The Grainger College of Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Timothy D Stark

Timothy D Stark
Timothy D Stark
  • CEE Excellence Faculty Scholar
  • Professor
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2217 Newmark Civil Engineering Bldg

Primary Research Area

  • Geotechnical Engineering

Research Areas

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Biography

Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an expertise in Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. Stark has been conducting interdisciplinary research and teaching on the static and seismic stability of natural and manmade slopes, such as dams, levees, floodwalls, and waste containment facilities, railroad geotechnics, geosynthetics and geomembranes, soil liquefaction during earthquakes, and stabilization and behavior of dredged material containment areas. He has been involved in a number of projects on these topics, which has facilitated the transfer of his research results to practice. He is currently researching three-dimensional slope stability, inverse analyses of landslides, heating events in waste containment facilities, and jet grouting. Dr. Stark has received a number of awards for his research, teaching, and service activities including: 2019 George H. Norman Medal, ASCE, 2019; Technical Editors Award, ASTM STP 1605, ASTM, 2018; Spotlight Project at Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering Conference, Illinois Center for Transportation, 2018; Best 2017 Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities; Best 2015 Geosynthetics International Journal Paper; Best Research Paper Award, 14th and 13th International Railway Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2017 and 2015; 2015 James M. Hoover Lecturer at Iowa State University; R.S. Ladd D18 Standards Development Award, Standard Designation D6467, ASTM, 2014; Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2013 and 1998; Editor of the Year by the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2011; being elected a Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)(2010), Fellow, ASCE (2005), R.M. Quigley Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society, 2006; R.S. Ladd ASTM Standards Development Award from the ASTM, 2014, 2011, and 2002, and Walter L. Huber Research Prize from ASCE, 1999; University Scholar Award from the University of Illinois, 1998; News Correspondent Award, ASCE, 1995; Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award from the American Society for Engineering Education, 1994; Xerox Award for Faculty Research, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, 1993; Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award from the ASCE, 1992; Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement, from the ASCE, 1991; and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research Fellow, 1987 and 1991.

Education

  • B.S., Civil Engineering (with honors), University of Delaware, 1981
  • M.Eng., Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley (Advisor: J.M. Duncan), 1984
  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech (Moved with Advisor: J.M. Duncan), 1987

Academic Positions

  • Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 1999 – present

Other Professional Employment

  • Staff Engineer, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Walnut Creek, CA, June, 1983 - September, 1983
  • Staff Engineer, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, CA, June, 1981 - September, 1982

Major Consulting Activities

  • Geo-Logic Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, CA: Expert review for stabilization of Portuguese Bend Landslide, 2023 - date.
  • SQM, Santiago, Chile: Expert review for geomembrane specification, testing, sampling, and installation for lithium solar evaporation ponds in Salar de Atacama, Chile, 2023 – date.
  • White & Case, LLP, London, England: Expert for Fundão Tailings Dam failure, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2023 - date.
  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell, LLP, Toronto, Ontario: Expert for subway excavation support system in Leda Clay in Ottawa, Ontario, 2023 – date
  • Haynes Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX: Expert for slope failures and repairs during Public-Private Partnership construction of SH 130 near Austin, TX, 2021 - date.
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, New York, NY: Expert for Dam I failure at Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019 - date.
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC: External peer review to assist appeals of funding for repair and stability of roadways, 2021 – 2022.
  • Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Washington, D.C.: Expert for Design and Peer Review failure of Port of Anchorage Expansion, 2016 - 2022.
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, New York, NY: Expert for Fundão Tailings Dam failure, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019 - 2021.
  • Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, OH: Chair, Dispute Resolution Board for State Route construction project in Ohio, 2017 - 2021.
  • Land Air Water Legal Solutions, LLC, Berwyn, PA: Expert for landfill slope failure near Easton, PA, 2013 - 2021.
  • World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.: Expert for hurricane debris management and landfill fire, Sint. Maarten, Netherlands in Caribbean on behalf of the Netherlands government, 2018 - 2020.
  • Norton, Rose & Fulbright Law Offices, Montreal, Quebec: Expert for port failure during construction in Quebec, 2017 - 2021.
  • The Collin Group, Ltd., Bethesda, MD: Expert for slope failure at Yeager Airport in West Virginia, 2016 - 2020.
  • Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, OH: Dispute Resolution Board Member for Interstate construction project in Ohio and first public-private partnership contract in Ohio, 2015 - 2020.
  • Norton, Rose & Fulbright Law Offices, Toronto, Ontario: Expert for cutoff wall and dewatering related to Toronto Subway, 2015 - 2019.
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.: Expert for floodwall failures during 2005 Hurricane Katrina, 2012 - 2016
  • Missouri Attorney General and Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, MO: Expert for subsurface exothermic event in Bridgeton Landfill near St. Louis, MO, 2007 - present

Professional Registrations

  • Civil Engineer Registration, No. 062-048775, Illinois, 1994

Journal Editorships

  • Editorial Board Member, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, International Geosynthetics Society – 2015 -2023
  • Editorial Board Member, ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engrg and Construction, 2013 - present
  • Editorial Board Member, Geosynthetics International Journal, International Geosynthetics Society – 2013 - present
  • Editorial Board Member, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 1991 - 1997.
  • Editor, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 1997 - 2023.

Professional Societies

  • Vice President, International Geosynthetics Society – North American Chapter, 2017 - 2021
  • Vice Chair, Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Committee, ASCE – 2015 - 2018
  • ASCE, Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Committee, Member, 2012-present
  • ASCE, Geo-Institute, Embankment Dams and Slopes Committee, Member 1997-2005
  • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE), Member, 1987-Present.
  • ASTM, D-35 Geotextiles, Geomembranes and Related Products Committee Membership, 1987-Present.
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), D-18 Soil and Rock Committee Membership, 1987-Present.

Service on Department Committees

  • Second Alternate, College of Engineering Executive Committee, UIUC, Civil Engineering, 2016-2020
  • Chair, Mani Golparvar-Fard Promotion and Tenure Committee, UIUC, 2015
  • Member, John Popovics Promotion and Tenure Committee, UIUC, 2014
  • Member, CEE Modernization Committee, UIUC, Civil Engineering, 2013-date
  • Member, Graduate Student Affairs Committee, UIUC, Civil Engineering, 2010-date
  • Member, CEE Modernization Committee, UIUC, Civil Engineering, 2013-date
  • Member, Civil Engineering Curriculum Committee, UIUC, 2014 - date
  • Member, Graduate Student Affairs Committee, 2010-2013
  • Member, Advisory Committee, 2010-2014
  • Member, Civil Engineering Curriculum Committee, 2009 - 2012
  • Chair, Advisory Committee, 2003-2004

Service on College Committees

  • Chair, Ad Hoc Subcommittee Course Proposal Review for ENG 401, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2015
  • Chair, Ad Hoc Subcommittee Course Proposal Review for ENG 450, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2015
  • Member, Teaching Evaluation and Improvement Committee, 1998-2000
  • Member, Design Council, 1993

Research Interests

  • Performance of Compacted Structural Fills and Slopes
  • Design of Earth Dams, Levees, Floodwalls, Landfills, and Other Earth Structures
  • Behavior and Improvement of Confined Dredged Material
  • Geothermal Energy Systems
  • Liquefaction and Post-Liquefaction Strength of Cohesionless Soils
  • Design and Performance of Geosynthetics
  • Behavior of Railroad Track Systems and Transitions
  • Static and Seismic Stability of Natural and Man-Made Slopes

Research Statement

Dr. Stark focuses on applied interdisciplinary research that addresses current problems in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Stark's research interests include behavior of railroad track systems and transitions, static and seismic stability of natural and manmade slopes, soil liquefaction during earthquakes, design of waste containment facilities and sustainable aluminum recycling, geosynthetics, performance of compacted structural fills, and stabilization and behavior of dredged material containment areas. He has been involved in a number of research and consulting projects on these topics, which have facilitated the transfer of this technology to practice and to his students.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

I always have research openings for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students interested in various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental enigneering.

Graduate Research Opportunities

I always have research openings for highly motivated and qualified undergraduate and graduate students interested in various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.

Primary Research Area

  • Geotechnical Engineering

Research Areas

Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)

Books Edited or Co-Edited (Original Editions)

Selected Articles in Journals

  • Stark, T.D., Sisk, R.D., and Ricciardi, P.J., "Case Study: Stability and Vertical Drain Analyses for Embankment Failure on Soft Soils''. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 144(2), February, 2018, pp. 05017007-1 - 05017007-15.
  • Jafari, N.H., Stark, T.D., and Thalhamer, T. Closure to "Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Elevated Temperatures in MSW Landfills''. Waste Management Journal, Elsevier Science, Ltd., New York, NY, November, 2017, pp. 1-4,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.001.
  • !!Stark, T.D., Baghdady, A., Hungr, O., and Aaron, J., "Case Study: Oso Landslide on 22 March 2014: Dynamic Analysis," Page Proofs Reviewed, ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engrg., 143(9), September, 2017, pp. 05017005-1 - 05017005-10.
  • Jafari, N.H., Stark, T.D., and Thalhamer, T. “Case Study: Progression of Elevated Temperatures in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143(8), August, 2017, pp. 05017004-1 - 05017004-16, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001683.
  • Stark, T.D., Baghdady, A., Hungr, O., and Aaron, J., "Case Study: Oso Landslide on 22 March 2014: Material Properties and Failure Mechanism," ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engrg., 143(5), May, 2017, pp. 05017001-1 - 05017001-13.
  • T.D. Stark, Discussion of "Correlations for Fully Softened Shear Strength Parameters," by Castellanos, B.A., Brandon, T.L., and VandenBerge, D.R., Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM Intl., 40(3), May, 2017, pp. 517-525, DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20160148.
  • Stark, T.D., Jafari, N.H., Lopez-Zhindon, S., and Baghdady, A. (2017). "Unsaturated and transient seepage analysis of San Luis Dam." J. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Eng., 143(2), February, 2017, pp. 04016093-1 - 04016093-15, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001602.
  • Sussmann, T.R., Jr., Thompson, H.B., II, Stark, T.D., Wilk, S.T., and Ho, C.L., "Use of Seismic Surface Wave Testing to Assess Track Substructure Condition," ASCE Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, March, 2017, pp. 1-18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.077.
  • Wilk, S.T., Stark, T.D., and Moorhead, W., "Under-Tie Pads to Improve Track Resiliency," 96th TRB Meeting Paper #: 17-03313, Transportation Research Record 2587, National Res. Council, Washington, D.C., 2017, pp. 51-58.
  • Jafari, N.H., Stark, T.D., and Thalhamer, T., "Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Elevated Temperatures in MSW Landfills''. Waste Management Journal, Elsevier Science, Ltd., New York, NY, October, 2016, pp. 1-16, 2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.10.052.
  • Stark, T.D., Benekohal, R., Fahenstock, L.A., LaFave, J.M., and He, J., "Assessment of I-5 Bridge Collapse, Mount Vernon, Washington," J. of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, June, 2016, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000913, pp. 04016061-1 - 04016061-12.
  • Stark, T.D., Wilk, S.T., and Rose J.G.. "Design of Well-Performing Railway Transitions," 95th TRB Meeting Paper #: 16-5926, Transportation Research Record 2511, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2015, pp. 20-26, DOI is 10.3141/2545-03.
  • Wilk, S.T., Stark, T.D., and Rose J.G.. "Non-Invasive Techniques for Measuring Vertical Transient Track Displacements," 95th TRB Meeting Paper #: 16-3636, Transportation Research Record 2502, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2016, pp. 31-48.
  • Stark, T.D., "Performance-based Evaluation of a Four-Component Composite Landfill Liner System," ICE Environmental Geotechnics – Special Issue titled: “Alternative Barriers – Testing, Modeling, and Recent Advances", Paper #: ENVGEO-D-14-00033, Vol. 4(EG4), August, 2017, pp. 257-273.
  • 113. Stark, T.D. and Wilk, S.T., "Evaluating Tie Support at Railway Bridge Transitions," Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, March, Vol. 230(4), 2016, pp. 1336-1350.
  • Stark, T.D., Jafari, N., and Leopold, A.L. "Three-Dimensional Transient and Unsaturated Seepage,” Canadian Geotechnical J., 53(1), 2016, pp. 72-84.
  • Stark, T.D., F. Niazi, and T. Keuscher, "Comparison of Single and Multiple Geosynthetic Interface Tests," Comparison of Single and Multiple Geosynthetic Interface Tests," Intl. Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer Publishing, April, 2015, pp. 1-17, DOI 10.1007/s10706-015-9906-4.
