Clinton M. Wood Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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18 h-index 76 pubs 1,011 cited

Research Areas

Geological and Geochemical Analysis earthquake and tectonic studies Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics High-pressure geophysics and materials Seismic Wave Propagation and Analysis

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Clinton M. Wood is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on the application of geophysical methods for site characterization and the investigation of subsurface conditions, particularly for transportation and geotechnical engineering projects. Wood has published work examining the performance of various transformation techniques for seismic data processing, considering factors like near-field effects and modal separation. He has also investigated the comparative utility of geophysical methods for imaging subsurface voids of different sizes and depths, and the influence of impedance contrasts on site period estimates.

Wood's research extends to the practical application of techniques such as the micro-tremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method for landslide investigations and site characterization. He has contributed to understanding shear wave velocity and site period measurements following significant seismic events, such as the 2017 Puebla–Morelos earthquake and the 2018 Anchorage earthquake, providing geotechnical lessons learned from these occurrences. Wood has served as Principal Investigator on two federal grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling over $552,000. These grants support research aimed at advancing probabilistic fault displacement hazard assessments using perishable data from earthquake sequences and developing realistic shear wave velocity profiles through advanced inversion strategies.

His scholarly contributions include 76 publications and over 1,000 citations, with an h-index of 18. Wood leads a research group at the University of Arkansas and collaborates with several colleagues within the institution, including Mohammadyar Rahimi, Kevin M. Befus, Ashraf Kamal Himel, and Rendon Rieth.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 76
  • Citations: 1,011

Selected Publications

  • Integration of ERT and Geotechnical Investigation for River Restoration: A Case Study of Dam Removal Site Characterization (2026) DOI
  • Seeing Below the Surface: Electrical Geophysics Applications in Dam Safety (2025) DOI
  • A Multi-method Geophysical Approach for Complex Shallow Landslide Characterization (2025) DOI
  • Challenges of 2D electrical resistivity tomography for detecting thin clay layers under levees: A case study of Melvin price reach of the wood river levee on the Mississippi river (2025) DOI
  • Investigating Seepage through Earthen Dams Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Case Studies from Hindsville Lake Dam and Elmdale Lake Dam, Arkansas (2025) DOI
  • A comparative study of using geophysical methods for imaging subsurface voids of various sizes and at different depths (2024) DOI
  • Estimation of Sediment Depth for a Dam Removal Project Using Combined Underwater and Land Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) (2024) DOI
  • Shallow three‐dimensional shear wave velocity model for the Mexico City Basin (2024) DOI
  • Reducing Mode Assignment Errors in Surface Wave Inversion for Sites with a Very Shallow Impedance Contrast Using Love Type Surface Waves (2023) DOI
  • An approach for developing site signature consistent deep shear wave velocity profiles for the Mississippi embayment using generalized power-law functions (2022) DOI
  • The influence of multiple impedance contrasts on mHVSR site period estimates in the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand and implications for site classification (2022) DOI
  • Shear wave velocity and site period measurements for the western portion of the Mexico City Basin following the Mw7.1 2017 Puebla–Morelos, Mexico, earthquake (2022) DOI
  • Deep shear wave velocity profiles in the Mississippi embayment from surface wave measurements (2022) DOI
  • An Updated Shear Wave Velocity-Based Seismic Soil Liquefaction Triggering Database (2022) DOI
  • Comparison of Wavefield Transformation Techniques for MASW Data Processing (2022) DOI

Federal Grants 2 $552,214 total

NSF PI

RAPID/Collaborative Research: Advancing Probabilistic Fault Displacement Hazard Assessments by Collecting Perishable Data from the 2023 Turkiye Earthquake Sequence

ECI-Engineering for Civil Infr, XC-Crosscutting Activities Pro, Geophysics, Tectonics $50,000
NSF PI

Advancing the Development of Realistic and Probabilistic Shear Wave Velocity Profiles Using Advanced Inversion Strategies

ECI-Engineering for Civil Infr $502,214

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Mohammadyar Rahimi University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 11 shared publications Kevin M. Befus University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications Ashraf Kamal Himel University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications Rendon Rieth University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Graham G. Thompson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Michelle L. Bernhardt-Barry University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Landon J Woodfield University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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