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Andrew Brennan is currently Senior Lecturer in the Geotechnics Research Group at the University of Dundee. He graduated from University College, Oxford in 1999 with a first-class Honours degree in Engineering Science and obtained his doctorate in 2004 studying vertical drains as a countermeasure for earthquake-induced soil liquefaction. After his PhD, he remained at Cambridge as a Junior Research Fellow of Wolfson College, working on other novel seismic ground improvement techniques as part of the EU-funded NEMISREF project, before joining University of Dundee in 2005. His research is largely focussed on dynamic soil behaviour in a range of scenarios, investigated predominantly through physical (1g and centrifuge) modelling. He also has experience in earthquake reconnaissance, having been a member of the UK-Indonesia joint mission to the site of the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake. He is a member of the EPSRC College and currently serving a second spell on the editorial advisory panel of Geotechnique.
Research interests
- Liquefaction
- Offshore pipeline and cable installation
- Decommissioning of offshore infrastructure
- Dynamic soil loading
- Centrifuge testing
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Vertical drains as a countermeasure to earthquake induced soil liquefaction, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 16 Oct 2004
Master of Engineering, Designer waves and the ringing of large volume offshore platforms, University of Oxford
Award Date: 23 Oct 1999
Keywords
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Offshore Geotechnics
- Earthquake Engineeing
- Soil Mechanics
- Soil Dynamics
- Liquefaction
- Pipelines
- Decommissioning
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Projects
- 9 Finished
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Soil Liquefaction Within Shear Bands Induced by Grain Crushing and its Detrimental Consequence on Landslide Ranoff Distance
16/09/20 → 15/09/22
Project: Research
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Influence of Plant Roots on Soil Resistance to Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction
Bengough, G., Brennan, A. & Knappett, J.
1/10/15 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
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Impacts of reference strain rate and strain level dependency on rate effects in fine grained soils
Robinson, S., Brown, M. J., Knappett, J. & Brennan, A., Mar 2023, In: Geotechnique Letters. 13, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket supported wind energy structures
Davidson, C., Brown, M., Cerfontaine, B., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Al-Baghdadi, T., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M., Wang, L., Blake, A., Richards, D. & Ball, J. D., Feb 2022, In: Geotechnique. 72, 2, p. 108-126 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cone penetration test (CPT) approach to cable plough performance prediction based upon centrifuge model testing
Robinson, S., Brown, M., Matsui, H., Brennan, A., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M. & Cortis, M., Oct 2021, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58, 10, p. 1466-1477 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Finite Element approach for determining the full load-displacement relationship of axially-loaded shallow screw anchors, incorporating installation effects
Cerfontaine, B., Knappett, J., Brown, M., Davidson, C., Al-Baghdadi, T., Sharif, Y., Brennan, A., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M., Wang, L., Blake, A., Richards, D. J. & Ball, J. D., Apr 2021, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58, 4, p. 565-582 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An efficient and locking-free material point method for three dimensional analysis with simplex elements
Wang, L., Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Cortis, M., Brown, M. J., Brennan, A. J., Knappett, J. A., Davidson, C., Richards, D., White, D. J. & Blake, A. P., 15 Aug 2021, In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 122, 15, p. 3876-3899 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
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A CPT approach to cable plough performance prediction based upon centrifuge model testing - Measured Data
Robinson, S. (Creator), Brown, M. (Creator), Matsui, H. (Creator), Brennan, A. (Creator), Augarde, C. (Creator), Coombs, W. M. (Creator) & Cortis, M. (Creator), University of Dundee, 30 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.15132/10000161
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Centrifuge test data - Influence of initial stress distribution on liquefaction induced settlement of shallow foundations
Bertalot, D. (Creator) & Brennan, A. (Creator), University of Dundee, 2016
DOI: 10.15132/10000116
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University of Dundee Test Data for the EPSRC Supergen Wind Hub Grand Challenges Project: Screw Piles for Wind Energy Foundations (Grant no. EP/N006054/1)
Davidson, C. (Creator), Brown, M. (Creator), Knappett, J. (Creator) & Brennan, A. (Creator), University of Dundee, 23 Feb 2022
DOI: 10.15132/10000176, https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.18.P.311 and one more link, https://www.screwpilesforoffshorewind.co.uk/#:~:text=Screw%20(or%20helical)%20piles%20are,good%20tensile%20and%20compressive%20resistance. (show fewer)
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Ingenious: Engineering the Curriculum. Public Engagement & Outreach Training Day
Margi Vilnay (Organiser), Michael Crabb (Organiser), Maciej Jozwik (Organiser), Richard Holme (Organiser), Thomas Dyer (Participant), Charlotte Cochard (Participant), Tom Eaves (Participant), Deepak Shamvedi (Participant), Iain Murray (Participant), Olanrewaju Lewis (Participant), Andrew Brennan (Participant), Christina Moir (Participant) & Leon Chernin (Organiser)
21 Sept 2022Activity: Other activity types › Schools engagement
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Géotechnique (Journal)
Andrew Brennan (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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PhD Examination: Samy Garcia-Torres
Andrew Brennan (Examiner)
20 Nov 2020Activity: Examination types › Examination
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PhD examination: Strategies for improving railway track-bed settlement
Andrew Brennan (Examiner)
28 Jun 2019Activity: Examination types › Examination
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PhD examination: Consistent incorporation of topography effects into ground motion prediction equations
Andrew Brennan (Examiner)
30 Nov 2018Activity: Examination types › Examination
Press/Media
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New floating wind farm research could increase installation depth
Michael Brown & Andrew Brennan
24/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Energy crisis lifeline: UK set to slash costs with 'revolutionary' floating wind turbines
Michael Brown & Andrew Brennan
17/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Scottish university looks to revolutionise wind energy with floating turbines
Michael Brown & Andrew Brennan
17/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research