Jairo E. Yepes, C.E., M.S., Ph.D., M. ASCE.

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EDUCATION

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX, USA

Postdoctoral Fellow – Concentration: Geotechnical Engineering (2018) Research project: Hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA Ph.D. Civil Engineering – Concentration: Geotechnical Engineering (2011 – 2015) Research project: “Thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated clayey soils via thermo/suction-controlled ring shear testing”.

National University of Colombia - Bogotá, Colombia M.S. Geotechnical Engineering – Concentration: Geotechnical Engineering (2006

– 2009)

Master research project: “Implementation of a stochastic model to evaluate landslide hazard-Application for El Salvador”.

National University of Colombia - Manizales, Colombia B.S. Civil Engineering: (2000 – 2006)

RELEVANT ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT/ GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of Texas at Arlington (Jun 2011 to December 2015)

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for the following undergraduate and graduate courses: Earth Structures, Experimental Soil Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Unsaturated Soil Mechanics, Soil Dynamics, Constitutive Modeling of Soils, and Stochastic Models for Civil Engineering.

Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) for the development of a novel ring shear apparatus sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Award # CMS-0626090. PROFESSOR / RESEARCHER

20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, ICSMGE 2021 – Sydney Australia (May 2022) Author and speaker

10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCOUR AND EROSION ICSE 10, Arlington Virginia, USA (October 2021)

Author and speaker

“MINUTO DE DIOS” UNIVERSITY, COLOMBIA (2020)

Professor: Foundations

4TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS, E-UNSAT 2020, Lisbon, Portugal (October 2020)

Author and speaker

“ANTONIO NARIÑO” UNIVERSITY, COLOMBIA (2019)

Professor: Geotechnical Engineering courses

“MINUTO DE DIOS” UNIVERSITY, COLOMBIA (2019)

Professor: Geotechnical Engineering courses

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ANDDES ASOCIADOS – LIMA PERU. (May 4 - 6 de 2018) International Graduate Course: “THEORETICAL, EXPERIMENTAL AN APPLIED UNSATURATED SOIL MECHANICS”. A 24-hours course for Civil Engineers of the Company

“ANDDES ASOCIADOS”.

“NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA”, COLOMBIA (2008 - 2010) Professor of SOIL MECHANICS.

“SANTO TOMAS” UNIVERSITY, COLOMBIA (2017 - 2018) Professor: SOIL MECHANICS, FOUNDATIONS, RESEARCH, THESIS DIRECTOR

SUSTAINABLE CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE – SUCI (Springer Journal’s Editorial Office), United States: (2018)

Paper reviewer: https://www.editorialmanager.com/suci/default.aspx GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER

COLOMBIAN GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS “A.G.C.” – Bogota, Colombia – President: Alvaro Jaime Gonzalez Garcia C.E. MSc, DIC. (October 2018 – Present). Geotechnical Engineer for projects related with: RISK ANALYSIS, TUNNELING DESIGN, SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS, and FOUNDATION DESIGN.

COLOMBIAN GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS “A.G.C.” – Bogota, Colombia – President: Alvaro Jaime Gonzalez Garcia C.E. MSc, DIC. (September 2009 – March 2013). Geotechnical Engineer for projects related with: RISK ANALYSIS, TUNNELING DESIGN, SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS, and FOUNDATION DESIGN.

INGEMETRICA LTDA. – Geotechnical engineers – Bogota, Colombia (February 2010 - April 2010)

TUNNELING DESIGN IN ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Title of the project: Tuneles de la Linea (“La Linea” tunnels).

COLOMBIAN SOCIETY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (February 2011 - April 2011)

Problems in a FOUNDATION DESIGN. Title of the project Geotechnical concept related with the cracking and deformations of the buildings named “Salamanca y Calatayud” – Bogota – Colombia.

COLOMBIAN COMPANY OF AQUEDUCT AND SEWAGE SYSTEM OF BOGOTA- COLOMBIA (May 2010 to August 2010)

Project related with SLOPE STABILITY. Title of the project: Construction of hydraulic systems of the rivers in the slopes named “Santo Domingo, La Carbonera, and Santa Rita in Ciudad Bolivar – Bogota – Colombia.”

Civil Engineering office of Carlos Eduardo Rodriguez Pineda, MSc., PhD. – (Jun 2008 - August 2009)

Geotechnical engineer working in several projects related with LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND SLOPE STABILITY

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT

National University of Colombia (January 2010 to Jun 2012) Graduate Teaching Assistant for the following graduate courses: Design of Retaining structures, Rock Mechanics, and Risk Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering. RESEARCH WORK

“Probabilistic Landslide Hazard in a recurrent Landslide in Colombia”. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2022. Sydney, Australia

(May 2022).

