Senior Lecturer and Discipline Programme Manager
Email:
Telephone:
+44(0)131 6517119
Location:
2.02A Alexander Graham Bell Building
Engineering Discipline:
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
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)
Research Interests:
- Geotechnical and structural characterisation of stabilised and unstabilised unsaturated soils and granular materials
- Geotechnical characterisation of agricultural soil constraints (compaction and water repellency)
- Centrifuge modelling of soil behaviour
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
