Research Interests
- Homogenization Theory
- Interfacial Continuum Mechanics
- Mechanics of Complex Systems
- Mechanics of Granular Media
Research Groups
Publications, Grants and Awards
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Current Postgraduate Supervision
| Name |
Thesis title |
| Peiyun SUN |
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| Hangfei ZHENG |
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Past Postgraduate Supervision
| Name |
Thesis title |
| Sanath KAHAGALAGE |
"A study of optimised network flows for prediction of force transmission and crack propagation in bonded granular media" |
| Maya MUTHUSWAMY |
"Micromechanics of force transmission in dense, cohesionless granular assemblies." |
| Stuart WALSH |
"A thermomechanical approach for micromechanical continuum models of granular media" |
Past Honours & MSc Students
| Name |
Project title |
| David CAREY |
"Buckling Instabilities in Granular Media" |
| Shaun COLE |
"Higher order thermomicropolar models of granular media" |
| Andrew CRAMER |
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| David EASEY |
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| Bianyang GUAN |
"Analysis of Hattab’s DIC data for clay: prediction of cracks" |
| Fan LI |
"A Case Study of Anomaly Detection in Time Series Data: Early Prediction of Landslides" |
| Stephen MCATEER |
"Unjamming as Structural Instability" |
| Asher PENNICUIK |
"An Investigation of Active Particle Systems by a Combined Complex Networks and Dynamical Systems Approach" |
| Sebastian PUCILOWSKI |
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| Scott RUSSELL |
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| Kushwant SINGH |
"Using Explosive Percolation to characterise Granular Failure" |
| Xuan (Kevin) VO |
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| Richard WEBB |
"Analysis of granular-solid contact systems" |
| Mengting XU |
"Early Predication Of Crack Propagation in Clay" |
| Zhuoni ZHANG |
"Application of DBSCAN Clustering Algorithm on Spatial-Temporal Data: Early Prediction of Landslides" |
Recent Grant History
| Year(s) |
Source |
Type |
Title |
| 2016 - 2017 |
Office of Naval Research |
Single Investigator |
A complex systems approach to soil informatics and taxonomies |
| 2015 - 2018 |
Asian Office of Aerospace Research & Development |
Single Investigator |
Directing Transmission Patterns in Granular Materials from the Grain Scale |
| 2012 - 2014 |
ARC |
Discovery |
A complex systems approach to granular rheology: interconnecting topology, stability, dynamics and function |
Awards
| Year |
Name |
Organisation |
| 2000 |
JH MICHELL Medal for distinguished research in Applied Mathematics |
Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematic |
Committees
- Research and Industry Committee