A. Refereed Publications


Papers in Archival Journals


1. Bahador, M., T.M. Evans, and M.A. Gabr. (2013). “Numerical studies on the effect of temperature on the unsaturated hydraulic response of geotextiles,” Geosynthetics International, accepted with revisions.
2. Bahador, M., T.M. Evans, and M.A. Gabr. (2013). “Modeling the Effect of Geocomposite Drainage Layers on Moisture Distribution and Plastic Deformation of Road Sections,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, in press.
3. Cunningham, C., T.M. Evans, and A.A. Tayebali. (2013). “Gradation effects on the mechanical response of crushed stone aggregate,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 13(4), pp. 231-241.
4. Andrade, J.E., Q. Chen, P.H. Le, C.F. Avila, and T.M. Evans. (2012). “On the rheology of dilative granular media: bridging solid- and fluid-like behavior,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 60(6), pp. 1122-1136.
5. Kress, J., T.S. Yun, G.A. Narsillio, T.M. Evans, D.-S. Lee. (2012). “Evaluation of hydraulic conductivity in 3D random and heterogeneous particulate materials using network model.” Computers and Geotechnics, 40(3), pp. 45-52, doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.09.007.
6. Evans, T.M. and J.R. Valdes. (2011). “The microstructure of particulate mixtures in one-dimensional compression: numerical studies.” Granular Matter, 13(5), pp. 657-669, doi: 10.1007/s10035-011-0278-z.
7. Patil, U., Valdes, J.R., and Evans, T.M. (2011) “Swell mitigation with granulated tire rubber.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 23(5), pp. 721-727.
8. Yun, T.S. and T.M. Evans. (2011). “Evolution of At-Rest Lateral Stress for Cemented Sands: Experimental and Numerical Investigation.” Granular Matter, 13(5), pp. 671-683, doi: 10.1007/s10035-011-0279-y.
9. Zhao, X. and T.M. Evans. (2011). “Numerical analysis of Critical State Behaviors of Granular Soils under Different Loading Conditions.” Granular Matter, doi: 10.1007/s10035-011-0284-12.
10. Yun, T. S., and Evans, T. M. (2010). "Three-dimensional random network model for thermal conductivity in particulate materials." Computers and Geotechnics, 37(7-8), 991-998.
11. Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost. (2010). “Multiscale Investigation of Shear Bands in Sand: Physical and Numerical Experiments,” International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 34(15), pp. 1634-1650.
12. Zhao, X. and T.M. Evans. (2009). “Discrete Simulations of Laboratory Loading Conditions,” International Journal of Geomechanics, 9(4), pp. 169-178.
13. Evans, T.M., S. Chall, X. Zhao, and T-M. Rhyne. (2009). “Visualization and Analysis of Microstructure in Three-Dimensional Discrete Numerical Models,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 23(5), pp. 277-287.
14. Frost, J.D. and T.M. Evans. (2009). “Membrane Effects in Biaxial Compression Tests”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135(7), pp. 986-991.
15. Valdes, J.R. and T.M. Evans (2008) “Sand-Rubber Mixtures: Experiments and Numerical Simulations”, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(4), pp. 588-595.
16. Jacobson, D.E., J.R. Valdes, and T.M. Evans. (2007). “A numerical view into direct shear specimen size effects”, Geotechnical Testing Journal, 30( 6), pp. 512-516.
17. Stormont, J.C., C. Ray, and T.M. Evans. (2001). “Transmissivity of a Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextile Under Suction”, Geotechnical Testing Journal, 24(2), pp. 164-171.
18. Stormont, J.C., K.S. Henry, and T.M. Evans. (1997). “Water Retention Functions of Four Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextiles”, Geosynthetics International, 4(6), pp. 661-672.


Refereed Journal Publications in Final Preparation


1. Ning, Z. and T.M. Evans. “DEM Study of Shear Wave Propagation in Granular Soils,” to be submitted to Granular Matter in 2013.
2. Evans, T.M., Z. Ning, and C.D.P. Baxter. “Small- and Large-Strain Response in Cemented Granular Assemblies,” to be submitted to Canadian Geotechnical Journal in 2013.
3. Ning, Z., T.M. Evans, and J.E. Andrade. “Particulate Studies of Drained Diffuse Instability,” to be submitted to International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics in 2013.
4. Kress, J.G. and T.M. Evans. “Discrete Element Method Simulation of Geostructures,” to be submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
5. Evans, T.M., H. Mojarrad, and A.A. Tayebali. “Grain size distribution effects on the response of granular assemblies,” to be submitted to Geotechnical and Geological Engineering.
6. Evans, T.M., T.S. Yun, and C.S. Markham. “Simulation of cemented granular assemblies,” to be submitted to Computers and Geotechnics.
7. Kress, J.G. and T.M. Evans. (2012). “Effects of reduced gravity on particle-continuum interface behavior: numerical studies,” to be submitted to the ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering.

