My research aims to improve the design and efficiency of fundamental geotechnical structures, such as foundations, retaining walls, slopes/embankments, tunnels,  and arches with specific focus on:

•  Computational Limit analysis: providing easy to use tools for engineers to identify critical collapse mechanisms and associated margins of safety for a wide class of problems.

• Low-carbon geotechnical construction through numerical design optimization and the application of low-impact construction techniques.  This encompasses traditional methods using soil and rock, application of unsaturated soil strength, and development of rigorous chemistry based bio-additive techniques for soil improvement.

• Masonry arch bridge analysis, modelling and assessment.

Much of my research is closely collaborative  with my colleagues in both the school's
        Geotechnical Engineering and LAYOPT  research groups.