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Biography
Jonathan joined the University of Dundee as a Lecturer in 2006, following MEng and PhD degrees at the University of Cambridge, and was promoted to Professor of Civil Engineering in 2018. His expertise includes centrifuge and 1-g physical modelling, Finite Element simulation and analytical modelling, with research interests in four areas associated with innovative design against extreme dynamic environmental actions:
- Earthquake Engineering
- Nature-based and other low-carbon approaches in Civil Engineering
- Adaptation of infrastructure to Climate Change
- Offshore Geotechnics, primarily anchoring and foundation systems for marine renewable energy
This research has been supported by funding from the UK Research Councils, the European Commission, and various overseas, charitable and industrial organisations to a total value of over £4.5M. He was awarded the British Geotechnical Association Medal in 2009, the TK Hsieh Award for Civil Engineering Dynamics from the ICE/IStructE in 2010 and the ISSMGE TC203 Young Researcher Award in Earthquake Engineering in 2018. In 2017 he gave the 13th Géotechnique Lecture on the use of vegetation in low carbon geotechnical engineering.
He was Chairman of the Editorial Panel of the International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (2014-2018) and has previously served on the Géotechnique Advisory Panel (2011-2013). He has been an instructor on the Standard and Advanced courses in Computational Modelling in Geotechnics run annually in the UK by PLAXIS BV and is a UK National Representative on both Technical Committees TC104 (Physical Modelling) and TC203 (Earthquake Engineering) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).
He is also the principal author of Craig's Soil Mechanics, 8th and 9th Editions and co-author of Design of Piles in Liquefiable Soils.
Jonathan was Discipline Lead for Civil Engineering (2016-2021), having previously co-developed and led the University's MSc in Geotechnical Engineering for 6 years.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Master of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Keywords
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Earthquake Engineeing
- Soil Mechanics
- Centrifuge modelling
- Numerical modelling
- Soil-structure interaction
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Integrated Approach to Assess Tree Stability in Storms and Risk Assessment
Bengough, G., Ciantia, M. & Knappett, J.
1/02/20 → 1/02/23
Project: Research
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Soil Foundation Structure Interaction and EQ Resistant Foundation Design
Anastasopoulos, I. & Knappett, J.
Project: Research
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Climate-Change Effects on the Performance of Bioengineered Slopes (Joint with Chulalongkorn University)
6/11/17 → 5/11/19
Project: Research
Research output
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Centrifuge modelling of root-soil interaction of laterally-loadedtrees under different loading conditions
Zhang, X., Knappett, J., Leung, A., Ciantia, M., Liang, T. & Nicoll, B. C., 3 Mar 2022, In: Geotechnique. 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DRAM: A three-dimensional analytical model for the mobilisation of root reinforcement in direct shear conditions
Meijer, G. J., Knappett, J. A., Bengough, A. G., Bull, D. J., Liang, T. & Muir Wood, D., Jun 2022, In: Ecological Engineering. 179, p. 1-17 17 p., 106621.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modifying soil properties with herbaceous plants for natural flood risk-reduction
Boldrin, D., Knappett, J. A., Leung, A. K., Brown, J. L., Loades, K. W. & Bengough, A. G., Jul 2022, In: Ecological Engineering. 180, 16 p., 106668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overflighting screw piles in sand, a detrimental effect?
Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Sharif, Y. & Davidson, C., 5 May 2022, p. 1081-1086.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
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)168 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Analysis of coupled axial and lateral deformation of roots in soil — figure data
Meijer, G. (Creator), Muir Wood, D. (Creator), Knappett, J. (Creator), Bengough, G. (Creator) & Liang, T. (Creator), University of Dundee, 2019
DOI: 10.15132/10000137, https://zenodo.org/record/1465758#.XRIHOOtKipo
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Root reinforcement: continuum framework for constitutive modelling – Data repository
Meijer, G. (Creator), Muir Wood, D. (Creator), Knappett, J. (Creator), Bengough, G. (Creator) & Liang, T. (Creator), University of Dundee, 29 Sep 2021
DOI: 10.15132/10000172, https://dmail.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/ResearchServicesPublicDocuments/Esfz7iX9lERMnsWB55mxR7MB-fWjg6BcxurabcggW5t-pA?e=6aHcvs
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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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DRAM: A three-dimensional analytical model for the mobilisation of root reinforcement in direct shear conditions – Data repository
Meijer, G. (Creator), Knappett, J. (Creator), Bengough, G. (Creator), Bull, D. J. (Creator), Liang, T. (Creator) & Muir Wood, D. (Creator), University of Dundee, 31 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.15132/10000179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106621 and 2 more links, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6375587, https://gjmeijer.shinyapps.io/DRAM/ (show fewer)
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Prizes
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Best paper award
Loli, M. (Recipient), Knappett, Jonathan (Recipient), Brown, Michael (Recipient) & Anastasopoulos, I. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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British Geotechnical Association Medal, 2009
Knappett, Jonathan (Recipient) & Madabhushi, S. P. G. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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TC203 Young Researcher Award 2018
Knappett, Jonathan (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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T K Hsieh Award 2010
Knappett, Jonathan (Recipient) & Madabhushi, S. P. G. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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British Standards Institution (External organisation)
Jonathan Knappett (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Discovery Days 2021
Sue Dawson (Presenter), Karen Petrie (Presenter), Anthony Head (Presenter), Ian Robson (Presenter), Iris Grunwald (Presenter), Emily Jefferson (Presenter), Fiona Kumari Campbell (Presenter), Jonathan Knappett (Presenter), Maria Fusco (Presenter), Tania Kovats (Presenter), Graham Pullin (Presenter), Sandra Wilson (Presenter), Mohammad Islam (Presenter), Lauren Christie (Presenter), Michael Gratzke (Presenter), Ulrich Zachariae (Presenter), Mark Cutler (Presenter), Leanne Wallace (Organiser), John Rowan (Chair), Blair Grubb (Chair), Wendy Alexander (Chair), Julian Blow (Chair), Iain Gillespie (Chair) & Jonathan Urch (Organiser)
13 Jan 2021 → 15 Jan 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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10th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics
Jonathan Knappett (Member of programme committee)
2021 → 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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From root-soil interactions to stability assessment of vegetated slopes
Jonathan Knappett (Speaker)
18 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Protection of embankments from natural hazards using vegetation
Jonathan Knappett (Invited speaker)
13 Jan 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Adapting road junctions to extreme winters using thermo-active piles
26/01/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Adapting road junctions to extreme winters using thermo-active piles
27/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Screw anchors could enable floating deep-sea wind farms
Jonathan Knappett, Benjamin Cerfontaine & Michael Brown
16/12/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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