Phillip S.K. Ooi

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: Holmes Hall 335
Phone: (808) 956-8512
E-mail: ooi@eng.hawaii.edu

Areas of Specialty and Research Interest:

  • Geotechnical engineering, soil-structure-interaction and pavement geotechnics.

Education:

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1991
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1984
  • B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K., 1983

Professional Registration:

  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) Civil Engineering since 1992

Experience:

  • Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, August 2011 - Present
  • Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, August 2003 - July 2011
  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, January 1999 – July 2003
  • Senior Geotechnical Engineer, GEI Consultants, Inc., Winchester, MA, February 1991 - December 1998
  • Geotechnical Engineer, Drainage and Irrigation Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 1984 - August 1987

Courses Taught:

  • CEE270: Applied Mechanics I
  • CEE355: Geotechnical Engineering I
  • CEE455 Geotechnical Engineering II
  • CEE651: Deep Foundations
  • CEE658: Earth Pressures
  • CEE696: Numerical Methods in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Award

  • Hi Chang Chai Excellence in Teaching Award - 2008

Professional Activities:

  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Research Grants:

  1. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) “Structural Health Monitoring of a GRS-IBS at the Kauaula Stream Bridge in Maui, Hawaii," funded by Federal Highway Administration's Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment Program, 1-12 - 12/14.
  2. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) “Laboratory Investigation of Natural Cementation Road Surfacing for Corrosion Control of Aluminum on Army Vehicles," funded by U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, 9/10 - 10/12.
  3. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) “Evaluation of the New SRICOS-EFA Method for Predicting Scour in Hawaiian Rivers," funded by State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and FHWA, 6/10 - 5/13.
  4. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) “Use of Recycled Materials in Highway Applications,” funded by State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and FHWA, 2/06 – 1/09.
  5. Archilla, A.R. and Ooi, P.S.K. (co-PI) “Update of the State Pavement Management System and Calibration of the 2002 Design Guide for Hawaiian Conditions,” funded by State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and FHWA, 8/05 – 7/10.
  6. Ooi, P.S.K.  (P.I.)  “Integral Abutment Bridges when the Abutments are Supported on Concrete Deep Foundation Elements,” funded by State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and FHWA through KSF, Inc., 5/04 – 5/07.
  7. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) "Correlation of Resilient Modulus, Mr, of Fine-Grained Soils with Common Soil Parameters for Use in Design of Flexible Pavements," funded by Federal Highway Administration and State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, 5/00 - 5/03.
  8. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) "Correlation of Resistance Value (R-Value) with California Bearing Ratio (CBR) for Use in Design of Flexible Pavements," funded by Federal Highway Administration and State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, 8/00 - 8/02.
  9. Ooi, P.S.K. (P.I.) "Estimation of the modulus of subgrade reaction for design of braced excavations in clays," funded by Research and Training Revolving Fund Award, University Research Council, University of Hawaii, 8/00 - 8/00.

Selected Publications:

  1. Ooi, P.S.K., Rajabipour, F., Shafaatian, A. and Joo, S.  (2011).  Forensic investigation of a distress in a pavement supported on a base course containing recycled concrete aggregate.  Transportation Research Record 2253, Journal of the Transportation Research Board: 10-21.
  2. Sagario, M.L.Q. and Ooi, P.S.K.  (2011).  Assessing the compactability ofrecycled concrete aggregate.  Transportation Research Record 2253, Journal of the Transportation Research Board: 22-31.
  3. Song, Y., Ooi, P.S.K., Hellebrand, E. and Muenow, D.W.  (2011).  Potential for Tufa Precipitation with Crushed Concrete Containing Coarse Basaltic and Fine Coralline Sand Aggregates.  Environmental and Engineering Geoscience Journal, Association of Engineering Geologists, 17(1): 53-66.
  4. Song, Y. and Ooi, P.S.K.  (2010).  Interpretation of the shakedown limit from multi-stage permanent deformation tests.  Transportation Research Record 2167, Journal of the Transportation Research Board: 72-82.
  5. Ooi, P.S.K., Lin, X. and Hamada, H.S.  (2010).  Field behavior of an integral abutment bridge supported on drilled shafts.  Journal of Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 15(1): 4-18.
  6. Ooi, P.S.K., Lin, X. and Hamada, H.S.  (2010).  Numerical study of an integral abutment bridge supported on drilled shafts.  Journal of Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 15(1): 19-31.
  7. Ooi, P.S.K., Li, M.M.W., Sagario, M.L.Q. and Song, Y.  (2008).  Shear strength characteristics of recycled glass.  Transportation Research Record 2059, Journal of the Transportation Research Board: 52-62.
  8. Archilla, A.R., Ooi, P.S.K.,and Sandefur, K.G.  (2007).  Estimation of a resilient modulus model for cohesive soils using joint estimation and mixed effects.  ASCE, J. Geotech. and GeoEnv. Engrg., ASCE, 133(8): 984-994.
  9. Ooi, P.S.K., Chang, B.K.F and Wang, S.  (2004).  Simplified lateral load analysis of fixed-head piles.  ASCE, J. Geotech. and GeoEnv. Engrg., 130(11): 1140-1151.
  10. Ooi, P.S.K.,Archilla, A.R. and Sandefur, K.G.  (2004).  Resilient modulus models for compacted cohesive soils.  Transportation Research Record 1874, Journal of the Transportation Research Board: 115-124.
  11. Ooi, P.S.K., Chang, B.K.F. and Seki, G.W.  (2004).  Examination of proof test extrapolation for drilled shafts.  Geotech. Testing J., American Society of Testing and Materials.  27(2): 123-133.
  12. Ooi, P.S.K. and Pu, J.  (2003).  Use of stiffness for evaluating compactness of pavement geomaterials.  Transportation Research Record 1849, Journal of the Transportation Research Board: 11-19.
  13. Ooi, P.S.K. and Ramsey, L.T.  (2003).  Curvature and bending moments from inclinometer data.  Int. J. of Geomechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers. 3(1): 64-74.
  14. Ooi, P.S.K. and Frederick, L.L.  (2003).  An innovative method of load testing deep foundations.  Geotech. Testing J., American Society of Testing and Materials.  26(2): 210-218.
  15. Ooi, P.S.K., Walker, M.P. and Smith, J.D.  (2002).  Performance of a single-propped wall during excavation and during freezing of the retained soil.  Computers and Geotechnics.  29(5): 387-409.
  16. Duncan, J.M., Evans Jr., L.T. and Ooi, P.S.K.  (1994).  Lateral load analysis of single piles and drilled shafts.  ASCE, J. Geotech. Engrg., 120(6), 1018-1033.
  17. Ooi, P.S.K. and Duncan, J.M.  (1994).  Lateral load analysis of groups of piles and drilled shafts.  ASCE, J. Geotech. Engrg., 120(6), 1034-1050.
  18. Barker, R.M., Duncan, J.M., Rojiani, K.B., Ooi, P.S.K., Tan, C.K. and Kim, S.G. (1991).  Manuals for the Design of Bridge Foundations.  Report 343, National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

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