Sex: Male
Education
- Saga University, Japan, Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, 1996
- Asian Institute of Technology, Paholyothin Highway, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand, Masters of Engineering in Geotechnical Engineering, 1988
- University of Mindanao, Talomo, Davao City, Philippines, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1984
Field of Specialization
Civil Engineering, Geosciences, Mechanical Engineering, Soft clay engineering, Geosynthetics in civil engineering applications, Soil and ground improvement techniques
Researches
Alfaro, M.C., Ciro, G.A., Thiessen, K.J., & Ng, T., (2009) Case Study of Degrading Permafrost beneath a Road Embankment
ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering Volume 23, No. 3
Alfaro, M.C., Blatz, J.A., Abdulrazaq, W.F., & Kim, C.S., (2009) Evaluating shear mobilization in rockfill columns used for riverbank stabilization
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 46, No. 8
Graham, J., Franklin, K., Alfaro, M.C., & Wortley, J., (2007) Degradation of Shaley Limestone Riprap
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 44, No. 11
Ciro, G.A., & Alfaro, M.C., (2006) Adaptation Strategies for Road Embankments on Permafrost Affected by Climate Warming
IEEE EIC Climate Change Technology - CCC
Garinger, B., Alfaro, M.C., Graham, J., Dubois, D., & Man, A., (2004) Instability of Dykes at Seven Sisters Generating Station
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 41, No. 5
Graham, J., Alfaro, M.C., & Ferris, G., (2004) Compression and strength of dense sand at high pressures and elevated temperatures
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 41, No. 6
Alfaro, M.C., & Wong, R.C., (2001) Laboratory studies on Fracturing of Low-Permeability Soils
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 38, No. 2
Wong, R.C.K., & Alfaro, M.C., (2001) Fracturing in Low-Permeability Soils for Remediation of Contaminated Ground
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 38, No. 2
Wong, R.C.K., & Alfaro, M.C., (1998) Discussion of “Liquefaction and Residual Strength of Sands from Drained Triaxial Tests
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Volume 124, No. 11
Bergado, D.T., Chai, J.C., Alfaro, M.C. & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1994) Improvement Techniques of Soft Ground in Subsiding and Lowland Environment
A.A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bathurst, R.J., Hatami, K., & Alfaro, M.C., (2012) Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls and Slopes: Seismic Aspects
Chapter 14 in Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering, 2nd Edition (S.K. Shukla - Editor), Thomas Telford Ltd., London, UK
Kurz, D., Alfaro, M., & Graham, J., (2017) Thermal conductivities of frozen and unfrozen soils at three project sites in northern Manitoba
Cold Regions Science and Technology Volume 140
Mosallanezhad, M., Alfaro, M., Hataf, N., & Sadat Taghavi, S.H., (2016) Performance of the new reinforcement system in the increase of shear strength of typical geogrid interface with soil
Geotextiles and Geomembranes Volume 44
Mosallanezhad, M., Sadat Taghavi, S.H., Hataf, N., & Alfaro, M.C., (2016) Experimental and numerical studies of the performance of the new reinforcement system under pull-out conditions
Geotextiles and Geomembranes Volume 44
Graham, J., Alfaro, M., Batenipour, H., & Kurz, D., (2015) Warming Climate Damages Northern Roads
Journal of Student Science and Technology Volume 8, No. 1
Batenipour, H., Alfaro, M., Kurz, D., & Graham, J., (2013) Deformations and ground temperatures at a road
embankment in northern Canada
Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Regehr, J., Milligan, C., Montufar, J., & Alfaro, M.C., (2013) Review of effectiveness and costs of strategies to improve roadbed stability in permafrost regions
Journal of Cold Regions Engineering Volume 27, No. 3
Graham, J., & Alfaro, M., (2013) Accreditation, Licensing, and Specialization for Employment
