Professor Andrea Diambra
BSc, MSc(Marche), PhD(Bristol)
Current positions
Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
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Research interests
Dr Andrea Diambra is an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at University of Bristol. His research work build upon soil behaviour studies to develop more efficient and sustainable solutions for a wide range of infrastructure including:
1) new geotechnical solutions for offshore energy systems;
2) development of novel ground improvements techniques.
His research uses an approach across the length scales involving a range of techniques from experimental element testing, constitutive modelling, numerical analyses and full-scale testing. He works closely with other disciplines including robotics, mechanical engineering, geography and fluids. Andrea enjoys working with industry to explore the application of research findings or to help solving practical industrial problems.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) - Improving foundation design in soft and hard rocks
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Offshore wind turbine requires robust and economic foundation technology. This project capitalises on recent research development in macro-element modelling and chalk characterisation and aims to address critical industrial needs for…Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/06/2023 to 30/11/2023
ROBOCONE: intelligent robotic geotechnical characterisation for next generation site investigation and design
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/06/2022 to 31/05/2025
ROBOCONE: intelligent robotic geotechnical characterisation for next generation site investigation and design
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/06/2022 to 31/12/2025
Recycling of FRP wind blade waste material in concrete
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The increased UK investments in the wind energy sector will result in an upsurge in the fabrication of wind turbines. Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) wind turbines have a design life…Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
31/01/2022 to 24/01/2025
Thesis supervisions
Macro-element modelling of plate anchors for floating offshore structures accounting for capacity changes during operational conditions
Supervisors
Interface shear response of polypropylene pipe coatings and influencing pipe buckling using enhanced textures
Supervisors
Hardening memory surface constitutive model for granular soils under cyclic loading conditions
Supervisors
3D FE-informed laboratory soil testing for the design of offshore wind turbine monopiles
Supervisors
Axial shear friction of pipe-soil systems
Supervisors
Mechanical Behaviour of Sand-Rubber Mixtures with Cementation as s Mitigation Option
Supervisors
Stability and Serviceability Driven Design for Excavations in Clays
Supervisors
Change in elastic properties of sands under very large number of low amplitude multiaxial cyclic loading
Supervisors
Advanced numerical modelling of the cyclic/dynamic response of offshore structures in inhomogeneous non-cohesive soils
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/08/2023Assessment of Stress Paths Around Large-Diameter Loaded Piles Under Lateral Cyclic Loading
Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of IACMAG - Volume 3
Commentary on the art and science of hydraulic filling
Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies
Influence of soil grading on the coefficient of permeability of hydraulic fills
European Geotechnical Engineering - Unity and Diversity
Sand Rubber Mixtures
Sustainable Earth and Beyond
Sand-rubber mixtures under one-dimensional cyclic loading
GEOSYNTHETICS: LEADING THE WAY TO A RESILIENT PLANET
Thesis
Fibre reinforced sands : Experiments and constitutive modelling
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2010