Geotechnical Special Publications


1. Ning, Z. 4, T.M. Evans, and J. Andrade. (2013). “Particulate Study of Drained Diffuse Instability in Granular Material,” ASCE GeoCongress 2013, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 231: Stability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments III, San Diego, CA, pp. 1290-1299.
2. Frost, J.D., T.M. Evans, Y. Lu, and X. Zhao. (2012). “Selected observations from 3-D experimental and numerical studies of shear banding in biaxial shear tests,” ASCE GeoCongress 2012, to be presented at the special session honoring Jerry Yamamuro, Anisotropy and Shear Banding in Sands.
3. Bahador, M., T.M. Evans, and M.A. Gabr. (2011). “Numerical Simulation of Geotextile Drains in Road Sections.” ASCE GeoFrontiers 2011, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 211: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Dallas, TX, pp. 1862-1871.
4. Evans, T.M. and J.G. Kress5. (2011). “Discrete simulations of particulate-structure interactions.” ASCE GeoFrontiers 2011, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 211: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Dallas, TX, pp. 4252-4262.
5. T.M. Evans, Z. Ning, and M.A. Gabr. (2011). “Sensors, Monitoring, and Health Assessment in the Undergraduate Curriculum.” ASCE GeoFrontiers 2011, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 211: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Dallas, TX, pp. 1763-1773.
6. Evans, T.M., H. Mojarrad, C.N. Cunningham, and A.A. Tayebali. (2009). “Grain Size Distribution Effects in 2D Discrete Numerical Experiments,” International Foundation Conference and Equipment Expo (IFCEE09), Geotechnical Special Publication No. 186: Contemporary Topics In Situ Testing, Analysis, and Reliability of Foundations, Orlando, FL, pp. 58-65.
7. Evans, T.M. and J.D. Frost. (2008). “Membrane Effects on Microstructure Evolution in 2D DEM Experiments”, ASCE-GI GeoCongress 2008, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 179: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of GeoSystems, New Orleans, LA, pp. 958-965.
8. Evans, T.M. and J.D. Frost. (2007). “Shear Banding and Microstructure Evolution in 2D Numerical Experiments”, ASCE-GI GeoDenver 2007, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 173: Advances in Measurement and Modeling of Soil Behavior, Denver, CO, 10 pp.


Refereed Conference Papers (at least 2 reviews of complete papers)


1. Ning, Z. and T.M. Evans. (2013). “Discrete Element Method Study of Shear Wave Propagation in Granular Soil,” in Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, France.
2. Evans, T.M. and Z. Ning. (2013). “Wave Propagation in Assemblies of Cemented Spheres,” in Proceedings of Powders and Grains 2013, American Institute of Physics, Sydney, Australia.
3. Evans, T.M., T.S. Yun, and J.R. Valdes. (2011). “Effective Thermal Conductivity in Granular Mixtures: Numerical Studies,” IS-Seoul: Fifth International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, Seoul, Korea, August 31-September 3, 6 pp.
4. Kress, J.G. and T.M. Evans. (2010). “Analysis of pile behavior in granular soils using DEM.” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Deep Foundations Institute Annual Conference, Hollywood, CA, October 12-156.
5. Narsilio, G.A., T.S. Yun, J. Kress, and T.M. Evans. (2010). “Hydraulic and thermal conduction phenomena in soils at the particle-scale: Towards realistic FEM simulations.” Mini-symposium in Computational Geomechanics, 9th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sydney, Australia, July 19-23.
6. Evans, T.M. and X. Zhao. (2008). “A discrete numerical study of the effect of loading conditions on granular material response,” IS-Atlanta: Fourth International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, Atlanta, GA, September 22-24, 7 pp.
7. Valdes, J.R., T.M. Evans, S.-H. Liang, and R. Yazdanifard. (2006). “Evaluating Microstructure Properties of Sand-Rubber Mixtures”, Proceedings of the XXIII Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics: Applications of Applied Mechanics in Infrastructure, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 9 pp.
8. Frost, J.D., G.L. Hebeler, T.M. Evans, and J.T. DeJong. (2004). “Interface Behavior of Granular Soils”, Proceedings of the 9th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, Houston, TX, USA, pp. 65-72.
9. Frost, J.D., T.M. Evans, G.L. Hebeler, and J.P. Giroud. (2002). "Influence of Wear Mechanisms on Geosynthetic Interface Strengths", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Nice, France, Vol. 4, pp. 1325-1328.
10. Evans, T.M., D.K. Meyers, K.M. Gharios, T. Hadj-Hamou, and E. Kavazanjian. (2000) "The Use of a Capillary Barrier Final Cover for Reclamation of a Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill", Proceedings of the Third Annual SWANA Arid Climate Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 16.1-16.9.
11. Stormont, J.C., T.M. Evans, T. Stockton, and C. Ray. (1998). "Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of a Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextile", Joint Conference on the Environment, Waste-management Education and Research Consortium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 213-216.