“Probabilistic Landslide Hazard in Pipiral, a highly susceptible area to surface landslides in the Central Region of Colombia”. 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, ICSE 10., Crystal City, Arlington, VA, USA (October 2021).

“Unsaturated Shear Strength of Compacted Clayey Soil via Suction-controlled Ring Shear Testing” 4th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2020. E3S Web Conf. Volume 195, 2020 – Section: Experimental Evidence and Techniques. October 16, 2020, Lisbon, Portugal.

Online ISSN: 2267-1242

https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202*********

“Suction stress via thermo-servo/constant-water content ring shear testing.” 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, AP-UNSAT2019. Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 110-114, August 23

- 25, 2019, Nagoya, Japan.

Online ISSN: 2188-8027 – ISSN-L: 2188-8027

https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v07.016

“Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of Biochar and Biochar-amended Soils for Landfill Covers”. PanAm-UNSAT 2017 – Dallas, TX, (November 12-15, 2017). “PanAm Unsaturated Soils 2017: Applications”, ASCE, Dallas, United States (2018). ISBN: 978**********

“Reconciling soil-water retention properties and shear strength parameters of compacted clayey soils via suction-controlled ring shear testing” 3rd European Conference on Unsaturated Soils – “E- UNSAT 2016” - Paris, Francia (Septiembre 12, 2016). Section: “Advances in Experimental Methods: Mechanical Properties”.

ISSN: 2267-1242

“Probabilistic Landslide hazard in El Salvador.” Second World Landslide Forum, October 2011 – Roma – Italia. Chapter de Libro: “Landslide Science and Practice, Volume 1: Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility and Hazard Zoning”, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (February 02 de 2013). ISBN: 978-3-642-31324-0

RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSE WORK

Master’s degree Program

Soil Behavior, Analysis Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology for Engineers, Subsoil Investigation, Slope Stability, Basic Rock Mechanics, Materials for Roads, Retaining Structures, Seminary of investigation.

PhD degree Program

Constitutive modeling of soils, Soil Dynamics, Theoretical Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Aspects of Landfills, Foundation Analysis and Design, Advanced Foundation Design, Insitu Testing and Interpretation, Design of Earth Structures, Experimental Soil Mechanics, Statistical Theory for Research workers.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS - ASCE – (March 2021) CEU - Continuing Education Units: 1.7 CEU

“The Measurement of Soil Suction in the Field for Geotechnical Engineering Applications - (Delwyn Fredlund)”.

“Observation Method for Scour - A New Tool for the Bridge Engineer - (Jean-Louis Briaud)”

“Introduction to Unsaturated Soil Mechanics - (Delwyn Fredlund)”.

“Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Unsaturated Soils”.

“Energy Piles - Background and Geotechnical Engineering Concepts”.

“Geo-Structural Investigation of Existing Structures”.

“Integrity Assessment of Deep Foundations: Principles and Limitations”.

“Introduction to Geotechnical Grouting”.

“Introduction to Rock Mechanics”.

“Soil Liquefaction Risk Mitigation using Earthquake Drains and other Drainage Techniques”. BENTLEY INSTITUTE – (February-April 2021)

LU - Learning Units: 32.0 LU

PLAXIS 3D, PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS LE, OpenGround Cloud, AutoPIPE, CUBE, OpenROADS, MicroStation, OpenFlow FLOODS, OpenBridge, New SACS SDK/API. Short Technical Courses – Geotechnical Engineering

Tensar International Corporation - Tensar Soil Design Seminar (March 2011).

International Society of Rock Mechanics ISRM and Colombian Society of Geotechnical Engineering SCG – “Latest Developments in Rock engineering” (February 2010)

National University of Colombia - International Course “Constitutive behavior of partially saturated soils” (July-august, 2008)

National University of Colombia - Update about analytical methods and numerical modeling in the analysis and design of excavations (July 2007)

SESSION CHAIR, MODERATOR AND SPEAKER

PanAm-UNSAT 2017: The second Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils. November 12- 15, 2017. Dallas, Texas, United States.

PAPER REVIEWER

SUSTAINABLE CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE – SUCI (Springer Journal’s Editorial Office), United States, (2018). https://www.editorialmanager.com/suci/default.aspx ACADEMIC AWARDS

University of Texas at Arlington, TX: STEM Doctoral Research Assistant Fellowship, full scholarship for the doctoral program, and teaching assistant fellowship (2011 – 2015). AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE.

Geo-Institute of the ASCE, G-I

G I Unsaturated Soils committee, ASCE

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