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Adam Bezuijen

Adam Bezuijen

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
34
Citations
4352
World Ranking
9245
National Ranking
108

Overview

Adam Bezuijen is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, contributing extensively to the field of engineering, particularly within civil and structural engineering and its related subfields. Their research spans multiple specialized areas including safety, risk, reliability and quality; ocean engineering; mechanics of materials; and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Themes central to their work focus on tunneling and rock mechanics, grouting, rheology, and soil mechanics, as well as geotechnical engineering with an emphasis on underground structures, analysis, and soil stabilization. Drilling and well engineering and rock mechanics and modeling also feature prominently in their research portfolio.

Bezuijen's recent papers reflect a concentration on practical and theoretical aspects of underground construction and geotechnical studies. Notable publications include:

  • Experimental study and field validation on soil clogging of EPB shields in completely decomposed granite, 2021, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Infiltration behaviour and microstructure of filter cake from sand-modified bentonite slurry, 2023, Transportation Geotechnics
  • Pressure infiltration characteristics of foam for EPB shield tunnelling in saturated sand - part 1: 'clean' foam, 2020, Géotechnique
  • Pressure infiltration characteristics of foam for EPB shield tunnelling in saturated sand - part 2: soil-foam mixture, 2020, Géotechnique
  • Optimizing the shield tunnel backfilling grouts with supplementary cementitious materials by response surface methodology, 2024, Construction and Building Materials

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Adam Bezuijen include Tao Xu, Dongzhu Zheng, Markus Thewes, Gemmina Di Emidio, and Yong Fang. These collaborations reflect repeated research partnerships across numerous publications.

Bezuijen has contributed multiple articles to prominent journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Géotechnique
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Construction and Building Materials

The concentration of publications and expertise indicates a strong focus on the engineering challenges and technical requirements associated with tunneling, underground construction, and the behavior of soils and materials in these contexts.

Best Publications

  • An analytical model for arching in piled embankments

    S.J.M. Van Eekelen;A. Bezuijen;A.F. Van Tol

  • Model experiments on piled embankments. Part I

    S.J.M. van Eekelen;A. Bezuijen;H.J. Lodder;A.F. van Tol

  • FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF GROUT PRESSURES DURING TUNNELLING OF THE SOPHIA RAIL TUNNEL

    A. Bezuijen;A. M. Talmon;F. J. Kaalberg;R. Plugge

  • Validation of analytical models for the design of basal reinforced piled embankments

    S.J.M. Van Eekelen;Adam Bezuijen;A.F. Van Tol

  • Analysis and modification of the British Standard BS8006 for the design of piled embankments

    S.J.M. van Eekelen;A. Bezuijen;A.F. van Tol

  • Polymer-treated bentonite clay for chemical-resistant geosynthetic clay liners

    Gemmina Di Emidio;Francesco Mazzieri;Ramiro Daniel Verástegui Flores;William Van Impe

  • Developments in modelling of backward erosion piping

    VM Van Beek;HM Van Essen;Kristine Vandenboer;Adam Bezuijen

  • Pore pressures in front of tunnel, measurements, calculations and consequences for stability of tunnel face

    Adam Bezuijen;Jitse P. Pruiksma;Hans H. van Meerten

  • Analytical Model for Fracture Grouting in Sand

    Adam Bezuijen;R Te Grotenhuis;AF Van Tol;JW Bosch

  • Bentonite slurry infiltration into sand: filter cake formation under various conditions

    Tao Xu;Adam Bezuijen

  • The influence of a bored tunnel on pile foundations

    Joost van der Schrier;A Bezuijen

  • ADDITIVE TESTING FOR EARTH PRESSURE BALANCE SHIELDS

    A Bezuijen;Pel Schaminee;J A Kleinjan

  • Pressure infiltration characteristics of bentonite slurry

    Tao Xu;Adam Bezuijen

  • Experimental study on the mechanisms of bentonite slurry penetration in front of a slurry TBM

    Tao Xu;Adam Bezuijen

  • Analytical methods in predicting excess pore water pressure in front of slurry shield in saturated sandy ground

    Tao Xu;Adam Bezuijen

  • Calculation of longitudinal bending moment and shear force for Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel: Application of lessons from Dutch research

    A.M. Talmon;A. Bezuijen

  • Full-scale mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls under strip footing load

    Hamzeh Ahmadi;Adam Bezuijen

  • Calibration of DEM material parameters to simulate stress-strain behaviour of unsaturated soils during uniaxial compression

    Jan De Pue;Gemmina Di Emidio;R. Daniel Verastegui Flores;Adam Bezuijen

  • Effect of wet-dry cycles on polymer treated bentonite in seawater: swelling ability, hydraulic conductivity and crack analysis

    Michela De Camillis;Gemmina Di Emidio;Adam Bezuijen;Daniel Verastegui Flores

  • Processes around a TBM

    A. Bezuijen

  • Design criteria for placed block revetments and granular filters

    A. Bezuijen;M. Klein Breteler;K.J. Bakker

  • Long term measurements in the Woerden geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported embankment

    S. J. M. van Eekelen;A. A. M. Venmans;Adam Bezuijen;A. F. van Tol

  • Simulating the consolidation of TBM grout at Noordplaspolder

    AM Talmon;Adam Bezuijen

  • Behavior of full-scale mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls under strip footing load

    Hamzeh Ahmadi;Adam Bezuijen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Cornelis
Wim Cornelis Ghent University
Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani
Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani University of Newcastle Australia
Michael A. Mooney
Michael A. Mooney Colorado School of Mines
Jorge G. Zornberg
Jorge G. Zornberg The University of Texas at Austin
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Chengdu University of Technology
Veerle Cnudde
Veerle Cnudde Utrecht University
Wan-Huan Zhou
Wan-Huan Zhou University of Macau

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