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PhD students and researchers in geotechnics: Autumn 2017
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PhD students working in the Bishop lab
PhD students are engaged across all of the main research activities in the Geotechnics Section and enjoy many other oppotunities during their time here. Our PhD alumni are spread across the world working in both industry and academia.
For information on current research vacancies, please contact either Dr Stavroula Kontoe or Sue Feller. For more information about the PhD programme, please visit the For more information about the PhD programme, please visit the Department's postgraduate research pages. This page includes details of fees, what to put into an application, and how to apply.
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Geotechnics Academic and Teaching Staff A-Z
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Richard JardineProfessor of Geomechanics, FREng, MSc, DIC, PhD, FICE, FCGISoil mechanics; Constitutive behaviour; Laboratory and field experiments; Instrumentation; Geotechnical design; Soft Ground engineering; Deep foundations; Offshore geotechnics; Geohazards; Cold region geotechnics. |
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James LawrenceReader in Geological Engineering, PhDUndergraduate Year 1 Coordinator Upper cretaceous carbonates (Chalk); Geological disposal of radioactive waste; Geomechanics; Structural geology; Petroleum reservoir characterisation; Modelling slope instability; Coastal recession related to the impact of climate change and weathering of rock. |
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Truong LeLecturer, PhDSoil properties, advanced laboratory testing, soil characterisation, soft and stiff clayey soils, geotechnical instrumentation. Email Truong |
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Catherine O'SullivanProfessor of Particulate Soil Mechanics, PhD, MIEIHead of Geotechnics Section Discrete element modelling; Particulate soil mechanics; Micro-computed tomography; Internal erosion; Stress wave propagation; Cyclic soil response; Validation of discrete element models (DEM). |
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Dave PottsGCG Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, PhD, FREng, CEng, FICEApplication of FEM to geotechnical problems; Geotechnical numerical analysis; Constitutive modelling; Soil-structure interaction. |
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David Solans RoaTeaching Fellow in Geotechnics, PhDNumerical modelling of geotechnical infrastructure under static and seismic loading conditions. |
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Jamie StandingProfessor of Ground Engineering, PhD, CEng, MICEChair of the Undergraduate Exam Board Soil-structure interaction; Tunnelling and deep excavations; Field monitoring; Piles; Model testing; Partly saturated soils and residual soils. |
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David TabordaReader in Geomechanical Modelling, DIC, PhDDepartment ICT Representative Director of PhD programme Computational geomechanics; Constitutive modelling of soils; Soil dynamics; Cyclic soil behaviour; Soil-Structure interaction; Geothermal energy systems; Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils; Optimisation algorithms. |
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Katerina TsiampousiSenior Lecturer, PhDDirector of the MSc Programme in Civil and Environmental Engineering THM modelling of geo-materials; Behaviour of partially saturated media in deep nuclear repositories; Reliability and risk of geotechnical structures (excavations, tunnels, slopes, foundations); Behaviour of railway embankments under seasonal changes in suction. |
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Ken VinckLecturer in Geotechnics, MSc, DIC, PhDDirector of MSc in Soil Mechanics Advanced laboratory testing and field experiments, Soil and Site characterisation; Offshore geotechnics; Hydraulic fill; Soil improvement; Planetary geotechnics; Carbonate soils. |
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Lidija ZdravkovicProfessor of Computational Geomechanics, DIC, PhDDevelopment and application of FEM in geotechnical engineering; Constitutive modelling; Unsaturated soils; THM modelling of geomaterials; Soil-structure interaction; Laboratory testing of soils. |
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Geotechnics Research Students A-Z
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Stamatina AlexandropoulouStarted Oct 2021Modelling the behaviour of compacted bentonite at high temperatures (up to 200°C) Supervised by: Zdravkovic, L.; Potts, D.M. As part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Nuclear Energy Futures and Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Email Stamatina |
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Clive AppleyardStarted 2019Pile interceptions of Major Tunnelling projects Supervised by: Standing, J.R. Email Clive |
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Sinead BirksStarted Oct 2020Geological and geomorphological characterisation of West Cumbria Supervised by: Lawrence, J.A; Coleman, C. Email Sinead |
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Marina Schnaider BortolottoStarted Nov 2019Investigation on the thermal behaviour of granular materials Supervised by: O'Sullivan, C.; Taborda, D. Email Marina |
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Anthony CarpenterStarted Sep 2019Long-term nuclear decommissioning InSAR monitoring Supervised by: Lawrence, J.A; Ghail, R.C. Email Anthony |
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Maria Ibrahim RachwanStarted Mar 2023TBC Supervised by: Taborda, D. Email Maria |
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Emilia Castillo FuentesStarted June 2021Foundation systems for offshore wind developments in deep waters Supervised by: Zdravkovic, L.; Potts, D.M. Email Emilia |
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Han Ming LaiStarted Oct 2023Ground water composition in the design of nuclear waste disposal Supervised by: Zdravkovic, L.; Potts, D.M. Email Han Ming |
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Hsuan-Yi LiStarted Oct 2022SAR and multi-spectral integration for unsupervised crop type mapping to predict yield and biomass Supervised by: Lawrence, J.A Email Hsuan-Yi |
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Jiaming LiuStarted Oct 2022Numerical study of tunnel-raft interaction in soft clays Supervised by: Tsiampousi, A.; Taborda, D. Email Jiaming |
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Shengjie MaStarted Mar 2022Seismic response of structures within interbedded layers of distinct hydro-mechanical features Supervised by: Kontoe, S.; Taborda, D. Email Shengjie |
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Alison ProvostStarted Nov 2022TBC Supervised by: Taborda, D. Email Alison |
Tony MaherStarted Sep 2019Retardation of radionuclides and contaminants in weathered chalk Supervised by: Lawrence, J.A.; Ghail, R.C. Email Tony |
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Christos MiltiadisStarted Mar 2021Effect of climate change projections on infrastructure assets Supervised by: Zdravkovic, L.; Tsiampousi, A.; Onof, C. Email Christos |
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Tokio MorimotoStarted Sep 2022A DEM analysis of thermal effects on micromechanics of packed granular beds Supervised by: Email Tokio |
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Yohei NakamichiStarted Oct 2021Particle-scale simulation of clay using moleculer dynamics Supervised by: O'Sullivan, C.; Angioletti-Uberti, S.; Tangney, P. Email Yohei |
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Fabian Ortiz WallStarted Sep 2023Modeling foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines subjected to complex loading conditions Supervised by: Taborda, D.; Kontoe, S. Email Fabian |
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Jose SalomonStarted Apr 2021Undrained instability in saturated sands: Coupled DEM-CFD Analyses Supervised by: O'Sullivan, C. Email Jose |
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Tara SasselStarted Oct 2018Simulating the build-up of soil pressures behind integral bridges As part of the CDT in Sustainable Civil Engineering Supervised by: O'Sullivan, C. Email Tara |
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Hassan Abdullatif SindiStarted Oct 2021Development of new sustainable geo-materials with a focus on desert soils and construction waste Supervised by: Carraro, JAH. Email Hassan |
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Pishun TantivangphaisalStarted Mar 2022Evaluation, development and practical application of constitutive models for sands under cyclic loading Supervised by: Taborda, D. Email Pishun |
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Yongxin WangStarted Nov 2023Particle-scale simulation of soil-polymer interaction in sand Supervised by: O'Sullivan, C. Email Yongxin |
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Ahmad Agus WidodoStarted Nov 2023Flood embankment deterioration Supervised by: Le, T. Email Agus |
Jamie Wills SaninStarted Mar 2020Influence of particle level variability in soil stochastic behaviour Supervised by: Standing, J.R.; O'Sullivan, C. Email Jamie |
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Han YangStarted Oct 2022Effect of ash cover in infrastructure embankments on their life cycle stability and serviceability Supervised by: Standing, J.R.; Zdravkovic, L. Email Han |
