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- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 1979
- Institution and Location
  University of Ottawa, Canada
- Major Discipline
  Geotechnical Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- Year: 1974
- Institution and Location
  University of New Brunswick, Canada
- Major Discipline
  Geotechnical Engineering
- Degree: Eng. D.
- Year: 1972
- Institution and Location
  Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics, Paris, France
- Major Discipline
  Civil Engineering
- Degree: Bacc.
- Year: 1966
- Institution and Location
  Lycee Fromentin, France
- Major Discipline
  Mathematics

Jean-Louis Briaud

Distinguished Professor; Spencer J. Buchanan Chair Professor; Regents Fellow; Director, National Geotechnical Experimentation Site; Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Department(s): Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Campus: Texas A&M University

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Phone: 979-845-3795
E-mail: briaud@tamu.edu

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Wind energy measurement, forecasting, and storage; Geothermal energy conversion and production

Research Summary

Professor Briaud is working in the area of foundations of wind turbines subjected to high horizontal wind loads and on geothermal foundations of buildings to minimize the energy consumption. For wind turbines, the work is associated with optimizing the size of the foundation to sustain high horizontal loads including cyclic loading. Use is made of the pressuremeter to take full advantage of soil strength. In the geothermal foundation work, pipes are installed at the time of construction in the foundation piles so that instead of cooling the building or heating the building with respect to outside air temperature, it is done with respect to the ambient temperature of the soil below the building. The advantage is that soil temperature varies a lot less than air temperature.

Professional Background

2002-Present	Spencer J. Buchanan Chair Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1992-Present	Director, U.S. National Geotechnical Experimentation Site for NSF and FHWA, Texas A&M University
1992-2002	Spencer J. Buchanan Professorship in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
1988-1993	Area Leader, Geotechnical Engineering and Surveying, Texas A&M University
1989-Present	Manager, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Program, Texas Transportation Institute
1988-1988	Engineer, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees, France (Academic Study Leave, Jan-May)
1986-Present	Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
1982-1985	Halliburton Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
1982-1985	Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
1978-1982	Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

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