Education
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2025
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University – Idaho, 2023
Interests
- Geotechnical engineering
- Earthquake hazard analysis
- Gravel liquefaction
- Pavement design and management
Teaching Experience
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University–Idaho
Courses Taught:
- ME 201 – Statics
- CE 162 – Land Surveying
- CE 361 – Introduction to Transportation Engineering
- CE 461 – Geometric Design of Highways
- CE 470 – Civil Engineering Practice and Design
Selected Publications
WALBURGER, A., Rollins, K.M., Amoroso, S., Di Giulio, G., Belić, N., Vassallo, M., Tarabusi, G., Urumović, K., Minarelli, L., Robinson, B. (2026). “Instrumented 74 mm Dynamic Cone Penetration and Shear Wave Velocity Tests for Assessing Liquefaction in Gravelly Soils Subjected to the 2020 Petrinja, Croatia Earthquake”. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK/GTENG-13931.
WALBURGER, A., Rollins, K., Bačić, M., & Kovačević, M. (2026). “Evaluating Zagreb Alluvial Gravel Liquefaction Potential through DPT and Vs Measurements”. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (21ICSMGE). Vienna, Austria. https://doi.org/10.53243/ICSMGE2026-1294.
Rollins, K., Amoroso S., WALBURGER A., Di Giulio G., Belić N., Urumović K., Filjak R., Minarelli L., Tarabusi G., Stanko D., Markušić S., Marenghi L. and Vassallo M. (2024, Jun. 18-21). “Liquefaction assessment at gravel sites in Croatia based on Vs and DPT blow count”. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization (ISC’7) Conference, Barcelona, Spain. https://doi.org/10.23967/isc.2024.093.
Rollins, K., Roy J., WALBURGER A., Amoroso S., Dhakal R., Minarelli L. and Marenghi L. (2024, Jun. 18-21). “Interpretation of CPT tests in liquefiable gravel”. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization (ISC’7), Barcelona, Spain. https://doi.org/10.23967/isc.2024.282.