Ronaldo_Luna

Dr. Ronaldo Luna

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Publications 42

Professional Information

Professor and Sr. Consultant - Saint Louis University

Sr. Consultant and Owner - Luna Consulting, LLC

  • Geotechnical Engineer Civil Engineer

Academia-Professor

  • Tailings Dams Earth / Rockfill Dams Deep Excavations Retaining Walls Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls Shallow Foundations Shaft Foundations
    Pile Foundations Geosynthetics for Reinforcement Earthquake Reconnaissance Liquefaction Engineering Stabilization Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) Borehole Logging Instrumentation Laboratory Testing Landslides Levees Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters Slope Stability Analysis Soil Behavior Modeling Seismic Slope Stability Site Response Analysis Prefabricated Vertical Drains Rammed Aggregate Piers Groundwater Pumping Seepage Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference Ports Residual Soils Slope Stabilization Settlements Shear Strength of Underground Materials Road Embankments

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Doctor of Philosophy - Georgia Institute of Technology : 01/08/1991 - 01/03/1995
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • MSCE - Purdue University : 01/08/1983 - 01/06/1985
  • PhD or Equivalent
    • BSCE - University of Maryland, College Park : 01/06/1981 - 01/05/1983

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Professional in Higher Education Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, 2017
  • Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineer The Academy of Geo-Professionals, 2016
  • Outstanding Teaching Commendation Award School of Extended Learning, Missouri S&T, 2012
  • Outstanding Student Advisor Miner Alumni Association, Missouri S&T, 2010
  • Eminent Engineer Tau Beta Pi, Beta Chapter, Missouri, 2009
  • Outstanding Advisor Award Missouri S&T, 2009
  • Faculty Excellence Award Missouri S&T, 2008

Work Experience

  • Saint Louis University : ( 07/01/2014 - Present )
    • Professor and Sr. Consultant
  • Luna Consulting, LLC : ( 07/09/2021 - Present )
    • Sr. Consultant and Owner
  • Missouri S&T : ( 01/07/1999 - 01/07/2014 )
    • Professor

    • formerly University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Tulane University : ( 07/01/1995 - 07/01/1999 )
    • Assistant Professor
  • Georgia Institute of Technology : ( 07/01/1992 - 07/01/1995 )
    • Post-Doc, Instructor, and Graduate Research Assistant
  • Bechtel Corporation : ( 08/01/1988 - 07/09/1992 )
    • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Hart Crowser, Inc. : ( 08/01/1985 - 07/01/1988 )
    • Sr. Staff Engineer

Languages

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
Spanish High High High
Portuguese Medium Low Low

Latest Publications

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  • Scale model investigation of the effect of vertical load on the lateral response of micropiles in sand
    Journal Article published 2018 Jan 2 in DFI Journal - The Journal of the Deep Foundations Institute volume 12 issue 1 on pages 3 to 15
    Authors: Kyle Kershaw, Ronaldo Luna
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19375247.2018.1462040
  • Effect of Plasticity on Shear Behavior of Low-Plasticity Fine-Grained Soil
    Journal Article published 2017 Mar in Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering volume 29 issue 3 on page 04016228
    Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Junsheng Yang
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0001751
  • Effect of Initial Consolidation Condition on Postcyclic Undrained Monotonic Shear Behavior of Mississippi River Valley Silt
    Journal Article published 2016 Feb in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 142 issue 2 on page 04015075
    Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Site Onyejekwe
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0001401
  • Monitoring Micropile Foundations of Bridge during Construction
    Proceedings Article published 2015 Mar 17 in IFCEE 2015
    Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Devin T. Dixon, Kyle A. Kershaw, Timothy C. Siegel
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479087.079
  • Postliquefaction behavior of low-plasticity silt at various degrees of reconsolidation
    Journal Article published 2015 Aug in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering volume 75 on pages 259 to 264
    Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Site Onyejekwe
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.04.014


Contact Information

3450 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63103 View on map

http://www.lunaconsultingllc.com

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Publications
Scale model investigation of the effect of vertical load on the lateral response of micropiles in sand
Journal Article published 2018 Jan 2 in DFI Journal - The Journal of the Deep Foundations Institute volume 12 issue 1 on pages 3 to 15
Authors: Kyle Kershaw, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19375247.2018.1462040
Effect of Plasticity on Shear Behavior of Low-Plasticity Fine-Grained Soil
Journal Article published 2017 Mar in Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering volume 29 issue 3 on page 04016228
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Junsheng Yang
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0001751
Effect of Initial Consolidation Condition on Postcyclic Undrained Monotonic Shear Behavior of Mississippi River Valley Silt
Journal Article published 2016 Feb in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 142 issue 2 on page 04015075
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Site Onyejekwe
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0001401
Monitoring Micropile Foundations of Bridge during Construction
Proceedings Article published 2015 Mar 17 in IFCEE 2015
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Devin T. Dixon, Kyle A. Kershaw, Timothy C. Siegel
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479087.079
Postliquefaction behavior of low-plasticity silt at various degrees of reconsolidation
Journal Article published 2015 Aug in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering volume 75 on pages 259 to 264
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Site Onyejekwe
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.04.014
Cyclic and post-cyclic shear behavior of low-plasticity silt with varying clay content
Journal Article published 2015 Aug in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering volume 75 on pages 112 to 120
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Honghua Zhao
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.03.015
Reexamination of effect of plasticity on liquefaction resistance of low-plasticity fine-grained soils and its potential application
Journal Article published 2015 Jun 16 in Acta Geotechnica volume 11 issue 5 on pages 1209 to 1216
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Junsheng Yang
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-015-0394-8
Compressibility Characteristics of Low-Plasticity Silt before and after Liquefaction
Journal Article published 2014 Jun in Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering volume 26 issue 6 on page 04014014
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0000953
Full-Scale Field Testing of Micropiles in Stiff Clay Subjected to Combined Axial and Lateral Loads
Journal Article published 2014 Jan in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 140 issue 1 on pages 255 to 261
Authors: Kyle A. Kershaw, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0000968
Probability of Failure for Slopes with Sensitivity Analysis
Proceedings Article published 2013 Feb 25 in Geo-Congress 2013
Authors: Michelle Deng, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412787.097
Mixtures of Clay / EPS Particulates and Undrained Shear Strength
Proceedings Article published 2013 Feb 25 in Geo-Congress 2013
Authors: Nicholas T. Rocco, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412787.208
Exploring User Feedback of a E-Learning System: A Text Mining Approach
Book Chapter published 2013 in Human Interface and the Management of Information. Information and Interaction for Learning, Culture, Collaboration and Business, on pages 182 to 191
Authors: Wen-Bin Yu, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39226-9_21
Postcyclic behavior of low-plasticity silt with limited excess pore pressures
Journal Article published 2013 Nov in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering volume 54 on pages 39 to 46
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Junsheng Yang
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2013.07.016
Monotonic Behavior of Mississippi River Valley Silt in Triaxial Compression
Journal Article published 2012 Apr in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 138 issue 4 on pages 516 to 525
Authors: Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0000603
Longitudinal Evaluation of a GIS Laboratory in a Transportation Engineering Course
Journal Article published 2011 Oct in Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice volume 137 issue 4 on pages 258 to 266
Authors: Ghulam H. Bham, Dan Cernusca, Ronaldo Luna, Uday R. R. Manepalli
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000064
Nonlinear Site Response and Liquefaction Analysis in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Journal Article published 2011 Feb 22 in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering volume 29 issue 4 on pages 463 to 475
Authors: Wei Zheng, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10706-011-9396-y
Direct Shear Tests on JSC-1A Lunar Regolith Simulant
Journal Article published 2011 Oct in Journal of Aerospace Engineering volume 24 issue 4 on pages 433 to 441
Authors: Masafumi Iai, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)as.1943-5525.0000082
Postearthquake Recovery of a Water Distribution System: Discrete Event Simulation Using Colored Petri Nets
Journal Article published 2011 Mar in Journal of Infrastructure Systems volume 17 issue 1 on pages 25 to 34
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Nandini Balakrishnan, Cihan H. Dagli
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)is.1943-555x.0000039
A Slurry Consolidation Approach to Reconstitute Low-Plasticity Silt Specimens for Laboratory Triaxial Testing
Journal Article published 2011 in Geotechnical Testing Journal volume 34 issue 4 on page 103529
Authors: L. D. Suits, T. C. Sheahan, Shuying Wang, Ronaldo Luna, Richard W. Stephenson
http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/gtj103529
Low Viscosity Pore Fluid to Manufacture Transparent Soil
Journal Article published 2010 in Geotechnical Testing Journal volume 33 issue 6 on page 102607
Authors: L. D. Suits, T. C. Sheahan, Honghua Zhao, Louis Ge, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/gtj102607
LRFD for Helical Anchors: An Overview
Proceedings Article published 2009 Mar 10 in Contemporary Topics in Deep Foundations
Authors: Donald Deardorff, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41021(335)60