Proceedings of the 2012 Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA12) Conference
Alfaro, M.C. & Pathak, Y.P., (2012) Laboratory Performance of Geogrid-reinforced Soils Subjected to Freezing and Thawing
ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal Volume 35, No. 5
Thiessen, K.J., Alfaro, M.C. & Blatz, J.A., (2011) Measuring the Load-Deformation Response of Rockfill Columns by a Full-Scale Test on Natural Riverbank
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 48, No. 7
Batenipour, H., Alfaro, M., Graham, J., & Kalynuk, K.P., (2012) Segregation potential from a highway embankment on thawed permafrost
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering, Quebec, Canada
Abdulrazaq, W.F., Alfaro, M.C., & Blatz, J.A., (2010) Evaluating Stability of Riverbanks Reinforced with Rockfill Columns
Lowland Technology International Journal Volume 12, No. 2
Pathak, Y.P., & Alfaro, M.C., (2010) Wetting-Drying Behaviour of Geogrid-Reinforced Clay under Working Load Conditions
Geosynthetics International Journal Volume 17, No. 2
Poungchompu, P., Hayashi, S., Suetsugu, D., Du, Y.J., & Alfaro, M.C., (2010) Performance of Raft and Pile Foundation on Soft Ariake Clay Ground
Lowland Technology International Volume 12, No. 1
Alfaro, M.C., Blatz, J.A., & Graham, J., (2006) Geosynthetic Reinforcement for Embankments Over Degrading Discontinuous Permafrost Subjected to Prestressing
Lowland Technology International Journal Volume 8, No. 1
Krahn, T., Blatz, J.A., Alfaro, M.C., & Bathurst, R.J., (2006) Large Scale Interface Testing of Sandbag Dyke Materials
Geosynthetics International Journal Volume 14, No. 2
Alfaro, M.C., & Pathak, Y.P., (2005) Dilatant Stresses at the Interface Between Granular Fills and Geogrid Strip Reinforcements
Geosynthetics International Journal Volume 12, No. 5
Alfaro, M.C., Hayashi, S., Miura, N., & Bergado, D.T., (1997) Deformation of Reinforced Soil Wall-Embankment System on Soft Clay Foundation
Soils and Foundations Volume 37, No. 4
Alfaro, M.C., Hayashi, S., Miura, N., & Watanabe, K., (1995) Pullout Interaction Mechanism of Geogrid Strip Reinforcement
Geosynthetics International Journal Volume 2, No. 4
Alfaro, M.C., Miura, N., & Bergado, D.T., (1995) Soil-Geogrid Reinforcement Interaction by Pullout and Direct Shear Tests
ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal Volume 18, No. 2
Bergado, D.T., Shivashankar, R., Alfaro, M.C., Chai, J.C., & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1993) Interaction Behaviour of Steel Grid Reinforcements in a Clayey Sand
Geotechnique Volume 43, No. 4
Bergado, D.T., Alfaro, M.C., & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1993) Improvement of Soft Bangkok Clay Using Vertical Drains
Geotextiles and Geomembranes Volume 12, No. 7
Bergado, D.T., Mukherjee, K., Alfaro, M.C., & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1993) Prediction of Vertical Drain Performance by the Finite-Element Method
Geotextiles and Geomembranes Volume 12, No. 6
Bergado, D.T., Macatol, K.C., Amin, N.U., Chai, J.C., Alfaro, M.C. & Anderson L.R., (1993) Interaction of Lateritic Soil and Steel Grid Reinforcement
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 30, No. 2
Bergado, D.T., Lo, K.H., Chai, J.C., Shivashankar, R., Alfaro, M.C., & Anderson, L.R., (1992) Pullout Tests Using Steel Geogrids Reinforcements with Low-Quality Backfill ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Volume 118, No. 7
Bergado, D.T., Enriquez, A.S., Sampaco, C.L., Alfaro, M.C., & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1992) Inverse Analysis of Geotechnical Parameters on Improved Soft Bangkok Clay
ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Volume 118, No. 7
Graham, J., Alfaro, M., & Blatz, J., (2011) Natural Processes and Strength Degradation
Special Volume on Bifurcations, Instabilities and Degradations in Geomaterials. Collected Papers on IWBDG2008, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, 2008.
