Technical Reports
(chronological order)

  1. Doe, T.W., R.E. Goodman, P.J. Perie, and T.D. Stark, “Laboratory Investigation of the Formation of Borehole Breakouts in Rock,” Geotechnical Engineering Research Report No. UCB/GT/84-12, University of California, Berkeley, November, 1984, 56 pp.
  2. Stark, T.D. and J.M. Duncan, “Mechanisms of Strength Loss in Stiff Clays,” Geotechnical Engineering Research Report No. GT 87-5, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, August, 1987, 291 pp.
  3.  Stark, T.D., “Estimating the Variability of Settlements on Clay,” Civil Engineering (CE) Research Report No. 87142, San Diego State University (SDSU), October, 1987, 40 pp.
  4.  Stark, T.D., J. Fowler, and G.D. Comes, “Geotechnical Engineering Opinion of Proposed Containment Islands in New York Harbor,” report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) New York District, CE Research Report No. 88143, SDSU, August, 1988, 15 pp.
  5. Stark, T.D., and G. Tentschert, “Planning-Level Opinion Regarding Dredged Material Containment Islands in New York Harbor,” report prepared for the COE, NY District, CE Research Rpt. No. 89144, SDSU, May, 1989, 24 pp.
  6.  Stark, T.D., D.W. Sykora, J.P. Koester, M.E. Hynes, R.E. Wahl, and D.E. Yule, “Seismic Stability Evaluation of Ririe Dam and Reservoir Project: Report 1 Construction History and Field and Laboratory Studies, Volume I: Main Text,” Technical Rpt. D-91-22, COE Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg, MS, 1991, 319 pp.
  7.  Stark, T.D., D.W. Sykora, J.P. Koester, M.E. Hynes, R.E. Wahl, and D.E. Yule, “Seismic Stability Evaluation of Ririe Dam and Reservoir Project: Report 1 Construction History and Field and Laboratory Studies, Volume II: Appendixes A – J,” Tech. Rpt. D-91-22, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1991, 334 pp.
  8. Stark, T.D., “Program Documentation and User’s Guide:  PCDDF89, Primary Consolidation and Desiccation of Dredged Fill,” Instruction Report D-91-1, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1991, 105 pp.
  9. Stark T.D. and J. Fowler, “A New Concept for Slope Stabilization: Horizontal Strip Drains,” report prepared for COE WES, CE Research Report No. 89144, SDSU, April, 1989, 16 pp.
  10. Stark, T.D. and G.R. Briest, “Disposal Alternatives for New Work Dredged Material, Norfolk Harbor,” report prepared for COE WES, CE Research Report No. 89144, SDSU, September, 1989, 26 pp.
  11. Stark, T.D. and M. Poindexter-Rollings, “PCDDF89-Computer Model to Evaluate Consolidation/Desiccation of Soft Soils,” DREDGING RESEARCH Information Exchange Bulletin EEDP-02-10, COE WES, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, September, 1991, 6 pp.
  12. Stark, T.D. and J.J. Vettel, “Residual Strength of San Francisco Bay Mud,” prepared for CH2M-Hill, Inc., CE Research Report No. 90150, SDSU, March, 1990, 110 pp.
  13. Stark, T.D. and W.G. Bixby, “Finite Element Analyses of Transient Partially Saturated Seepage through Compacted Fills,” research report prepared for Geocon, Inc., CE Research Report No. 90415, SDSU, June, 1990, 178 pp.
  14. Stark, T.D. and D.R. Schwarm, “Computer Model for Consolidation and Secondary Compression Processes in Confined Dredged Material,” research report prepared for COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, CE Research Report No. 90206, SDSU, August, 1990, 34 pp.
  15. Stark, T.D., J.J. Vettel, S.M. Fitzwilliam, and R.M. Ebeling, “Soil-Structure Interaction Parameters for Silts,” Technical Report ITL-91-2, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1991, 204 pp.
  16. Stark, T.D. and T.J. O’Meara, “Dredge Fill Material Properties for Use with PCDDF89, Primary Consolidation and Desiccation of Dredged Fill,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1994, 126 pp.
  17. Stark, T.D., “Soil-Structure Interaction of Retaining Walls with Sloped Backfills,” Contract Report ITL-91-14, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, June, 1991, 82 pp.
  18.  Stark, T.D. and J. Fowler, “Using Vertical Strip Drains to Increase the Storage Capacity of Confined Disposal Areas,” ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DREDGING Information Exchange Bulletin, COE WES, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, December, 1991, Vol. D-91-2, 6 pp.
  19. Stark T.D., Fowler, J., and Friberg, T.F., “Strip Drains at Craney Island,” ENGINEER UPDATE, Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Monthly Newspaper, Vol. 17, No. 9, pp. 2-3, Sept., 1993.
  20.  Stark, T.D., “A Database System for Planning and Analysis of Dredging Operations,” Contract Report, Dredging Research Program, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, November, 1993, 42 pp.
  21. Stark, T.D., “Feasibility of Installing Vertical Strip Drains to Increase Storage Capacity of Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1992, 53 pp.
  22. Stark, T.D., “Plans and Specifications for Vertical Strip Drain Test Section at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1992, 47 pp.
  23. Stark, T.D., “Service Life of Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area Under Proposed Restricted Use Program,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1993, 51 pp.
  24. Stark, T.D., “Long-Term Behavior of Vertical Strip Drains at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area,” Contract Report, Dredging Research Program, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1993, 56 pp.