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Isabella (Shihan) ZhangStarted Feb 2023Satellite Remote Sensing of Agriculture With Combined Multispectral and InSAR Supervised by: Lawrence, J.A. Email Shihan |
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- PhD Theses 1948-1959
- PhD Theses 1960-1969
- PhD Theses 1970-1979
- PhD Theses 1980-1989
- PhD Theses 1990-1999
- PhD Theses 2000-2009
- PhD Theses 2010-2019
- PhD Theses 2020-2023
PhD Theses 1948-1959
1948
| Name | Title |
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| Kolbuszewski, JJ | Research on packing and density of sands |
1950
| Name | Title |
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| Hafiz, MA | Shear strength of sands and gravels |
| Northey, RD | An experimental study of the structural sensitivity of clays |
| Yassin, A | Model studies on the bearing capacities of piles |
1951
| Name | Title |
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| Eldin, AKG | Fundamental factors controlling shear properties of sands |
1952
| Name | Title |
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| Bishop, AW | The stability of earth dams |
| Gibson, RE | An investigation of the fundamental shear strength characteristics of clays |
1954
| Name | Title |
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| El Ramli, AR | Shear strength of compacted materials |
| Gilbert, GD | The basic shear strength properties of weald clay |
1955
| Name | Title |
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| Macdonald, DH | The settlement of buildings |
1957
| Name | Title |
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| De Lory, FA | Long-term stability of slopes in over-consolidated clays |
| Fraser, AM | The influence of stress ratio on compressibility and pore pressure coefficients in compacted soils |
| Parry, RHG | Strength and deformation of clays |
1958
| Name | Title |
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| Henkel, DJ | The correlation between deformations, pore water pressure and strength characteristics of saturated clays |
| Wood, CC | Shear strength and volume characteristics of compacted soil under conditions of plane strain |
1959
| Name | Title |
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| Alpan, I | A Study of the principle of effective stress in partly saturated soils |
| Ambraseys, NN | The seismic stability of earth dams |
PhD Theses 1960-1969
1960
| Name | Title |
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| La Rochelle, P | The short term stability of slopes in London clay |
1961
| Name | Title |
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| Blight, GE | Strength and consolidation characteristics of compacted soils |
| Cornforth, DH | Plane strain failure characteristics of saturated sand |
| Donald, IB | The mechanical properties of saturated and partly saturated soils with special reference to negative pore water pressures |
1963
| Name | Title |
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| El-Dujaila, AM | The effect of free-surface percolation of misalignment of horizontal line sinks |
| Matyas, EL | Compressibility and shear strength of compacted soils |
| Sowa, VA | A comparison of the effects of isotropic and anisotropic consolidation on the shear behaviour of clay |
| Wade, NH | Plane strain failure characteristics of a saturated clay |
1964
| Name | Title |
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| Morgenstern, NR | The limit equilibrium method of slope stability analysis |
| Walker, BP | Experiments on model pile foundations in sands |
1965
| Name | Title |
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| Lee, CM | The geotechnical properties of a decomposed granite |
| Vaughan, PR | Field measurements in earth dams |
1966
| Name | Title |
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| Petley, DJ | The shear strength of soils at large strains |
| Webb, DL | The mechanical properties of undisturbed samples of London clay and Pierre shale |
1967
| Name | Title |
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| Agarwal, KB | The influence of size and orientation of sample on the undrained strength of London clay |
| Al-Dhahir, ZA | Correlation between field and laboratory measurements in earth dams |
| Tchalenko, JS | The influence of shear and consolidation on the microscopic structure of some clays |
1968
| Name | Title |
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| Phukan, AIT | Non-linear deformation of rocks |
| Sarma, Sarada SK | Response characteristics and stability of earth dams during earthquakes |
| Som, NN | The effect of stress path on the deformation and consolidation of London clay |
| Tan, SB | Consolidation of soft clays with special reference to sand drains |
1969
| Name | Title |
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| Green, GE | Strength and compressibility of granular materials under generalised stress-strain conditions |
