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Andrew Brennan is 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 has also worked extensively on seabed-soil interactions with pipelines and anchors, and is increasingly looking at mooring solutions for offshore renewable energies. He is a member of the EPSRC College.
Research interests
- Liquefaction
- Anchoring solutions for offshore renewable energies
- Offshore pipeline and cable installation
- Decommissioning of offshore infrastructure
- Dynamic soil loading
- Centrifuge testing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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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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DRag Anchors For A New Generation: Floating Offshore Renewable Capacity Enhancement (DRAGFORCE) - Studentship
Brennan, A. (Investigator)
1/03/23 → 1/09/26
Project: Research
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Soil Liquefaction Within Shear Bands Induced by Grain Crushing and its Detrimental Consequence on Landslide Ranoff Distance
Brennan, A. (Investigator) & Ciantia, M. (Investigator)
16/09/20 → 15/09/22
Project: Research
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Learning from Earthquakes: Building Resilient Communities through Earthquake Reconnaissance, Response and Recovery
Brennan, A. (Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
19/11/18 → 30/11/18
Project: Research
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LOCORPS: Lowering the Costs of Railways using Preformed Systems (Joint with Heriot-Watt University)
Brennan, A. (Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
11/04/16 → 10/03/20
Project: Research
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Supergen Wind Challenge 2015: Screw Piles for Wind Energy Foundation Systems (Joint with Universities of Durham and Southampton)
Brennan, A. (Investigator), Brown, M. (Investigator) & Knappett, J. (Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
26/02/16 → 25/07/19
Project: Research
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Centrifuge modelling of drag embedment anchors subjected to inclined loading for floating wind
Sharif, Y., Davidson, C., Brown, M., Brennan, A., Coombs, W. M., Bird, R. E., Augarde, C., Carter, G., Macdonald, C. & Johnson, K. R., 9 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRONTIERS IN OFFSHORE GEOTECHNICS. Abadie, C. N., Li, Z., Blanc, M. & Thorel, L. (eds.). International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Impacts of reference strain rate and strain level dependency on rate effects in fine grained soils
Robinson, S. (Lead / Corresponding author), 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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Out of plane loading of drag embedment anchors for floating renewable energy technologies
Davidson, C., Brennan, A., Brown, M., Inglis, L. & Vasudevan, S., 12 Sept 2023, p. 1241-1248.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › 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. (Lead / Corresponding author), 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
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus)303 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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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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On Lagrangian mechanics and the material point method for large deformation elasto-plasticity [dataset]
Coombs, W. M. (Creator), Augarde, C. E. (Creator), Brennan, A. J. (Creator), Brown, M. (Creator), Charlton, T. J. (Creator), Knappett, J. A. (Creator), Ghaffari Motlagh, Y. (Creator), Wang, L. (Creator), University, D. (Contributor), University, D. (Contributor) & Council, E. A. P. S. R. (Contributor), Durham University, 2019
DOI: 10.15128/r2pk02c977f, http://collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2pk02c977f
Dataset
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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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Prizes
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Institution of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Research Medal 2023
Davidson, C. (Recipient), Brown, M. (Recipient), Cerfontaine, B. (Recipient), Knappett, J. (Recipient), Brennan, A. (Recipient), Al-Baghdadi, T. (Recipient), Augarde, C. (Recipient), Coombs, W. M. (Recipient), Wang, L. (Recipient), Blake, A. (Recipient), Richards, D. (Recipient) & Ball, J. D. (Recipient), 13 Oct 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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PhD Examination: An Investigation on the Stability and Resilience of Engineered Slopes under Simulated Climate Conditions
Brennan, A. (Examiner)
14 Feb 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) Aberdeen Evening Meeting Invited Presentation: Gadgets & Widgets: Where Is Your Anchor And How Will It Behave?
Sharif, Y. (Speaker), Davidson, C. (Speaker), Brown, M. (Speaker) & Brennan, A. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Discovering Degrees
Newlands, M. (Participant), Eaves, T. (Participant), Brennan, A. (Participant), Robinson, S. (Participant) & Knappett, J. (Participant)
7 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
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Discover STEM Day
Brennan, A. (Participant), Dyer, T. (Participant) & Halliday, J. (Participant)
16 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
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Yuqing Zhou
Brennan, A. (Host)
1 May 2024 → 1 Oct 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Press/Media
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New floating wind farm research could increase installation depth
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
17/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Scottish university looks to revolutionise wind energy with floating turbines
17/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dundee researcher says soil conditions may have caused hundreds of Indonesia earthquake deaths
13/12/18 → 14/12/18
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research