Select Publications
Journal articles
2017, 'Three-dimensional DDA and DLSM coupled approach for rock cutting and rock penetration', International Journal of Geomechanics, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000754
,2016, 'Interaction between Retaining Walls and Unsaturated Soils in Experiments and Using Slip Line Theory', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 143, pp. 04016120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001187
,2016, 'Cohesion and suction induced hang-up in ore passes', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 87, pp. 113 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.05.002
,2016, 'Interaction of a rotating rigid retaining wall with an unsaturated soil in experiments', Geotechnique, 66, pp. 366 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.14.P.187
,2016, 'Bearing capacity of strip footings on unsaturated soils by the slip line theory', Computers and Geotechnics, 74, pp. 122 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.12.016
,2016, 'Cone penetration tests in unsaturated silty sands', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 53, pp. 431 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2015-0142
,2016, 'A Bounding Surface Plasticity Model for Intact Rock Exhibiting Size-Dependent Behaviour', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49, pp. 47 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0744-8
,2016, 'Pore Characterisation in Monodisperse Granular Assemblies', Applied Mechanics and Materials, 846, pp. 583 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.846.583
,2015, 'Cavity expansion in unsaturated soils exhibiting hydraulic hysteresis considering three drainage conditions', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 39, pp. 1975 - 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.2379
,2015, 'Pore shapes, volume distribution and orientations in monodisperse granular assemblies', Granular Matter, 17, pp. 727 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-015-0590-0
,2014, 'Strain rate dependency of uniaxial tensile strength in Gosford sandstone by the Distinct Lattice Spring Model with X-ray micro CT', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 51, pp. 1587 - 1600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.01.012
,2014, 'Fractal-based estimation of hydraulic conductivity from soil-water characteristic curves considering hysteresis', Geotechnique Letters, 4, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geolett.13.00071
,2014, 'How water retention in fractal soils depends on particle and pore sizes, shapes, volumes and surface areas', Geotechnique, 64, pp. 379 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.13.P.165
,2014, 'Slip line theory applied to a retaining wall-unsaturated soil interaction problem', Computers and Geotechnics, 55, pp. 416 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2013.09.010
,2013, 'The cone penetration test in unsaturated sands', Géotechnique, 63, pp. 1209 - 1220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.12.P.083
,2013, 'Energy dissipation from particulate systems undergoing a single particle crushing event', Granular Matter, 15, pp. 299 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-013-0408-x
,2013, 'Unsaturated soil interacting with a rotating model wall', International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 13, pp. 63 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/ijpmg.12.00014
,2013, 'Drained cavity expansions in soils of finite radial extent subjected to two boundary conditions', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 37, pp. 331 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.1099
,2013, 'Fibre reinforced sands: from experiments to modelling and beyond', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
,2013, 'Microstructural pore changes and energy dissipation in Gosford sandstone during pre-failure loading using X-ray CT', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 57, pp. 119 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.07.021
,2012, 'A fractal basis for soil-water characteristics curves with hydraulic hysteresis', Geotechnique, 62, pp. 269 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.10.P.119
,2012, 'Assessment of laboratory sample preparation for fibre reinforced sands', Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 34, pp. 69 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2012.03.002
,2012, 'Linking cone penetration resistances measured in calibration chambers and the field', Geotechnique Letters, 2, pp. 29 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geolett.11.00040
,2011, 'A compression line for soils with evolving particle and pore size distributions due to particle crushing', Geotechnique Letters, 1, pp. 5 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geolett.10.00003
,2011, 'Development of a new calibration chamber for conducting cone penetration tests in unsaturated soils', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 48, pp. 314 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/T10-056
,2011, 'Modelling the undrained response of fibre reinforced sands', Soils and Foundations, 51, pp. 625 - 636, http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/sandf/51/4/_contents
,2010, 'A comparison of critical state models for sand under conditions of axial symmetry', Geotechnique, 60, pp. 133 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.8.P.052.3714
,2010, 'Fibre reinforced sands: experiments and modelling', Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28, pp. 238 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2009.09.010
,2010, 'Particle crushing and deformation behaviour', Soils and Foundations, 50, pp. 547 - 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.3208/sandf.50.547
,2010, 'Static liquefaction of fibre reinforced sand under monotonic loading', Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28, pp. 374 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2009.12.001
,2010, 'Water retention characteristics of soils with double porosity', European Journal of Soil Science, 61, pp. 412 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01237.x
,2009, 'Crushing of particles in idealised granular assemblies', Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57, pp. 1293 - 1313
,2009, 'Point load tests and strength measurements for brittle spheres', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 46, pp. 272 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.04.004
,2007, 'Determination of fibre orientation distribution in reinforced sands', Geotechnique, 57, pp. 623 - 628
,2006, 'A unified bounding surface plasticity model for unsaturated soils', International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 30, pp. 181 - 212
,2006, 'On the problem of cavity expansion in unsaturated soils', Computational Mechanics, 37, pp. 311 - 330
,2004, 'A bounding surface plasticity model for sands exhibiting particle crushing', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 41, pp. 1179 - 1192
,2002, 'Drained cavity expansion in sands exhibiting particle crushing', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 26, pp. 323 - 340
,Conference Papers
2023, 'Constitutive modelling of instabilities and strengths of an unsaturated tailings', in E3S Web of Conferences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338216010
,2023, 'Estimations of water retention curves for fine-grained soils and tailings using their fractal particle size distributions', in E3S Web of Conferences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338216002
,2023, 'The hydromechanical behaviour of unsaturated loess in slopes, New Zealand', in E3S Web of Conferences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338224007
,2022, 'The Influence of Partial Saturation on Cone Penetration Tests in a Silty Copper Tailings', in Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Tailings Management, Gecamin, Online, presented at 8th international conference on Tailings Management, Online, 06 July 2022 - 08 July 2022, http://gecaminpublications.com/
,2021, 'Stability Analysis of the Overhanging Slopes', in 13th Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice, ISL
,2021, 'The Shapes of Collapsed Sinkholes at Limiting Equilibrium', in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp. 135 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0053-1_17
,2020, 'Field and laboratory investigation of rainfall-triggered slope failure in unsaturated loess soils, New Zealand', in E3S Web of Conferences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019501017
,2019, 'A sample formation procedure to obtain homogeneous post-erosion particle size distribution', in E3S Web of Conferences, Glasgow, presented at 7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Glasgow 2019), Glasgow, 26 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199202015
,2019, 'Cyclic resistance of a decomposed granite', in E3S Web of Conferences, Glasgow, presented at 7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Glasgow 2019), Glasgow, 26 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199208009
,2019, 'Drained volumetric behaviour and static liquefaction of very loose sand reinforced with synthetic fibres', in E3S Web of Conferences, Glasgow, presented at 7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Glasgow 2019), Glasgow, 26 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199212001
,2019, 'Incorporating suction in to stability charts for unsaturated soil slopes', in 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, AP-UNSAT 2019, pp. 139 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v07.021
,2019, 'Incorporating suction in to the interpretation of plate load tests on unsaturated soils', in 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, AP-UNSAT 2019, pp. 352 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v07.057
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