Estefan_Garcia

Prof. Estefan Garcia

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Publications 7

Professional Information

Assistant Professor - University of Michigan

  • Geotechnical Engineer

Academia-Professor

  • Engineering Seismology Earthquake Reconnaissance Liquefaction Engineering Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) Landslides Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference
    Discrete Element Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters Slope Stability Analysis Shear Strength of Underground Materials Soil Behavior Modeling Visualization

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of California, Berkeley : 25/08/2014 - 21/12/2018
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of California, Berkeley : 26/08/2013 - 09/05/2014
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of California, Los Angeles : 21/09/2009 - 14/06/2013

Honors & Awards

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship National Science Foundation, 2014
  • Chancellor's Fellowship University of California, Berkeley, 2013
  • Engineering Achievement Award for Student Welfare University of California, Los Angeles, 2013
  • summa cum laude University of California, Los Angeles, 2013

Work Experience

  • University of Michigan : ( 01/01/2021 - Present )
    • Assistant Professor

Latest Publications

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  • Discrete Element Analysis of Earthquake Fault Rupture-Soil-Foundation Interaction
    Journal Article published 2019 Sep in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 9 on page 04019046
    Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002092
  • Discrete-Element Analysis of Influence of Granular Soil Density on Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture Interaction with Rigid Foundations
    Journal Article published 2019 Nov in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 11 on page 04019093
    Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002163
  • Modeling the shear response of granular materials with discrete element assemblages of sphere-clusters
    Journal Article published 2019 Feb in Computers and Geotechnics volume 106 on pages 99 to 107
    Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.10.003
  • Recent Advances in Geotechnical Post-earthquake Reconnaissance
    Journal Article published 2019 Jan 28 in Frontiers in Built Environment volume 5
    Authors: Jonathan D. Bray, James D. Frost, Ellen M. Rathje, Fernando E. Garcia
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2019.00005
  • Distinct Element Simulations of Shear Rupture in Dilatant Granular Media
    Journal Article published 2018 Sep in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 18 issue 9 on page 04018111
    Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001238


Contact Information

Ann Arbor, MI View on map

http://garcialab.engin.umich.edu/

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Discrete Element Analysis of Earthquake Fault Rupture-Soil-Foundation Interaction
Journal Article published 2019 Sep in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 9 on page 04019046
Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002092
Discrete-Element Analysis of Influence of Granular Soil Density on Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture Interaction with Rigid Foundations
Journal Article published 2019 Nov in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 11 on page 04019093
Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002163
Modeling the shear response of granular materials with discrete element assemblages of sphere-clusters
Journal Article published 2019 Feb in Computers and Geotechnics volume 106 on pages 99 to 107
Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.10.003
Recent Advances in Geotechnical Post-earthquake Reconnaissance
Journal Article published 2019 Jan 28 in Frontiers in Built Environment volume 5
Authors: Jonathan D. Bray, James D. Frost, Ellen M. Rathje, Fernando E. Garcia
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2019.00005
Distinct Element Simulations of Shear Rupture in Dilatant Granular Media
Journal Article published 2018 Sep in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 18 issue 9 on page 04018111
Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001238
Distinct element simulations of earthquake fault rupture through materials of varying density
Journal Article published 2018 Aug in Soils and Foundations volume 58 issue 4 on pages 986 to 1000
Authors: Fernando E. Garcia, Jonathan D. Bray
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2018.05.009
Turning Disaster into Knowledge in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Proceedings Article published 2018 Jun 7 in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V
Authors: J. D. Bray, J. D. Frost, E. M. Rathje, F. E. Garcia
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784481462.018
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