| Kumpaley, NK | Triaxial tests on clays and silts at elevated cell pressures |
| Lovenbury, HT | Creep characterstics of London clay |
| Pigeon, Y | The compressibility of rockfill |
| Tombs, SG | Strength and deformation characteristics of rockfill |
PhD Theses 1970-1979
1970
| Name | Title |
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| Garga, VK | Residual shear strength under large strains and the effect of sample size on the consolidation of fissured clay |
| James, PM | Time effects and progressive failure in clays slopes |
1971
| Name | Title |
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| Bhandari, R | Mudflows in stiff-fissured clays |
| Laing, JM | A finite element for investigating cracking in embankment dams |
| Papastamatiou, DJ | Ground motions and response of earth structures subject to strong earthquakes |
| Pyrah, Ian IC | The calculation of deformations in earth structures using numerical methods |
1972
| Name | Title |
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| Reades, Dennys DW | Stress-strain characteristics of a sand under three-dimensional loading |
| Sha’al, Ben Zion | The behaviour of cohesionless soils in simple shear under triaxial cyclic loading |
1973
| Name | Title |
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| Atkinson, John H | The deformation of undisturbed London clay |
| Ghaderi-Tafreshi, Mohammed Mehdi | Earthquake resistant design of reinforced concrete columns |
1974
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| Gostelow, TP | Slope development in stiff over-consolidated clays |
| Werneck, Mauro Lucio Guedes | Field observations of the behaviour of the Upper Lias clay at the Empingham dam site |
1975
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| Davies, Peter | Creep characteristics of three undisturbed clays |
| El-Ruwayih, Ayad Ali | Stress-strain characteristics of rockfill, and of clays under high pore water tension |
| SKinner, Angus E | The effect of high pore water pressures on the mechanical behaviour of sediments |
| Wesley Laurence Daniel | Influence of stress path and anisotropy on the behaviour of soft alluvial clay |
1976
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| Ergun, Mehmet Ufuk | Study of the generalised strength characteristics of granular soils in a three-dimensional apparatus |
| Hamza, Mamdouh | The analysis of embankment dams by non-linear finite element method |
| Lopez-Valadez, Gerardo Antonio | Response of soil deposits to earthquakes : a time history approach |
| Maguire, William Malachy | The undrained strength and stress-strain behaviour of brecciated upper lias clay |
| Sharma, Yogendra Kumar | Particulate mechanics of granular soils |
| Walbancke, Jane | Pore pressures in clay embankments |
1977
| Name | Title |
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| Apted, James Peter | Effects of weathering on some geotechnical properties of London clay |
| Sandroni, Sandro Salvador | The strength of London clay in total and effective stress terms |
| Truscott, Edward Glen | Behaviour of embankment dams |
1978
| Name | Title |
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| Buri, Prasarn Bhiraj | Influence of secondary consolidation and over-consolidation on the behaviour of soft alluvial clay |
| Daramola, Obisesan | The influence of stress history on the deformation of sand |
| Davachi, Mir-Mohammad | Finite element analysis of footings and embankment dam cores |
| Mardiross, Edward | Response of soil deposition the deformable bed-rock during earthquakes and the consequent pore-water pressure dissipation |
| Pugh, Richard Stewart | The strength and deformation characteristics of a soft alluvial clay under full scale loading conditions |
1979
| Name | Title |
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| El-Ghamrawy, Moustafa Kamel Ali Kamel | A sandy-clay till – some properties measured during consolidation and shear |
| Lopes, Francisco de Rezende | The undrained bearing capacity of piles and plates studied by the finite element method |
| Rocha Filho, Pedricto | Behaviour in cone penetration tests in saturated sands |
PhD Theses 1980-1989
1980
| Name | Title |
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| Costa Filho, Leandro De Moura | A laboratory investigation of the small strain behaviour of London clay |
| Eetamaadi-Idaahi, M | Foundation effects in free field ground motions |
| Martins, Manuel Carlos Reis | Large model footing tests on a sandy clay till |
1981
| Name | Title |
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| Egeli, Isfendiyar | Pore pressures and volume changes in undrained saturated clays |
| Lupini, Juan Francisco | The residual strength of cohesive soil |
| Takahashi, Masakazu | Transient and cyclic behaviour of a sandy clay |
1982
| Name | Title |
