Dr. Thomas M. Tharp
 Dr. Thomas M. Tharp

Associate Professor

E-mail: ttharp1@purdue.edu

Curriculum Vitae <pdf>

 

Education

Ph.D.- University of Wisconsin

Research Interests

Rheology of Earth materials, numerical modeling, numerical modeling in tectonics, structural and engineering geology.

Teaching Interests

EAS 120 Introduction to Geography

EAS 191T American Landscapes

Selected Publications

  • Tharp, T.M., 2004. Agriculture. Chap. 14 in Introduction to Geography, 2nd Ed. - Custom Edition for Purdue University, Pearson Custom Publishing, 367-393.

  • Tharp, T.M., 2004. Mineral Resources. Chap. 10 in Introduction to Geography, 2nd Ed. - Custom Edition for Purdue University, Pearson Custom Publishing, 241-276.

  • Tharp, T.M., 2003. Cover-collapse sinkhole formation and soil plasticity. In: B.F. Beck (ed). Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Geotechnical Special Pub. No. 122, ASCE. 110-123.

  • Tharp, T.M., 2002. Poroelastic analysis of cover-collapse sinkhole formation by piezometric surface drawdown. Environmental Geology, 447-456.

  • Tharp, T.M., 2002. Economic and Military Geography. Chap. 14 in Introduction to Geography – Custom Edition for Purdue University, Pearson Custom Publishing, 363-380.

  • Tharp, T.M., 2002. Medical Geography. Chap. 12 in Introduction to Geography – Custom Edition for Purdue University, Pearson Custom Publishing, 311-328.

  • Salvati, R., Tharp, T.M. and Capelli, G., 2001. Conceptual model for geotechnical evaluation of sinkhole risk in the Latium Region. In: B.F. Beck and J.G. Herring (eds.) Geotechnical and Environmental Applications of Karst Geology and Hydrology, 163-167.

  • Tharp, T.M., 2001. Cover-collapse sinkhole formation and piezometric surface drawdown. In: B.F. Beck and J.G. Herring (eds.) Geotechnical and Environmental Applications of Karst Geology and Hydrology, 53-58.

 

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