  25. Myers, T.E., T.D. Stark, A.C. Gibson, E.A. Dardeau, Jr., P.R. Schroeder, “Management Plan for the Disposal of Contaminated Material in the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area Under Proposed Restricted Use Program,” Technical Report Environmental Lab. (EL)-93-20, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1993, 129 pp.
  26. Stark, T.D. and T.A. Williamson, “Strip Drain Test Section at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1994, 105 pp.
  27. Stark, T.D. and A.R. Poeppel, “Landfill Liner Interface Strengths from Torsional Ring Shear Tests,” Geotechnical Engineering Research Report, University of Illinois, prepared for Office of Solid Waste Research, University of Illinois Center for Solid Waste Management and Research, Institute for Environmental Studies, Jan., 1994, 42 pp.
  28. Stark, T.D. and T.A. Williamson, “Undrained Strength Stability Analysis for West Perimeter Dike at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1994, 56 pp.
  29. Stark, T.D. and R.M. Ebeling, “Soil-Structure Interaction Parameters for Structured/Cemented Silts,” Technical Report ITL-95-5, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1995, 109 pp.
  30.  Stark, T.D., S.M. Olson, and J.H. Long, “Differential Movement at Embankment/Structure Interface,” Research Report for Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, 1995, 297 pp.
  31. Stark, T.D., J. Fowler, and D.C. Banks, “Vertical Strip Drains to Increase Storage Capacity of Confined Dredged Material Disposal Facilities,” Contract Report, Dredge Operations Technical Support, COE WES, Geotechnical Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, October, 1995, 12 pp.
  32. Stark, T.D. and S.G. Wright, “Program Documentation and User’s Guide:  UTEXUIED, Educational Limit Equilibrium Slope-Stability Software Package,” Univ. of Illinois, March, 1995, 30 pp.
  33. Stark, T.D., “Program Documentation and User’s Guide:  PSDDF, Primary Consolidation and Desiccation of Dredged Fill,” Instruction Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1996, 96 pp.
  34. Stark, T.D. and DiBari, P., “Undrained Strength Stability Analysis for East Perimeter Dike at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area,” Contract Rpt., U.S. Army Engr. Norfolk District, Norfolk, VA, 1996, 48 pp.
  35. Stark, T.D., R.M. Ebeling, and K.R. Daly, “Hyperbolic Stress-Strain Parameters for Structured/Cemented Silts,” Technical Report ITL-96-8, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1996, 136 pp.
  36. Stark, T.D. and J.P. Koester, “Seismic Stability and Deformations of Earth Structures and Foundations,” Contract Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 1996, 76 pp.
  37. Stark, T.D., “Shear Behavior of Landfill Liner and Cover Systems,” Geotechnical Engineering Research Report, University of Illinois, prepared for the Office of Solid Waste Research, University of Illinois Center for Solid Waste Management and Research, Institute for Environmental Studies, January, 1997, 60 pp.
  38. Stark, T.D., S.M. Olson, S.L. Kramer, and T.L. Youd, “Shear Strength of Liquefied Soil,” proceedings International Workshop on Post-Liquefaction Behavior of Granular Soils at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, prepared for the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., February, 1998, 360 pp.
  39.  Stark, T.D., “Performance of Three-Dimensional Slope Stability Methods in Practice,” Geotechnical Engineering Research Report, University of Illinois, prepared for the National Science Foundation, March, 1998, 22 pp.
  40. Stark, T.D., R.D. Bennett, and E. Glynn, “Recommended Remedial Measures at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWCC), Dye Burial Ground (DBG) Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) 02/11,” Technical Report GL-98-19, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, September, 1998, 46 pp.
  41. Stark, T.D., D.P. Abrams, and N.M. Hawkins, “Seismic Bridge Research in Transportation Networks Program of Mid-America Earthquake Center,” report presented during A2C52 Committee Meeting during annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January, 2000, 10 pp.
  42. Stark, T.D., J. Horvath, D. Leshchinsky, and D. Arellano, “Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Embankment Projects,” final report prepared for National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January, 2002, 525 pp.
  43. Stark, T.D. and E. Newman, “Interpretation of Ground Shaking from Paleoliquefaction Features,” interim report prepared for Mid-America Earthquake Center and U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, March, 2003, 62 pp.
  44. Stark, T.D., ” Causation Report Westover Landfill Closure Cap Instabilities,” contract report prepared for Rich and Henderson, Annapolis, Maryland, April, 2002, 78 p.
  45.  Stark, T.D. and K. Reddy, “Beneficial Uses of Shredded Tires in Covering Abandoned Landfills,” final report prepared for Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, Springfield, IL, January, 2004, 162 pp.
  46. Stark, T.D. and E. Newman, “Interpretation of Ground Shaking from Paleoliquefaction Features,” final report prepared for Mid-America Earthquake Center and U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, March, 2004, 232 pp.
  47. Stark, T.D. and H. Choi, “PSDDF-Computer Model to Evaluate the Primary Consolidation, Secondary Compression, and Desiccation of Dredged Fill and in Non-Homogeneous Cohesive Soils,” Instruction Report, COE WES, Vicksburg, MS, 2004, 146 pp.
  48. Al-Qadi, I.L., Morian, D.A., Stoffels, S.M., Elseifi, M., Chehab, G., and Stark, T.D. “Synthesis on Use of Geosynthetics in Pavements and Development of a Roadmap to Geosynthetically-Modified Pavements,” final report prepared for Federal Highway Administration, Reston, VA, Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-06-P-00182, September, 2008, 195 pp.
  49. Stark, T.D., Arellano, D., and S. Bartlett, S. , “Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam Application and Technical Data, ” EPS Industry Alliance, August, 201, 46 pp., Available at http://www.epsmolders.org