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 With over 50 years of experience, Dr. Martin has made significant contributions to the advancement of earthquake engineering earning international acclaim for his expertise, leadership, and unwavering commitment to advancing seismic engineering practices. In the early 1990’s, Dr. Martin served as a Technical Consultant for the Port of Los Angeles' ambitious 2020 Program, where he conducted comprehensive reviews of seismic design criteria and foundation design, ensuring the project's resilience against seismic events.

Dr. Martin was also a member of the Technical Advisory Panel tasked with checking the methods and results of a detailed ground motion and fault studies sponsored jointly by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to develop, for each port, consistent seismic ground motion recommendations corresponding to multi-level earthquakes. The two Ports formally adopted the recommendations developed during the studies for design of future port structures. Dr. Martin has served as a Technical Review Consultant and provided liquefaction evaluation, pile and slope evaluations, and seismic soil-dike-structure interaction studies for serval wharf and harbor redevelopment projects for the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.

Dr. Martin's profound expertise in earthquake engineering is further exemplified through his authorship of over 100 papers covering a wide array of topics, such as ground liquefaction, soil improvement, site response analysis, and seismic design of pile foundations. His influential work has been presented at renowned conferences and symposiums worldwide, contributing to the advancement of seismic engineering practices. His work has left an indelible mark on the field and continues to shape industry standards, the future of earthquake-resilient infrastructure and inspire generations of engineers worldwide.

Major Contributions

  • California State Land Commission Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS) - California Building Code, Chapter 31F, Division 6 - Geotechnical Hazards and Foundations
  • The Port of Los Angeles Code for Seismic Design, Upgrade and Repair of Container Wharves (POLA Seismic Code, 2010)
  • Port of Long Beach Wharf Design Criteria
  • The Port of Los Angeles Ground-motion and Fault Studies
  • Port of Long Beach Port-wide Ground Motion Studies
  • TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 611 Subject Areas Bridges, Other Structures, and Hydraulics and Hydrology Seismic Analysis and Design of Retaining Walls, Buried Structures, Slopes, and Embankments
  • Caltrans Seismic Advisory Board: Providing Technical Experts for Caltrans
  • LA Metro; Tunnel Advisory Panel: Experts involved in Seismic and Tunneling studies for Westside Subway Extension

Ph.D. Thesis Supervision

University of Southern California

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