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| Gens, Antonio | Stress-strain and strength characteristics of a low plasticity clay |
| Tsatsanifos, Christos | Effective stress method for dynamic response analysis of horizontally layered soils |
1983
| Name | Title |
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| Hight, David W | Laboratory investigations of sea bed clays |
| Martins, John Paul | Shaft resistance of axially loaded piles in clay |
| Symes, Matthew JPR | Rotation of principal stresses in sand |
1984
| Name | Title |
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| Chandler, Martin Philip | The coastal landslides forming the undercliff of the Isle of Wight |
| De Campos, Tacio MP | Two low plasticity clays under montonic and cyclic loading |
| Fourie, Andy B | The behaviour of retaining walls in stiff clay |
1985
| Name | Title |
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| Jardine, Richard J | Investigations of pile-soil behaviour with special reference to the foundations of off-shore structures |
| Maswoswe, Justice | Stress paths for a compacted soil during collapse due to wetting |
| Shibuya, Satoru | Undrained behaviour of granular materials under principal stress rotation |
| Ziolkowski, Jose Carlos | Numerical study of strain rate effects on stress-strain response of soils |
1986
| Name | Title |
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| Leal Lemos, Luís Joaquim | The effect of rate on the residual strength of soil |
| Menu, JMH | Engineering studies of near-field earthquake ground motions |
| Ovando-Shelley, Efrain | Stress-strain behaviour of granular soils tested in the triaxial apparatus |
1987
| Name | Title |
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| Dounias, George | Progressive failure in embankment dams |
| Maccarini, Marciano | Laboratory studies of a weakly bonded artificial soil |
1988
| Name | Title |
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| Georgiannou, Vassiliki N | The behaviour of clayey sands under monotonic and cyclic loading |
| Haeri, Seyed Mohsen | Response of earth and rockfill dams including dam foundation interaction effects |
| Schreiner, Deneys H | Volume changes of compacted and highly plastic African clays |
| Toll, David G | The behaviour of unsaturated compacted naturally occurring gravel |
1989
| Name | Title |
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| Bond, Andrew J | Behaviour of displacement piles in overconsolidated clays |
| Hellings, Jan E | The strength and stiffness of soils associated with excavations |
| Nyaro, Dalmas L | Finite element analysis of soil-structure interaction |
| Tika, Theodora | The effect of rate of shear on the residual strength of soil |
PhD Theses 1990-1999
1990
| Name | Title |
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| Bressani, Luis A | Experimental properties of bonded soils |
| Day, Rob A | Finite element analysis of sheet-pile retaining walls |
| French, David J | Investigation of a novel pile and anchorage system |
| Mahmoud, Mahmoud | Aspects of the measurement of soil strength using rotating shear devices, with particular reference to the vane test |
1991
| Name | Title |
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| Bommer, Julian J | The design and engineering application of an earthquake strong motion database |
1992
| Name | Title |
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| Lehane, Barry H | Investigations of pile behaviour using instrumented field piles |
| Smith, Philip R | The behaviour of natural high compressibility clays with special reference to construction on soft ground |
1993
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ridley, Andrew M | The measurement of soil moisture suction |
1994
| Name | Title |
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| Ganendra, Dennis | Finite element analysis of laterally loaded piles |
| Kovacevic, Nebojsa Nesha | Numerical analyses of rockfill dams, cut slopes and road embankments |
| Mahabadi, SG | Finite element analysis of earth dam layer systems subjected to strong earthquakes including radiation damping |
| Marinho, Fernando AM | Shrinkage behaviour of some plastic soils |
| Menkiti, Chris O | Behaviour of clay and clayey sand with particular reference to principal stress rotation |
| Sodeify, K | Modelling for response analysis of earth dams subjected to travelling surface waves |
1995
| Name | Title |
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| Parathiras, Achilleas N | Displacement rate effects on residual strength of soils |
| Porovic, Esad | Investigation of soil behaviour using a resonant column torsional shear hollow cylinder apparatus |
| Skempas, Marinos | Dam abutment stability with particular reference to the Thisavros Dam |
| Srbulov, Milutin | The prediction of ground sliding induced by strong earthquakes |
1996
| Name | Title |
