Specialties
Geotechnical and Geostructural Engineering;
Earthquake Engineering;
Seismic Hazard Evaluation/Ground Motion Studies;
Seismic Risk Quantification and Management;
Soil/Structure Interaction Studies;
Levees, Dams, and Subsurface Hydraulic Barriers;
Soft and Liquefiable Ground Improvement
Practice Areas
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering;
Waste Management; Facility Hazards
Education
PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1988;
MS, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1984;
BS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1982
Registration
Professional Engineer, Georgia No. PE040976
Client Service
Glenn joined the firm after more than 20 years as a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Since joining Geosyntec, Glenn has performed seismic risk analyses, liquefaction triggering evaluations, site response analyses, and seismic stability and deformation analyses for embankment and concrete dams, coal combustion residual (CCR) storage facilities, municipal and hazardous waste landfills, liquefied natural gas facilities, and highway bridges. He has also served as an external peer reviewer for seismic hazard analyses for nuclear power plants and provided litigation support for numerous cases related to the effects of blasting- and construction-induced ground vibrations on structures. Glenn is a leading authority on in situ seismic methods and is a coauthor of Surface Wave Methods for Near-Surface Site Characterization and the forthcoming American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual on Subsurface Investigations.
Glenn also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR). ACEHR advises four federal agencies involved in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and is charged with assessing trends and developments in the science and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction; the effectiveness of NEHRP; as well as the management, coordination, implementation, and activities of NEHRP.
Contact Glenn Rix at GRix@Geosyntec.com or +1-678-202-9546.
