Profile
I am a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Engineering. My research interests are in the areas of Geo-Energy and Geo-environmental Engineering. More specifically I work on problems linked to “Coupled Processes” such as Thermo/Hydraulic or Thermo/Hydraulic/Chemical behaviour. Areas of application of my work include the disposal of waste below ground, including high level nuclear waste disposal; clean up of ground contamination; energy from the ground as in ground source heat applications; carbon dioxide storage below ground and underground coal gasification. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Member of Academia Europaea. I am currently the President of the Learned Society of Wales.
Area of Experties
- High Speed Aerodynamics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Data Analysis
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Coupled Processes in the Ground
- Thermo/Hydraulic/Chemical/Mechanical/Biological Behaviour
- Numerical Modelling
Projects
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Numerical Modelling of Concrete Rheology in Deep Foundation Constructions
Project Overview Defects such as mattressing, inclusions, blockage and bleed caused by insufficient concrete flow or sub-par concrete quality within deep foundation constructions lead to costly delays that impact all project stakeholders. This research aims to use multiphase flow modelling to further our understanding of the mechanisms that impact concrete flow within deep foundations like…