Senior Lecturer and Discipline Programme Manager Email Christopher.Beckett@ed.ac.uk Telephone +44(0)131 6517119 Location 2.02A Alexander Graham Bell Building Social Media https://twitter.com/ChrisTSBeckett Engineering Discipline Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Institutes Infrastructure and Environment Research Publications Biography Dr. Chris Beckett joined the School in early 2017. His research interests are the advanced geotechnical and structural characterisation of stabilised and unstabilised unsaturated soils used as construction materials; geotechnical characterisation of agricultural soil constraints (compaction and water repellency); and centrifugal scale modelling of soil structural behaviour. He lectures in Foundation Engineering and holds an Adjunct Reseach Fellow position at the University of Western Australia. Academic Qualifications PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, Durham University (2011) MEng (hons) in Civil Engineering, First Class, Durham University (2008) Further Information Chair: Standards Australia Committee BD-083 Earth Building Member: RILEM TC 274-TCE Testing and characterisation of earth-based building materials and elements
