for outreach, research and continuing engineering education in the areas
of geotechnical, geoenvironmental and energy geotechnics. Dr. Tinjum has
25 years of engineering experience covering work in industry
(Caterpillar), engineering consulting (CH2M HILL and RMT, Inc.), and
academics (UW-Madison). During this time, he has authored over 100
peer-reviewed, archived publications and advised 50+ visiting scholars,
post-docs, and graduate students. Over the past eight years, he has
specialized (consulting, expert support, outreach, and research) in
foundation investigation, monitoring, and research into foundations for
wind turbine generators (WTG) and heat transfer geotechnics for buried
power cable design and geothermal exchange systems. He manages a network
of fiber optic distributed temperature sensors at the largest geothermal
exchange field in North America in addition to the field instrumentation
of two WTG tower/foundation systems. Dr. Tinjum is the recipient of
numerous personal and team/project recognitions from organizations such as
FHWA and ASCE including a Dwight D. Eisenhower Research Fellowship, the
ASCE Zone III Practitioner Advisor of the Year, and the ASCE Wisconsin
Section Outstanding Young Engineer. In his outreach role, Dr. Tinjum
directs internationally attended engineering short courses such as
Foundation Engineering and Design, Slope Stability and Landslides,
Pavement System Design, and Wind Turbine Foundation and Tower System
Design.