Summary
GCG Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
After graduation from Kings College, London, Professor Potts undertook research at Cambridge University into the collapse of shallow tunnels which involved extensive experimental and analytical studies. From Cambridge he went to the Shell Research Laboratories, Rijswijk, Holland where he worked on experimental and theoretical problems involved in the cyclic loading of clay, on the development of numerical methods for analysing the foundation behaviour of marine gravity structures, on the stresses in oil well casings, and on the stability of offshore pipelines.
Since 1979 Professor Potts has been a member of the academic staff at Imperial College, responsible for teaching the use of analytical methods in geomechanics and the design of slopes, foundations and earth retaining structures, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He currently holds the position of Head of Geotechnics. Professor Potts has worked extensively on the development of computer methods of analysis and, more particularly, on the application of elasto-plastic finite element programs to the design of real geotechnical structures.
Professor Potts has been author and co-author of more than 280 technical publications.
Areas of Expertise:
Geotechnical numerical analysis, constitutive modelling, soil-structure interaction.
Publications
Journals
Ruiz López A, Tsiampousi A, Standing JR, et al., 2023, Numerical characterisation of the rotational behaviour of grey cast iron tunnel joints, Computers and Geotechnics, Vol:159, ISSN:0266-352X, Pages:1-17
Kirkham A, Tsiampousi A, Potts DM, 2023, Thermo-mechanical behaviour of a kaolin-based clay soil, Geotechnique: International Journal of Soil Mechanics, ISSN:0016-8505
Conference
Koronides M, Kontoe S, Zdravkovic L, et al., Numerical simulation of soil-structure interaction experiments on shallow founded structures for different mass configurations, 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Pedone G, Kontoe S, Zdravkovic L, et al., A sensitivity study on the mechanical properties of interface elements adopted in finite element analyses to simulate the interaction between soil and laterally loaded piles, 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Moller J, Kontoe S, Taborda D, et al., 2023, Resonance in offshore wind turbine systems due to seismic loading and extensive soil liquefaction, 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering