Tim Newson

Professor

PhD - Geotechnical Engineering, University of Wales, United Kingdom (1991)
BSc - Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Wales, United Kingdom (1988)

My Research Group

Research Interests

Offshore and energy geotechnics
Soft soil and clay engineering (including soil improvement)
Buried structures and foundations
Geotechnical physical modelling (1g & centrifuge)
Static and dynamic laboratory testing of soil
Constitutive (stress/strain) modelling of soils and structures
Numerical modelling (finite element, finite difference, discrete element methods)

Professional Activities

Consultancy for the offshore, civil engineering and mining industries.
Vice President for North America & Board Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering [ISSMGE], 2017-2022.
Chair of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Division, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 2005-2009.
Chair of Sustainable Geotechnics Committee, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 2015-2019.
Member Sustainable Geotechnics Committee, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 2015-current.
Core Member - ISSMGE TC38 (Soil-structure Interaction), 2005-2010.
Core Member - ISSMGE TC307 (Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering), 2015-current.
Core Member – ISSMGE TC209 (Offshore Geotechnics), 2016-current.
Member of Australia Geomechanics Society (1994-1998).
Member of the British Geotechnical Association & Institution of Civil Engineers (1998-2005).
Member of Canadian Geotechnical Society (2005-current).
SUT - Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Committee Member