Radu Popescu Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Teaching in the Departments of Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering:- Structures I and II- Structural Analysis- Structural Computing Analysis- Structural Dynamics- Numerical Methods- Soil Mechanics- Foundation Design- Earth Retaining Structures- Slope Stability Analysis

Princeton, Nj

Consultant for AECOM, Energy, Infrastructure and Industrial Construction: Advising on various nuclear and fossil plant projects:Nuclear Projects (US-APWR Standard Plant, NA3 NPP, Enrico Fermi 2 NPP, Turkey Point FPO, Braidwood NGS, Watts Bar NP, Three Mile Island) Fossil Plant Projects: Albright (WV), Chestwick (PA), Fort Hills Oil Sands Project (AB, Canada), Fort Martin (WV), Four Corners (NM), Hudson (NJ), La Crete (AB, Canada), Merrimack (NH), Monroe (MI), Nelson Dewey (WI), Riverside (WI), South Oak Creek (WI), Westbrook (ME), Tennessee Valley Authority (Colbert, Galatin, Gleasson, John Sevier, Lagoon Creek, Paradise, Shawnee)Design and supervise soil investigations and write geotechnical reportsFoundation designSettlement, Bearing capacity and Stability analysesDeep excavations, seepage analysis and dewatering systemsVibration analysis and design of induced draft fan foundationsLinear and nonlinear static and dynamic finite element analysesSeismic soil-structure interaction, liquefaction assessment and design of mitigative measures

1. Visiting Lecturer: Teaching various courses in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering:• Soil Mechanics (2005 - 2015 - offered every second year)• Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (2002, 2012)• Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (2002)2. Visiting Research Scholar (2006-2007): Assessment and mitigation of losses from natural hazards. Seismic site characterization, assessment of structural damage due to earthquakes and upgrading current guidelines for strong ground motion attenuation.

Teaching: • Soil Mechanics, • Foundation Engineering, • Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering, • Soil Properties and Behavior, • Hydrotechnical Engineering, • Mechanics.Research: Constitutive modeling, Risk analysis, Centrifuge modeling, Finite Element Analyses. Consistently combined physical and numerical modeling. Used experimental results for calibrating and validating numerical models, and numerical modeling to complement and extend the scope of experimental data through parametric studies.Financially supported and supervised 8 Ph.D. level and 6 Master’s level graduate students. Secured funds, established and led the Laboratory for Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics (GEOSIM).

C-CORE provides R&D and Consulting services to Canadian and international clients in geotechnical engineering, ice engineering, oil, gas & mining, remote sensing, etc. with emphasis on offshore and harsh environment applications. I was in charge with numerical and experimental modeling, and risk and reliability analysis activities. Involved in over 20 R&D and Consulting contracts, as a Project Manager for six and team member or consultant for the others. Prepared proposals and negotiated contracts, interacted with industry representatives and/or collaborated with them in various joint projects, wrote phase and final reports.

Ph.D, Civil Engineering & Operations Research

Kajima Scholarship

Ph.D, Hydraulic Structures