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| Addenbrooke, Trevor I | Numerical analysis of tunnelling in stiff clay |
| Barakat, MA | Measurements of ground settlement and building deformation due to tunnelling |
| Cottechia, Federica | The effects of structure on the properties of an Italian Pleistocene clay |
| Free, Matthew W | The attenuation of earthquake strong-motion in intraplate regions |
| Passas, N | Petrophysical studies of penrith sandstone pertinent to its behaviour in extension |
| Simpson, KA | Attenuation of strong ground motions incorporating near surface foundation conditions |
| Zdravkovic, Lidija | Stress-strain-strength anisotropy of a granular medium under general stress |
1997
| Name | Title |
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| Al-Derbi, MS | Evidence for the constant nature of tensile strength in Sadus limestone, Saudi Arabia |
| Chen, Yung Chieh | Seismic bearing capacity of shallow and deep strip foundations |
| Chow, Fiona | Investigations into the behaviour of displacement piles for offshore foundations |
| Dineen, Kieran | The influence of soil suction on compressibility and swelling |
| Standing, Jamie R | Studies of the interface resistance of soil nails |
| Yeo, LW | Anisotropic hydraulic properties of a rock fracture under normal shear loading |
1998
| Name | Title |
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| Nyren, Rob | Field measurements above twin tunnels in London clay |
| Zolfaghani, Mohammad R | GIS based seismic hazard assessment for Iran |
1999
| Name | Title |
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| England, Melvin | A pile behaviour model |
| Kuwano, Reiko | The stiffness and yielding anisotropy of sand |
| Martinez, A | The characterisation of near-field earthquake ground motions for engineering design |
PhD Theses 2000-2009
2000
| Name | Title |
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| Cunningham, Mark | The mechanical behaviour of a reconstituted, unsaturated soil |
| Scott, S | Definition of hazard-consistent earthquake ground-motions for engineering design and analysis |
| Sharif, Ather Khaja | Dynamic performance investigation of base isolated structures |
| Shin, Jeong Han | Numerical analysis of tunnelling in decomposed granite soil |
2001
| Name | Title |
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| Colmenares-Montañez, Julio Esteban | Suction and volume changes of compacted sand-bentonite mixtures |
| Douglas, John | A critical reappraisal of some problems in engineering seismology |
| Rodriguez Pineda, Carlos Eduardo | Hazard assessment of earthquake-induced landslides on natural slopes |
2002
| Name | Title |
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| Hamm, T | The response of a porous stone to water vapour |
| Pellew, Adam | Field investigations into pile behaviour in clay |
| Saldivar Moguel, Emilio | Investigation into the behaviour of displacements piles under cyclic and seismic loads |
2003
| Name | Title |
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| Franzius, Jan | Behaviour of buildings due to tunnel induced subsidence |
| Georgiadis, Konstantinos | Development, implementation and application of partially saturated soil models in finite element analysis |
| Hardy, Stuart | The implementation and application of dynamic finite element analysis to geotechnical problems |
| Nyambayo, Vincent P | Numerical analysis of evapotranspiration and its influence on embankments |
| Roberts, JM | Creep and soil structure interaction of integral bridges |
| Rolo, Reinaldo | The anisotropic stress-strain-strength behaviour of brittle sediments |
| Schroeder, Felix | The influence of bored piles on existing tunnels |
| Smith, Phil GC | Numerical analysis of infiltration into partially saturated soil slopes |
2004
| Name | Title |
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| Bourne-Webb, Peter | Ultimate limit state analysis for embedded retaining walls |
| Grammatikopoulou, Angeliki | Development, implementation and application of kinematic hardening models for overconsolidated clays |
| Melgarejo, Monica Lucia | Laboratory and numerical investigations of soil-water retention curves |
| Tromans, Iain | Behaviour of buried water supply pipelines in earthquake zones |
2005
| Name | Title |
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| Gasparre, Apollonia | Advanced laboratory characterisations of London clay |
| Jotisankasa, Apivat | Collapse behaviour of a compacted silty clay |
| Qadimi, A | The cyclic response of a carbonate sand through critical state soil mechanics |
| Ventouras, K | Engineering behaviour of Thanet sand |
2006
| Name | Title |
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| Foundoukos, Michael | Investigation of soil anisotropy using a hollow cylinder apparatus and numerical analysis |
