Final Year Undergraduate Projects I’ve Supervised
Final year undergraduate projects supervised by Charles Augarde at Durham (none done in 2022 and 2023 due to Research Leave and becoming HoD, respectively).
(Some are available as a pdf on request)
I also hold some (ancient) MSc project dissertations.
| Graduating year | Title | Student |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (we hope!) | Scaling down glue-laminated timber structural members Optimisation of closed hollow sections subject to bending and torsion Optimising foundations for new buildings over existing tunnels | Rachel Ilsley Joe Braithwaite Arthur Chai |
| 2024 | An investigation of material model properties for soils Scaling down glue-laminated timber beams Sustainable piled foundations – a feasibility study | Harry Grocott William Hollier Lauren Jackson |
| 2021 | AMPLE in Python | Ellie Bacon |
| A Serviceability Investigation of Dowel-Type Timber Connections | George Wilkinson | |
| Life Cycle Assessment of Earthen Construction Materials Stabilised with Xanthan Gum | Annabel Fredericks | |
| Exploring the Impact of Varying Prop Locations In Braced Excavations | James McPherson | |
| The Virtual Element Method for Engineers: A Practical Guide for Two-Dimensional Elasticity | Ted O’Hare | |
| 2020 | Environmental impact of guar and xanthan gum for use as earthen stabilisers: A life cycle assessment | Nick Walton |
| Investigations into novel dowel-type timber connections | Jonathan Adams | |
| Physical Modelling of Seabed Ploughing | Will Sampson | |
| Three-Dimensional Analysis of Corner Effects in Braced Excavations | Mike Woollatt | |
| 2019 | Investigation of desiccation cracking in London clay | Oliver Clements |
| Searching Methods for the Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin Method Using Matlab | Katherine Aird | |
| Offshore Foundation Decommissioning | Tamara Bud | |
| Physical Modelling of Submarine Ploughing | Jonathan Dixon | |
| An investigation into the formulation of maximum entropy shape functions for meshfree analysis | Jason Hoyle | |
| Sustainable Consolidants and Their Effect On The Durability Of Earthen Construction Materials | India Harding | |
| 2018 | Physical modelling of seabed ploughing | Peter Sutton |
| The Durability of Earthen Construction Materials | George Lucas | |
| Assessing the Accuracy of Void Volume Calculations in Soil Samples | Ben Graham | |
| An Investigation of the Virtual Element Method:An Engineer’s Guide | Tobias Graves | |
| Investigation on implementing MLPG method for two-dimensional simulation in solid mechanics using Julia Language | Fengyu Ge | |
| An Investigation into the Application of Global RBF Collocation Methods to Solid Mechanics | Harvey Stevens | |
| Reinforcement of Concrete Beams with Continuous Glass Fibre Ropes | Michael Imber | |
| 2017 | Physical modelling of seabed ploughing | Freddie Barclay |
| Cohesive cracking using the Cracking Particles Method | Olllie Sanders | |
| A mathematical model of soil: linking voids to water retention | Keturah Civelek | |
| Mechanical properties of geopolymer fibre composites | Douglas Winstanley | |
| Mechanical analysis of straight/twisted/braided fibres in tension | Josh Jordan | |
| 2016 | Analysis of the effects neighbouring structures have on temporary propped excavations | Paul Kacperek |
| Use of Bamboo as a structural material | Alex Fisher | |
| Mechanical Analysis of Straight/Twisted/Braided Fibres in Tension | Elizabeth Healey | |
| Visibility of reinforcing fibres in rammed earth using X-ray computed tomography | Joe Ruaux | |
| An investigation into the coupling of continuum and shell finite elements | Chen Wang | |
| 2015 | Investigation and Analysis of Temporary Propping at Crossrail Paddington Station | Paul Chambers |
| Stochastic modelling of settlements due to tunnelling | Mollie Jebb | |
| Modelling of Bamboo based on XRCT data | Sebastian Kidwell | |
| Approximations in the material point method | Natasha Brown | |
| Tracking boundaries in meshfree computational methods | Neil Anderson | |
| Finite volume and smoothed finite element methods | Thomas Adams | |
| Where does the water go in earthen construction materials? | Maria Jones | |
| The Axial Capacity of Plate Welded Fixings Embedded in Rammed Earth | Xaver Touschek | |
| 2014 | Tracking particle movements in experimental soil mechanics | Callum Blackler |
| Bonding in fibre-reinforced earthen construction materials | Sarah Coghlan | |
