Dr Jonathan Knappett

Dr Jonathan Knappett joined University of Dundee as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering in 2006, after obtaining undergraduate and PhD degrees in Engineering from the University of Cambridge. In 2012 he was promoted to Senior Lecturer. His research interests are largely cross-disciplinary and include: (i) seismic soil-structure interaction, (ii) slope reinforcement by traditional and sustainable means and (iii) offshore foundation engineering.  In 2009 he won the British Geotechnical Association Medal and in 2010, the TK Hsieh Award of the Institution of Civil Engineers.  He is the course leader for the MSc Programme in Geotechnical Engineering, on the editorial panel of Geotechnique (2011-2013) and is a co-author of two books, one on the design of piles in liquefiable soils and the new 8th edition of the bestselling Craig’s Soil Mechanics. 

Professional Biography

• PhD, University of Cambridge, 2006
• MEng Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2003

• Seismic structure-soil-structure interaction (earthquake effects on dense urban areas)
• Aseismic foundation design
• Slope remediation by piling and vegetation
• Development of novel foundations and offshore anchoring solutions
• Modelling construction materials for centrifuge testing (e.g. reinforced concrete)

• Knappett, J.A. (2006) Piled foundations in liquefiable soils: accounting for axial loads. PhD Thesis, University of Cambridge, UK.
• Knappett, J.A., Haigh, S.K. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2006) Mechanisms of failure for shallow foundations under earthquake loading. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 26, 91-102.
• Knappett, J.A. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2005) Modelling of liquefaction-induced instability in pile groups. Proceedings of the Workshop on Seismic Performance and Simulation of Pile Foundations in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground, Davis, USA, March 2005. Geotechnical Special Publication No.145, ASCE, 255-267.

Dr Jonathan Knappett

Division of Civil Engineering

University of Dundee

Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN