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James A. Schneider

James A. Schneider

James A. Schneider
Assistant Professor

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    2212 Engineering Hall
    1415 Engineering Drive
    Madison, WI 53706-1691
    Tel: 608/890-2662
    E-mail: jamess@cae.wisc.edu

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    Publications

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    Journal Papers

    Schneider, J.A., Randolph, M.F., Mayne, P.W., and Ramsey, N. 2008. Analysis of factors influencing soil classification using normalized piezocone tip resistance and pore pressure parameters, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 134(11), 1569-1586.

    Schneider, J.A., Xu. X., and Lehane, B.M. 2008. Database assessment of CPT based design methods for axial capacity of driven piles in siliceous sands. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 134(9), 1227-1244.

    Xu, X., Schneider, J.A., and Lehane, B.M. 2008. Cone penetration test (CPT) methods for end-bearing assessment of open- and closed-ended driven piles in siliceous sand, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(8), 1130-1141.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu, X. 2008. Design of displacement piles in siliceous sands using the CPT, Australian Geomechanics, 43(2), 21-40. (Update of Lehane et al. 2007, Proc. Int. Workshop on Recent Adv. of Deep Foundations)

    Fahey, M., Schneider, J.A., and Lehane, B.M. 2007. Self-boring pressuremeter testing in Spearwood dune sands, Australian Geomechanics, 42(4), 57-71.

    Schneider, J.A., Lehane, B.M., and Schnaid, F. 2007. Velocity effects on piezocone measurements in normally and overconsolidated clays, International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: 7(2): 23-34.

    Chung, S.F., Randolph, M.F., and Schneider, J.A. 2006. Effect of penetration rate on penetrometer resistance, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 132(9): 1188-1196.

    Lehane, B.M., Gaudin, C., and Schneider, J.A. 2005. Shaft capacity of rough model piles buried in dense sand, Geotechnique, 55(10):709-719.

    Schneider, J.A., Mayne, P.W., and Rix, G.J. 2001. Geotechnical site characterization in the greater Memphis area using cone penetration tests, Engineering Geology, 62 (1-3): 169-184.

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    Submitted Journal Papers

    Schneider, J.A. 2008. Separating influences of yield stress ratio (YSR) and partial drainage on piezocone response, Australian Geomechanics, (accepted).

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    Journal Discussions

    Schneider, J.A. 2009. Discussion to: Coupled use of cone tip resistance and small strain shear modulus to assess liquefaction potential, by D. Roy, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, May.

    Schneider, J.A. 2007. Discussion to: Some observations of the effects of time on the capacity of piles driven in sand, by R.J. Jardine, J.R. Standing, and F.C. Chow, Geotechnique, 57(3), 323-324.

    Schneider, J.A., Mayne, P.W., and McGillivray, A.V. 2001. Discussion to: Sand state from cone penetrometer tests: a framework considering grain crushing stress, by J.M. Konrad, Geotechnique, 51(7): 651-652.

    Mayne, P.W., and Schneider, J.A. 1999. Discussion to: Analysis of cone resistance: Review of methods, by H.S. Yu, and J.K. Mitchell, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 125 (9): 812-813.

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    Conference Papers

    Boylan, N., Gaudin, C., White, D.J., Randolph, M.F., and Schneider, J.A. 2009. Geotechnical centrifuge modelling techniques for submarine slides, OMAE2009-79059, Proc. ASME 28th Int. Conf. on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2009, Hawaii: 8.

    Schneider, J.A., Lehane, B.M., and Gaudin, C. 2008. Centrifuge examination of pile jetting in sand. Proc. International Press-In Association 2nd International Workshop, New Orleans, 17-24.

    Lehane, B.M., Doherty, J.P., and Schneider, J.A. 2008. Settlement prediction for footings on sand. Proc. Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, Atlanta, 133-150.

    Schneider, J.A., Randolph, M.F., Mayne, P.W., and Ramsey, N. 2008. Influence of partial consolidation during penetration on normalized soil classification by piezocone, 3rd International Conference on Site Characterization (ISC-3), 1159-1165.

    Schneider, J.A., Fahey, M., and Lehane, B.M. 2008. Characterisation of an unsaturated sand deposit by in situ testing, 3rd International Conference on Site Characterization (ISC-3), 633-638.

    Schneider, J.A., White, D.J., and Lehane, B.M. 2007. Shaft friction of driven piles in siliceous, calcareous, and micaceous sands, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Site Investigation and Geotechnics, SUT, London, 367-382.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu, X. 2007. CPT-based design of displacement piles in siliceous sands, Proc. Int. Workshop on Recent Adv. of Deep Foundations, PARI, Yokosuka, Japan, pp. 95-111.

