Rudolph (Rudy) Bonaparte is the President and CEO of Geosyntec Consultants, Inc and its specialty affiliates MMI Engineering, SiREM, and GSM Consultancy.[1] In 2007, Dr. Bonaparte was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to geoengineering with geosynthetics, the design of landfill waste-containment systems, and leadership in geotechnical engineering practice.[2] Dr. Bonaparte earned his B.S. (1977) from the University of Texas at Austin, a M.S. (1978) and a PhD (1981) in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bonaparte was Inducted to the Academy of Distinguished Alumni on November 8, 2012.[3][4]

Dr. Bonaparte is the author of a number of technical papers and led a peer review team for the EPA that estimated the service life of HDPE membrane liners in landfills to be approximately 1,000 years.[5]

Bibliography

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  • "A Time-dependent Constitutive Model for Cohesive Soils" (1982)[6]
  • "Assessment and Recommendations for Improving the Performance of Waste Containment Systems" (2002)[7]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Geosyntec Consultants Retrieved September 17, 2013
  2. ^ National Academy of Engineering Retrieved September 17, 2013
  3. ^ University of California Retrieved September 17, 2013
  4. ^ University of Texas at Austin Retrieved September 17, 2013
  5. ^ Waste Management Retrieved May 11, 2014
  6. ^ Bonaparte, Rudolph (1982). Google Books - A Time-dependent Model for Cohesive Soils.
  7. ^ Google Books - Assessment and Recommendations for Improving the Performance of Waste Containment Systems. 2002.
  8. ^ "Landfills Engineering Expert Honored with 2016 OPAL for Design". blogs.asce.org. American Society of Civil Engineers. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.