Faculty Affiliates
 


Raymond J. Krizek
Department of Civil Engineering

Raymond J. Krizek (Ph.D., Northwestern University), Stanley F. Pepper Chair in Civil Engineering; Director of Master of Project Management. His main research interests are in Mechanical Properties of Grouted Sands; Disposal of Waste Slurries; Problems Involving Soil-Structure Interaction; Engineering Behavior of Dredged Materials; Dynamic Response of Soils. Recent honors and awards include: Corresponding Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering (1999); ASCE Illinois Section Engineer of the Year (1998); President, Geo-Institute, ASCE. Krizek has edited ten books and contributed to several others; he has published over 280 papers in various journals and proceedings, plus about 50 technical reports. Among his most recent publications: with Lo, W., Chao, C.H., and Hadavi, A, "Contractor Selection Process for Taipei Mass Rapid Transit System," Journal of Management Engineering (1998); with Sobhan, K. "Performance of a a Stabilized Base Course Material Containing Recycled Aggregate and Fly Ash Under Repeated Flexural Loadings," Special Geotechnical Publication on Recycled Materials in Geotechnical Applications, Geo-Congress, 1998. In 1993 Professor Krizek received the "Palmes académiques" from the French Ministry of Education.

rjkrizek@northwestern.edu