Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
Wei, C. and Dewoolkar, M. M. (2006) “A simple formulation of capillary hysteresis with internal state variables”, Water Resources Research, Vol. 42, W07405, doi:10.1029/2005WR004594, 1-16.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Huzjak, R. J. (2005) “Drained residual shear strength of some claystones from Front Range Colorado”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 12, 1543-1551.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Goddery, T., and Znidarcic, D. (2003) “Centrifuge modeling for undergraduate geotechnical engineering education”, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 26, No.2, 201-209.
Hwang, J., Dewoolkar, M., and Ko, H-Y. (2002), “Stability analysis of two-dimensional excavated slopes considering strength anisotropy”, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 39, 1026-1038.
Dewoolkar M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (2001). “Seismic behavior of cantilever retaining walls with liquefiable backfills”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 5, 424-435.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (2000), “Experimental developments for studying static and seismic behavior of retaining walls with liquefiable backfills”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 8, 583-594.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (1999), “Centrifuge modelling of models of seismic effects on saturated earth structures”, Geotechnique, Vol. 49, No. 2, 247-266.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., Stadler, A. T., and Astaneh, S. M. F. (1999), “A substitute pore fluid for seismic centrifuge modeling”, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, 196-210.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Santichaianant, K., and Ko, H. Y., “Centrifuge modeling of granular soil response over active circular trapdoors“, in print, Soils and Foundations.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Chan, A. H. C., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S., “Finite element simulations of seismic effects on retaining walls with liquefiable backfills”, In revision, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
Dewoolkar, M. M., “Seismic lateral earth pressures from liquefiable backfills”, In review, Geotechnique.
Doris, J. J., Rizzo, D. M., and Dewoolkar, M. M., “Forecasting vertical ground surface movement from shrinking/swelling soils with artificial neural networks”, In print, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
Invited Publications
Dewoolkar, M. M., Huzjak, R. J., and Castro, G. (2005) “Application of finite element analysis in the geotechnical design aspects of a new earth dam”, ASDSO The Journal of Dam Safety, March, 29-39.
Ko, H. Y. and Dewoolkar, M. M. (1998), “Modeling liquefaction in centrifuges”, International Workshop on the Physics and Mechanics of Soil Liquefaction, Lade & Yamamuro (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, September, 307-322.
Dewoolkar, M. M. and Ko, H. Y. (1998), “A study of seismic effects on retaining walls and philosophies behind centrifuge modeling”, Proceedings of the Fifth U.S.-Japan Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering: Soil Dynamics Studies by Use of Centrifuge, Tokyo, Japan.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications
Oka, L. G., and Dewoolkar, M. M. (2007), “Effect of existing dams on liquefaction potential analysis of foundation soils”, GeoDenver 2007, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication, Dewoolkar & Koester (eds).
Wei, C. and Dewoolkar, M. M. (2006), “A deductive scheme for modeling hysteresis of capillarity”, Unsaturated Soils 2006, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 147, Miller, Zapata, Houston & Fredlund (eds), Carefree, Arizona, 2420-2431.
Wei, C. and Dewoolkar, M. M. (2006), “A continuum theory of immiscible two-phase flow through porous media with dynamics and hysteresis of capillarity”, Advances in Unsaturated Soil, Seepage, and Environmental Geotechnics, Proceedings of Sessions of GeoShanghai, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 148, Lu, Hoyos and Reddi (eds), Shanghai, 246-254.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Hwang, J., and Ko, H. Y. (2006), “Lateral stability of offshore skirted gravity structures”, Int. Conf. on Physical Modeling in Geotechnics, Ng, Zhang & Wang (eds), Hong Kong, 631-637.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Santichaianant, K., Ko, H. Y., and Goddery, T. (2000), “Effects of sinkholes on earth dams”, Slope Stability 2000, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 101, Griffiths, Fenton & Martin (eds), Denver, Colorado, 129-141.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (1998), “Effect of flexural stiffness on static and dynamic behavior of cantilever retaining walls, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III, ASCE Special Publication No. 75, Vol. 2, Dakoulas, Yegian & Holtz (eds), Seattle, Washington, 1083-1094.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., Pak, R. Y. S., and Chan, A. H. C. (1998), “Duxseal boundary in retaining wall configuration”, ISSMFE Centrifuge 98, Kimura, Kusakabe & Takemura (eds), Tokyo, Japan, 123-128.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (1998), “Suitability of total stress gages for static and dynamic soil pressure measurements”, ISSMFE Centrifuge 98, Kimura, Kusakabe & Takemura (eds), Tokyo, Japan, 129-134.
Stadler, A. T., Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (1995), “Seismic earth pressure studies on a cantilever retaining wall by centrifuge modeling, Proceedings of IS-TOKYO'95, First International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 2, Ishihara (ed), Tokyo, Japan, 14-16 November, 723 - 728.
Stadler, A. T., Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (1995), “Centrifuge modeling of a cantilever retaining wall subjected to seismic loads, Proceedings of 10th Conference, Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 1, Sture (ed), Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., May, 273-276.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Stadler, A. T., Batiste, S. N., Ko, H. Y., and Pak, R. Y. S. (1995), “Dynamic centrifuge experiment on a cantilever retaining wall”, Third International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, Vol. 3, Prakash (ed), St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., April, 273-276.
Abstracts, Posters and Other Conference Publications
Hayden, N. J., Neumann, M., Rizzo, D. M., Dewoolkar, M. M., and Sadek, A. (2006), “Integrating Catamount community service-learning projects within civil and environmental engineering programs at the University of Vermont”, Conf. Proc. on Innovations in Engineering Education, ASEE, Worchester, MA, March.
Dewoolkar, M., Hayden, N., Rizzo, D., Sadek, A., and Neumann, M. (2006), “Catamount communities: integrated service-learning projects within civil and environmental engineering curricula at the University of Vermont”, National Conf. on Service Learning in Engineering, May, Washington DC.
Doris, J.J., Rizzo, D.M., and Dewoolkar, M., (2004), “Estimating Vertical Surface Movement using Artificial Neural Networks”, Eos Trans. American Geophysical Union, 85(47), Fall Meet, Suppl., Abstract H23A-1126.
Doris, J.J., Rizzo, D.M. and Dewoolkar, M., (2004), “Artificial Neural Network Prediction of Soil Swelling/Shrinking”, Eos Trans. American Geophysical Union, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract NS33A-12.
Dewoolkar, M. M., Ko, H. Y. and Sture, S. (1993), “Experimental results of Model No. 4b”, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Verification of Numerical Procedures for the Analysis of Soil Liquefaction Problems, Vol. 1, Arulanandan & Scott (eds), Davis, California, U.S.A., October, 701-710.
Select Technical Reports
Interactions of Contaminating Agents with Building Materials: Literature Review and Preliminary Experiments, submitted to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, October 2006.
Agent fate: Chemical and Biological Contaminants and the Transport Properties of Historic Building Materials: Phase I – Experimental Research, submitted to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, April 2005.
Geotechnical Report for Lake Gulch Interceptor Sewer and Sellers Gulch Lift Station Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to CH2MHILL, April 2003.
Project Definition and Design Criteria for Highway 93 Dam and Reservoir Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to City of Arvada, Colorado, March 2003.
Rueter-Hess Dam Embankment Design Technical Memorandum, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Parker Water and Sanitation District, Parker, Colorado, December 2002.
Rueter-Hess Dam and Reservoir Project Outlet Works/Service Spillway Design Technical Memorandum, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Parker Water and Sanitation District, Parker, Colorado, 2002.
Engineering Analysis and Design of a Relief Well System for North Lake Dam, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to the City of Trinidad, October 2002.
Geotechnical Evaluation of Mine-Induced Seismicity on Bruce Park Dam, Delta County, Colorado, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Bowie Resources, Ltd., September 2002.
Geotechnical Report for Fulton Ditch Lining Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Muller Engineering Company, Lakewood, Colorado, August 2002.
Rueter-Hess Dam Geotechnical and Geological Data Report, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Parker Water and Sanitation District, Parker, Colorado, January 2002.
Design Criteria Technical Memorandum Rueter-Hess Dam and Reservoir Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Parker Water and Sanitation District, Parker, Colorado, February 2002.
Rueter-Hess Dam Claystone Bedrock Foundation Strength, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Parker Water and Sanitation District, Parker, Colorado, December 2001.
Geotechnical Engineering Services for O’Brian Canal Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Muller Engineering Company, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado, November 2001.
Stability Investigation McKay lake Dam Renovation Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to City of Westminster, Colorado, August 2001.
Technical Memorandum Soil-Bentonite Cutoff Wall Feasibility Study for the Hazeltine/Road Runners Rest II Gravel Pits, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Denver Water, July 2001.
Final Design Report on Geotechnical Data and Embankment Stability Standley Lake Dam Renovation Project, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, Colorado, May 2001.
Geotechnical Report on Seepage and Stability Evaluation for the North Platte Supply Canal, GEI Consultants, Inc., submitted to Nebraska Public Power District, April 2001.
Effects of Sinkholes on Earth Embankments, University of Colorado at Boulder, submitted to the US Bureau of Reclamation, August 1999.
Centrifuge Modeling of a Gravity Based Structure under Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions, University of Colorado at Boulder, submitted to Exxon Production Research Company, October 1998.
Multiaxial Cubical Cell Apparatus for Testing Cohesive and Cohesionless Soils, University of Colorado at Boulder, submitted to Louisiana State University, November 1997.
Dynamic Centrifuge Model Testing of Bradbury Dam Spillway Retaining Wall, University of Colorado at Boulder, submitted to the US Bureau of Reclamation, November 1994.