Horst G. Brandes

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: Holmes Hall 345
Phone: (808) 956-8969
E-mail: horst@hawaii.edu

Areas of Specialty and Research Interest:

  • Geotechnical engineering: Marine geotechnics, theoretical and numerical soil mechanics, seismic engineering, landslides, geologic engineering

Education:

  • Ph.D., Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 1992
  • M.S., Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 1984
  • B.S., Ocean Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 1982

Professional Registration:

  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Civil Engineering, Hawaii, since 1997

Experience:

  • Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii, 2000- current.
  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1996- 2000.
  • Assistant Research Professor of Ocean and Civil Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, 1994-1996.
  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, 1992-1994.
  • Geotechnical and Ocean Engineering Consultant, 1991-Present.

Courses Taught:

  • CEE 270: Applied Mechanics I - Statics
  • CEE355: Geotechnical Engineering I
  • CEE455: Geotechnical Engineering II
  • CEE650: Seepage, Drainage, Dewatering
  • CEE653: Advanced Soil Mechanics
  • CEE655: Slope and Earth Structures
  • CEE656: Marine Geotechnics

Professional Activities:

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • President, ASCE Hawaii Section
  • Member of Executive Board , ASCE Hawaii Section.
  • Chair, International Geotechnical Engineering Committee of the ISOPE Society.
  • Member, NEES Consortium
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

Research Grants:

  1. Ian Robertson (P.I.) and Horst G. Brandes (Co-P.I.) "Soil investigation and soil-structure interaction modeling of the Kealakaha Bridge," funded by Federal Highway Administration and Hawaii State DOT, 04-06.
  2. Horst G. Brandes (P. I.) and H.R. Riggs (Co-P.I.) "Modeling of sediment mechanics for mine burial prediction", funded by Office of Naval Research, 01-04.
  3. Horst G. Brandes (P. I.) "Correlation of aggregate properties to performance of asphalt pavements in Hawaii", funded by Federal Highway Administration and Hawaii State DOT, 00-05.
  4. Horst G. Brandes (P. I.) "Hawaii Superpave demonstration project: Measurement of asphalt mix design parameters using image analysis", funded by Federal Highway Administration and Hawaii State DOT, 99-03.
  5. Horst G. Brandes (P. I.) "Creep characterization of residual tropical soils for engineering design and analysis", funded by Federal Highways Administration and HI-DOT, 98-01.
  6. Horst G. Brandes (P. I.) "Relationship between quantitative microstructure and macrostructural deformation in calcareous sediments", funded by University of Hawaii Research Council, 97-98.
  7. Horst G. Brandes (Co-P.I.) "Variability of seabed sediment microstructure and stress-strain behavior in relation to acoustic characteristics", funded by Office of Naval Research, 93-97.
  8. Horst G. Brandes (Co-P.I.) "Tasks in support of various Naval Research Laboratory projects', funded by Office of Naval Research, 96.

Selected Publications:

  1. Brandes H.G and Wang, S. (2004). Failure and post-failure mechanics of submarine landslides. Submitted to 23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2004-51141, Vancouver, Canada, June 20-25, 2004.
  2. Brandes H.G (2004). Time dependency of deep sea and island clays at room and  elevated temperature. Submitted to 14th International Offshore and Polar  Engineering Conference, 2:607-612.
  3. Brandes H.G and Johnson, T. (2003). Effect of volcanic fines and gradation on the deformation and strength properties of detrital marine sediments in Hawaii. Proceedings of OMAE'03, 22nd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2003-37266, pp. 1-6.
  4. Wan, Y., Kwong, J., Brandes H.G and Jones, R.C. (2002). Influence of amorphous clay-size materials on soil plasticity and shrink-swell behavior. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 128(12):1026-1031.
  5. Brandes H.G (2002). Chapter 7: Geotechnical and Foundation Aspects. In: Earthquake Engineering Handbook, W.F. Chen and C. Scawthorn (Eds.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC, pp. 7.1-7.61.
  6. Brandes H G and Riggs, H.R. (2002). Modeling of seabed liquefaction and other processes responsible for mine burial. Proceedings of OMAE '02, 21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2002-28242, pp. 1-8.
  7. Brandes H G and Riggs, H.R. (2002). Numerical modeling of seabed liquefaction due to surface water waves. Proceedings of the 12th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 2:558-562.
  8. Brandes H.G. Silva, A.J. and Walter, D.J. (2002). Geo-acoustic characterization of calcareous seabed in the Florida Keys. Marine Geology, 182(1-2):77-102.
  9. Veyera, G.E., Brandes H.G and Silva, A.J. (2001). Geotechnical characterization of calcareous sediments from the Dry Tortugas and Marquesas Keys CBBL SRP study sites, Lower Florida Keys. Geo-Marine Letters, 21(3):131-148.
  10. Brandes H.G (2001). Geotechnical characteristics of shallow-water Hawaiian sediments. In: Recent Advances in Marine Science and Technology 2000, N.K. Saxena (Ed.), pp. 145-154.
  11. Brandes, H.G. (2001). Geotechnical properties of marine sediments from acoustic measurements. Proceedings of the 11th International Offshore and Polar Engineering.
  12. Brandes, H.G., Silva, A.J. and Sadd, M.H. 2001. Geotechnical and acoustic measurements on cohesionless sediments from the West Florida sand sheet. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(5):823-826.
  13. Brandes, H.G. and Tsui, C.S.L. 2001. Modeling the effectiveness of groundwater-lowering remediation measures in the Alani-Paty landslide area, Oahu, Hawaii. Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, 2:1543-1547.
  14. Tsui, C.S.L., Brandes, H.G. and Nakayama, D.D. 2001. Creep behavior of the slow-moving Alani-Paty landslide, Oahu, Hawaii. Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, 2:1629-1633.
  15. Brandes, H.G. 2000. The Venezuela flash floods and debris flows of December 15-16, 1999. Landslide News, 13:5-7.
  16. Brandes, H.G. 2000. Geotechnical characteristics of shallow-water Hawaiian sediments. (Abstract). PACON 2000 Abstracts, pp 75.
  17. Brandes, H.G., Khadge, N.H. and Nakayama, D.D. 2000. Consolidation and strength properties of calcareous sediments from Kaneohe and Kailua bays, Hawaii. Proceedings of the 10th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Seattle, 2:470-476.
  18. Brandes, H.G. 1999. Predicted and measured geotechnical properties of gas-charged sediments. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 9(3):219-225.
  19. Brandes, H.G. 1999. Mine burial due to wave-induced liquefaction and other processes. Proceedings of the 9th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 1:568-574.
  20. Brandes, H.G. and Silva, A.J., 1999. Geotechnical investigations of calcareous sediments from two shallow-water sites in the Florida keys. In: K.A. Al-Shafei (Ed), Engineering for Calcareous Sediments, 1:253-262.
  21. Silva, A.J. and Brandes, H.G. 1998. Geotechnical properties and behavior of high-porosity, organic-rich sediments in Eckernforde bay, Germany. Continental Shelf Research J. 18:1917-1938
  22. Brandes, H.G. (1998). Predicted and measured geotechnical properties of gas-charged organic sediments, Proceedings, 8th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 1:418-425.
  23. Brandes, H.G. and Silva, A.J. 1997. Comparison of bathymmetry and consolidation settlement of dredge mound in Long Island sound. Proceedings, 7th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 1:647-653.
  24. Silva, A.J. and Brandes, H.G. 1997. Geotechnical properties of high-porosity organic sediments from Eckernforde bay, Germany. Proceedings, XIVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, 595-598.
  25. Brandes, H.G., Sadd, M.H. and Silva, A.J. 1996. Finite element modeling of a deep sea clay in long-term laboratory creep tests. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 20:887-905.
  26. Brandes, H.G., Silva, A.J., Ag, A. and Veyera, G.E. 1996. Consolidation and permeability characteristics of surficial high porosity sediments in Eckernforde bay, Geomarine Letters, 16:175-181.
  27. Silva, A.J., Brandes, H.G. and Veyera, G.E. 1996. Geotechnical characterization of surficial high porosity sediments in Eckernforde bay, Germany, Geomarine Letters, 16:167-174.
  28. Brandes, H.G. and Silva, A.J. 1996. Simulation of pore pressures in trixial creep tests, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 61: Measuring and Modeling Time-Dependent Soil Behavior, T.C. Sheahan and V.N. Kaliakin (Eds.), 96-108.
  29. Silva, A.J. and Brandes, H.G. 1996. Drained creep behavior of marine clays. ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 61: Measuring and Modeling Time Dependent Soil Behavior, T.C. Sheahan and V.N. Kaliakin (Eds.), 228-242.

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