Richard Wan, Mustafa Alsaleh & Joe Labuz, Editors, publ. Springer, New York, NY
Bergado, D.T., Shivashankar, R., Sampaco, C.L., Alfaro, M.C., & Anderson, L.R., (1991) Behavior of a welded wire wall with poor quality, cohesive–friction backfills on soft Bangkok clay: a case study Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 28, No. 6
Pathak, Y.P., & Alfaro, M.C., (2008) Laboratory Simulation of Seasonal Wetting-Drying Cycles on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Clay Slopes and Embankments
Proceedings of the Geo-Frontiers Congress 2005. Geosynthetics Research and Development in Progress. ASCE Library
Graham, J., Tanaka, N., Crilly, T., & Alfaro, M., (2001) Modified Cam-Clay modeling of temperature effects in clays
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 38
Bergado, D.T., Chai, J.C., Abiera, H.O., Alfaro, M.C., & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1993) Interaction between cohesive-frictional soil and various grid reinforcements
Geotextiles and Geomembranes Volume 12
Bergado, D.T., Hardiyatimo, H.C., Cisneros, C.B., Chun, J.C., Alfaro, M., Balasubramaniam, A., & Anderson, L.R., (1992) Pullout Resistance of Steel Geogrids with Weathered Clay as Backfill Material
Geotechnical Testing Journal Volume 15, No. 1
Knodel, P.C., Bergado, D.T., Daria, P.M., Simpaco, C.L., & Alfaro, M., (1992) Closure to “Discussion on ‘Prediction of Embankment Settlements by In-Situ Tests,’ by M Gambin” by D.T. Bergado, P.M. Daria, C.L. Sampaco, and M.C. Alfaro
Geotechnical Testing Journal
Bergado, D.T., Asakami, H., Alfaro, M.C., & Balasubramaniam, A.S., (1991) Smear Effects of Vertical Drains on Soft Bangkok Clay
Journal of Geotechnical and Engineering Volume 117, No. 10
Bergado, D.T., Alfaro, M.C., & Chai, J.C.,, (1991) The Granular Pile: Its Present State and Future Prospects for Improvement of Soft Bangkok Clay
Geotechnical Engineering Volume 22
Bergado, D., Daria, P., Sampaco, C., & Alfaro, M., (1991) Prediction of Embankment Settlements by In-Situ Tests
Geotechnical Testing Journal Volume 14, No. 4
Bergado, D.T., Chong, K.C., Daria, P.A.M., & Alfaro, M.C., (1990) Deformability and consolidation characteristics of soft Bangkok clay using screw plate tests
Canadian Geotechnical Journal Volume 27, No. 5
Bathurst, R.J., & Alfaro, M.C., (1996) Review of seismic design, analysis and performance of geosynthetic reinforced walls, slopes and embankments
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Bathurst, R.J., Hatami, K., & Alfaro, M.C., (2002) Geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls and slopes-seismic aspects
Geosynthetics and Their Applications (ed. by Shukla, S. K.), Thomas Telford, Ch. 14
Bathurst, R.J., Cai, Z., Alfaro, M., & Pelletier, M., (1997) Seismic design issues for geosynthetic reinforced segmental retaining walls
In: Wu, editor. Mechanically stabilized backfill. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Balkema
Alfaro, M., Blatz, J., & Graham, J., (2008) Refining geotechnical education to reflect modern engineering practice
Geotechnical Special Publications Volume 61, No. 2
Batenipour, H., Kurz, D., Alfaro, M., Graham, J., & Kalynuk, K., (2010) Results from an Instrumented Highway Embankment on Degraded Permafrost
Proceedings of the 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 6th Canadian Permafrost Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Batenipour, H., Kurz, D., Alfaro, M., & Graham, J., (2009) Effect of Temperature on the 1-D Behavior of Plastic Clay
Proceedings of 62nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Halifax NS
Batenipour, H., Kurz, D.R., Alfaro, M.C., Graham, J., & Ng, T.N.S., (2009) Highway Embankment on Degrading Permafrost
Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Cold Regions Engineering in Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Batenipour, H., Alfaro, M., Graham, J., & Kalynuk, K., (2011) Deformations of a highway embankment on degraded permafrost
Proceedings of the 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE) and the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (CGC)
Papers Presented
Accreditation, Licensing, and Specialization for Employment, 2012 Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA12) Conference
Segregation potential from a highway embankment on thawed permafrost, 15th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering, Quebec, Canada
Laboratory Simulation of Seasonal Wetting-Drying Cycles on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Clay Slopes and Embankments, Geo-Frontiers Congress 2005, Austin, Texas, United States
Performance of welded wire wall with poor quality backfills on soft clay, ASCE Geotechnical Engineering Congress, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Review of seismic design, analysis and performance of geosynthetic reinforced walls, slopes and embankments, International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Highway Embankment on Degrading Permafrost, 14th Conference on Cold Regions Engineering in Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Effect of Temperature on the 1-D Behavior of Plastic Clay, 62nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Halifax NS
Results from an Instrumented Highway Embankment on Degraded Permafrost, 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 6th Canadian Permafrost Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Deformations of a highway embankment on degraded permafrost, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE) and the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (CGC)