James Bartz, University of Manitoba

Research

expansive soil geosynthetics geotechnical engineering pavement soil mechanics unsaturated soil mechanics

Latest funding

Advancing soil-pipe interaction analysis in clays for pipelines within landslides
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$217,600
Wicking and reinforcing behaviour of a novel wicking nonwoven geotextile - geogrid composite
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 2 grants and awards

Advancing soil-pipe interaction analysis in clays for pipelines within landslides

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Bartz, James

Keywords: Oil, gas and coal

$217,600

Wicking and reinforcing behaviour of a novel wicking nonwoven geotextile - geogrid composite

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bartz, James JR

Keywords: expansive soil; geosynthetics; geotechnical engineering; pavement; soil mechanics; unsaturated soil mechanics

$60,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: expansive soil Dear Professor Bartz, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on expansive soil connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Advancing soil-pipe interaction analysis in clays for pipelines within landslides" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]