D. Vaughan GRIFFITHS, PhD, DSc, PE, CEng, FICE, BC.GE, Dist.M.ASCE

                                                Professor and Head
                                   Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
                                            Colorado School of Mines
                                                Golden CO 80041
                                                     USA

SUMMARY:

D. Vaughan Griffiths is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He is a professionally licenced civil engineer whose research focuses on finite element analysis and risk assessment in geotechnical engineering. He is the author of over 400 publications including 3 textbooks that have gone into multiple and foreign language editions. He is one of the world's most highly cited geotechnical engineering researchers. Griffiths gives regular 1-day short-courses on risk assessment and finite elements for civil engineering practitioners around the US and internationally. At the Colorado School of Mines, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Foundation Engineering, Advanced Soil Mechanics, Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering, Finite Elements for Engineers and Numerical Methods for Engineers.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

D. V. Griffiths (Vaughan Griffiths)
Professor and Head
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1500 Illinois Street
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401,
U.S.A.
Tel: (303)-273-3669
Fax: (303)-273-3413
Office: Coolbaugh Hall CO 206E
Email: d.v.griffiths@mines.edu
Home page: www.mines.edu/~vgriffit

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