  • Fox, P.J. and T.D. Stark, "Introduction to Special Issue on Geosynthetic Clay Liners II," Geosynthetics International Journal, Special Issue on GCLs, 22(1), 2015, pp. 1-2.
  • Fox, P.J. and T.D. Stark, "State-of-the-Art Report: 10 Year Update on GCL Shear Strength and Its Measurement," Invited paper, Geosynthetics International Journal, Special Issue on GCLs, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2015, pp. 1-24.
  • Stark, T.D. and Wilk, S.T., "Root Cause of Differential Movement at Bridge Transitions," Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, June. 2015, Vol. 229(3), 2016, pp. 1336-1350.
  • Stark, T.D. and Jafari, N., "Ruling on IHNC Floodwall Failures during Hurricane Katrina," ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution, ASCE, Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution Journal, March. 2015, pp. 06715001-1 - 06715001-11.
  • Jafari, N.H., Stark, T.D., and Roper, R. “Classification and Reactivity of Secondary Aluminum Production Waste.” ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, September, 2014, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5493.04014018(11), pp. 04014018-1 - 04014018-11.
  • Stark, T.D., Jafari, N.H., Rowe, K. “Service life of a landfill liner system subjected to elevated temperatures.” Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, 18(1), January, 2014, pp. 16-26.
  • Stark, T.D. and Hussain, M. "Drained Shear Strength Correlations for Slope Stability Analyses," J. of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, 139(6), June, 2013, pp. 853-862.
  • Stark, T.D., Walberg, F.C., Nicholson, P.J., Axtell, P.J., Dillon, J.C., Bellew, G.M., Empson, W.B., Topi, J.E., and Mathews, D.L. "Jet Grouting and Dam Safety," DFI Journal, Deep Foundations Institute, Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 2012, pp. 3-20.
  • Stark, T.D., Pazmino, L., McDowell, C.J., and Phaneuf, R., "Equipment Pressure Applied to Geomembrane in Composite Liner System," Geosynthetics International Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5, December, 2012, pp. 1-10.
  • Stark, T.D., Beaty, M.H., Castro, G., Walberg, F.C., Nicholson, P.J., Perlea, V.G., Axtell, P.J., Dillon, J.C., Empson, W.B., and Mathews, D.L. "Seismic Deformation Analysis of Tuttle Creek Dam," Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 49, March, 2012, pp. 323-343.
  • Stark, T.D., E. J. Newman, G. de la Pena, and D. Hillebrandt, "Fill Placement on Slopes Underlain by Franciscan Mélange," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 137(3), March, 2011, pp. 263-272.
  • Calder, G.V. and T.D. Stark, "Aluminum Reactions and Problems in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills," Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE, 14(4), October, 2010, pp. 258-265.
  • !Stark, T.D. and M. Hussain, "Shear Strength in Preexisting Landslides," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 136(7), July, 2010, pp. 957-962.
  • Stark, T.D., H.T. Eid, W.D. Evans, and P. Sherry, "Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Slope Failure II: Stability Analyses," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 5, May, 2000, pp. 408-419.
  • Stark, T.D., H.T. Eid, W.D. Evans, and P. Sherry, "Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Slope Failure I: Foundation and Waste Properties," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 5, May 2000, pp. 397-407.
  • Stark, T.D. and I.A. Contreras, "Fourth Avenue Landslide During 1964 Alaskan Earthquake," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 124, No. 2, February, 1998, pp. 99-109.
  • !Stark, T.D. and Eid, H.T., "Slope Stability Analyses in Stiff Fissured Clays," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 123, No. 4, April, 1997, pp. 335-343.
  • Stark, T.D. and Contreras, I. "Constant Volume Ring Shear Apparatus," Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, Vol. 19, No. 1, March, 1996, pp. 3-11.
  • !Stark, T.D. and Eid, H.T., "Drained Residual Strength of Cohesive Soils," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 5, May, 1994, pp. 856-871.
  • Stark, T.D. and Poeppel, A.R., "Landfill Liner Interface Strengths from Torsional Ring Shear Tests," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 3, March, 1994, pp. 597-615.
  • Stark, T.D. and Eid, H.T., "Modified Bromhead Ring Shear Apparatus," Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, Vol. 16, No. 1, March, 1993, pp. 100-107.
  • Stark, T.D. and Mesri, G., "Undrained Shear Strength of Liquefied Sands for Stability Analyses," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 11, November, 1992, pp. 1727-1747.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

