Joanna L. "Joey" Meldrum, P.E., P.G.

Ms. Meldrum specializes in geotechnical, environmental, and engineering-geology investigations and analyses. Ms. Meldrum's expertise includes the chemical and physical interaction of soils with buried structures. Ms. Meldrum specializes in soils characterization, expansive soils, the use of fly ash, underground storage tank corrosion and regulatory issues, pavement distress, copper-water service corrosion, moisture intrusion issues, site drainage, and earth movement. In addition, Ms. Meldrum works on environmental release reconstruction and source identification, including fate and transport analyses.

Her academic research has included studies of the geochemical properties of mine wastes and the geotechnical, geochemical, and geophysical analyses of soils involved in landslides. Prior to joining Exponent, Ms. Meldrum worked with the Geological Survey of Canada, performing subsurface investigations.

Meldrum JL, Mathieson E, Harrison H. The role of trees in debris flow initiation. Proceedings, AEG Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September 2006.

Meldrum JL, Corlet N. Effect of cyclic wetting and drying on soil chemistry and corrosivity. Proceedings, AEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, September 2005.

Corlett N, Meldrum J. Understanding soil corrosion. Proceedings, AEG Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI, October 2004.

Dahlen E, Johnston P, Meldrum J. Failure analysis of a sewer pipeline confirms link between regulatory changes and resultant biochemical impact on pipe materials. ASCE International Conference on Pipeline Engineering and Construction, August 2004.

Meldrum J, Gupta A, McDonald B. Investigation of structural damage in a corrosive environment. Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY, April 2004.

Meldrum J, Jamieson H, Dyke L. Oxidation of mine tailings from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, at subzero temperatures. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 2001; 38(5), October.

Rau G, Meldrum J, Medley E, McDonald B. Forensic investigations of the soil-structure kind. Proceedings, Forensic Engineering Second Congress, Puerto Rico, May 2000.

Meldrum J, Mesard P. Performance and reliability issues associated with regulatory control periods. TIE Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, October 1999.

Snell C, Meldrum J. Estimating the quantities of water contributions to a landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Proceedings, AEG Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, October 1999.

Meldrum J, Jamieson HE, Dyke LD. Laboratory determination of sulphide oxidation potential in permafrost using tailings from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Proceedings, Sudbury ’99 Mining in the Environment, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, September 1999.

Meldrum J. The effect of sub-zero temperatures and pore water salinity on sulphide oxidation of tailings from Rankin Inlet, NWT. Proceedings, GAC/MAC Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, May 1998.

Meldrum J. Acid mine drainage potential of tailings in permafrost at Rankin Inlet, NWT. Proceedings, ANSUS Conference, Vancouver, Canada, November 1997.

Dallimore SR, Edwardson KA, Hunter JA, Meldrum JL, Luternauer JL, Clague JJ. Composite geotechnical logs for a deep borehole at Richmond City Hall. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3356, 1996.

Presentations

Meldrum J. Construction sites in the urban environment: Damages to adjacent structures. Published presentation, Lorman Education Services, San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2007.

Meldrum J. Failure Analysis in Geo-Engineering. Geo-Institute Graduate Student Society Seminar Series, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 1, 2007.

Meldrum J. Failure analysis in civil engineering. Invited lecture at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, April 5, 2007.

Meldrum J, Gupta A. Seismic and slab building damage—Catastrophic and non-catastrophic. Presented to the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association for Facilities Engineering, Menlo Park, CA, May 17, 2005.

Meldrum J, Pathak S. Women in engineering. Presentation to the Stanford Society of Women Engineers, Stanford University, CA, January 26, 2005.

Meldrum J. Failure analysis in geological engineering. Invited lecture at Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario, Canada, November 21, 2003.

Meldrum J. Geological engineering case studies. Presented at the Geo-Eng Conference at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, February 8, 2003.

Meldrum J. Underground corrosion: Theory and practice. Presented at the Groundwater Resources Association of California, Environmental Forensics Workshop, Emeryville, CA, November 14, 2002.

Meldrum J. Disposal of tailings in permafrost—A promising reclamation option. Presentation to the San Francisco Chapter of the Association of Engineering Geologists, Berkeley, CA, August 2000.

Meldrum J, Borduin W. Living in California—Civil engineering disasters in your backyard. Presentation to the Palo Alto Rotary Club, Palo Alto, CA, April 2000.

Meldrum J, Medley E, Mathieson E, Burton J. Water, water everywhere…and mostly it causes trouble. The role of water in ground failures. Presentation to the San Mateo County Counsel, San Mateo, CA, December 1999.

Meldrum J, Snell C, Medley E. Whose water was it? A forensic investigation into whether public water contributed to a landslide. Presentation to the Bay Area County Counsel, Capitola, CA, October 1999.

• American Society of Civil Engineers (member)
• Canadian Geotechnical Society (member)
• Association of Engineering Geologists (member)
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (member)
• Association of Women in Science (member)
• Girls E-Mentoring in Science, Engineering and Technology (member)