Publications
Group highlights
At the end of this page, you can find the full list of publications.
Interested on predicting permeability for coarse-granied materials? Based on the fantastic work of Dr Shuyin Feng, a dimensional homogenous transformation model for a-priori estimation of soil permeability was calibrated using a large database. We are not saying you should not perform permeability tests though!
Feng, S., Barreto, D., Imre, E. Ibraim, I & Vardanega, P.J.
Transportation Geotechnics (2023)
If you are interested on seeing how rubber content in rubber-sand mixtures (RSm) affects liquefaction susceptibility, stiffness and geomechanical behaviour, then this is a must read. We have used Juan Bernal-Sanchez’s PhD data together with existing literature to investigate teh relationship between the PSD characteristics of RSm and their stiffness and susceptibility to liquefaction.
Bernal-Sanchez, J., Leak, J. & Barreto, D.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2023)
In this study, grading entropy coordinates are compared to three commonly used breakage indices (Br, Br* and IG). It is shown that grading entropy coordinates are advantageous over the traditional indices in quantifying subtle changes in the PSD evolution and directly provide further insight with regards to the individual fraction sizes.
Leak, J., Barreto, D., Dimitriadi, V. & Imre, E.
Geotechnics 2(4), 1109-1126 (2022)
A Geotechnical Seismic Isolation (GSI) system is proposed in this study based on the use of Rubber-Soil mixtures (RSm) to facilitate the benefits of dynamic soil-foundation structure interaction. The results have shown that the rubber addition results in a reduction of the amplification at frequencies higher than the system natural frequency.
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Miranda, M. & Barreto, D.
3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (2022)
The paper draws on numerous recent advances made by the authors, and others, in imitating forms (e.g. synthetic fbres that imitate plant roots), materials (e.g. living composite materials, or living soil that imitate fungi and microbes), generative processes (e.g. managed decomposition of construction rubble to mimic weathering of aragonites to calcites), and functions (e.g. recreating the self-healing, selfproducing, and self-forming capacity of natural systems)
Assadi-Langroudi, A., O’Kelly, B.C., Barreto, D., Cotecchia, F., Dicks, H., Ekinci, A., Garcia, F.E., Harbottle, M., Tagarelli, V., Jeferson, I, Maghoul, P., Masoero, E., El Mountassir, G., Muhunthan, B., Geng, X., Ghadr, S., Mirzababaei, M., Mitrani, H. & van Paassen, L.
International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8, 3 (2022)
Thinking about using DEM and without enough time to read an entire book? This is a good place to start!
Barreto, D. & Leak, J.
Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering, Chapter 4, 79-100 (2021)
A coupled bio-thermal (BT) model is proposed and validated for the prediction of long-term biochemical and thermal behavior of municipal solid waste (MSW) in landfills. The results show that incorporating the effect of temperature of waste in the modeling of biodegradation of waste in landfills plays a significant role in realistically predicting the long-term biochemical and thermal regime in MSW landfills. The proposed BT model captures the key trends in the landfill gas (LFG) production and waste temperatures typically observed in actual full-scale landfills.
Kumar, G., Reddy, K. R. & McDougall, J.
Computers and Geotechnics, 128, 103836 (2020)
Full List of publications
Use of hydraulic radius to estimate the permeability of coarse-grained materials using a new geodatabase
Feng, S., Barreto, D., Imre, E. Ibraim, I & Vardanega, P.J.
Transportation Geotechnics (2023)
Carbon impact & mitigation of housing developments on peatlands in the UK - A case study
Bernal-Sanchez, J. & Gaspari, A.
9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (2023)
Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates
Imre, E., Firgi, T., Baille, W., Datcheva, M., Barreto, D., Feng, S. & Singh, V.
8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (2023)
Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility
Bernal-Sanchez, J., Leak, J. & Barreto, D.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2023)
Quantifying Particle Breakage and Its Evolution Using Breakage Indices and Grading Entropy Coordinates
Leak, J., Barreto, D., Dimitriadi, V. & Imre, E.
Geotechnics 2(4), 1109-1126 (2022)
Civil Engineering Graduate Apprenticeships: A feasibility study into development of an MSc programme based on review of current undergraduate provision
Leitch, K., Bernal-Sanchez, J. & Macfarlane, R.
Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium for Engineering Education (2022)
Dynamic behaviour of a geotechnical seismic isolation system with rubber-sand mixtures to enhance seismic protection
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Miranda, M. & Barreto, D.
3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (2022)
Environmental Geotechnics. Editorial
McDougall, J.
Environmental Geotechnics, 9(2), 66-67 (2022)
Recent advances in nature-inspired solutions for ground engineering (NiSE)
Assadi-Langroudi, A., O’Kelly, B.C., Barreto, D., Cotecchia, F., Dicks, H., Ekinci, A., Garcia, F.E., Harbottle, M., Tagarelli, V., Jeferson, I, Maghoul, P., Masoero, E., El Mountassir, G., Muhunthan, B., Geng, X., Ghadr, S., Mirzababaei, M., Mitrani, H. & van Paassen, L.
International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8, 3 (2022)
A guide to modeling the geotechnical behavior of soils using the discrete element method
Barreto, D. & Leak, J.
Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering, Chapter 4, 79-100 (2021)
Editorial. Themed issue on numerical methods of large strain deformation in geotechnical engineering
Barreto, D., Ciantia, M., & Osman, A.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering, 174(5), 473-475 (2021)
Some notes on granular mixtures with finite, discrete fractal distribution
Imre, E., Talata, I., Barreto, D., Datcheva, M., Baille, W., Georgiev, I., Fityus, S., Singh, V.P., Casini, F., Guida, G., Trang, P.Q. & Lőrincz, J.
Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 66(1), 179-192 (2021)
Several cases of backward erosion/liquefaction piping from Hungary
Imre, E., Koch, E., Nagy, L., Illés, Z., Hortobágyi, Z., & Barreto, D.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization (2021)
Examination of saturated hydraulic conductivity using grading curve functions
Imre, E., Bálint, E. Á., Nagy, L., Lőrincz, J., Illés, Z., Barreto, D. & Feng, S.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization (2021)
Housing construction on peatland
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Medero, G., Cook, D. & Barreto, D.
Phase 1 Report. Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (2021)
Waste-composition-dependent ‘HBM’ model parameters based on degradation experiments
Datta, S., Zekkos, D., Fei, X. & McDougall, J.
Environmental Geotechnics, 8(2), 124-133 (2021)
Revisiting Hardin’s parameters for the quantification of particle breakage – A statistical entropy approach
Leak, J., Barreto, D., Dimitriadi, V. & Imre, E.
Powders & Granis. EPJ Web of Conferences 249, 07001 (2021)
Numerical modeling of coupled biochemical and thermal behavior of municipal solid waste in landfills
Kumar, G., Reddy, K. R. & McDougall, J.
Computers and Geotechnics, 128, 103836 (2020)
Cyclic performance of rubber-soil mixtures to enhance seismic protection
Bernal-Sanchez, J.
PhD thesis (2020)
The saturated hydraulic conductivity of 2-fraction granular soils and the internal stability
Imre, E., Illés, Z., Bálint, Á., Barreto, D., Khaliunaa, A., Tsendsuren, B. & Guadalupe, L.L
Proceedinngs Book of 11th ICEEE – 2020 Conference, 267-274 (2020)
Particle-scale interaction in sand-rubber mixtures and their influence on energy dissipation mechanisms
Fonseca, J., Riaz, A., Bernal-Sanchez, J., Barreto, D., McDougall, J., Miranda, M., Marinelli, A. & Dimitriadi, V.
Géotechnique Letters 9(4), 263-268 (2019)
Use of compaction grouting as ground improvement technique in compressible solid waste landfill
Tsitsas, G., Dimitriadi, V., Barreto, D. & Ciortan, R.
Proceedings of the XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2019)
Grading curves and internal stability
Imre, E., Barreto, D., Talata, I., Baille, W., Rahemi, N., Goudarzy, M. & Singh, V.P.
Tudományos eredmények elismerése és disszeminációja a Dunaújvárosi Főiskolán. ISSN 2064-5007 (2019)
Reanalysis of some in situ compaction test results
Imre, E., Lorincz, J., Trang, P., Casini, F., Guida, G., Fityus, S., Barreto, D. & Singh, V.
Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019 Geotechnical Engineering (2019)
Preliminary study on the relationship between dry density of sands and the grading entropy parameters
Imre, E., Lorincz, J., Trang, P., Csonka, I., Kaczvinszki-Szabó, V., Telekes, G., Goudarzy, M., Rahemi, N., Baille, W., Schanz, T., Barreto, D., Fityus, S.& Singh, V.
Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019 Geotechnical Engineering (2019)
A note on seismic induced liquefaction
Imre, E., Lőrincz, J., Trang, P., Barreto, D., Goudarzy, M., Rahemi, N., Baille, W., Schanz, T. & Singh, V.
Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019 Geotechnical Engineering (2019)
Experimental assessment of stiffness and damping in rubber-sand mixtures at various strain levels
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Barreto, D., Marinelli, A., Dimitriadi, V., Anbazhagan, P. & Miranda, M.
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions, 1403-1410 (2019)
X-ray tomography of sand-rubber mixtures
Fonseca, J., Riaz, A., & Barreto, D.
International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (2019)
Grading entropy coordinates and criteria for evaluation of liquefaction potential
Barreto, D., Leak, J., Dimitriadi, V., McDougall, J., Imre, E. & Lőrincz, J.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (2019)
Editorial. The geoengineering approach to the study of rivers and reservoirs
Corbett, P. W., Owen, A., Hartley, A., Pla-Pueyo, S., Barreto, D., Hackney, C., & Kape, S.
Geological Society Special Publications (2019)
Particle loss : An initial investigation into size effects and stress-dilatancy
McDougall, J., Kelly, D. & Barreto, D.
Soils and Foundations, 59(3), 726-737 (2019)
Optical fiber sensor design for ground slope movement monitoring for railway safety operations
Hook, D., Laing, W., Kerrouche, A., Barreto, D., & Alwis, L.S.
2018 IEEE Sensors (2018)
Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Barreto, D., Miranda, M. & Marinelli, A.
Proceedings of the 16th European Conference in Earthquake Engineering (2018)
The influence of particle-size distribution on critical state behavior of spherical and non-spherical particle assemblies
Jiang, M.D., Yang, Z.X., Barreto, D., & Xie, Y.H.
Granular Matter, 20(80) (2018)
Strategies for one dimensional (1D) compression testing of large-particle-sized tire derived aggregate
Adesokan, D., Fleming, I., Hammerlindl, A. & McDougall, J.
Geotechnical Testing Journal, 42(5), 1336-1358 (2018)
Design and evaluation of earthquake risk reduction measures in unplanned urban areas
Dimitriadi, V.
Paper presented at Geohazard Risk Reduction in Unplanned Urban Areas, Caldas Novas, Brazil (2018)
Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations - Effect of ground improvement dimensions
Dimitriadi, V., Bouckovalas, G.D., Chaloulos, Y. K. & Aggelis, A.S.
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 106, 298-307 (2018)
Estimating degradation-related settlement in two landfill-reclaimed soils by sand-salt analogues
McDougall, J., Fleming, I., Thiel, R., Dewaele, P., Parker, D. & Kelly, D.
Waste Management, 77, 294-303 (2018)
DEM modelling of tunnelling-induced settlements – void ratio and rate of mass removal effects
Bosoc, L., Barreto Gonzalez, D., & Rouainia, M
6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems) (2018)
Influence of grading on shear stiffness - the significance of accurate description of particle size distributions
Barreto, D.
Computational Geomechanics - Book of Extended Abstracts, 14-15 (2018)
New method for rock qualification
János, L., Emőke, I., Phong. Q, T., Miklós, G., László, K., István, T., Barreto, D & Guida, G.
Mérnökgeológia-Kőzetmechanika, 263-274 (2018)
Review and application of a settlement model for landfills
Esteban-Altabella, J., McDougall, J., Colomer-Mendoza, F., Gallardo, A. & Edo-Alcon, N.
International Waste and Landfill Symposium Proceedings (2017)
Seismic performance of strip foundations on liquefiable soils with a permeable crust
Dimitriadi, V., Bouckovalas, G. & Papadimitriou, A.
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 100, 396-409 (2017)
Preliminary study on the relationship between statistical entropy coordinates and the mechanical behaviour of granular materials
Barreto, D. & Imre, E.
14th Joint European Thermodynamics Conference (2017)
Experimental assessment and modelling of coupled biochemical-physical-mechanical biodegradation process of a municipal solid waste sample from Michigan
Datta, S., Zekkos, D., Fei, X. & McDougall, J.
Second International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (2017)
The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials
Xie, Y.H., Yang, Z.X., Barreto, D., & Jiang, M.D.
Granular Matter, 19(2), 34-48 (2017)
The influence of particles’ aspect ratio on the shear behaviour of granular materials
Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., & Barreto, D.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, 253-264 (2016)
Revisiting the particle size effects in centrifuge modelling
Nadimi, S., Fonseca, J., Taylor, R.N. & Barreto, D.
EUROFUGE 2016 - 3rd European Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 85-90 (2016)
Micromechanical insight into the undrained instability of granular materials: deformation characteristics of geomaterials
Barreto, D., Prada-Sarmiento, L. F., & Ramos-Cañón, A. M.
Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 655-662 (2015)
Numerical analysis of liquefaction affected shallow foundations performance on improved ground
Dimitriadi, V., Bouckovalas, G. & Chaloulos, Y.
XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2015)
Analysis of strip foundation performance on liquefied ground with limited ground improvement
Dimitriadi, V., & Bouckovalas, G.
XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2015)
Dynamic compaction of collapsible soils – case study from a motorway project in Romania
Tsitsas, G., Dimitriadi, V., Zekkos, D., Dumitru, M., Ciortan, R. & Manea, S.
XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2015)
An overview of research activities and achievement in Geotechnics from the Scottish Universities Geotechnics Network (SUGN)
Leung, A.K., Anastasopoulos, I.X., Augarde, C. Barreto, D., Brennan, A.J., Brown, M.J., Connolly, D., Coombs, W.M., Davies, T., Gao, Z., Ivanovic, A., Kenny, M.J., Knappett, J.A., Lombardi, D., McDougall, J., Medero, G.M., Wood, D.M., El Mountassir, G., Osman, A.S., Pytharouli, S., Sentenac, P., Stewart, B., Switzer, C., Tarantino, A., Wheeler, S.J., Woodward, P.K. & Zielinski, M.
XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2015)
Significance of DEM input parameters on the modelling of low strength soft rock mechanical behaviour
Barreto, D., Rouainia, M., & Simpson, D.
Geomechanics from Micro to Macro. CRC Press, 403-407 (2014)
Use of DEM and elastic stability analysis to explain the influence of the intermediate principal stress on shear strength
O’Sullivan, C., Wadee, M., Hanley, K., & Barreto, D.
Géotechnique, 63(15), 1298-1309 (2013)
Numerical simulation of seismically induced settlements of shallow foundations on remediated ground against liquefaction
Dimitriadi, V. & Bouckovalas, G.
Paper presented at International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering - From Case History to Practice (2013)
Mass loss and volume change : From sand-salt analogues to MSW
McDougall, J., Fleming, I., Thiel, R., Dewaele, P., Parker, D. & Kelly, D.
First International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (2013)
Volumetric consequences of particle loss by grading entropy
McDougall, J., Imre, E., Barreto, D. & Kelly, D.
Géotechnique, 63(3), 262-266 (2013)
Particle loss and volume change on dissolution : experimental results and analysis of particle size and amount effects
McDougall, J., Kelly, D., & Barreto, D.
Acta Geotechnica, 8, 619–627 (2013)
Quantifying stress-induced anisotropy using inter-void constrictions
Shire, T., O’Sullivan, C., Barreto, D., & Gaudray, G.
Géotechnique, 63(1), 85-91 (2013)
Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour
Kelly, D., McDougall, J. & Barreto, D.
6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (2012)
Gravel drain performance in liquefiable soils - Numerical simulation and applicability
Bouckovalas, G., Papadimitriou, A. & Dimitriadi, V.
Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (2012)
The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning
Barreto, D.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-engineering Education (2012)
The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions
Barreto, D., & O’Sullivan, C.
Granular Matter, 14(4), 505-521 (2012)
Settlement -The short and the long of it
McDougall, J.
Geotechnical Characterization, Field Measurement, and Laboratory Testing of Municipal Solid Waste (2012)
Numerical simulation of drain performance in liquefiable soils
Bouckovalas, G., Dimitriadi, V., Tsiapas, Y. & Tsioulou, A.
5th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (2011)
Exploring the effects of stress history on the drained and undrained cyclic behaviour of granular materials
Barreto, D.
5th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (2011)
Using DEM for the assessment of K0 in soils
Barreto, D.
Fifth International Conference on Discrete Element Methods - DEM5, 440-445 (2010)
Parametric investigation of lateral spreading in free-face ground formations
Valsamis, A., Bouckovalas, G. & Dimitriadi, V.
Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Dynamics (2010)
Issues of geotechnical engineering and soil – monument interaction
Bouckovalas, G., Gazetas, G., Pitilakis, K., Konstantopoulos, I., Kavvadas, M., Anastasopoulos, I. & Dimitriadi, V.
Technical Report. Earthquake Planning & Protection Organisation of Greece (2009)
Waste heterogeneity: an obstacle to models?
McDougall, J.
12th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium (2009)
Quantifying the evolution of soil fabric under different stress paths
Barreto, D., O’Sullivan, C., & Zdravkovic, L.
Powders & Grains, 181-184, (2009)
Radial periodic boundaries for axi-symmetric DEM simulations: development, implementation and validation
O’Sullivan, C., Cui, L., & Barreto, D.
International Conference on Particle-Based Methods - Particles (2009)
Fail-safe engineering for landfill aftercare : towards sustainable waste management?
Hall, D. H., Drury, D. & McDougall, J.
Geological Society Special Publication (2008)
Landfill modelling challenge : HBM modelling predictions
McDougall, J.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management, 161(4), 147-153 (2008)
Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods
Barreto, D.
British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Symposium (2008)
Geomechanics and long-term landfill settlement
McDougall, J.
GeoCongress 2008 - Geotechnics of Waste Management and Remediation (2008)
DEM simulations of granular materials involving principal stress rotation
Barreto, D., O’Sullivan, C., & Zdravkovic, L.
Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (2008)
Specimen generation approaches for DEM simulations
Barreto, D., O’Sullivan, C. & Zdravkovic, L.
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 901-906 (2007)
A hydro-bio-mechanical model for settlement and other behaviour in landfilled waste
McDougall, J.
Computers and Geotechnics, 34(4), 229-246 (2007)
Numerical evaluation of lateral spreading displacements in layered soils
Valsamis, A., Bouckovalas, G. & Dimitriadi, V.
Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (2007)
Predicting long-term settlement of landfills using a fundamental model of waste behaviour
Needham, A., Fownes, G. J., McDougall, J. & Braithwaite, P.
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Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of landfilled waste
Kazimoglu, Y. K., McDougall, J. & Pyrah, I.
Fourth International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (2006)
Hydro-bio-mechanical modelling of landfilled waste : decomposition, density and moisture retention
McDougall, J.
Sixth European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (2006)
Moisture retention and movement in landfilled waste
Kazimoglu, Y. K., McDougall, J., & Pyrah, I.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Problematic Soils (2005)
Decomposition and settlement in landfilled waste and other soil-like materials
McDougall, J., Pyrah, I., Yuen, S.T.S., Monteiro, V.E.D., Melo, M.C. & Juca, J.F.T.
Géotechnique, 54(9), 605-609 (2004)
Options for modelling hydraulic hysteresis
Kazimoglu, Y.K., McDougall, J., & Pyrah, I.
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Unsaturated Soils (2004)
Phase relations for decomposable soils
McDougall, J. & Pyrah, I.
Géotechnique, 54(7), 487-493 (2004)
Extended phase relations and load effects in MSW
McDougall, J., Pyrah, I. & Yuen, S.T.S.
Waste Management, 24(3), 251-257 (2004)
Design of geotechnical structures according to Eurocode 7 and other International standards (in Spanish)
Barreto, D.
X Conference and V Colombian Congress on Geotechnics (2004)
Moisture retention curve in landfilled waste
Kazimoglu, Y.K., McDougall, J., & Pyrah, I.
Unsaturated Soils - Experimental Studies, 59-67 (2003)
Effect of enhanced biodegradation on settlement of municipal solid waste landfills
Yuen, S.T.S. & McDougall, J.
Australian Geomechanics, 38, 17-28 (2002)
A biodegradacios hulladektarolas
Imre, E., McDougall, J., Farkas, J., Kovacs, M., Czap, Z., Monteiro, V. E. D. & Trang, P.
Journal of the Hungarian Hydrological Society. 83, 374-379 (2002)