Robert D. Holtz

Dr. Holtz is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He previously was on the faculty at Purdue University for 15 years, and he has worked for the California Dept. of Water Resources, Swedish Geotechnical Institute, NRC-Canada, and as a consulting engineer in Chicago, France, and Italy. His research on geosynthetics has been sponsored by NSF, FHWA, U.S. Air Force, Indiana Dept. of Highways, Washington State Dept. of Transportation, and several geotextile manufacturers. He is co-author or editor of 10 books and book chapters, including An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (with W. D. Kovacs, 1981), the FHWA Geotextile Engineering Manual (1985), Geosynthetics for Soil Improvement (ASCE 1988), FHWA Geosynthetic Design and Construction Guidelines (1989 and 1995), Prefabricated Vertical Drains: Design and Performance (1991), Grouting, Soil Improvement, and Geosynthetics (ASCE 1992), Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation (TRB 1996), and Geosynthetic Engineering (1997). He is a member of the Board of Governors of the ASCE Geo-Institute.