John Rice
Geotech and Associate Department Head
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: EL 272Phone: 435-797-8611
Email: john.rice@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Biography
John Rice holds a Bachelor’s in Geology from Humboldt State University, a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Utah State, and a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Virginia Tech. After earning his Master’s degree, John worked as a Geotechnical Consultant for Kleinfelder and Woodward-Clyde. After 16 years of consulting, John returned to academics to earn his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech where he studied the long-term performance of seepage barriers in dams. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Utah State University where he teaches and performs reaches in the areas of earth structures and ground improvement.
Teaching Interests
Geotechnical Engineering, Earth structures, dams and levees, ground improvement
Research Interests
Seepage and internal erosin, reliabilty of earth structures, landslides
Awards
Fulbright Foundation Teaching and Research Fellow, 2018
Fulbright Foundation
Younger Professional Paper of the Year, 2016
United States Society on Dams
Elected to Board of Directors, 2015
United States Society on Dam
Nominated for Engineering Educator of the Year, 2014
Utah Engineers Council
Advisor of the Year, 2014
Utah State Univeristy
Engineering Educator of the Year, 2013
ASCE - Utah Chapter
United States Society on Dams Scholarship, 2006
USSD
Instructorship Position, 2005
Virginia Tech
Charles E. Via Doctoral Fellowship, 2004
Virginia Tech
Best Geotechnical Engineering Technical Presentation, 2002
Kleinfelder 16th Technical Training Seminar
Geotechnical Engineering Scholarship, 1987
Utah State University
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Rice, J.D, Peng, S., (2020). Measuring Critical Gradients for Soil Loosening and Initiation of Backward Erosion-Piping Mechanism. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering/ASCE/, 146:8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002277
- Boulware, L.L, Rice, J.D, A Method for Reliability-Based Assessment of Three-Dimensional Internal Erosion Potential Due to Geomorphic Features. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Rice, J.D, Swainston-Fleshman, M., (2014). Laboratory Modeling of the Mechanisms of Piping Erosion Initiation. ASCE, 140:6
- Swainston-Fleshman, M., Rice, J.D, (2013). Constant Gradient Piping Test Apparatus for Evaluation of Critical Hydraulic Conditions for the Initiation of Piping. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 36:6
- Polanco, L., Rice, J.D, (2012). Reliability Based Underseepage Analysis in Levees Using a Response Surface-Monte Carlo Simulation. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Folkman, S.L, Rice, J.D, Sorenson, A., Braithwaite, N., (2012). Survey of Water Main Failures in the United States and Canada. AWWA Journal, 104:10, 70-79.
- Rice, J.D, Duncan, M.J, (2010). Deformation and Cracking of Seepage Barriers in Dams due to Changes in the Pore Pressure Regime. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 136:1, 16-25.
- Rice, J.D, Duncan, M.J, (2010). Findings of Case Histories on the Long-Term Performance of Seepage Barriers in Dams. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 136:1, 2-15. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606-0000175
Professional Journal
- Rice, J.D, Boulware-Polanco, L., (2014). A Reliability-Based Evaluation of the Effects of Geometry on Levee Underseepage Potential. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Journal (Springer), 32:4
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | MultiMedia
PowerPoint
- Rice, J.D, (2015). Research on Seepage Control Barriers and Geosynthetics.. Fabricated Geomembrane Institute Seminar- Current Advances & Trends in Containment Technology, *
Web
Other Media
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Rice, J.D, Duncan, M.J, (2008). A Study on the Long-Term Performance of Seepage Barriers in Dams. Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research Publication No. 49
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Bulletins
- McCormick, W.V, Rice, J.D, (2002). Rio Nido Landslide, Sonoma County, California: Engineering Geology and Emergency Response. Engineering Geology Practice in Northern California, CGS Bulletin 210/AEG Special Publication 12
Newsletter
- Rice, J.D, (2006). Long-Term Performance of Seepage Barriers. United States Society on Dams Newsletter
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.