Estimation of Earthquake Loss due to Bridge Damage in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. I: Direct Losses
Journal Article published 2008 Feb in Natural Hazards Review volume 9 issue 1 on pages 1 to 11
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, David Hoffman, William T. Lawrence
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1527-6988(2008)9:1(1)
Estimation of Earthquake Loss due to Bridge Damage in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. II: Indirect Losses
Journal Article published 2008 Feb in Natural Hazards Review volume 9 issue 1 on pages 12 to 19
Authors: David L. Enke, Chakkaphan Tirasirichai, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1527-6988(2008)9:1(12)
Liquefaction Behavior of Mississippi River Silts
Proceedings Article published 2008 May 14 in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics IV
Authors: Ali M. Izadi, Ronaldo Luna, Richard W. Stephenson
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40975(318)93
Analysis of the Interstate 10 Twin Bridge’s collapse during Hurricane Katrina: Chapter 3D in <i>Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005</i>
Other published 2007 in Circular on pages 35 to 42
Authors: Genda Chen, Emitt C. Witt, David Hoffman, Ronaldo Luna, Adam Sevi
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/cir13063d
Geotechnical reconnaissance of the Mississippi River Delta flood-protection system after Hurricane Katrina
Other published 2007 in Circular on pages 27 to 34
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, David Summers, David Hoffman, J. David Rogers, Adam Sevi, Emitt C. Witt
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/cir13063c
Damage Evaluation of the Taum Sauk Reservoir Failure Using LiDAR
Proceedings Article published 2007 Oct 14 in Computer Applications In Geotechnical Engineering
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, David Wronkiewicz, Paul Rydlund, Gary Krizanich, David Shaver
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40901(220)5
Spatial bioaccumulation modeling in a network of bayous
Journal Article published 2006 Dec in Environmental Modelling & Software volume 21 issue 12 on pages 1674 to 1683
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Karen H. Watanabe, Andrew J. Wilding
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.08.003
Liquefaction Effects on Lateral Pile Behavior for Bridges
Proceedings Article published 2006 May 11 in Foundation Analysis and Design
Authors: W. Zheng, R. Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40865(197)34
Earthquake Hazard Input for Loss Estimation Study: St. Louis Highway System
Proceedings Article published 2006 Feb 21 in GeoCongress 2006
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, David J. Hoffman, William T. Lawrence
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40803(187)114
Non-Destructive Testing for Earthquake Hazards Mapping, Southeast Missouri, USA
Proceedings Article published 2006 May 11 in Ground Modification and Seismic Mitigation
Authors: David Hoffman, Richard W. Stephenson, Ronaldo Luna, Neil L. Anderson
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40864(196)58
Deformation Analysis of Modeling of Missouri Bridge Approach Embankments
Proceedings Article published 2004 Jul 21 in Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects
Authors: Jonathan L. Robison, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40744(154)197
A Simplified Two Dimensional Soil Model for the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Proceedings Article published 2003 Jul 24 in Advancing Mitigation Technologies and Disaster Response for Lifeline Systems
Authors: Wei Zheng, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40687(2003)97
Numerical Simulation of Rain Scavenging on Large Release of Water-Soluble Gases
Journal Article published 2003 Jan in Journal of Environmental Engineering volume 129 issue 1 on pages 59 to 67
Authors: Wei Zheng, Ronaldo Luna, Laura J. Steinberg
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2003)129:1(59)
Crosshole seismic tomography and borehole logging for engineering site characterization in Sikeston, MO, USA
Journal Article published 2003 Jun in Tectonophysics volume 368 issue 1-4 on pages 119 to 137
Authors: Tiziana Angioni, Richard D. Rechtien, Steven J. Cardimona, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0040-1951(03)00154-9
Numerical implementation of temperature and creep in mass concrete
Journal Article published 2001 Feb in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design volume 37 issue 2 on pages 97 to 106
Authors: Yong Wu, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-874x(00)00022-6
Identifying Hurricane-Induced Hazardous Material Release Scenarios in a Petroleum Refinery
Journal Article published 2001 Nov in Natural Hazards Review volume 2 issue 4 on pages 203 to 210
Authors: Ana Maria Cruz, Laura J. Steinberg, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1527-6988(2001)2:4(203)
Simulation of Temperature and Stress Fields during RCC Dam Construction
Journal Article published 2000 Oct in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management volume 126 issue 5 on pages 381 to 388
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Yong Wu
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2000)126:5(381)
Spatial Liquefaction Analysis System
Journal Article published 1998 Jan in Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering volume 12 issue 1 on pages 48 to 56
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, J. David Frost
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0887-3801(1998)12:1(48)
Introduction Of Gis Into Civil Engineering Curricula
Proceedings Article published in 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Richard Hall, Michael Hilgers, Ghulam Bham, Richard Elgin, Charles Morris, Glenn Morrison
http://dx.doi.org/10.18260/1-2--4433
A Web-Based Learning Module for Teaching GIS within the Context of Environmental Engineering
Proceedings Article published in 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings
Authors: Sirjana Dahal, Richard Hall, Glenn Morrison, Seth Lamble, Ronaldo Luna
http://dx.doi.org/10.18260/1-2--17405
Evaluation Of A Web Based Learning Tool For Teaching Gis Within The Context Of Transportation Engineering
Proceedings Article published in 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings
Authors: Ashley Banaszek, Hong Sheng, Richard Hall, Ronaldo Luna, Ghulam Bham
http://dx.doi.org/10.18260/1-2--16523
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