B. Other Publications


Conference Presentations and Posters


1. Feng, K. 7, B.M. Montoya, and T.M. Evans. (2013). “Mechanical Response of Microbial Induced Cemented Sands under Varying Stress Paths: Physical and Numerical Experiments,” ASCE Geocongress Student Poster Competition, San Diego, CA, March 3-6.
2. Kato, K.8 and T.M. Evans. (2013). “Estimating the Applicability Limit of Relative Density for Sand Containing Clay Using Activity,” ASCE Geocongress Student Poster Competition, San Diego, CA, March 3-6.
3. Feng, K., B.M. Montoya, and T.M. Evans. (2012). “Mechanical Response of Microbial Induced Cemented Sands Under Varying Stress Paths: Physical and Numerical Experiments.” Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Atlanta, GA, October 10-12.
4. Evans, T.M., H. Mojarrad, and A.A. Tayebali. (2012). “Grain Size Distribution Effects on the Mechanical Response of a 2D Granular Material.” Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Atlanta, GA, October 10-12.
5. Evans, T.M., Z. Ning, M.A. Gabr, and C.S. Markham. (2011). “CCLI: Integration of Sensor Technologies into the Civil Engineering Curriculum.” NSF CCLI-TUES PIs Conference, Washington, D.C., January 26-28.
6. Evans, T.M. and X. Zhao. (2009). “Shear Strength of Granular Assemblies: Plane Strain, Axisymmetric Compression, and Direct Shear,” Deformation and Failure of Geomaterials, Bari, Italy.
7. Zhao, X. and Evans, T.M. (2008). "Discrete Numerical Investigations of Granular Material Response to Laboratory Loading Conditions." Third Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
8. Evans, T.M. and J.D. Frost (2004). "Digital Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah, GA, USA, August 1-5 (Invited Presentation, extended abstract published in proceedings).
9. Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost. (2004). "Experimental Investigation of Boundary Effects on Shear Banding in Granular Soils Subjected to Plane Strain Compression", 3rd Annual George Sowers Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
10. Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost. (2003). "Discrete Element Method (DEM) Modeling of Granular Assemblies", 2nd Annual George Sowers Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
11. Evans, T.M., and J.D. Frost. (2002). "Preliminary Studies on the Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", 1st Annual George Sowers Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
12. Evans, T.M. (2002). "Digital Quantification of Microstructure Evolution in Sands", 13th Annual ACBM/NIST Computer Modeling Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD, June 10-13.
13. Evans, T.M., S.M. Keller, L.N. Germanovich, and J.D. Frost. (2000). "Direct Visualization of 3-D Brittle Fracture Propagation in Uniaxial Compression", Fall 2000 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 14-19.


White Papers


1. Evans, T.M. (2009). “Granular Materials and Continuous Solids: Simulating the Interface.” In response to the National Research Council’s Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space, http://www8.nationalacademies.org/SSBSurvey/PublicViewMicro.aspx.
2. Evans, T.M. (2007) “Generating Polar Histograms in Mathcad,” lead story in the PTC Express Newsletter, http://www.imakenews.com/ptcexpress/e_article000946858.cfm?x=b11,0,w, November (Submission invited by PTC, publisher of Mathcad).


Reports


1. Evans, T.M. and J.G. Kress (2010). “A Discrete Numerical Investigation into Soil-Structure Interaction with Extraterrestrial Applications.” Report submitted to the North Carolina Space Grant Consortium.
2. Evans, T.M., A.A. Tayebali, C.N. Cunningham, and H. Mojarrad. (2009). “Effect of Gradation on Predicted Performance of Aggregate Base Course,” Final Report submitted to North Carolina Department of Transportation.
3. Zhao, X. and T.M. Evans (2007). “Geotechnical Investigation and Slope Stability Analysis, Ore Knob Tailings Impoundment,” Final Report submitted to Dr. Bob Borden, acting as representative of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.