Dr Colin Smith

Books

• Smith C, Armstrong S & Tait S (2003) LTSN engineering mini-project report: Enhancing transferable skills development in group projects through the use of training exercises.

Journal articles

• Armistead SJ, Rawlings AE, Smith CC & Staniland SS (2020) Biopolymer stabilization/solidification of soils : a rapid, micro-macro, cross-disciplinary approach. Environmental Science & Technology.
• Peng Z, Smith C & Stovin V (2020) The importance of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity measurements for green roof detention modelling. Journal of Hydrology. View this article in WRRO
• Pritchard T, Smith C, Ghadbeigi H, Galindo-Fernandez M, Gilbert M & Ayvar-Soberinas S (2019) Modelling orthogonal and oblique cutting via discontinuity layout optimization. Procedia CIRP, 82, 37-42. View this article in WRRO
• Peng Z, Smith C & Stovin V (2019) Internal fluctuations in green roof substrate moisture content during storm events: Monitored data and model simulations. Journal of Hydrology. View this article in WRRO
• Zhang R & Smith C (2019) Upper bound limit analysis of soils with a non-linear failure criterion. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. View this article in WRRO
• Menon M, Tatari A & Smith CC (2018) Mechanical Properties of Freshly Amended Soils with Miscanthus Biochar. Soil Use and Management. View this article in WRRO
• Augusthus-Nelson L, Swift GM, Smith CC, Gilbert M & Melbourne C (2018) Influence of railway loading on the performance of soil-filled masonry arch bridges. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering, 1-36. View this article in WRRO
• Gajo A & Smith CC (2018) Combined rupture mechanisms in shallow foundations. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 55(6), 829-838. View this article in WRRO
• Smith C & Bull JW (2017) Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 170(4), 133-134. View this article in WRRO
• Augusthus-Nelson L, Swift G, Melbourne C, Smith C & Gilbert M (2017) Large-scale physical modelling of soil-filled masonry arch bridges. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 1-14. View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC & Tatari A (2016) Limit analysis of reinforced embankments on soft soil. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 44(4), 504-514. View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2015) Modelling rotational failure in confined geometries using DLO. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 168(4), 155-168. View this article in WRRO
• Pytlos M, Gilbert M & Smith CC (2015) Modelling granular soil behaviour using a physics engine. Géotechnique Letters, 5(4), 243-249. View this article in WRRO
• Smith C (2015) Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 168(3), 89-89.
• Smith C (2015) Editorial. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 168(3), 89-89.
• Babiker AFA, Smith CC, Gilbert M & Ashby JP (2014) Non-associative limit analysis of the toppling-sliding failure of rock slopes. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 71, 1-11. View this article in WRRO
• Gilbert M, He L, Smith CC & Le C (2014) Automatic yield-line analysis of slabs using discontinuity layout optimization. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 470(2168). View this article in WRRO
• Clarke SD, Gilbert M & Smith CC (2013) Modelling discrete soil reinforcement in numerical limit analysis. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 50(7), 705-715. View this article in WRRO
• Hawksbee S, Smith CC & Gilbert M (2013) Application of discontinuity layout optimization to three-dimensional plasticity problems. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 469(2155). View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2013) Identification of rotational failure mechanisms in cohesive media using discontinuity layout optimization. Geotechnique: International Journal of Soil Mechanics, 63(14), 1194-1208. View this article in WRRO
• Callaway P, Gilbert M & Smith CC (2012) Influence of backfill on the capacity of masonry arch bridges. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering, 165(3), 147-157. View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC (2012) Theoretical basis of ultimate limit state design. Geotechnique Letters, 2(4-6), 205-208. View this article in WRRO
• Belczyk EB & Smith CC (2012) Geosynthetic landfill cap stability: Comparison of limit equilibrium, computational limit analysis and finite element analyses. Geosynthetics International, 19(2), 133-146. View this article in WRRO
• Lee YS, Cheuk CY & Smith CC (2012) Lateral Soil Resistance for On-bottom Pipeline Design on Clayey Seabed. HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 19(4), 2-10.
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2011) Ultimate limit state design to Eurocode 7 using numerical methods Part II: Proposed design procedure and application. Ground Engineering, 44(11), 24-29. View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC & Cubrinovski M (2011) Pseudo-static limit analysis by discontinuity layout optimization: Application to seismic analysis of retaining walls. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 31(10), 1311-1323. View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2011) Ultimate limit state design to Eurocode 7 using numerical methods Part I: Methodology and theory. Ground Engineering, 44(10), 25-30. View this article in WRRO
• Lee YS, Smith CC & Cheuk CY (2011) Lateral breakout resistance of shallowly embedded offshore pipelines. Procedia Engineering, 14, 1690-1695.
• Gilbert M, Smith CC & Pritchard TJ (2010) Masonry arch analysis using discontinuity layout optimisation. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 163(3), 155-166.
• Merifield RS & Smith CC (2010) The ultimate uplift capacity of multi-plate strip anchors in undrained clay. Computers and Geotechnics, 37(4), 504-514.
• Gilbert M & Smith C (2010) Soil structure revolution. Structural Engineer, 88(3), 18-22.
• Smith C & Gilbert M (2007) Application of discontinuity layout optimization to plane plasticity problems. Proceedings Royal Society A, 463(2086), 2461-2484. View this article in WRRO
• Hulet KM, Smith CC & Gilbert M (2006) Load-carrying capacity of flooded masonry arch bridges. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Bridge Engineering, 159, 97-103.
• Smith CC (2006) Influence of density inversion on thawing around a cylinder in a frozen saturated porous medium. Transport in Porous Media, 63(1), 223-237.
• Smith CC (2006) Erratum: Complete limiting stress solutions for the bearing rapacity of strip footings on a Mohr-Coulomb soil (Géotechnique (2005) 55 8 (607-612)). Geotechnique, 56(1), 77.
• Gilbert M, Melbourne C, Smith C, Brencich A & De Francesco U (2006) Discussion of "Assessment of multispan masonry arch bridges. I: Simplified approach" by Antonio Brencich and Ugo de Francesco. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 11(2), 257-261.
• Jones EH & Smith CC (2005) Non-equilibrium partitioning tracer transport in porous media: 2-D physical modelling and imaging using a partitioning fluorescent dye. Water Research, 39(20), 5099-5111.
• Smith CC (2005) Complete limiting stress solutions for the bearing capacity of strip footings on a Mohr-Coulomb soil. Geotechnique, 55(8), 607-612. View this article in WRRO
• Huang WE, Oswald SE, Lerner DN, Smith CC & Zheng C (2003) Dissolved oxygen imaging in a porous medium to investigate biodegradation in a plume with limited electron acceptor supply. Environmental Science & Technology, 37, 1905-1911.
• Huang WE, Smith CC, Lerner DN, Thornton SF & Oram A (2002) Physical modelling of solute transport in porous media: Evaluation of an imaging technique using UV excited fluorescent dye. Water Research, 36(7), 1843-1853.
• Czerewko MA, Cripps JC & Smith CC (2002) The impact of contaminated land on the groundwater quality in the Wolverhampton conurbation. Groundwater Quality: Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater Pollution, IAHS Special Publication No. 275, 65-70.
• Smith CC & Anderson WF (2001) Evaluation of shredded tyre chips as sorption media for passive treatment walls. Engineering Geology, 60(1-4), 253-261.
• Smith CC, Cripps JC & Wymer MJ (1999) Permeability of compacted colliery spoil - a parametric study. Engineering Geology, 53, 187-193.
• Langhorne PJ, Stone KJL & Smith CC (1999) The bearing capacity of saline ice sheets: Centrifugal modelling. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 36(3), 467.
• Smith CC (1998) Limit loads for an anchor/trapdoor embedded in an associative Coulomb soil. INT J NUMER ANAL MET, 22(11), 855-865.
• Stone KJL, Smith CC & Schofield AN (1996) A thermally controlled test chamber for centrifuge and laboratory experiments. ASTM Journal of Geotechnical Testing, 19(4), 441-445.
• Gonzalez-Castejon J & Smith C () Optimized Design of Soil Reinforcement Layout. Géotechnique.

