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Robert Kayen

Adjunct Professor

University of California, Berkeley

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College of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Robert Kayen is currently serving as a Civil & Environmental Engineering Adjunct Professor at University of California, Berkeley.

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University of California, Berkeley

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An Updated Spt-Based Seismic Soil Liquefaction Initiation Field Case History Database. (2026)

construction engineeringsoil dynamicsseismologylandslidesgeoenvironmental engineeringnumerical modeling (geology)earthquake engineeringearthquake spectrumcivil engineeringengineering geologyrock engineeringgeomechanicsgeotechnical engineeringstructural geologyearth sciencegeophysical prospecting

Energy-Based Methods for Seismic Soil Liquefaction: Past, Present, and Future. Indian geotechnical journal (2026)

construction engineeringenvironmental engineeringsoil dynamicsengineeringconstruction materialsseismologygeoenvironmental engineeringnumerical modeling (geology)earthquake engineeringearthquake spectrumcivil engineeringstructural concreteengineering geologyrock engineeringgeomechanicsgeotechnical engineeringgranular materials

Geology is the Key: Seismic Soil Liquefaction Potential in Niigata City, Japan. GeoHazards (2026)

soil dynamicstectonicsseismologylandslidesgeoenvironmental engineeringearthquake engineeringgeographyearthquake spectrumcivil engineeringengineering geologygeotechnical engineeringstructural geologysedimentologyearth sciencetectonophysicsgeophysical prospectinggeology

Numerical Simulation of Damage in Pile for Health Monitoring Using 3D-Fea. (2026)

engineeringconstruction materialsmechanical engineeringgeoenvironmental engineeringstructural safetyearthquake engineeringcomputational mechanicsstructural mechanicscivil engineeringstructural testingengineering geologyfinite element method in structural mechanicsstructural health monitoringgeotechnical engineeringrock engineeringengineering structuresprocess safety

State‐of‐the‐Art Review of Vibration‐Based Health Monitoring of Piles. Structural Control and Health Monitoring (2026)

mechanical engineeringgeoenvironmental engineeringstructural safetyearthquake engineeringcivil engineeringstructural health monitoringgeotechnical engineering

Embankment Vibration Characteristics Using Ground Motion Records and Ambient Noise Measurements, Briones Dam, California. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS (2025)

ground motionsembankment vibration characteristicsgeographyvibrationscivil engineeringearthquake spectrumengineering geologystructural vibrationsstructural health monitoringembankment damground motion recordsbriones dam

Estimation of Timing of Liquefaction Using Spectral Energy Ratio. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2025)

measurementtimefrequency analysisvibrationsnumerical simulationsseabed liquefactionengineering

Energy-Based and Strain-Based Methods for Estimation of Pore Water Pressure Within Liquefied Soil Layers. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2024)

Kil-Wan KoRobert E. Kayen

geoenvironmental engineeringstrain-based methodspore water pressuregeotechnical engineeringengineering

Energy-Based Liquefaction Evaluation: The Port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, Japan, 2003 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2024)

Kil-Wan KoRobert E. KayenTakaji KokushoMakbule IlgacAtsushi NozuChukwuebuka C. Nweke

earthquake risk mitigationgeoenvironmental engineeringearthquake engineeringtokachi-oki earthquakeenergy-based liquefaction evaluationgeotechnical engineeringengineering

Evaluation of Site Terms for Ground-Motion Models for South America. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2024)

Camilo I. Pinilla-RamosNorman A. AbrahamsonRobert E. Kayen

ground motionssouth americaseismologyground-motion modelssite termsearth science

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Robert Kayen

Adjunct Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Affiliations

College of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Robert Kayen is currently serving as a Civil & Environmental Engineering Adjunct Professor at University of California, Berkeley.

Honors

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Experiences

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Robert Kayen

University of California, Berkeley

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

An Updated Spt-Based Seismic Soil Liquefaction Initiation Field Case History Database. (2026)

Energy-Based Methods for Seismic Soil Liquefaction: Past, Present, and Future. Indian geotechnical journal (2026)

Geology is the Key: Seismic Soil Liquefaction Potential in Niigata City, Japan. GeoHazards (2026)

Numerical Simulation of Damage in Pile for Health Monitoring Using 3D-Fea. (2026)

State‐of‐the‐Art Review of Vibration‐Based Health Monitoring of Piles. Structural Control and Health Monitoring (2026)

mechanical engineeringgeoenvironmental engineeringstructural safetyearthquake engineeringcivil engineeringstructural health monitoringgeotechnical engineering

Embankment Vibration Characteristics Using Ground Motion Records and Ambient Noise Measurements, Briones Dam, California. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS (2025)

Estimation of Timing of Liquefaction Using Spectral Energy Ratio. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2025)

measurementtimefrequency analysisvibrationsnumerical simulationsseabed liquefactionengineering

Energy-Based and Strain-Based Methods for Estimation of Pore Water Pressure Within Liquefied Soil Layers. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2024)

Kil-Wan KoRobert E. Kayen

geoenvironmental engineeringstrain-based methodspore water pressuregeotechnical engineeringengineering

Energy-Based Liquefaction Evaluation: The Port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, Japan, 2003 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2024)

Kil-Wan KoRobert E. KayenTakaji KokushoMakbule IlgacAtsushi NozuChukwuebuka C. Nweke

earthquake risk mitigationgeoenvironmental engineeringearthquake engineeringtokachi-oki earthquakeenergy-based liquefaction evaluationgeotechnical engineeringengineering

Evaluation of Site Terms for Ground-Motion Models for South America. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2024)

Camilo I. Pinilla-RamosNorman A. AbrahamsonRobert E. Kayen

ground motionssouth americaseismologyground-motion modelssite termsearth science

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