Samuel P. Clemence
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office 222 Hinds Hall
Phone 315-443-2554 E-mail spclemen@syr.edu
Dr. Clemence joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1977 as an associate professor. His previous academic service was at the University of Missouri-Rolla from 1973-1977. Prior to entering academics, he was employed by several consulting engineering firms and served six years as a Naval Officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps. He supervised engineering and construction projects in Vietnam, Thailand, the South Pacific, Spain, and the United States.
Professor Clemence is a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of Chi Epsilon and Sigma Xi, and was elected to Tau Beta Pi as an Eminent Engineer in 1977. He has received Outstanding Teacher Awards at the University of Missouri-Rolla (1974-75, 1976-77) and at Syracuse University (1988-89). He was selected as the 1990 Scholar/Teacher of the Year at Syracuse University by the Division of Higher Education and Ministry of the Methodist Church. He was selected as a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Clemence received the 1998 "Outstanding Educator Award" from the St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Education. He served as senior associate dean of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science from 1991-1996. He is the editor of three books and author or co-author of over fifty technical publications. Dr. Clemence received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1973.
Education
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973
Civil Engineering
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964
Civil Engineering
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1962
Civil Engineering
Employment
Officer, Civil Engineering Corps
U.S. Navy
Vietnam, Thailand and Spain, 1964-1969
Assistant Professor
University of Missouri-Rolla, 1973-1977
Assistant Professor
Syracuse University, 1977-1983
Chairman of Civil Engineering Department
Syracuse University, 1982-1991
Professor of Civil Engineering
Syracuse University, 1983-present
Senior Associate Dean
L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
Syracuse University, 1991-1996
Service
Fellow: American
Society of Civil Engineers
Member: Transmission Structures Foundation Design
Standard Committee: U.S. Universities Council for Geotechnical Engineering
Research; International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering; American
Society for Engineering Education, Board of Directors, Civil Engineering
Division; Society of American Military
Engineers; American Society for Testing
and Materials; Association of
Engineering Geologists; Chi Epsilon; The
Society of Sigma Xi; Tau Beta Pi; Commission
Member, Engineering Accreditation Commission, ABET.
Professor Clemence's area of specialization is Geotechnical Engineering/Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. He has taught undergraduate courses in basic soil properties, foundation design, and soil testing. He has developed and taught graduate courses in advanced soil testing, soil stabilization, rock mechanics, and advanced foundation design. Professor Clemence participated in a Mellon Foundation Grant for Integration of Liberal and Professional Education through the Honors Program, 1984-87. As a result, he has developed a general engineering course entitled, "Technology: Past and Present," which focuses on the history and heritage of technology and its impact on society. He has developed a Pre-college Program in Engineering for high school students through the Syracuse University Division of Summer Sessions. He is also an active participant and visitor for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Courses
taught this year:
ECS 101 Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science
CIE 638 Advanced Soil Mechanics and Foundations II
CIE 475 Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design
FIA 400 Leonardo E. da Vinci: Artist and Engineer
Dr. Clemence's research specialization is in the design and field application of soil anchors, basic properties of soils, and properties of collapsible soils.
Currently Co-Principal Investigator on NSF Grant, "Grade K - 12: The Syracuse University/Onondaga County Schools Partnership for Improvement of Science Education." Three year amount: $1,486,422.
Selected
Publications and Presentations
Books:
Clemence, S.P. (Editor). 1985. Uplift Behavior of Anchor
Foundations in Soil, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., New York.
Clemence, S.P. (Editor). 1986. Use of In-situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., New York.
Meegado, J., S.P. Clemence, et al. (Editors). 1998. Rick-based Corrective Action and Brownfields Restorations, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., Geotechnical Special Publication 87.
Other
Publications:
Smith, B.M. and S.P. Clemence. 1994. "Properties of Crushable/Collapsible
South Korean Granitic Soil," Thirteenth Int'l Conf. Soil Mechanics and
Found. Engr., India. Vol. I, pp. 251-254.
Clemence, S.P. et al. 1994. "Prediction of Uplift Capacity for Helical Anchors in Sand," Second Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo, Egypt, Vol. I, pp. 332-343.
Ghaly, A.M. and S.P. Clemence. 1998, "Pullout Performance of Inclined Helical Screw Anchors in Sand," J. Geotechn. Geoenviron. Engr., Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., 124 (7): 617-627.
Al-Khafaji, A.W., S.P. Clemence, V.P. Drnevich, et al. 1998. "The Scholarship Landscape in Civil Engineering: A Bridge between Rhetoric and Reality," Report of American Society of Civil Engineers Task Force on Redefining Scholarly Work, Reston VA.
Seides, G.W., Clemence, S.P. and Thurson, R. "Helical Piles with Grouted Shafts - Practical Overview," Deep Foundations Institute Proceedings, October, 2003, pp. 219-232.
Updated: 2/6/04