| Finite volume and smoothed finite element methods | Douglas Willins | |
| Lateral capacity of fixings in rammed earth | Lucy Wolf | |
| Analytical models of settlement damage to buildings from tunnelling | James Pople-Hoskins | |
| An investigation of the Hillerborg Strip method | Daniel Jaffe | |
| Failures of underground openings and cavities | David Heavyside | |
| 2013 | The use of silt in construction | Heather Purshouse |
| Permeability of earthen construction materials | Hazel Short | |
| Bonding in fibre-reinforced earthen construction materials | Doug Readle | |
| Smoothed finite element methods | Tim Charlton | |
| 2012 | Predictions of ground movements due to subsurface construction | Philip Carlton |
| Design and testing of flexural members in rammed earth | Andrew Corbin | |
| Development of a mesh generation tool for subsurface features in geological modelling | Rowan Edmondson | |
| 2011 | Alternative test functions for meshless methods | Phil Anwyl |
| Computational costs in meshless methods | Sam Greg | |
| Development of the material point method | Sam Walsh | |
| Geotechnical properties of cob | Matthew Woodhams | |
| 2010 | Alternative materials for energy reduction and climate change | Jenny Durie |
| Geotechnical properties of cob | Josh Bargh | |
| Geomechanical properties of soil cemented with manganese oxide | Victoria Sutherland | |
| Analysis of seabed ploughs | Natasha Lister | |
| 2009 | A New Benchmark for Finite Element Analysis of Structures | Chris Hammond |
| Development of a large volume de-aired water supply for geotechnics | Ian Patten | |
| The effect of degree of saturation on the volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils | Ian Walker | |
| Robust meshless methods | Jonathan Archer | |
| Discrete element modelling in geotechnics | Laurence Powell | |
| Massive Models Using Meshless Methods – Mathematical Musings | Malcolm Hudson | |
| Structural Analysis of Geodesic Domes | Marek Kubik | |
| 2008 | Cracking in rammed earth | Chris Beckett |
| Finite element analysis of multiple tunnelling using an advanced soil model | Gyles Ellison | |
| Making civil engineering design procedures match modern analysis capabilities | Matt Fox | |
| Discrete element modelling | Alexandra Mallides | |
| Water movements in rammed earth | Steven Perkins | |
| The use of negative penalty functions | Daniel Smee | |
| The role of degree of saturation in the volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils | Will Tudor | |
| Robust meshless methods | Richard Williams | |
| 2007 | Analysis of inflatable structures | Will Ash |
| Novel strut design development | Tom Bogan | |
| Jointing in rammed earth | Tom Howard | |
| Development of a tensiometer for rammed earth | Philip Wallbridge | |
| 2006 | Novel strut design | James Gilbert |
| Prediction of sinkhole formation | Iain Cooper | |
| Analysis of an OGPA pavement | Tim Snaith | |
| Rammed earth materials | Tom Horncastle | |
| 2005 | Discrete element modelling | Martyn Pysanczyn |
| Analysis of three-dimensuional masonry structures using numerical techniques | Kate Gower | |
| Strength of externally reinforced concrete members | Karen Radband | |
| The ultimate uplift capacity of plate anchors from a cohesionless medium | Robert Thompson | |
| Investigation into improved latrine covers for emergency situations | Elizabeth Clarke | |
| Finite element modelling with teaching aids | Ananthan Sivayoganathan | |
| 2004 | Cowcross Estate Design and foundation analysis (BEng) | Heidi Wade |
| ECML Fenham Hill Footbridge (BEng) | David Littlemore | |
| The axial loading of piled foundations in sand | Martin Young | |
| Strain measurement in concrete beams by digital imaging | Robert Semple | |
| The tunnel modelling toolset | Arne Wolframm | |
| Prediction of sinkhole formation | Richard Grant | |
| Modelling rammed earth | Paul Jaquin | |
| 2003 | Numerical analysis of sprayed concrete lined tunnels | Doug Lloyd |
| Prediction of sinkhole formation | Teh Ming Hun | |
| Strain measurement in concrete beams by digital imaging | Mike Harper | |
| Cyclic loading of foundations on sand | Bruno Gresle | |
| The numerical modelling of masonry arch bridges using an all-purpose finite element analysis package | Tom Ford | |
| 2002 | Numerical analysis of sprayed concrete lined tunnels in soft ground | Richard Oakley |
| Analysing the failure of a masonry arch bridge | Rob Oakes | |
| The development of a 2D non-linear finite element model for the load assessment of masonry arch bridges | Sam Tuxford |