Glenn J. Rix Email & Phone Number

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Glenn J. Rix, Ph.D., is a Senior Principal geotechnical engineer with Geosyntec Consultants based in Kennesaw, Georgia. Prior to joining Geosyntec, Glenn was a faculty member in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Since joining Geosyntec, Glenn has performed risk analyses, seismic hazard analyses, liquefaction triggering evaluations, site response analyses, and seismic stability and deformation analyses for embankment and concrete dams, coal combustion residual (CCR) storage facilities, municipal and hazardous waste landfills, liquefied natural gas facilities, and highway bridges. He has also served as an external peer reviewer for seismic hazard analyses for nuclear power plants and provided litigation support for numerous cases related to the effects of blasting- and construction-induced ground vibrations on structures. Glenn is an authority on in-situ seismic methods and is a co-author of Surface Wave Methods for Near-Surface Site Characterization and the forthcoming American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual on Subsurface Investigations.Glenn also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR). ACEHR advises four federal agencies involved in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and is charged with assessing trends and developments in the science and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction; the effectiveness of NEHRP; as well as the management, coordination, implementation, and activities of NEHRP.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Civil Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Civil Engineering