Ruben D_Tovar-Valencia

Dr. Ruben D Tovar-Valencia

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Publications 9

Professional Information

Senior Staff Engineer - Fugro USA

  • Geotechnical Engineer

Consulting

  • Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Laboratory Testing Landslides

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • PhD - Purdue University : 19/08/2013 - 15/12/2018
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Master of Science - Universidad Nacional de Colombia : 08/08/2005 - 14/09/2008
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Civil Engineer - Universidad Nacional de Colombia : 26/01/1998 - 03/10/2003

  • Fugro USA : ( 10/06/2024 - Present )
    • Senior Staff Engineer
  • Universidad del Norte - Barranquilla COlombia : ( 24/01/2019 - 20/05/2024 )
    • Assistant Professor
  • HMV Engineers : ( 18/10/2010 - 07/01/2013 )
    • Geotechnical Engineer

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
Spanish High High High

  • Experimental Study of Silica Sand Crushing around Axially Loaded Model Piles
    Proceedings Article published 2025 Feb 27 in Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 on pages 37 to 46
    Authors: Daniel G. Fridman, Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda C. Galvis-Castro, Monica Prezzi, Rodrigo Salgado
    https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485972.004
  • Experimental measurement of particle crushing around model piles jacked in a calibration chamber
    Journal Article published 2022 Sep 9 in Acta Geotechnica volume 18 issue 3 on pages 1331 to 1351
    Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, Monica Prezzi, Daniel Fridman
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-022-01681-8
  • Effect of Surface Roughness on the Tensile and Compressive Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand
    Proceedings Article published 2021 May 6 in IFCEE 2021 on pages 143 to 153
    Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Monica Prezzi, Rodrigo Salgado
    https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483404.013
  • Discussion of “Effect of Surface Roughness on the Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand” by Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, and Monica Prezzi
    Journal Article published 2019 Apr in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 4
    Authors: Vishnu Diyaljee
    https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002033
  • Closure to “Effect of Surface Roughness on the Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand” by Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, and Monica Prezzi
    Journal Article published 2019 Apr in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 4
    Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, Monica Prezzi
    https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002034


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Experimental Study of Silica Sand Crushing around Axially Loaded Model Piles
Proceedings Article published 2025 Feb 27 in Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 on pages 37 to 46
Authors: Daniel G. Fridman, Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda C. Galvis-Castro, Monica Prezzi, Rodrigo Salgado
https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485972.004
Experimental measurement of particle crushing around model piles jacked in a calibration chamber
Journal Article published 2022 Sep 9 in Acta Geotechnica volume 18 issue 3 on pages 1331 to 1351
Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, Monica Prezzi, Daniel Fridman
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-022-01681-8
Effect of Surface Roughness on the Tensile and Compressive Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand
Proceedings Article published 2021 May 6 in IFCEE 2021 on pages 143 to 153
Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Monica Prezzi, Rodrigo Salgado
https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483404.013
Discussion of “Effect of Surface Roughness on the Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand” by Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, and Monica Prezzi
Journal Article published 2019 Apr in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 4
Authors: Vishnu Diyaljee
https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002033
Closure to “Effect of Surface Roughness on the Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand” by Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, and Monica Prezzi
Journal Article published 2019 Apr in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 145 issue 4
Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, Monica Prezzi
https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002034
Effect of loading direction on the shaft resistance of jacked piles in dense sand
Journal Article published 2019 Jan in Géotechnique volume 69 issue 1 on pages 16 to 28
Authors: A. C. Galvis-Castro, R. D. Tovar-Valencia, R. Salgado, M. Prezzi
https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.p.046
Effect of Surface Roughness on the Shaft Resistance of Displacement Model Piles in Sand
Journal Article published 2018 Mar in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 144 issue 3
Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda Galvis-Castro, Rodrigo Salgado, Monica Prezzi
https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0001828
Short-Term Setup of Jacked Piles in a Calibration Chamber
Journal Article published 2018 Dec in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 144 issue 12
Authors: Ruben D. Tovar-Valencia, Ayda C. Galvis-Castro, Monica Prezzi, Rodrigo Salgado
https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0001984
Effect of surface roughness on the shaft resistance of non-displacement piles embedded in sand
Journal Article published 2016 May in Géotechnique volume 66 issue 5 on pages 386 to 400
Authors: F. S. Tehrani, F. Han, R. Salgado, M. Prezzi, R. D. Tovar, A. G. Castro
https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.15.p.007
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