Chapters

• Gilbert M, Smith CC, Hawksbee SJ & Tyas A (2014) Use of Layout Optimization to Solve Large-Scale Limit Analysis and Design Problems, Direct Methods for Limit States in Structures and Materials (pp. 157-180). Springer Netherlands
• Smith CC (2013) Application of computational limit analysis in ultimate limit state design In Arnold P, Fenton GA, Hicks MA, Schweckendiek T & Simpson B (Ed.), Modern Geotechnical Design Codes of Practice (pp. 195-213). IOS Press
• Smith CC, Talbot S & Lawson N (2007) Chapter 10: 'The creature lurks within?' Restoring acid tar lagoons In Dixon T (Ed.), Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration Wiley-Blackwell
• Smith CC (2006) Geotechnical testing for assessment of masonry arch bridges In McKibbins LD (Ed.), Masonry Arch Bridges: Condition Appraisal and Remedial Treatment Ciria
• Smith CC (1995) Cold regions' engineering In Taylor RN (Ed.), Geotechnical Centrifuge Technology (pp. 264-292). Routledge
• Talbot S, Lawson N & Smith C () ‘The Creature Lurks Within?’ Restoring Acid Tar Lagoons, Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration (pp. 237-262). Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Conference proceedings papers

• Scarfone R, Wheeler SJ & Smith CC (2020) Numerical study of the application of capillary barrier systems for prevention of rainfall-induced slope instabilities. E3S Web of Conferences, Vol. 195. Lisboa, Portugal (online), 19 October 2020 - 21 October 2020.
• Tarantino A, El Mountassir G, Wheeler S, Gallipoli D, Russo G, Augarde C, Urciuoli G, Pirone M, Stokes A, van de Kuilen JW , Gard W et al (2020) TERRE project : interplay between unsaturated soil mechanics and low-carbon geotechnical engineering. E3S Web of Conferences, Vol. 195. Lisboa, Portugal (online), 19 October 2020 - 21 October 2020.
• Smith CC, Gilbert M, González-Castejón J & Ouakka S (2020) Application of Computational Design Optimization in Geotechnical Engineering. Geo-Congress 2020
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2020) Application of Computational Limit Analysis to LRFD Design. Geo-Congress 2020
• Gilbert M, Valentino J, Smith C & Pritchard T (2020) Limit Analysis of Masonry Arch Bridges Using Discontinuity Layout Optimization (pp 307-314)
• Amodio S, Gilbert M & Smith C (2020) Modelling Masonry Arch Bridges Containing Internal Spandrel Walls (pp 315-322)
• Dang Q, Gilbert M & Smith CC (2020) Lower Bound Stress Fields in the Limit Analysis of Soil-Filled Masonry Arch Bridges (pp 323-330)
• Charles J, Smith C & Black J (2019) Automated reconstruction of soil stress-strain response from full field displacement measurements and loading data using optimisation.. . Proceedings of the XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - ECSMGE, Vol. 1(1), 1 September 2019 - 6 September 2019.
• Smith CC, Gilbert M, He L, González-Castejón J & Ouakka S (2019) Recent advances in the application of discontinuity layout optimization to geotechnical analysis and design problems. 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Proceedings, Vol. 2019-September
• Li H, Smith CC & Shepley P (2019) Discrete particle modelling of granular soils using a physics engine. 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Proceedings, Vol. 2019-September
• Charles JA, Smith CC & Black JA (2018) Identification of soil stress-strain response from full field displacement measurements in plane strain model tests. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (pp 835-840). London, 17 July 2018 - 20 July 2018. View this article in WRRO
• Gonzalez-Castejon J & Smith C (2018) Optimal design of reinforced slopes (pp 1377-1382) View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC, Gonzalez-Castejon J & Charles J (2017) Enhanced interpretation of geotechnical limit analysis solutions using Discontinuity Layout Optimization. 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (pp 851-854), 17 September 2017 - 17 September 2017. View this article in WRRO
• Gilbert M, Smith CC, Melbourne C, Augusthus-Nelson L & Swift G (2016) Proposed permissible limit state assessment criteria for masonry arch bridges. Proc. 8th International Arch Bridges Conference. Wroclaw
• Pytlos , Gilbert M & smith CC (2016) Use of a physics engine to model soil filled masonry arch bridges. Proc. 8th International Arch Bridges Conference. Wroclaw
• Augusthus-Nelson L, Swift G, Smith CC, Gilbert M & Melbourne C (2016) Behaviour of backfilled masonry arch bridges subjected to cyclic loading. Proc. 8th International Arch Bridges Conference. Wroclaw
