Geotechnics Cluster
Overview of the Geotechnics Cluster
Overview of the Geotechnics Research group
In Geotechnics, which at Imperial comprises Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology, our focus is on understanding the mechanics, behaviour and properties of soils and soft rocks in order to provide real solutions to industry including tunnelling, oil and gas, infrastructure and road building. Our work involves numerical modelling, field monitoring and laboratory-based testing.
Available MSc Courses
- MSc in Soil Mechanics (H2U3)
or [with Environmental Geotechnics (H2UN)]
or [with Engineering Seismology (H2U4)]
or [with Business Management (H2A4)]
Who works in the Geotechnics section
Geotechnics Academic and Teaching Staff A-Z
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Antonio CarraroSenior Lecturer, PhD, MSc, BScFundamental soil mechanics; Advanced laboratory testing of soils; Sustainable geomaterials; Intermediate soils; Offshore sediments. |
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Richard JardineProfessor of Geomechanics, FREng, MSc, DIC, PhD, FICE, FCGIDeputy Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Soil 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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Stavroula KontoeReader in Soil Dynamics, MSc, DIC, PhD, CEng, MICEDirector of MSc in Soil Mechanics Computational geomechanics; Earthquake engineering; Site response; Dynamic behaviour of soils and earth structures. |
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James LawrenceSenior Lecturer, PhDUpper 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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Catherine O'SullivanProfessor of Particulate Soil Mechanics, PhD, MIEIDiscrete 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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Jamie StandingReader in Ground Engineering, PhD, CEng, MICESoil-structure interaction; Tunnelling and deep excavations; Field monitoring; Piles; Model testing; Partly saturated soils and residual soils. |
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David TabordaSenior Lecturer, DIC, PhDComputational 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, PhDTHM 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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Lidija ZdravkovicProfessor of Computational Geomechanics, DIC, PhDHead of Geotechnics Section Development 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 Staff A-Z
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Reza Ahmadi NaghadehResearch Associate, PhDALPACA Project: Characterizing the Cyclic Behavior of Chalk Email Reza |
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Wenjie CuiICFEP Research Associate, PhDNumerical investigation of large-scale ground source energy systems and their interaction with other nearby systems or with existing structures Email Wenjie |
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Giulia GhiadistriResearch Assistant, PhDNumerical modelling of unsaturated clays for nuclear waste disposal applications Email Giulia |
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Emil UshevDevelopment of experimental techniques for the thermo-hydro-mechanical characterisation of soilsEmail Emil |
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Administration contacts
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Course Director Dr Stavroula Kontoe +44 (0)20 7594 5996 |
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Cluster Administrator Ms Sue Feller +44 (0)207 594 6077 |
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