Dr. Carlton L. Ho, P.E.

Associate Professor

College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
28 Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Phone: (413) 545-9703
Fax: (413) 545-4525

Email: ho@ecs.umass.edu

Curriculum Vitae

 
Research Interests

• Movement of unstable slopes
• Soil liquefaction
• Seismic response of soil retention systems
• Response spectra
• Hazard analysis of slopes susceptible to seismic triggering
• Soil rheology

Education

Ph.D.CE, Stanford University, 1985.
MSCE, Stanford University, 1980.
BSCE, Stanford University, 1976.

Experience

• Visiting Faculty, The Center for Education and Research in Soil Mechanics of the National Institute for Highways and Bridges of France
• Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1996-present
• Associate Professor, Washington State University, 1992-1996
• Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1984-1987
• Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1981-1984
• Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 1980-1981

Classes Taught

CEE Engin 320 Soil Mechanics

CEE Engin 527 Earthquake Engineering

CEE Engin 121 Intro Civil and Environmental

CEE Engin 320 Soil Mechanics

CEE Engin 423 Engineering Geology

Recent Papers Published

Bennett, K. C., Ho, C. L. and Nguyen, H. Q.. Verification of box test model and calibration of finite
element model for evaluation of railroad ballast performance. "Transportation Research Record", vol 2261, 2011, Pages 171-177.

Bennett, K. C., Ho C. L. and Nguyen, H. (2010), “Verification of Box Test Model and Calibration of Finite Element Model for Evaluation of Railroad Ballast,” submitted for Trans. Res. Rec., Trans. Res. Brd.

Ho, C. L., Lambert, R. S. and Hyslip, J. P. (2010), “Fractal Analysis of Rail Ballast,” submitted for J. of Trans. Engrg., Trans. and Dev. Inst., ASCE.

Ho, C. L., Hyslip, J.P., Li, D. (2009), “Spectral Analysis of Ground-Acceleration-Based Testing,” Trans. Res. Rec., 2117, Trans. Res. Brd., pp. 50-56.

Davis, D. D., Hyslip, J. P., Ho, C. L., and Terril, V. R. (2008), “Evaluation of Reinforced Ballast for Foundations in Rail Joints and Special Trackwork,” Technology Digest, TTCI, May 2008, TD-08-19, 4 pp.

Ho, C. Wong, K., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008), “An Evaluation of the Methodology in Analyzing Compost for Erosion Control,” accepted for publication in Trans. Res. Rec., Trans. Res. Brd.

Recent Conference Proceedings

Ho, C. L., Hyslip, J.P., Li, D. (2009), “Spectral Analysis of Ground-Acceleration-Based Testing,” Proc. Trans. Res. Brd. 88th Annual Meeting, 1/11-15/2009 (CD-ROM format), Trans. Res. Brd.

Ho, C., Wong, K., and Reckhow, D. A. (2009), “Compost vs. Hay: Chemical Analysis of Leachate from Materials used for Sedimentation Control,” Proc. Trans. Res. Brd. 88th Annual Meeting, 1/11-15/2009 (CD-ROM format), Trans. Res. Brd.

Bennett, K. C., Ho C. L. and Nguyen, H. (2010), “Verification of Box Test Model and Calibration of Finite Element Model for Evaluation of Railroad Ballast,” submitted for Proc. Trans. Res. Brd. 90th Annual Meeting, 1/23-27/2011 (CD-ROM format), Trans. Res. Brd.

Ho, C. L., Wong, K. C., Seltzer, J. P. (2010), “Engineering Characteristics of Compost used for Erosion and Sedimentation Control,” accepted, Geo-Frontiers 2011, 3/13-16/2011, Geo-Institute, ASCE.

Lambert, R. S., Ho, C. L. and Hyslip, J. P. (2010), “Time and Spatial Dependence of the Fouling of Railroad Track Ballast,” accepted, Geo-Frontiers 2011, 3/13-16/2011, Geo-Institute, ASCE.

Ho, C. Wong, K., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008), “An Evaluation of the Methodology in Analyzing Compost for Erosion Control,” Proc. Trans. Res. Brd. 87th Annual Meeting, 1/13-17/2008 (CD-ROM format), Trans. Res. Brd.

Ho, C. L., Hyslip, J. P. and Davis, D. D. (2008), “Ground Acceleration Based Characterization of High-Speed Rail Track Bed,” Proc. GeoCongress 2008: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of Geosystems, ASCE Geotech. Sp. Pub. No. 179, pp. 52-59.

Ho, C. L. and Skeels, J. O. (2003) GIS modeling of the subsurface stratigraphy, Soil and Rock America 2003, 12th Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the 39th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, June 22 - 26, 2003, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, pp. 81-86.

Recent Research Contracts Funded

Huang, Hai, Ho, Carlton, Hyslip, James and Chrismer, Steven (AmTrak) "Field investigation & modeling of track substructure performance under trains moving at "critical speeds," collaborative research with Penn State Univ., HyGround Engineering, and AmTrak. Submitted to the Federal Railway Administration, BAA 2010-1. (Subcontract of a grant, $588,089)

Stark, T.D., Tutumluer, E., Nazarian, S. and Ho, C.L., "Seismic Testing for Track Substructure
(Ballast and Subgrade) Assessment," Subcontract from University of Illinois, Federal Railroad Administration. (Subcontract of a grant, $443,204)

Ho, C. L., Experimental testing of resiliently bound ballast (RBB), ongoing program for the development of a track ballast improvement technique using recycled tire rubber. Funded
through the Geotechnical Trust Fund. Funded by HyGround Engineering, LLC and Trammco, LLC, $16,143.

Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Compost for Erosion Control,” Massachusetts Highway Department, 6/05-6/07, $172,133.

Principal Investigator, “Strategy for Implementing Bridge Scour Management,” Korean Institute of Construction Technology, 10/03-1/04, $1,500.