  • Moale, C., Smith, D., Stark, T.D., Wilk, S.T., and Rose, J.G. “Design and Performance of Three Remediated Bridge Approaches”. Proceedings of 2016 American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Conference. Orlando, FL, August 28-31, 2016.
  • Stark, T.D. and Jafari, N.H., "Uncertainty of Model Parameters in PSDDF for Coastal Restoration''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 273, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 492-500.
  • Swan, R.H., Yeom, S., Sjoblom, K.J., Stark, T.D., and Filshill, A., "Engineering Properties of Foamed Recycled Glass as a Lightweight Fill''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 272, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 11-22.
  • Jafari, N.H. and Stark, T.D., "Spatial Classification of Elevated Temperatures in MSW Landfills''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 271, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 285-296.
  • Jafari, N.H. and Stark, T.D., "Slope and Settlement Movements of an MSW Landfill During Elevated Temperatures''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 271, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 275-284.
  • Jafari, N.H. and Stark, T.D., "Progression of Elevated Temperatures in MSW Landfills''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 271, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 232-243.
  • Stark, T.D., LaFiura, and Fought, S., "Sustainable Geomembrane Recycling and Down-Cycling''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 271, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 44-50.
  • Stark, T.D. and Baghdady, A., "Use of LiDAR for Monitoring and Assessing Landslides''. Proc. of Specialty Conf. Geo-Chicago-2016, Geotech. Spec. Pub. (GSP) 269, ASCE, Chicago, August, 2016, p. 596-604.
  • Stark, T.D., Wilk, S.T., Thompson, H.B. II, Sussmann, T.R., Jr., Baker, M., and Ho, C.L. “Evaluating Fouled Ballast using Seismic Surface Waves,” ASME Proceedings of 2016 Joint Rail Conf. (JRC2016), Charleston, SC, March, 2016.
  • Bruzek, R., Stark, T.D., Wilk, S.T., Thompson, H.B. II, and Sussmann, T.R., Jr. “Fouled Ballast Definitions and Parameters,” ASME Proceedings of 2016 Joint Rail Conf. (JRC2016), Charleston, SC, March, 2016.
  • Stark, T.D., Rose, J.G., Wilk, S.T., and Moorhead, W. “Effect of Hand Tamping on Transition Zone Behavior”. Proceedings of 2015 American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Conference. Minneapolis, MN. October 4-7, 2015.

Other Publications

  • Revised Standard Test Method for Torsional Ring Shear Test to Determine Drained Fully Softened Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2018, Vol. 04.09, Designation: D7608-19.
  • Standard Test Method for Torsional Ring Shear Test to Determine Drained Fully Softened Shear Strength and Nonlinear Strength Envelop of Cohesive Soils, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2010, Vol. 04.09, Designation D7608.
  • Revised Standard Test Method for Torsional Ring Shear Test to Determine Drained Residual Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2006, Vol. 04.09, Designation: D6467-06, pp. 832-836.
  • Standard Test Method for Torsional Ring Shear Test to Determine Drained Residual Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2000, Vol. 04.09, Designation: D6467-00, pp. 832-836.

