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• 2017

  Newmark sliding block model for predicting the seismic performance of vegetated slopes

  Liang, T. & Knappett, J. A., Oct 2017, In: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 101, p. 27-40 14 p.

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  • sliding
  • fallow
  • soil movement
  • vegetation
  • discontinuity
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  210 Downloads (Pure)

• Scaling of the reinforcement of soil slopes by living plants in a geotechnical centrifuge

  Liang, T., Bengough, A., Knappett, J., Muir Wood, D., Loades, K. W., Hallett, P. D., Boldrin, D., Leung, A. & Meijer, G., Dec 2017, In: Ecological Engineering. 109, Part B, p. 207-227 21 p.

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  • Centrifuges
  • centrifuge
  • reinforcement
  • Tensile strength
  • Reinforcement
  36 Citations (Scopus)

  305 Downloads (Pure)

• Small-scale modelling of plant root systems using 3D printing, with applications to investigate the role of vegetation on earthquake-induced landslides

  Liang, T., Knappett, J. A., Bengough, A. G. & Ke, Y. X., Oct 2017, In: Landslides. 14, 5, p. 1747-1765 19 p.

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  • Landslides
  • root system
  • Centrifuges
  • Printing
  • Earthquakes
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  291 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  A modified CPT based installation torque prediction for large screw piles in sand

  Davidson, C., Al-Baghdadi, T., Brown, M., Brennan, A., Knappett, J., Augarde, C., Coombs, W., Wang, L., Richards, D., Blake, A. & Ball, J., 13 Jun 2018, Cone Penetration Testing 2018: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing. Hicks, M. A., Pisanò, F. & Peuchen, J. (eds.). 1 ed. CRC Press, p. 255-261 7 p.

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  • cone penetration test
  • torque
  • pile
  • sand
  • prediction
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  89 Downloads (Pure)

• A new heating-cooling system for centrifuge testing of thermo-active geo-structures

  Vitali, D., Leung, A., Zhao, R. & Knappett, J., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S. & Goodey, R. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 475-480 6 p.

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  • centrifuges
  • cooling systems
  • heating
  • soils
  • heat
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  153 Downloads (Pure)

• Centrifuge modelling of remediation of liquefaction-induced pipeline uplift using root systems

  Wang, K., Brennan, A., Knappett, J., Robinson, S. & Bengough, A., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. & Panchal, J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, Vol. 2. p. 1265-1270 6 p.

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  • centrifugal model test
  • root system
  • liquefaction
  • remediation
  • uplift
  16 Downloads (Pure)

• Centrifuge modelling of screw piles for offshore wind energy foundations

  Davidson, C., Al-Baghdadi, T., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Augarde, C. E., Wang, L., Coombs, W. M., Richards, D. & Blake, A., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S. & Goodey, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Taylor & Francis, p. 695-700 6 p.

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  • Centrifuges
  • Piles
  • Wind power
  • Torque
  • Offshore wind turbines
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  117 Downloads (Pure)

• Centrifuge modelling of the effects of soil liquefiability on seismic response of low-rise structures

  Qi, S. & Knappett, J., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics : Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. & Panchal, J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, Vol. 2. p. 1011-1016 6 p.

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  • centrifugal model test
  • seismic response
  • liquefaction
  • earthquake
  • permeability
  89 Downloads (Pure)

• Editorial

  Knappett, J., Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 18, 1, p. 1 1 p.

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• Effect of root spacing on interpretation of blade penetration tests-full-scale physical modelling

  Meijer, G. J., Knappett, J. A., Bengough, A. G., Loades, K. W. & Nicoll, B. C., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. & Panchal, J. (eds.). CRC Press/Balkema, Vol. 1. p. 425-430 6 p.

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  • penetration test
  • spacing
  • Soils
  • Spatial distribution
  • penetrometer
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  112 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluation of rocking and coupling rotational linear stiffness coefficients of adjacent foundations

  Aldaikh, H., Alexander, N. A., Ibraim, E. & Knappett, J. A., 1 Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Geomechanics. 18, 1, p. 04017131-1-04017131-12 12 p., 04017131.

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  • stiffness
  • footing
  • evaluation
  • half space
  • uncertainty
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  230 Downloads (Pure)

• In situ measurement of root reinforcement using corkscrew extraction method

  Meijer, G., Bengough, A., Knappett, J., Loades, K. & Nicoll, B. C., Oct 2018, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 55, 10, p. 1372-1390 19 p.

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  • extraction method
  • reinforcement
  • in situ measurement
  • Reinforcement
  • Soils
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  267 Downloads (Pure)

• In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing – Part 1: interpretative models and laboratory testing

  Meijer, G., Bengough, A., Knappett, J., Loades, K., Nicoll, B. C., Mukov, I. & Zhang, M., Apr 2018, In: Géotechnique. 68, 4, p. 303-319 17 p.

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  • penetrometer
  • in situ
  • laboratory
  • Testing
  • Butadiene
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  185 Downloads (Pure)

• In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing – Part 2: field testing

  Meijer, G., Bengough, A., Knappett, J., Loades, K. & Nicoll, B. C., Apr 2018, In: Géotechnique. 68, 4, p. 320-331 12 p.

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  • penetrometer
  • Silt
  • in situ
  • Spatial distribution
  • Testing
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  213 Downloads (Pure)

• Laboratory investigation into the effect of model root spacing on the blade penetrometer depth-resistance behaviour

  Meijer, G., Bengough, A., Knappett, J., Loades, K. & Nicoll, B., Jul 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S. & Goodey, R. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 425-430 6 p.

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  • penetrometer
  • spacing
  • laboratory
  • effect
  • Winkler foundation

• On the use of the material point method to model problems involving large rotational deformation

  Wang, L., Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C. E., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Davidson, C., Blake, A. & Richards, D., Jun 2018, 9th NUMGE Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. 1 ed. Taylor & Francis, p. 585-592

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  • Piles
  • Stiffness
  • Interpolation
  • Soils
  • Boundary conditions
  75 Downloads (Pure)

• Physical modelling of soil-structure interaction of tree root systems under lateral loads

  Zhang, X., Knappett, J., Leung, A. & Liang, T., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S. & Goodey, R. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 481-486 6 p.

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  • soil structure
  • root systems
  • tap roots
  • soil
  • tree trunk
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  140 Downloads (Pure)

• Physical modelling of structural and biological soil reinforcement

  Knappett, J., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S. & Goodey, R. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 87-100 14 p.

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  • soil reinforcement
  • centrifugal model test
  • pile
  • reinforced concrete
  • soil structure
  108 Downloads (Pure)

• Scaling of plant roots for geotechnical centrifuge tests using juvenile live roots or 3D printed analogues

  Liang, T., Bengough, A., Hallet, P., Knappett, J., Loades, K., Meijer, G. & Muir Wood, D., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S. & Goodey, R. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 401-406 6 p.

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  • centrifuges
  • testing
  • shear strength
  • prototypes
  • root systems
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  120 Downloads (Pure)

• Suitability of equivalent linear soil models for analysing the seismic response of a concrete tunnel.

  Kampas, G., Knappett, J., Brown, M., Anastasopoulos, I., Fuentes, R., Nikitas, N. & Alonso-Rodriguez, A., 19 Jun 2018, p. 1-14. 14 p.

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  • seismic response
  • tunnel
  • soil
  • ground motion
  • tunnel design
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• System Identification of Tunnel Response to Ground Motion Considering a Simplified Model

  Alonso-Rodriguez, A., Nikitas, N., Knappett, J., Kampas, G., Anastasopoulos, I. & Fuentes, R., 20 Jul 2018, In: Frontiers in Built Environment. 4, p. 1-11 11 p., 39.

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  • Identification systems
  • ground motion
  • tunnel
  • Identification (control systems)
  • Tunnels
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  154 Downloads (Pure)

• Variability of small scale model reinforced concrete and implications for geotechnical centrifuge testing

  Knappett, J., Brown, M., Shields, L., Al-Defae, A. H. & Loli, M., 24 Oct 2018, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018), July 17-20, 2018, London, United Kingdom. McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. & Panchal, J. (eds.). 1 ed. CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group, p. 241-246

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  • Centrifuges
  • Reinforced concrete
  • Soils
  • Piles
  • Testing
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  137 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  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., 30 Jun 2020, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

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  • anchor
  • methodology
  • Soils
  • Centrifuges
  • Shear strain
  71 Downloads (Pure)

• A Macroelement Approach for the Stability Assessment of Trees

  Dattola, G., Ciantia, M., Galli, A., Blyth, L., Zhang, X., Knappett, J., Castellanza, R., Sala, C. & Leung, A., 1 Jan 2020, Geotechnical Research for Land Protection and Development: Proceedings of CNRIG 2019. Calvetti, F., Cotecchia, F., Galli, A. & Jommi, C. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer , Vol. 40. p. 417-426 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 40).

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  • Soils
  • Plastics
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  52 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing screw piles for offshore renewable energy application

  Brown, M. J., Davidson, C., Cerfontaine, B., Ciantia, M., Knappett, J. & Brennan, A., 2020, Advances in Offshore Geotechnics: Proceedings of ISOG2019. Haldar, S., Patra, S. & Ghanekar, R. K. (eds.). Singapore: Springer , p. 101-119 19 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 92).

