Rajaram Janardhanam, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: CARC 124

Department of Civil Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223

Phone: 704 / 687-4860
Fax: 704 / 687-6953
E-mail: rajaram@uncc.edu
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Interests - Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Liquefaction of Soils
- Pollution Migration Through Soils
- Flowable Flyash
- Roller Compacted Concrete
- Constuction Material and Engineering
Courses - Geotechnical Engineering I & II
- Advanced Soil Mechanics
- Advanced Earth Retaining Structures
- Soil Dynamics and Earth Quake Engineering
- Landfill Design & Site Remediation
- Pavement Design
- Design with Geosynthetics
- Ground Water Engineering
- Seepage and Drainage
- Advanced Foundation Engineering
Education - Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, USA
- M.S. Civil Engineering (with distinction), Annamalai University, India
- B.S. Civil Engineering (with honors), Annamalai University, India
Recent Publications - Structural Analysis of (HDPE) Poluethelene Pipe Culvert Proceedings of the 14th CARS & FOF 1998, Dec. 1998

- Finite Element Analysis of Polyurethene Tank, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on CAD/CAM at Periera, Columbia, December 1997

- "Evaluation of Chemically Stabilized Soils for Roadways", paper presented at the NC Section of ASCE Annual Meeting, Oct. 1996 (with Hoda Kablawi)

- "Evaluation of Flowable Flyash Backfill under State and Dynamic Loading", paper presented at the NC Section of ASCE Annual Meeting, Oct. 1996 (with Frank Burns)

- "A Performance Study on Geogrids behind a Retaining Wall", paper presented at the NC Section of ASCE Annual Meeting, Oct. 1996 (with Bruce Nothdurft)

- "Utilization of Flyash in MSW Landfill Liner System - An Economic Feasibility Study", paper presented at the NC Section of ASCE Annual Meeting, Oct. 1996. (with Ken Johnson)

- "A Study on Fiber Reinforced Roller Compacted Concrete", paper presented at the NC Section of ASCE Annual Meeting, October 1996. (with Nagaraju)

- "Behavioral Response of Partially Buried Polyurethane Tank" - paper accepted for publication at the 13th International Conference of ISPE, Dec. 1997, Columbia, SA (with Y. Hari)

- "Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Chemically Stabilized Soils" - Paper accepted for presentation and publication, TRB, Jan., 1998. (with Alagiya)

- A Study on Factors Affecting Permeability of Clay Liners - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, June 1996, San Diego, CA (with Mr. Khalil Shaktour)

- The Effect of Petro-chemical Migration on Cemented Soils - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, June 1996, San Diego, CA (with Ms. Hoda Kablawi)

- Flowable Flyash - Engineering Properties and Performance as Backfill Material - presented at the NC Section ASCE 1995 Annual Meeting, Sept. 1995, Raleigh, NC (with Mr. Frank Burns)

- Effect of Fines on Roller Compacted Concrete - presented at the NC Section ASCE 1995 Annual Meeting, Sept. 1995, Raleigh, NC (with Mr. Greg Walden and Dr. David T. Young)

- ASCE 1995 Annual Meeting, Sept. 1995, Raleigh, NC (with Mr. Dan Brewer)
- Seismic Liquefaction in Risk Assessment - presented at the NC Section ASCE 1995 Spring Meeting, April 1995, Greensboro, NC (with Mr. Mohsen Sefat)
Awards and Honors - Secured Honors in B.S. Degree Program in Civil Engineering
- Secured first class with distinctions in M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering
- Inducted into Sigma Xi in 1979 at Virginia Tech
- Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi in 1993 at UNCC