Institution of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Research Medal 2023

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• Research Outputs

• DEM study of particle scale and penetration rate on the installation mechanisms of screw piles in sand

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The effect of installation advancement ratio on interaction between helices of screw piles for offshore renewable energy

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Centrifuge modelling of two-way axial cyclic response of screw piles for offshore wind

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Helically embedded plate anchors for floating offshore wind: potential and proof of concept

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Overflighting screw piles in sand, a detrimental effect?

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Centrifuge Modeling of the Installation Advancement Ratio Effect on the Cyclic Response of a Single-Helix Screw Pile for Floating Offshore Wind

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A Finite Element approach for determining the full load-displacement relationship of axially-loaded shallow screw anchors, incorporating installation effects

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• DEM simulation of cyclic tests on an offshore screw pile for floating wind

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• DEM analysis of helix number effects on offshore screw pile installation and in-service performance

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Optimised screw pile design for offshore jacket foundations in medium-dense sand

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Physical modelling of deep screw piles in medium-dense sands for floating wind applications

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Using discrete-element method hindcasting of screw pile performance for practical design

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Effects of installation advancement ratio on cyclic uplift response of a single-helix screw pile: Experimental and numerical investigation in sand

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• 3D numerical analysis of screw pile subjected to axial compressive and lateral load

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Tensile response of screw piles with varying installation approaches in layered sand

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Jetted helical anchors in sand: a torque reducing technique

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket supported wind energy structures

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The influence of the installation advancement ratio on the cyclic performance of a single-helix pile for floating offshore wind applications

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Silent piling for offshore jacket foundations in sand: DEM and centrifuge modelling

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Centrifuge Testing of Large Screw Pile Geometries for Offshore Applications

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Datasets

• 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)

  Dataset

• Centrifuge dataset for screw pile installation and uplift

  Dataset

• Projects

• Supergen Wind Challenge 2015: Screw Piles for Wind Energy Foundation Systems (Joint with Universities of Durham and Southampton)

  Project: Research

• Press/Media

• Heerema Developing Silent Foundations

  Press/Media: Research

• Dundee University engineers hope to silence offshore construction

  Press/Media: Research

• Heerema developing Silent Foundation Concepts Technology in coordination with the University of Dundee

  Press/Media: Research

• Prizes

• Institution of Civil Engineers Telford Gold Medal 2024

  Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

• Winners of the International Marine Contractors Association Award for Sustainability best-practice

  Prize: Other distinction

• Best Research Paper Award ICPE2021

  Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

• Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025 finalist

  Prize: National/international honour

• Activity

• Public Engagement: Tayport Episcopalian Church Talk, Sea Sunday: Local Offshore Renewable Energy Investigation and Development

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) Aberdeen Evening Meeting Invited Presentation: Gadgets & Widgets: Where Is Your Anchor And How Will It Behave?

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Development of screw piles as foundations for offshore wind energy structures

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Public engagement talk, Cafe Scientifique: Developing Silent Foundations & Anchors for Offshore Renewable Applications

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Invited speakers at Geowynd's Bi-weekly internal seminar series- Screw pile groups for floating wind anchoring

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Public Engagement: P3/4 Class STEM interactive demonstration developing efficient wind turbines and silent foundations for offshore wind, Tannadice Primary School, Angus

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• External PhD examiner University of Western Australia, Pierre-Yves Guy Duverneuil: The response of helical anchors under offshore environmental loading

  Activity: Examination types › Examination

• Theses

• Screw piles as offshore foundations : Numerical and physical modelling

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy