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Dr Andrea Diambra is a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at University of Bristol. His research interests span across a wide range of geotechnical problems, with particular focus on two main areas: 1) new geotechnical solutions for offshore energy systems and 2) development of novel ground improvements techniques. His research uses an approach across the length scales involving a range of techniques from experimental element testing, constitutive modelling, numerical analyses and full-scale testing.
Recent and current research projects include:
1) Offshore geotechnics
- Development of new macro-element models for plate anchoring systems;
- Full-scale axial and lateral testing of driven steel piles in chalk;
- Polypropylene pipe – seabed interaction;
- Review of available methods for spudcan penetration assessment;
- Development of constitutive modelling for cyclic behaviour of granular soils;
- Evolution of stiffness of granular soils under very large number of multiaxial loading cycles using the Hollow Cylinder Torsional apparatus;
- Stress and time dependent behaviour of remoulded chalk.
2) Ground improvements
- Experimental and numerical studies of fibre reinforced soils;
- Experimental and numerical modelling of artificially cemented soils;
- Extension of modelling techniques for fibre reinforced soils to root-soil systems;
Dr Diambra has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is willing to supervise new postgraduate students to work in the above mentioned and/or related topics.
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Dr Andrea Diambra is a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at University of Bristol. His research interests span across a wide range of geotechnical problems, with particular focus on two main areas: 1) new geotechnical solutions for offshore energy systems and 2) development of novel ground improvements techniques. His research uses an approach across the length scales involving a range of techniques from experimental element testing, constitutive modelling, numerical analyses and full-scale testing.
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