Daniel Barreto Gonzalez

Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez

Lecturer T&S

D.Barreto@napier.ac.uk

About me
Activity
Outputs
Projects
Post Grad

Biography

Dr Barreto completed his first degree in Civil Engineering at Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) in 2003. After a 2-year period of work in industry as Civil and Geotechnical Engineer, he completed a MSc in Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology (2005), and a PhD in Soil Mechanics (2010), both at Imperial College London. Since 2009 Dr Barreto has worked at Edinburgh Napier University where he is Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering. He is also the Head of the Research Centre for Civil Engineering.

Dr Barreto research involves advanced laboratory testing, and the numerical modelling of soil behaviour using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). Recent research projects relate to dissolving soils, cemented soils, behaviour of rubber/sand mixtures, as well as cyclic behaviour of driven piles and climate change effects in soils.

His research has been published widely in both journals and conference proceedings. He is also contributing author for the textbook "Geotechnical Engineering Design" published by Wiley in 2015. Dr Barreto is a prolific reviewer. He is also UK member for the technical committee TC105 (Geomechanics micro to macro) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, and member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland.

School

School of Engineering and The Built Environment

Research Groups

Engineering Research Group

Themes

Sustainable Communities

Research Areas

Civil Engineering

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

Member of TC105 – Geomechanics Micro to Macro (Technical Committee of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering) – United Kingdom Representative

Conference Activity

International Advisory Panel Member - International Symposium on Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro in Research and Practice - IS-Atlanta 2018
Organiser for the 5th Meeting of Teachers of Geotechnical Subjects (MTGS) 2016
Conference convenor for RRR (Rain, Rivers, Reservoirs) 2016 Conference held in September 26th-30th 2016 at Heriot-Watt University.
Session leader during the International Symposium on Geomechanics Micro to Macro, IS-Cambridge 2014. Conference held on September 1st – 3rd . Session on DEM modelling of bonded materials and the effect of fine particles on soil behaviour.
Local Organising Committee for the International Symposium on Geomechanics Micro to Macro, IS-Cambridge 2014. Conference held on September 1st – 3rd, 2014

Editorial Activity

Editorial Board Member - Heliyon
Editorial Advisory Panel Member - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering International Journal
Editorial Board Member - Computers and Geotechnics

Fellowships and Awards

ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics - Outstanding Reviewer 2017
Publons Peer Review Awards 2017 - As one of the top 1% of peer reviewers in Earth and Planetary Sciences
ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics - Outstanding Reviewer 2016
Certified Sentinel of Science Award 2016
ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics - Outstanding Reviewer 2015
Higher Education Academy (Fellow)
Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland - Member

Grant Reviewer

Carnegie Research Assessor - The Carnegie Trust for Universities of Scotalnd
EPSRC Peer Review Associate College Member - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Invited Speaker

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary) - 6th February 2018: MTA-BME Morphodynamics Seminar: Contact force entropy coordinates – Their relationship with critical states and shearing resistance
University of Debrecen (Hungary) - 7th February 2018: Statistical Mechanics Seminar: Contact force entropy of grnaular assemblie sunder one-dimensional compression
Invited Speaker - CGED Granular Matter Workshop - Budapest, June 12th 2018
Zhejiang University (China) - May 5th 2017: Numerical and experimental research on the behaviour of sand and sand/rubber mixtures
Keynote Speaker - Joint European Thermodynamics Conference - JETC 2017 (Granular Materials Special Session)
Middle East Technical University (Turkey) - September 11th 2017: Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Workshop
Experimental observations on the consolidation behaviour of peat - 12th October 2016 for City University London Geotechnical Seminar Series
Zhejiang University of Technology – July 17th, 2015: Lecture on Critical State Soil Mechanics and Cam-Clay Modelling
Zhejiang University (China) – May 9th, 2014: Some questions regarding the consolidation behaviour of peat.
Zhejiang University of Technology (China) – July 14th, 2015: Lecture on the DEM simulation of instabilities in granular materials
University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) – September 3rd, 2015: Invited lecture on “Rain, Rivers, Reservoirs: a geotechnical perspective”
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) – March 17th , 2014 – Effects of mass loss/dissolution on the mechanical behaviour of granular materials.

Research Degree External Examining

PhD External Examiner - University of Sheffield, August 1st, 2018: Nicola Lazenby - The behaviour of clay surrounding pile foundation heat exchangers
PhD External Examiner - University of Bristol - September 19th, 2017: Grzegorz Andrzej Bialowas - Time and stress dependent mechanical properties of reconstituted chalk

Reviewing

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering
Soils and Foundations
Acta Geotechnica Slovenica
International Journal of Geomechanichs (ASCE)
Construction & Building Materials
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (ASCE)
Journal of Mountain Science
Geomechanics and Geoengineering – An International Journal
Journal of Testing and Evaluation (ASTM)
Acta Geotechnica
Granular Matter
Geotechnique Letters
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE)
Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law
European Journal of Engineering Education
Geotechnique
Computers & Geotechnics
Particuology
Geomechanics and Engineering
Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour.

Kelly, D., McDougall, J., & Barreto, D. (2012, August). Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour. Paper presented at ICSE-6 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion
Kelly, D., McDougall, J., & Barreto, D. (2012, August). Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour. Paper presented at ICSE-6 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion

Soil particle loss can result in strength and volume reductions which are difficult to predict. This paper investigates the influence of the removal of fractions of selected p...

2012
Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials.

Barreto, D. (2011, January). Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials. Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (5-ICEGE), Santiago, Chile
Barreto, D. (2011, January). Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials. Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (5-ICEGE), Santiago, Chile

This paper presents the results of 3D DEM simulations of granular materials subject to cyclic loading. While both the drained and undrained conditions are considered, the effe...

2011
Radial periodic boundaries for axi-symmetric DEM simulations: development, implementation and validation.

O'Sullivan, C., Cui, L., & Barreto, D. (2009, November). Radial periodic boundaries for axi-symmetric DEM simulations: development, implementation and validation. Paper presented at International Conference on Particle-Based Methods: Particles, Barcelona, Spain
O'Sullivan, C., Cui, L., & Barreto, D. (2009, November). Radial periodic boundaries for axi-symmetric DEM simulations: development, implementation and validation. Paper presented at International Conference on Particle-Based Methods: Particles, Barcelona, Spain

No abstract available.

2009
Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods.

Barreto, D. (2008, June). Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods. Paper presented at British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Young Geotechnical Engineers' Symposium, UCL, London
Barreto, D. (2008, June). Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods. Paper presented at British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Young Geotechnical Engineers' Symposium, UCL, London

Different methods to study the evolution of fabric anisotropy are presented. DEM simulations on assemblies of spheres subjected to different stress paths using a three-dimensi...

2008
DEM simulations of granular materials involving principal stress rotation.

Barreto, D., O'Sullivan, C., & Zdravkovic, L. (2008, May). DEM simulations of granular materials involving principal stress rotation. Paper presented at Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute - EM'08, Minneapolis, USA
Barreto, D., O'Sullivan, C., & Zdravkovic, L. (2008, May). DEM simulations of granular materials involving principal stress rotation. Paper presented at Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute - EM'08, Minneapolis, USA

No abstract available.

2008
Design of geotechnical structures according to Eurocode 7 and other International standards.

Barreto, D. (2004, January). Design of geotechnical structures according to Eurocode 7 and other International standards. Paper presented at X Conference and V Colombian Congress on Geotechnics, Colombia
Barreto, D. (2004, January). Design of geotechnical structures according to Eurocode 7 and other International standards. Paper presented at X Conference and V Colombian Congress on Geotechnics, Colombia

2004
The influence of particle-size distribution on critical state behavior of spherical and non-spherical particle assemblies

Jiang, M. D., Yang, Z. X., Barreto, D., & Xie, Y. H. (2018). The influence of particle-size distribution on critical state behavior of spherical and non-spherical particle assemblies. Granular Matter, 20(80), doi:10.1007/s10035-018-0850-x
Jiang, M. D., Yang, Z. X., Barreto, D., & Xie, Y. H. (2018). The influence of particle-size distribution on critical state behavior of spherical and non-spherical particle assemblies. Granular Matter, 20(80), doi:10.1007/s10035-018-0850-x

This paper presents an investigation into the effects of particle-size distribution on the critical state behavior of granular materials using Discrete Element Method (DEM) si...

2018
The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials

Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., Barreto, D., & Jiang, M. D. (2017). The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials. Granular Matter, 19(2), (34-48). doi:10.1007/s10035-017-0723-8. ISSN 1434-5021
Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., Barreto, D., & Jiang, M. D. (2017). The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials. Granular Matter, 19(2), (34-48). doi:10.1007/s10035-017-0723-8. ISSN 1434-5021

The behavior of granular materials is very complex in nature and depends on particle shape, stress path, fabric, density, particle size distribution, amongst others. This pape...

2017
Significance of DEM input parameters on the modelling of low strength soft rock mechanical behaviour.

Barreto, D., Rouainia, M., & Simpson, D. (2014). Significance of DEM input parameters on the modelling of low strength soft rock mechanical behaviour. In K. Soga, K. Kumar, G. Biscontin, & M. Kuo (Eds.), Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, 403-407. CRC Press - Taylor & Francis
Barreto, D., Rouainia, M., & Simpson, D. (2014). Significance of DEM input parameters on the modelling of low strength soft rock mechanical behaviour. In K. Soga, K. Kumar, G. Biscontin, & M. Kuo (Eds.), Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, 403-407. CRC Press - Taylor & Francis

2014
Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength

O'Sullivan, C., Wadee, M., Hanley, K., & Barreto, D. (2013). Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength. Géotechnique, 63(15), (1298-1309). doi:10.1680/geot.12.p.153. ISSN 0016-8505
O'Sullivan, C., Wadee, M., Hanley, K., & Barreto, D. (2013). Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength. Géotechnique, 63(15), (1298-1309). doi:10.1680/geot.12.p.153. ISSN 0016-8505

One interesting aspect of soil response is the sensitivity of the mechanical behaviour to the intermediate principal stress. In this study, a fundamental mechanism that explai...

2013
Volumetric consequences of particle loss by grading entropy

McDougall, J., Imre, E., Barreto, D., & Kelly, D. (2013). Volumetric consequences of particle loss by grading entropy. Géotechnique, 63(3), (262-266). doi:10.1680/geot.sip13.t.002. ISSN 0016-8505
McDougall, J., Imre, E., Barreto, D., & Kelly, D. (2013). Volumetric consequences of particle loss by grading entropy. Géotechnique, 63(3), (262-266). doi:10.1680/geot.sip13.t.002. ISSN 0016-8505

Chemical and biological processes, such as dissolution in gypsiferous sands and biodegradation in waste refuse, result in mass or particle loss, which in turn lead to changes ...

2013
Particle loss and volume change on dissolution: experimental results and analysis of particle size and amount effects

McDougall, J., Kelly, D., & Barreto, D. (2013). Particle loss and volume change on dissolution: experimental results and analysis of particle size and amount effects. Acta geotechnica, 8(6), (619-627). doi:10.1007/s11440-013-0212-0. ISSN 1861-1125
McDougall, J., Kelly, D., & Barreto, D. (2013). Particle loss and volume change on dissolution: experimental results and analysis of particle size and amount effects. Acta geotechnica, 8(6), (619-627). doi:10.1007/s11440-013-0212-0. ISSN 1861-1125

Soil particles may be lost through dissolution, degradation or erosion. Regardless of the process of loss, there follows a change in soil structure both in terms of phase comp...

2013
Quantifying stress-induced anisotropy using inter-void constrictions

Shire, T., O'Sullivan, C., Barreto, D., & Gaudray, G. (2012). Quantifying stress-induced anisotropy using inter-void constrictions. Géotechnique, 63(1), (85-91). doi:10.1680/geot.11.t.020. ISSN 0016-8505
Shire, T., O'Sullivan, C., Barreto, D., & Gaudray, G. (2012). Quantifying stress-induced anisotropy using inter-void constrictions. Géotechnique, 63(1), (85-91). doi:10.1680/geot.11.t.020. ISSN 0016-8505

In particulate geomechanics it is common to quantify fabric anisotropy using contact and particle orientations. Measurement of void anisotropy is less common, most likely owin...

2013
The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions

Barreto, D., & O'Sullivan, C. (2012). The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions. Granular Matter, 14(4), (505-521). doi:10.1007/s10035-012-0354-z. ISSN 1434-5021
Barreto, D., & O'Sullivan, C. (2012). The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions. Granular Matter, 14(4), (505-521). doi:10.1007/s10035-012-0354-z. ISSN 1434-5021

Previous research studies have used either physical experiments or discrete element method (DEM) simulations to explore, independently, the influence of the coefficient of int...

2012
Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures

Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Barreto Gonzalez, D., Miranda, M., & Marinelli, A. (in press). Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures. In Proceedings of the 16th European Conference in Earthquake Engineering
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Barreto Gonzalez, D., Miranda, M., & Marinelli, A. (in press). Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures. In Proceedings of the 16th European Conference in Earthquake Engineering

Residential buildings in high population density areas are seismically vulnerable to the action of major seismic events. The high cost and technical difficulties related to th...

2018
New method for rock qualification.

János, L., Emőke, I., Phong. Q, T., Miklós, G., László, K., István, T., …Guida, G. (2018). New method for rock qualification. In Mérnökgeológia-Kőzetmechanika 2018, 263 - 274
János, L., Emőke, I., Phong. Q, T., Miklós, G., László, K., István, T., …Guida, G. (2018). New method for rock qualification. In Mérnökgeológia-Kőzetmechanika 2018, 263 - 274

2018
The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials

Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., & Barreto, D. (2016). The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials. In Springer Proceedings in Physics; Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, 253-264. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5_29
Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., & Barreto, D. (2016). The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials. In Springer Proceedings in Physics; Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, 253-264. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5_29

The mechanical response of granular material depends both on the material properties (e.g. stiffness, anisotropy, permeability, etc.) and particle geometry (shape, roughness, ...

2016
Revisiting the particle size effects in centrifuge modelling

Nadimi, S., Fonseca, J., Taylor, R. N. & Barreto, D. (2016). Revisiting the particle size effects in centrifuge modelling. In Escoffier, S., Blanc, M., Bretschneider, A. & Thorel, L. (Eds.). EUROFUGE 2016, 3rd European conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 85-90. ISBN 978-2-85782-716-0, 978-2-85782-717-7
Nadimi, S., Fonseca, J., Taylor, R. N. & Barreto, D. (2016). Revisiting the particle size effects in centrifuge modelling. In Escoffier, S., Blanc, M., Bretschneider, A. & Thorel, L. (Eds.). EUROFUGE 2016, 3rd European conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 85-90. ISBN 978-2-85782-716-0, 978-2-85782-717-7

Geotechnical centrifuge modelling provides an opportunity to examine novel and complex events in a well-controlled and repeatable environment. While grain interaction and cont...

2016
Micromechanical insight into the undrained instability of granular materials: deformation characteristics of geomaterials.

Barreto, D., Prada-Sarmiento, L. F., & Ramos-Cañón, A. M. (2015). Micromechanical insight into the undrained instability of granular materials: deformation characteristics of geomaterials. In V. A. Rinaldi, M. E. Zeballos, & J. J. Clariá (Eds.), Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 655-662. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-601-9-655
Barreto, D., Prada-Sarmiento, L. F., & Ramos-Cañón, A. M. (2015). Micromechanical insight into the undrained instability of granular materials: deformation characteristics of geomaterials. In V. A. Rinaldi, M. E. Zeballos, & J. J. Clariá (Eds.), Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 655-662. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-601-9-655

There is no agreement between experimental researchers whether the point where a granular material responds with a large change of stresses, strains or excess pore water press...

2015
An overview of research activities and achievement in Geotechnics from the Scottish Universities Geotechnics Network (SUGN)

Leung, A., Anastasopoulos, I. X., Augarde, C. E., Barreto, D., Brennan, A. J., Brown, M. J. Z., …Zielinski, M. (2015). An overview of research activities and achievement in Geotechnics from the Scottish Universities Geotechnics Network (SUGN). In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development: XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 4289-4294. ISBN 9780727760678
Leung, A., Anastasopoulos, I. X., Augarde, C. E., Barreto, D., Brennan, A. J., Brown, M. J. Z., …Zielinski, M. (2015). An overview of research activities and achievement in Geotechnics from the Scottish Universities Geotechnics Network (SUGN). In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development: XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 4289-4294. ISBN 9780727760678

Design of geotechnical systems is often challenging as it requires the understanding of complex soil behaviour and its influence on field-scale performance of geo-structures. ...

2015
The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning.

Barreto, D. (2012). The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning. In McCabe, B., Pantazidou, M. & Phillips, D. (Eds.). Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education - proceedings of the international conference Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education (NUI Galway, Ireland, 4-6 July 2012ISBN 978041562127
Barreto, D. (2012). The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning. In McCabe, B., Pantazidou, M. & Phillips, D. (Eds.). Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education - proceedings of the international conference Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education (NUI Galway, Ireland, 4-6 July 2012ISBN 978041562127

The present paper introduces a technology-enhanced teaching method that promotes deep learning. Four stages that correspond to four different student cohorts were used for its...

2012
Quantifying the Evolution of Soil Fabric Under Different Stress Paths

Barreto, D., O’Sullivan, C., & Zdravkovic, L. (2008). Quantifying the Evolution of Soil Fabric Under Different Stress Paths. In POWDERS AND GRAINS 2009: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROMECHANICS OF GRANULAR MEDIA, 181-184. doi:10.1063/1.3179881
Barreto, D., O’Sullivan, C., & Zdravkovic, L. (2008). Quantifying the Evolution of Soil Fabric Under Different Stress Paths. In POWDERS AND GRAINS 2009: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROMECHANICS OF GRANULAR MEDIA, 181-184. doi:10.1063/1.3179881

It is well recognized that the macro-scale response of soils is anisotropic in terms of strength, stiffness, permeability, etc. The source of this anisotropy is thought to be ...

2009
Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations.

O'Sullivan, C., Barreto, D. & Zdravkovic, L. (2007). Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations. In Burns, S. E., Mayne, P. W. & Santamarina, J. C. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 901-906. ISBN 978-1-58603-908-0
O'Sullivan, C., Barreto, D. & Zdravkovic, L. (2007). Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations. In Burns, S. E., Mayne, P. W. & Santamarina, J. C. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 901-906. ISBN 978-1-58603-908-0

Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations ofelement tests cam provide significant insight into the micro-mechanics of soil response. It is well established that soil behaviour...
Using DEM for the assessment of K0 in soils.

Barreto, D. (2010). Using DEM for the assessment of K0 in soils. In Discrete Element Methods – Simulations of Discontinua: Theory and Applications - proceedings of the fifth international conference on discrete element methods, 440-445. ISBN 978-0-9551179-8-5
Barreto, D. (2010). Using DEM for the assessment of K0 in soils. In Discrete Element Methods – Simulations of Discontinua: Theory and Applications - proceedings of the fifth international conference on discrete element methods, 440-445. ISBN 978-0-9551179-8-5

Daniel Barreto Gonzalez

Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez

Biography

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

Conference Activity

Editorial Activity

Fellowships and Awards

Grant Reviewer

Invited Speaker

Research Degree External Examining

Reviewing

Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour.

Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials.

Radial periodic boundaries for axi-symmetric DEM simulations: development, implementation and validation.

Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods.

DEM simulations of granular materials involving principal stress rotation.

Design of geotechnical structures according to Eurocode 7 and other International standards.

The influence of particle-size distribution on critical state behavior of spherical and non-spherical particle assemblies

The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials

Significance of DEM input parameters on the modelling of low strength soft rock mechanical behaviour.

Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength

Volumetric consequences of particle loss by grading entropy

Particle loss and volume change on dissolution: experimental results and analysis of particle size and amount effects

Quantifying stress-induced anisotropy using inter-void constrictions

The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions

Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures

New method for rock qualification.

The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials

Revisiting the particle size effects in centrifuge modelling

Micromechanical insight into the undrained instability of granular materials: deformation characteristics of geomaterials.

An overview of research activities and achievement in Geotechnics from the Scottish Universities Geotechnics Network (SUGN)

The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning.

Quantifying the Evolution of Soil Fabric Under Different Stress Paths

Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations.

Using DEM for the assessment of K0 in soils.

Statistical mechanis of particle breakage, fragmentation and shape evolution during shearing of granular materials

RSE Bilateral Exchange Programme - Statistical Entropy in Granular Materials

Remote Sensing Innovation for Civil Engineering Infrastructure and Slope Movement Monitoring

Development of a Columbia-UK research co-operation programme on infrastructure & climate change

A micro-scale (DEM) investigation on driven pile cycle behaviour

Current Post Grad projects

Advanced numerical simulation of soil liquefaction - Mr James Leak, Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez (Director Of Studies), Dr Vicky Dimitriadi, Dr Zuansi Cai

Experimental investigation on the dynamic behaviour of rubber-sand mixtures - Mr Juan Bernal-Sanchez, Dr John McDougall, Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez (Second Supervisor), Dr Aikaterini Marinelli, Dr Achille Fonzone

Previous Post Grad projects

Topology optimisation of elastoplastic structures - Mengxiao Li, Dr Johnson Zhang, Dr Aamir Khokhar, Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez (Additional Supervisor), Dr David Binnie

Soil structure change with particle loss - Darren Kelly, Dr John McDougall, Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez (Second Supervisor)

Laterally loaded large diameter skirted monopiles: analytical and numerical based approach - Panagiotis Giannakopoulos, Dr John McDougall, Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez (Second Supervisor), Dr Aikaterini Marinelli