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Final year undergraduate projects supervised by Charles Augarde at Durham (none done in 2022 and 2023 due to Research Leave and becoming HoD, respectively).
(Titles in bold are available as a pdf on request)
I also hold some (ancient) MSc project dissertations.

Graduating year	Title	Student
2024	An investigation of material model properties for soils	Harry Grocott
2024	Scaling down glue-laminated timber beams	William Hollier
2024	Sustainable piled foundations – a feasibility study	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