| Kontoe, Stavroula | Development of time integration schemes and advanced boundary conditions for dynamic geotechnical analysis |
| Monroy, Rafael | The influence of load and suction changes on the volumetric behaviour of compacted London clay |
| Nguyen, Anh Minh | An investigation of the anisotropic stress-strain-strength characteristics of an Eocene clay |
| Nishimura, Satoshi | Laboratory study on anisotropy of natural London clay |
2007
| Name | Title |
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| Alvarado, Giovanny | Influence of late cementation on the behaviour of reservoir sands |
| Edwards, David | Numerical analysis of spudcan foundations |
| Potts, Vicky | Geosynthetic reinforced fill as a load transfer platform to bridge voids |
| Bodas Freitas, Teresa | Numerical modelling of the time dependent behaviour of clays |
| Zabidi, H | Studies of karst in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2008
| Name | Title |
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| Bodas Freitas, Teresa | Numerical modelling of the time dependent behaviour of clays |
| Zabidi, H | Studies of karst in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2009
| Name | Title |
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| Abela, Jeanette | Blinding struts in cut and cover excavations |
| Aldama Bustos, Guillermo | An exploratory study of parameter sensitivity, representation of results and extensions of PSHA: Case study – United Arab Emirates |
| Zolghadr Zadeh, Hamed | Nonlinear soil-structure interaction |
PhD Theses 2010-2019
2010
| Name | Title |
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| Arango Gaviria, Christina | Ground-motion prediction for subduction-zone earthquakes: Insights from South and Central American data |
| Barreto Gonzales, Daniel | Numerical and experimental investigation into the behaviour of granular materials under generalised stress states |
| Cavarretta, Ignazio | The influence of particles characteristics on the engineering behaviour of granular materials |
| Cheung, Geraldine | Micromechanics of sand production in oil wells |
| Papaspillou, Myrto | On the incorporation of site response in probabilistic seismic hazard analyses |
| Schutz, Reinhard | Numerical modelling of shotcrete for tunnelling |
| Shipton, Barbara | The mechanics of transitional soils |
2011
| Name | Title |
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| Fonseca, Joana | The evolution of morphology and fabric of a sand during shearing |
| Giannopoulos, Konstantinos | Numerical analysis of the re-use of piled roughed foundations |
| Taborda, David MG | Development of constitutive models for application in soil dynamics |
| Tsiampousi, Katerina | Numerical analysis of slopes in unsaturated soils |
| Wilkinson, Steve | The microstructure of UK mudrocks |
2012
| Name | Title |
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| Brosse, Amandine | Study of the anisotropy of three British mudrocks using a hollow cylinder apparatus |
| Hosseini Kamal, Ramtin | Experimental study of the geotechnical properties of UK mudrocks |
| Shen, Chin-Kang | A micro-mechanical investigation of drained simple shear tests on dense sand using discrete element simulations |
2013
| Name | Title |
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| Pedro, Antonio MG | Geotechnical investigation of Ivens shaft in Lisbon |
| Rimoy, Siya | Ageing and axial cyclic loading studies of displacement piles in sands |
2014
| Name | Title |
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| Alhaj Abdalla, Khalid | Mechanical response of two plastic clay soils from Sudan |
| Avgerinos, Vasilis | Numerical investigation of tunnelling beneath existing tunnels |
| Han, Bo | Hydro-mechanical coupling in numerical analysis of geotechnical structures under multi directional seismic loading |
| Huang, Xin | Exploring critical-state behaviour using DEM |
| Newman, Tim | Confined space hypoxia in the Thames Tideway tunnel |
| Ni Bhreasail, Aine | An investigation of the micromechanical response of soil to one dimensional compression in varied thermal conditions |
| O’Donovan, John | Micromechanics of wave propagation through granular material |
| Pelecanos, Loizos | Seismic performance, analysis and design of earthfill dams |
| Shire, Tom | Micromechanical study of suffusion in soils |
| Wan, Siu Pong | Field investigation on effect of tunnelling in London clay |
| Yu, Jessica | Assessing ground interaction effects and potential damage on existing tunnels before and after new excavation work |
2015
| Name | Title |
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| Aghakouchak, Amin | Advanced laboratory studies to explore the axial cyclic behaviour of driven piles |
| Cui, Wenjie | Development, Implementation and Application of Thermo-hydro-mechanical Coupling for Soils in Finite Element Analysis |