    Schneider, J.A., White, D.J., and Kikuchi, Y. 2007. Back analysis of Tokyo port bay bridge pipe pile load tests using piezocone data, Proc. Int. Workshop on Recent Adv. of Deep Foundations, PARI, Yokosuka, Japan, pp. 263-273.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu, X. 2007. Development of the UWA-05 design method for open and closed ended driven piles in siliceous sand, GeoDenver 2007, ASCE, pp. 1-10.

    Schneider, J.A. 2006. Impact of offshore site investigation practice on reliability of axial pile design in siliceous sands, 31st Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Deep Foundation Institute: 623-638.

    Schneider, J.A., and Lehane, B.M. 2006. Effect of width for square centrifuge displacement piles in sand, International Conference on Physical Modeling in Geotechnics, Hong Kong, Taylor & Francis: 867-873.

    Schneider, J.A., and Lehane, B.M. 2005. Correlations for shaft capacity of offshore piles in sand, International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, Perth, Australia, Taylor & Francis: 757-763.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., Xu, X. 2005. The UWA-05 method for prediction of axial capacity of driven piles in sand, International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, Perth, Australia, Taylor & Francis: 683-689.

    White, D.J., Schneider, J.A., and Lehane, B.M. 2005. The influence of effective area ratio on shaft friction of displacement piles in sand, International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, Perth, Australia, Taylor & Francis: 741-747.

    Xu, X., Lehane, B., and Schneider, J.A. 2005. Evaluation of end-bearing capacity of open-ended piles driven in sand from CPT data, International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, Perth, Australia, Taylor & Francis: 725-731.

    Hebeler, G.L., Frost, D.J., Schneider, J.A., and Lehane, B.M. 2005. Cyclic friction piezocone tests for offshore applications, International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, Perth, Australia, Taylor & Francis: 967-972.

    Howard, R., Schneider, J.A., McNeilan, T.W., and Robins, P. 2004. Pile Driving Indicator Program Results, Pier 400 Container Wharf, Port of Los Angeles, California, Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, ASCE GSP 126: 526-536.

    Schneider, J.A., McGillivray, A.V., and Mayne, P.W. 2004. Evaluation of SCPTU intra-correlations at sand sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley, USA, 2nd International Conference on Site Characterization, Porto, Portugal, 2: 1003-1010.

    McNeilan, T.W., Schneider, J.A., Robins, P., and Howard, R. 2004. Pier 400 Container Wharf Indicator Pile Driving Program Results, Port of Los Angeles, California, Ports 2004: Port Development in the Changing World, ASCE: 1-10.

    Robins, P., N., McNeilan, T.W., Schneider, J.A., and Foxworthy, J. 2003. Pier 300 Extension Using Dredged Materials from the Main Channel, Port of Los Angeles, Coastal Structures 2003, ASCE: 1262-1274.

    Schneider, J.A., Howard, R., Robins, P.N., and McNeilan, T.W., 2003. Indicator pile driving programs at the Port of Los Angeles Pier 400 container wharf, Proceedings, 11th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Prague, August: 387-392.

    Schneider, J.A., Peuchen, J., Mayne, P.W., and McGillivray, A.V. 2001. Piezocone profiling of residual soils, Proceedings, International Conference on In Situ Measurements of Soil Properties and Case Histories, Bali, Indonesia, May 21-24, 2001: 593-598.

    Mayne, P.W., and Schneider, J.A. 2001. Evaluating Axial Drilled Shaft Response by Seismic Cone, Foundations and Ground Improvement, ASCE: 655-669.

    Schneider, J.A., and Mayne, P.W. 2000. Liquefaction Response of Soils in Mid-America Evaluated by Seismic Cone Tests, Innovations and Applications in Geotechnical Site Characterization, ASCE GSP 97: 1-16.

    Schneider, J.A., Mayne, P.W., and Rix, G.J. 2000. Ground Improvement Assessment Using SCPTu and Crosshole Data, Innovations and Applications in Geotechnical Site Characterization, ASCE GSP 97: 169-180.

    McGillivray, A.V., Casey, T., Mayne, P.W., and Schneider, J.A. 2000. An Electro-Vibrocone for Site-Specific Evaluation of Soil Liquefaction Potential, Innovations and Applications in Geotechnical Site Characterization, ASCE GSP 97: 106-117.