• Gueguin M, Smith CC & Gilbert M (2015) Use of digital image correlation to directly derive soil stress-strain response from physical model test data. Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, Vol. 7 (pp 3881-3886)
• Da Silva MR, Smith CC & Jurko J (2015) Plane strain capacity of a two-layered clay: Squeezing of upper layer. Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, Vol. 7 (pp 4043-4048) View this article in WRRO
• Smith CC (2015) SLS analysis of soil-structure interaction using direct methods. Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, Vol. 7 (pp 4179-4184)
• Ballard J & Smith C (2015) Ultimate uplift capacity of buried pipelines in undrained clay (pp 357-362)
• da Silva M, Smith C & Jurko J (2015) Squeezing bearing capacity and effects of increasing strength with depth (pp 1299-1304)
• Shwan BJ & Smith CC (2015) Investigation of the shear strength of unsaturated sand using a modified direct shear apparatus. Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, Vol. 6 (pp 3353-3357)
• Pytlos M, Gilbert M & Smith C (2014) Simulation of granular soil behaviour using physics engines (pp 163-168)
• Lincoln DL, Askes H, Smith CC, Cripps JC & Bennett T (2014) Coupled two-component flow in deformable fractured porous media with application to modelling geological carbon storage. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, NUMGE 2014, Vol. 2 (pp 989-994)
• Smith CC, Gilbert M, Hawksbee SJ & Babiker A (2014) Recent advances in the application of discontinuity layout optimization to geotechnical limit analysis problems. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, NUMGE 2014, Vol. 1 (pp 415-420)
• Shwan BJ & Smith CC (2014) Application of limit analysis in unsaturated soils: Numerical and experimental study of bearing capacity. Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT 2014, Vol. 2 (pp 1757-1762)
• Melbourne C, Cole G, Gilbert M, Swift GM & Smith C (2013) A road-map for the assessment of masonry arch bridges. 7th International Arch Bridges Conference (pp 605-612). Croatia
• Gilbert M, Smith C, Hawksbee , Swift GM & Melbourne C (2013) Modelling soil-structure interaction in masonry arch bridges. 7th International Arch Bridges Conference (pp 613-620). Croatia
• Merifield R & Smith C (2010) The Ultimate Uplift Capacity of Multi-Plate Anchors in Undrained Clay. Soil Behavior and Geo-Micromechanics
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2010) Ultimate limit state design to Eurocode 7 using numerical methods. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (pp 947-952)
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2010) Advances in computational limit state analysis and design. Advances in Analysis, Modeling, & Design, Proceedings of the GeoFlorida 2010 Conference. West Palm Beach
• Gilbert M, Smith CC, Haslam IW & Pritchard TJ (2010) Application of discontinuity layout optimization to geotechnical limit analysis problems. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (pp 169-174)
• Clarke SD, Smith CC & Gilbert M (2010) Analysis of the stability of sheet pile walls using discontinuity layout optimization. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (pp 163-168) View this article in WRRO
• Babiker AF, Smith CC & Gilbert M (2010) Application of discontinuity layout optimization to problems involving non-associative friction. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (pp 45-50)
• Gilbert M, Smith CC, Pritchard TJ, Haslam IW & Shepherd M (2009) Systematic identification of yield-line patterns in slabs. Concrete Communication Symposioum (pp 2). Leeds
• Gilbert M & Smith CC (2008) On the analogy between structural layout optimization and plastic limit analysis formulations. 8th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (pp 2-2). Venice
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2008) Limit analysis of the stability of foundations on inclined ground. 2nd International Conference on Foundations, ICOF 2008 (pp 1683-1692). 2008
• Swift G, Melbourne C, Wang J, Gilbert M & Smith CC (2008) Geotechnical aspects of masonry arch bridges. Advances in Transportation Geotechnics (pp 459-466). Nottingham
• Nguyen D, Gilbert M & Smith CC (2007) Application of limit analysis to soil-structure interaction problems. 10th Australia-New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (pp 196-201). Brisbane
• Gilbert M, Nguyen D & Smith CC (2007) Computational limit analysis of soil-arch interaction in masonry arch bridges. 5th International Arch Bridges Conference (pp 633-640). Madeira