| Lessi, Angeliki | Seismic engineering: consistent representation of ground motion |
| Summersgill, Freya | Numerical modelling of stiff clay cut slopes with non local strain regularisation |
2016
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Taylor, Howard | Assessing the potential for suffusion in sands using x-ray micro-CT images |
2017
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gawecka, Klementyna | Numerical analysis of geothermal piles |
| Martinez Calonge, Daniel | Experimental investigation of the thermo-mechanical behaviour and thermal properties of london clay |
| Tsaparli, Vasiliki | Numerical modelling of earthquake induced liquefaction under irregular and multi-directional loading |
2018
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Buckley, Roisin | The axial behaviour of displacement piles in chalk |
| Knight, Chris | Fluid flow and drag in polydisperse granular materials subject to laminar seepage flow |
| Liu, Tingfa | Advanced laboratory testing for offshore pile foundations under monotonic and cyclic loading |
| Skiada, Evangelia | Consistent Incorporation of topography effects into ground motion prediction equations |
| Ushev, Emil | Laboratory investigation of the mechanical properties of Cowden Till under static and cyclic conditions |
2019
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Abadias Gomez, David | Constitutive modelling of cyclically loaded soils for application in offshore engineering |
| Ghiadistri, Giulia | Constitutive modelling of compacted clays for applications in nuclear waste disposal |
| Mantikos, Vasileios | Development of novel apparatus for establishing swelling and water retention characteristics of bentonite |
PhD Theses 2020-2023
2020
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hendarto | Assessing local and global displacements from tunnelling and water extraction in Jakarta |
| Kirkham, Andrew | Development of a new temperature-controlled oedometer |
| Sailer, Eleonora | Numerical modelling of thermo-active retaining walls |
2021
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Morgan, Tom | Major faulting in London: Relating tectonic-scale processes to site-scale engineering geology |
| Scoular, Jennifer | Using InSAR to identify potential geotechnical hazards for Tideway East and other tunnelling projects in London |
| Vinck, Ken | Advanced geotechnical characterisation to support driven pile design at chalk sites |
2022
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Adesina, Peter | The effects of particle shape and sample grading on the behaviour of granular materials |
| Bandera, Sara | Fundamental analysis of the influence of structure on clay behaviour |
| Chen, Sihua | Thermo-hydro-mechanical characterisation of London clay |
| Dominquez Quintans, Camelia | Static and cyclic characterisation of sandy and silty soils deposited underwater |
| Edgar, Justyna | Addressing infrastructure challenges posed by the Harwich Formation through understanding its geological origins |
| Elhusain, Luai | Experimental study of collapse mechanisms in gravelly soils |
| Guo, Benjamin | Reuse and Sustainability of Flood Defences |
| Liu, Ryan Yin Wai | Numerical modelling of complex thermo-hydro-mechanical interactions in thermo-active pile foundations |
| Liu, Deyun | The influence of particle size distribution on measures of states for granular materials and implications for small strain stiffness |
| Mider, Malgorzata | Understanding geological evolution of chalk cliffs and coastal processes using InSAR |
| Möller, Julia Katharina | Seismic response of monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines in liquefiable deposits |
| Quinteros, Santiago | On the initial fabric and the monotonic triaxial behaviour of an undisturbed fluvial sand and its reconstituted counterparts |
| Ruiz López, Agustin | Development of advanced numerical models for grey cast iron tunnel linings |
| Solans Roa, David | Seismic performance of tailings sand dams |
| Zhou, Ding | Numerical analysis of double-O-tube shield tunnelling |
2023
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Koronides, Marios | Numerical and field investigation of dynamic soil-structure interaction at full-scale |
| Morimoto, Tokio | Particle-scale numerical study on thermal behaviour of granular materials |
| Sassel, Tara | DEM study of the behaviour of granular materials during drained cyclic loading |
| Wang, Zixiao | An Investigation of ongoing displacements of active faults in the Gobi Desert using persistent scatterer interferometric synthetic aperture radar technique to support the permanent disposal of high-level waste in Beishan, China |
| Wen, Kai | Dynamic and monotonic axial loading responses of piles driven for offshore wind turbines |
| Xue, Shuai | Transient ground response during and after tunnelling |
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