In the first part of this module (taught by Professor Glenn McDowell) the students learn about critical state soil mechanics and Modified Cam Clay. The focus of the Year 1 course is on an introduction to basic soil mechanics principles (phase relationships etc) and then extends to the principle of effective stress and Mohr circle analysis of stress.įor Year 4 students, Charles introduces them to the practical side of triaxial element testing.
Once the element scale… read more Recent Publicationsĭr Charles Heron teaches soil mechanics to Year 1 and Year 4 students. This research currently focuses on the element and micro-mechanical scale. The focus of the Year 1 course is on an introduction to basic soil mechanics principles (phase relationships etc) and then… read more Research SummaryĬharles' research priority is on better understanding the behaviour at soil-structure interfaces. Teaching Summaryĭr Charles Heron teaches soil mechanics to Year 1 and Year 4 students. Once the element scale behaviour is understood and characterised, then the knowledge can be extended to understand the impact of the soil-structure interface on the global response of soil-structure systems, such as monopiles, suction caissons, and pipelines. The primary focus of Charles' research is on better understanding the behaviour at soil-structure interfaces.
The behaviour of soil-structure interfaces (key research area and supervised PhD students).The transmission of vibrations through soil layers (supervised PhD students).The cyclic response of monopolies (supervised PhD students).The cyclic response of axially loaded pipelines (Post Doctoral work).The dynamic response of shallow foundations located on dry sand beds (PhD work).Charles has used these tools to investigate a range of problems during his research career, with the key topics including: With a background in experimental research, Charles' expertise are focused on centrifuge modelling and element scale testing - especially developing novel testing apparatus. In 2020 Charles was promoted to Associate Professor and continues to contribute to the teaching work of the department and the research work of NCG. In 2014 Charles took up an Assistant Professor position at the University of Nottingham - based within the Department of Civil Engineering and as a member of the Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics (NCG) research group. Through these projects he saw the spectrum of challenges and opportunities for research in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Although Charles' PhD focused on the dynamic soil-structure response of shallow foundations located on dry sand layers, he worked in a multitude of different project throughout his time in Cambridge. Charles Heron completed his undergraduate and PhD studies at the University of Cambridge.
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