• Gilbert M, Smith CC, Wang J, Callaway PA & Melbourne C (2007) Small and large-scale experimental studies of soil-arch interaction in masonry bridges. 5th International Arch Bridges Conference (pp 381-388). Madeira
• Gilbert M & Smith CC (2007) Discontinuity layout optimization: A new numerical procedure for upper bound limit analysis. IX International Conference on Computational Plasticity: COMPLAS IX (pp 170-173). Barcelona
• Smith CC & Gilbert M (2007) New upper bound solutions for layered soil bearing capacity problems using discontinuity layout optimization. 10th Australia-New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (pp 250-255). Brisbane
• Gilbert M, Smith CC, Melbourne C & Wang J (2006) An experimental study of soil-arch interaction in masonry bridges. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (pp 8-8). Porto
• Cripps JC, Czerewko MA, Smith CC & Williams GM (2006) Wolverhampton case study of the characterisation of groundwater interaction with contaminated soils. 10th Congress of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment. Nottingham
• Smith CC, Gilbert M, Melbourne C & Wang J (2006) Full scale modelling of soil-structure interaction in masonry arch bridges. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Vol. 1-2 (pp 247-252)
• Haslam I, Smith CC & Crouch RS (2005) Reactive flow and mixing in uniform and tortuous flow fields. ACME 2005, Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering Conference (pp 67-70). Sheffield
• Hao X & Smith CC (2005) Physical and chemical properties of acid tars. ConSoil 2005. Bordeaux
• Talbot S, Smith CC, Lawson N, Shaw S & Hao X (2004) Restoration of acid tar lagoons - an inclusive approach. SCI/RSC Conference: Contaminated Land - Achievements & Aspirations. Loughborough
• Haslam I, Smith CC & Crouch RS (2004) Lattice gas simulations of reactive flow in porous media: Preliminary results. ACME 2004, Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering Conference. Cardiff
• Smith CC, Gilbert M & Callaway CC (2004) Geotechnical issues in the analysis of masonry arch bridges. 4th International Arch Bridges Conference (pp 343-352). Barcelona
• Smith CC, Hao X & Brown MJ (2004) SUBR:IM work package H: Restoration of acid tar lagoons. CL:AIRE Annual Project Conference 2004. London
• Lerner DN, Huang WE, Smith CC & Thornton SF (2002) Transverse dispersion-it’s role in natural attenuation. European Conference on Natural Attenuation (pp 39-42). Frankfurt, Germany, 15 October 2002 - 17 October 2002.
• Czerewko MA, Cripps JC, Smith CC, Williams GM, Smith A, Midwood A & Suzuki K (2002) An investigation into the potential for groundwater contamination as a result of industrial dereliction. 9th Congress of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (pp 1520-1528). Cape Town
• Freewood RJ, Cripps JC & Smith CC (2002) Leachate attenuation characteristics of colliery spoil. Groundwater Quality: Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater Pollution, IAHS Special Publication No. 2750144-7815 (pp 159-164). Sheffield
• Huang WE, Lerner DN, Smith CC & Thornton SF (2002) A non-invasive imaging technique to investigate the solute transport in porous media. Groundwater Quality: Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater Pollution. S.F. Thornton & S.E. Oswald (eds), IAHS Publication 275 (pp 277-282). Sheffield, UK
• Czerewko MA, Cripps JC, Smith CC, Williams GM, Smith A, Midwood AJ & Suzuki K (2001) Evaluation of leaching tests in contaminated land studies. 3rd BGA Conference on Geoenvironmental Engineering. Edinburgh
• Freewood RJ, Smith CC & Cripps JC (2001) Comparison of leachate attenuation characteristics of colliery spoils in field, column and batch tests. 3rd BGA Conference on Geoenvironmental Engineering. Edinburgh
• Smith CC & Pearce CL (2001) The influence of effective stress on the sorption characteristics of bentonite. 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (pp 1851-1854). Istanbul, Vol. 3
• Xiangsheng C, Schofield AN & Smith CC (1994) Centrifuge modelling of frost heave of pipelines (pp 91-96)
• Chen XS, Schofield AN & Smith CC (1993) Preliminary tests of heave and settlement of soils under one cycle of freeze-thaw in closed system on a small centrifuge. Proc. 6th International Conference on Permafrost, Vol. II (pp 1070-1072). Beijing

Patents

• Smith CC & Gilbert M () Data processing method and method. US 8,140,175 Appl. 01 Jan 1970.

Reports

• Bayton SM, Black JA, Smith CC, Handley B & Primett C (2016) Challenging the perceptions of precast piles View this article in WRRO