Carmine Polito, Ph.D., P.E.
Carmine Polito, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Civil Engineering carmine.polito@valpo.edu 219.464.6985 Gellersen Hall, Room 143
Education
B.S. – California Polytechnic State University
M.S.- Purdue University
M.S.- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ph.D.- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Certifications
- Licensed Professional Engineer – California and Indiana
Courses Taught
- Advanced Soil Mechanics
- Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering
- Probability and Statistics for Engineers
- Soil Mechanics
- Soils and Foundation Engineering
- Statics
Research Interests
- Laboratory testing of soils
- Liquefaction of soils containing fine-grained materials
- Modeling and prediction of soil response under dynamic loads
- Soil mechanics: the behavior of soils under seismic loadings
Professional Affiliations
- ASCE, Associate Member
- ASEE, Member/Illinois-Indiana Section Chair
- Chi Epsilon, Member
- EERI, Member
- Engineers Without Borders, Member
- Order of the Engineer, Member
Publications
- “Regression Models for Validating Cyclic Triaxial Test Results,” Geotechnical Testing Journal. Vol. 34, Issue 2, March 2011
- “Linear Regression Models for Cyclic Triaxial Testing,” Geotechnical Testing Journal. Vol. 32, Issue 4, July 2009
- “Pore Pressure Generation in Sands and Silty Soils During Cyclic Loading,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. Vol. 134, No. 10, October 2008 (Green, R., and Lee, J)
- “A Reconciliation Of The Effects Of Non-Plastic Fines On The Liquefaction Resistance Of Sands As Reported In The Literature,” Earthquake Spectra, Volume 19, No. 3, August 2003 (Martin, J.R.)
- “The Effects Of Non-Plastic Fines On The Liquefaction Resistance Of Sands,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, May 2001 (Martin, J.R.)