Magazine Articles

  • Stark, T.D. and Paiko, D., "Geosynthetics in New Transportation Applications," Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), 29(4), June/July, 2014, p. 28-33.
  • Stark, T.D., Miller, J., LaFiura, D., and Fought, S. "Sustainable Geomembrane Recycling and Downcycling," Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International, Vol. 31, No. 3, June/July, 2013, pp. 34-39.
  • Stark, T.D., R.W. Thomas, and T.J. Dehlin, "Air-channel testing of thermally bonded flexible polypropylene geomembrane seams," Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International, April/May, 2013, Vol. 31, No.4, pp. 26-33.
  • Stark, T.D., B. Queen, and H. Choi, "Avoiding Surprises in Slope Stability," GeoStrata Magazine, January/February, Vol. 17(1), 2013, pp. 26-30.
  • Frobel, R., Oliveira, P., Kolbasuk, G., and Stark, T.D. "New Geomembrane Selection Matrix," Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International, Vol. 30, No. 1, February/March, 2012, pp. 52.
  • Stark, T.D., "Design Questions and Answers for Geomembranes," Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International, Vol. 27, No. 3, June/July, 2009, p. 56.
  • Stark, T.D., Kolbasuk, G., Slifer, S., Simbeck, D., and Boorsma, J. "Benefits and Cost Advantages of Fabricated Geomembranes," Land and Water, Natural Resource Management and Restoration, www.landandwater.com, July/August, 2011, pp. 37-41.
  • Stark, T.D., L. F. Pazmino, S. Slifer, and D. Simbeck, "Field and Seams: Advantages and Uses of Fabricated Geomembranes," Waste Age Magazine, Waste Systems and Technology, November, 2010, pp. 22-23.
  • Stark, T.D., D. Berube, P. Diebel, and A. Rollin, "Massive Mining Evaporation Ponds Constructed in Chilean Desert," Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International, February/March, 2007, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 26-33.
  • Stark, T.D., Discussion of "Landfill Closure: A lesson in crisis management," by G. N. Richardson and W. Chicca, Geosynthetics, Industrial Fabrics Association International, Vol. 24, No. 3, June/July, 2006, pp. 6.

Honors

  • Awards shown below by Category

Teaching Honors

  • Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by University of Illinois Students (1995, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019 )

Research Honors

  • Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), one of only 11 named in 2024. (2024)
  • J.E. Jennings Award for “meritorious publication relevant to geotechnical engineering in South Africa,” South African Institution of Civil Engineering (2023)
  • 2023 48th Martin S. Kapp Memorial Lecturer ASCE Metropolitan Section, Geo-Institute (January 17, 2023)
  • Cross USA Lecturer, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Geo-Institute (2022-2023)
  • 2022 T.H. Wu Lecturer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (February 12, 2022)
  • 11th Goldberg Zoino and Associates Lecturer, ASCE Geo-Institute Metropolitan Section, New York City (February 10, 2021)
  • George H. Norman Medal for "Best Paper" in all ASCE Journals in 2018; highest award given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). (2019)
  • Technical Editors Award, American Society for Testing and Materials, D18 Committee, 2018 (October, 2018)
  • 2017 Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities for 2016 paper with R. Benekohal, L.A. Fahenstock, J.M. LaFave, J. He, and C Wittenkeller (2017)
  • Best Research Paper Award, 14th International Railway Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June, 2017 with S.T. Wilk, J.R. Rose, and Q. Liu. (2017)
  • Best Geosynthetics International Journal Paper for 2015, Geosynthetics International Journal, International Geosynthetics Society, Thomas Telford, Ltd. (2016)
  • Excellence Faculty Scholar, Civil and Environmental Engrg. Dept., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016-date)
  • Best Research Paper Award, 13th International Railway Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June, 2015 with S.T. Wilk, H.B. Thompson, and T.R. Sussmann. (2015)
  • 2015 James M. Hoover Lecturer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (2015)
  • R.S. Ladd D18 Standards Development Award, American Society for Testing and Materials (2014)
  • Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award for "Best Geotechnical Engineering" Paper in ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering in 2013 (2013)
  • 2011 Best Scholarly, Feature, Case Study Paper in ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction in 2010 (2011)
  • Classic Paper in Geosynthetics, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Cancun, Mexico (2008)
  • R.M. Quigley Award, for “best” paper in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal in 2002, Canadian Geotechnical Society (2003)
  • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, ASCE (1999)
  • University Scholar, University Scholars Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1998-2001)
  • Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award for “best” paper in ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering in 1997. (1998)
  • Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, ASCE (1992)
  • Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement, Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (1991)