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  • alternative energy
  • pile
  • marine mammal
  • mitigation
  • animal
  99 Downloads (Pure)

• Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the Discrete Element Method

  Sharif, Y., Brown, M., Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Ciantia, M., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Ball, J. D., Augarde, C., Coombs, W. M., Blake, A., Richards, D., White, D., Huisman, M. & Ottolini, M., 27 Oct 2020, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 0, p. 1-70

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  • discrete element method
  • Finite difference method
  • Piles
  • pile
  • services
  84 Downloads (Pure)

• Implications of volume loss on the seismic response of tunnels in coarse-grained soils

  Kampas, G., Knappett, J., Brown, M., Anastasopoulos, I., Nikitas, N. & Fuentes, R., 1 Jan 2020, In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 95, p. 1-14 14 p., 103127.

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  • seismic response
  • Seismic response
  • tunnel
  • Tunnels
  • Soils
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  118 Downloads (Pure)

• Influence of foundation type on seismic response of low-rise structures in liquefiable soil

  Qi, S. & Knappett, J., Jan 2020, In: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 128, p. 1-13 13 p., 105786.

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  • earthquakes
  • liquefaction
  • soil structure
  • Liquefaction
  • seismic response
  29 Downloads (Pure)

• Mathematical and computational modelling of vegetated soil incorporating hydraulically-driven finite strain deformation

  Woodman, N. D., Smethurst, J. A., Roose, T., Powrie, W., Meijer, G., Knappett, J. & Dias, T., Nov 2020, In: Computers and Geotechnics. 127, 12 p., 103754.

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• Modelling the seismic performance of root-reinforced slopes using the Finite Element Method

  Liang, T., Knappett, J., Leung, A. & Bengough, G., 1 May 2020, In: Géotechnique. 70, 5, p. 375-391 17 p.

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  • finite element method
  • Soils
  • root system
  • Finite element method
  • centrifuge
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  118 Downloads (Pure)

• On Lagrangian mechanics and the implicit material point method for large deformation elasto-plasticity

  Coombs, W. M., Augarde, C., Brown, M., Brennan, A., Charlton, T., Knappett, J., Motlagh, Y. & Wang, L., 1 Jan 2020, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 358, p. 1-32 32 p., 112622.

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  • Plasticity
  • plastic properties
  • Mechanics
  • mesh
  • interpolation
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  112 Downloads (Pure)

• Optimisation of screw anchor lateral capacity in sand for offshore renewable energy applications

  Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Knappett, J., Davidson, C. & Sharif, Y., Sep 2020, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. Deep Foundations Institute, 3451

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  • anchor
  • alternative energy
  • sand
  • pile
  • uplift
  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Optimised design of screw anchors in tension in sand for renewable energy applications

  Cerfontaine, B., Knappett, J., Brown, M. J., Davidson, C. & Sharif, Y., 1 Dec 2020, In: Ocean Engineering. 217, 15 p., 108010.

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  • Sand
  • Mooring
  • Wind turbines
  • Pile driving
  • Tension-leg platforms

• 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., 23 Sep 2020, In: Geotechnique. 0, p. 1-19 19 p.

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  • Piles
  • pile
  • Wind power
  • energy
  • modeling
  40 Downloads (Pure)

• Seismic behaviour of tunnels: from experiments to analysis

  Tsinidis, G., de Silva, F., Anastasopoulos, I., Bilotta, E., Bobet, A., Hashash, Y. M. A., He, C., Kampas, G., Knappett, J., Madabhushi, G., Nikitas, N., Pitilakis, K., Silvestri, F., Viggiani, G. & Fuentes, R., May 2020, In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 99, p. 1-20 20 p., 103334.

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  • tunnel
  • Tunnels
  • seismic response
  • Seismic response
  • experiment
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  129 Downloads (Pure)

• Small-Scale Modeling of Thermomechanical Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Energy Piles in Soil

  Zhao, R., Leung, A. K., Vitali, D., Knappett, J. A. & Zhou, Z., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 146, 4, 10 p., 04020011.

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  • reinforced concrete
  • Piles
  • pile
  • Reinforced concrete
  • Soils
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  81 Downloads (Pure)

• Small-scale modelling of root-soil interaction of trees under lateral loads

  Knappett, J., Zhang, X., Leung, A., Ciantia, M., Liang, T. & Danjon, F., 18 Sep 2020, In: Plant and Soil. 17 p.

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  • root architecture
  • soil
  • centrifuges
  • gravity
  • modeling
  40 Downloads (Pure)

• Using DEM to create a CPT based method to estimate the installation requirements of rotary installed piles in sand

  Sharif, Y., Brown, M., Ciantia, M., Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Knappett, J., Meijer, G. & Ball, J. D., 19 Aug 2020, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

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  • cone penetration test
  • discrete element method
  • Finite difference method
  • Piles
  • Cones
  68 Downloads (Pure)