Wayne Smith

About Wayne Smith

Dr. Smith has over 45 years of experience in a wide variety of civil and geotechnical…

Experience

1. Sr Geotechnical Engineer

   US Army Corps of Engineers

   Jul 2008 — Present · Sacramento, CA, US

   While at the USACE, I have worked in both the Geotechnical Soils Design and Levee Safety Sections. My primary assignments have been:(i) California Delta Levee investigations,(ii) Marysville Ring Levee 408 permit review and recommendations for CORPS conditions of approval concerning modifications of existing Federal levees,(iv) review and approval of Drilling Proposal Plans (DPP) prior allowing the performance of any subsurface investigation in Federal levees, and (v) and Semi-Quantitative Risk Analysis (SQRA) for levees.The Delta levees projects primarily consisted in providing geotechnical engineering input to planning studies performed to improve the level of flood protection in the Delta. I was the primary Federal geotechnical engineering representative working with the State of California, Department of Water Resources on the Delta Risk Management Study (DRMS).The 7.5 mile MRL ring levee project has been my major assignment for the last 3 years. It consists of all aspects of the geotechnical engineering necessary to develop a design for installation of a seepage cut off wall surrounding the City of Marysville. The cutoff walls mitigate unacceptable seepage characteristics to acceptable levels of risk.The 408 permit review assignments consist of a geotechnical engineering division review, evaluation, and recommendations for USACE approval to the California Central Valley Flood Protection Board.(CVFPB) encroachment permit applications. DPP assignments are associated with evaluation of proposed drilling activities in Federal levees. The drilling plans are evaluated to ensure they meet all USACE guidance for the proposed exploration programs for the purpose of evaluating and balancing the induced risk from drilling activities.I am currently participating in the first QC review of a Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment (SQRA) application for the American River North Basin in Sacramento, CA.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Summer Short Course, Applied Decision Analysis

  1976

• USACE

  Certificate of Completion, Critical Thinking

  2015

• USACE

  Cdertificate of Complerion, A-E Contracting

  2010

• University of California, Berkeley

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geotecnical Engineering

  1972 — 1974

• University of California, Davis

  Bachelor’s Degree, Civil Engineering

  1966 — 1968

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Summer Course Certificate, Applied Decision Analysis

  1977

• USACE

  Certificate of Completion, Motor Vehicle Safety

  2016

• American River College

  Associate’s Degree, Engineering

  1964 — 1966

• USACE

  Certificate of Completion, PDT 101 Training

  2014

• Mira Loma High School

  High School, College Preperatory

  1960 — 1964

• USSD Workshop on Levees

  Certificate of Completion, Levee Faiure and Performance Analysis

  2012

• University of California, Davis

  Master’s Degree, Civil Engineering

  1968 — 1970

Skills

• Decision Analysis
• Probabilistic Models
• Levee Remediation
• Civil Litigation
• Deep Foundations
• Quality Assurance
• Expert Reports
• Quality Consulting
• Geotechnical Testing
• Soil Improvement
• Levee Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• Bayesian Statistics
• Engineering Economics
• Expert Witness
• Multivariate Statistics
• Shallow Foundations
• Risk Analysis
• Pavement Management Systems
• Structural Analysis
• Reporting & Analysis
• Forensic Analysis
• Bayesian Methods
• Pavement Engineering
• Forensic Engineering
• Testimony
• Foundation Analysis
• Soil Mechanics
• Settlement Anlaysis
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Event Tree Analysis
• Structural Mechanics
• Quality Control