Public Service Honors

  • Elected Vice President, International Geosynthetics Society – North American Chapter, 2017 - 2021 (2017-2021)
  • Elected Vice Chair, Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2015-2018 (2015-2018)
  • Selected to Editorial Board Member, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, International Geosynthetics Society (2015-)
  • Selected to Editorial Board of Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, ASCE (2014-)
  • Lectureships to Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru, 2013, 2014, and 2015 (2013-)
  • Selected to Editorial Board of Geosynthetics Iternational Journal (2013-)
  • Selected Editor, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 2012 - date (2012 - 2019)
  • Associate Editor of the Year Award, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE (2012)

Other Honors

  • Keynote Lecture - 11th GZA Lecturer, "Three Case Histories involving Embankments, Dams, and Slopes", Geo-Institute Metropolitan Section, New York City (2/10/2021)
  • Keynote Lecture "Lessons Learned in Selection of Static and Seismic Strength Parameters for Slope Stability Analyses," 2019 Intl. Conf. on Landslides and Slope Stability, Bali, Indonesia (9/26/2019)
  • "2D and 3D Unsaturated and Transient Seepage Analyses for Landside Excavations near Levees and Floodwalls," Keynote Speaker, Ohio River Valley Society Seminar (ORVSS) XLVIII, Cincinnati, OH, November 17, 2017. (2017)
  • "Three-Dimensional Slope Stability Analyses in Practice," Keynote Speaker, CalGeo (California Geotechnical Engineering Association) Conference, Hapuna Beach Prince Resort, Hawaii, April 26-28, 2017. (2017)
  • “Non-Invasive Monitoring and Performance of Railway Transitions," Keynote Speaker, ASCE Nebraska Section 34th Geo-Omaha Conference-2017, Omaha, NB, February 10, 2017. (2017)
  • Keynote Lecture "Expansive Soil Design and Case Histories," Keynote Speaker, Geo-Omaha 2016, ASCE Geo Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, February 12, 2016. (2016)
  • “Hurricane Katrina Floodwall Failures and Resulting Litigation," Distinguished Lecture, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, October 2 2015. (2015)
  • "On-Going Study of Oso Landslide," Keynote Speaker, GeoConfluence 2015, ASCE Geo Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, November 6, 2015. (2015)
  • “Recent Ruling on IHNC Floodwall Failures During Hurricane Katrina," Keynote Speaker, ASCE 28th Central Pennsylvania Regional Conf., Hershey, PA, November 5, 2015. (2015)
  • “Floodwall Failures During Hurricane Katrina: Court Ruling," IFCEE 2015, ASCE, San Antonio, TX, March 21, 2015. (2015)
  • “IHNC Floodwall Failures During Hurricane Katrina," 2015 James M Hoover Lecturer, Iowa State University, March 12 2015. (2015)
  • Keynote Lecture “IHNC Floodwall Failures During Hurricane Katrina," Keynote Speaker, 2014 Midwest Levees and Rivers Technical Exchange, St. Louis, MO, October 28, 2014. (2014)
  • Keynote Lecture “Three-Dimensional Slope Stability Analyses," Keynote Speaker 12th International Conference on Geo-Disaster Reduction-ICGdR, Fullerton, CA, September 6, 2014. (2014)
  • Keynote Lecture "Seismic Retrofit of Tuttle Creek Dam," Keynote Speaker, Geo-Omaha 2014, ASCE Geo Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, February 14, 2014. (2014)
  • Keynote Lecture "Detection and Movement of Landfill Fires," Keynote Speaker, GeoConfluence 2013, ASCE Geo Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, November 7, 2013. (2013)