Centrifuge Modelling for Civil Engineers

Written for non-specialists Builds from first principles, works as a student textbook Links to ISSMGE downloadable real centrifuge experimental data for sample analysis and interpretation

Dr Gopal Madabhushi is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Cambridge, UK and the director of the Schofield Centre. He has over 25 years of experience in the area of soil dynamics and earthquake engineering. His expertise extends from dynamic centrifuge modelling to the time domain finite element analyses of earthquake engineering problems, and has an active interest in the areas of soil liquefaction, soil-structure interaction, and liquefaction-resistant measures and their performances. Among other works he authored the geotechnical chapters in the book Seismic Design of buildings to Eurocode 8 (also published by Taylor & Francis).

Modern geotechnical engineering design in civil engineering. Need for numerical and physical modelling. Uniform circular motion. Principles of centrifuge modelling. Geotechnical centrifuges: Some design considerations. Errors and limitations in centrifuge modelling. Centrifuge equipment. Centrifuge instrumentation. Centrifuge data acquisition systems. Shallow foundations. Retaining walls. Pile foundations. Modelling the construction sequences. Dynamic centrifuge modelling. References.