Fields of Research

Civil geotechnical engineering
Natural hazards
Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)
Ocean engineering
Environmentally sustainable engineering
Nanomaterials

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in engineering
Geological hazards (e.g. earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity)
Civil construction design
Coal mining and extraction
Rail safety
Emerging defence technologies
Management of gaseous waste from construction activities (excl. greenhouse gases)
Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean)
Environmentally sustainable commercial services and tourism
Cement and concrete materials

Career Best Publications

An investigation of cross-sectional spatial variation with random finite element method slope stability analysis; Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
Comparative approaches to probabilistic finite element methods for slope stability analysis; Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
Optimisation of strength reduction finite element method codes for slope stability analysis; Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
Prediction and classification for finite element slope stability analysis by random field comparison; Computers and Geotechnics
Probabilistic investigation of RFEM topologies for slope stability analysis; Computers and Geotechnics

Research Publications

An investigation of cross-sectional spatial variation with random finite element method slope stability analysis; Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
Application of ground penetrating radar (GPR) to detect joints in organic soft rock; Geotechnical Testing Journal
Comparative approaches to probabilistic finite element methods for slope stability analysis; Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation of a modified direct shear apparatus for the measurement of residual shear strengths; Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Development of the scaled boundary finite element method for image-based slope stability analysis; Computers and Geotechnics
Finite difference lattice Boltzmann method for modeling dam break debris flows; Physics of Fluids
Inspection of open-pit mine drainage characteristics with a horizontal borehole camera; 14th Baltic Sea Region Geotechnical Conference
Investigation of an Australian soft rock permeability variation; Bulletin of Engineering Geology and The Environment
Maximising the efficiency of Menard pressuremeter testing in cohesive materials by a cookie-cutter drilling technique; Engineering Geology
Optimisation of strength reduction finite element method codes for slope stability analysis; Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
Prediction and classification for finite element slope stability analysis by random field comparison; Computers and Geotechnics
Probabilistic investigation of RFEM topologies for slope stability analysis; Computers and Geotechnics
Simulation of debris flow-barrier interaction using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics and coupled Eulerian Lagrangian methods; Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
Simultaneous slope design optimisation and stability assessment using a genetic algorithm and a fully automatic image-based analysis; International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
Slope stability analysis using deterministic and probabilistic approaches for poorly defined stratigraphies; Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
Spatially variable coal slope stability analysis using image-based scaled boundary finite element method; 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics & 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics
The effect of geotechnical creep on the safety and reliability of rehabilitated mine pit-lake slopes; 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The mechanical behaviour of pre-existing transverse cracks in lignite under uniaxial compression; Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
The role of creep deformation in pit lake slope stability; Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
Use of stochastic XFEM in the investigation of heterogeneity effects on the tensile strength of intermediate geotechnical materials; Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Research Projects

Integrated numerical modelling approach for design of offshore aquaculture structures (PhD Scholarship); Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Mount Wellington Debris Flow Risk Reduction and Mitigation Strategies; Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] (DPFEM)
Robust salmon feed delivery systems; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Analysis of damage characteristics of Latrobe Valley mine cover systems and slope stability with numerical simulation
Quantifying Risks and Opportunities from Mine Closure Planning Options

Research Candidate Supervision