    Mayne, P.W., Brown, D., Vinson, J., Schneider, J.A., and Finke, K. A. 2000. Site Characterization of Piedmont Residual Soils at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site, Opelika, Alabama, National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites, ASCE GSP 93: 160-185.

    Schneider, J.A., Hoyos Jr., L., Mayne, P.W., Macari, E.J., and Rix, G.J. 1999. Field and Laboratory Measurements of Dynamic Shear Modulus of Piedmont Residual Soils, Behavioral Characteristics of Residual Soils, ASCE GSP 92: 12-25.

    Schneider, J.A., Mayne, P.W., Hendren, T.L., and Wise, C.M. 1999. Initial development of an impulse piezovibrocone for liquefaction evaluation, Physics and Mechanics of Soil Liquefaction, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam: 341-354.

    Mayne, P.W., Martin, G.K., and Schneider, J.A. 1999. Flat Dilatometer Modulus Applied to Drilled Shaft Foundations in Piedmont Residuum, Behavioral Characteristics of Residual Soils, ASCE GSP 92: 101-112.

    Mayne, P.W., Schneider, J.A., and Martin, G.K. 1999. Small- and large-strain soil properties from seismic flat dilatometer tests, Proceedings, Pre-failure deformation characteristics of geomaterials, Vol. 1, Torino, Italy: 419-426.

    Wise, C.M., Mayne, P.W., and Schneider, J.A. 1999. Prototype piezovibrocone for evaluating soil liquefaction susceptibility, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 2 (Proc., 2nd ICEGE, Lisbon), A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam: 537-542.

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    Dissertations

    Schneider, J.A. 1999. Liquefaction response of soils in Mid America evaluated by seismic cone test, MS Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, 273 pp.

    Schneider, J.A. 2007. Analysis of piezocone data for displacement pile design, PhD Thesis, The University of Western Australia, 653 pp.

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    Engineering Manuals

    Sabatini, P.J., Bachus, R.C., Mayne, P.W., Schneider, J.A. and Zettler, T.E. 2002. Manual on Evaluating Soil & Rock Properties, Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 5, Report No. FHWA-IF-02-034, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., 385 pages.

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    Technical Reports

    White, D.J., Schneider, J.A., Gaudin, C., and Randolph, M.F. 2008. Modelling of submarine landslides and their impact on pipelines-Facility Development: Drum centrifuge modelling techniques, UWA Report GEO 08443, 166 pp.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu. X. 2005. A review of design methods for offshore driven piles in siliceous sands, UWA Report GEO 05358, 105 pp.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu, X. 2005. CPT based design of driven piles in sand for offshore structures, UWA Report GEO 05345, 48 pp.

    Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu, X. 2005. Evaluation of design methods for displacement piles in sand, UWA Report GEO 05341.1, 103 pp.

    Schneider, J.A., Randolph, M.F., and Chung, S.F. 2004. Characterization of soft soils for deepwater developments: Variable rate penetration tests at Burswood site, UWA Report GEO 03305, 58 pp.

    Schneider, J.A., and Mayne, P.W. 1999. Liquefaction response of soils in Mid America evaluated by seismic cone test, Report MAE-GT-3A, Mid America Earthquake Center, 253 pp.

    Mayne, P.W., Schneider, J.A., Casey, T., Mitchell, J.K., Brandon, T., and Bonita, J. 1999. Development of a Piezovibrocone for In-Situ Evaluation of Soil Liquefaction Potential and Postcyclic Residual Undrained Strength of Silty and Sandy Soils, Final Technical Report, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Award No. 1434-HQ-97-GR-03128, 25 pp.

    Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

    Selected Consulting Projects

    Summary

    Over the past ten years my research and practice in Geo Engineering have primarily focused on (i) characterization of soil properties by in situ and laboratory tests; (ii) onshore, nearshore, and offshore foundation response; and (iii) geotechnical earthquake engineering. These studies have focused on mechanisms influencing soil behavior, with validation through specific case histories and predictive performance relative to large global databases. Frameworks based on analytical solutions and/or mechanistic empirical relationships are necessary for these studies, particularly when extrapolating to conditions outside the specific database used to validate a proposed solution. Current research is continuing in those areas, primarily focusing on foundations for offshore wind turbines, quantification of resistance factors for Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) of deep and shallow foundations, as well as developing reliable methods to evaluate deformations of transportation structures and serviceability limit states. Organization of experience is primarily based on soil behavior evaluated using seismic piezocone tests.

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