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Overview

Byron W. Byrne is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with an emphasis on civil and structural engineering. Their extensive work also covers specialized areas such as safety, risk, reliability and quality, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, they have concentrated significantly on the subfields of:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Their research topics are closely related to geotechnical engineering, including:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Geotechnical and Construction Materials Studies
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering

Byrne has contributed to frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Géotechnique
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering
  • Géotechnique Letters

Selected recent papers include:

  • Application of the PISA design model to monopiles embedded in layered soils (2020) - Géotechnique
  • Effect of Stress Level on Response of Model Monopile to Cyclic Lateral Loading in Sand (2021) - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Monitoring the construction of a large-diameter caisson in sand (2020) - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering
  • Flume Tank Testing of Offshore Wind Turbine Dynamics with Foundation Scour and Scour Protection (2020) - Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering
  • Undrained bearing capacity of the cutting face for an open caisson (2021) - Géotechnique

Byrne's work shows collaboration with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Ross A. McAdam
  • Harvey J. Burd
  • R. J. Jardine
  • R. Buckley
  • Stavroula Kontoe

Best Publications

  • Response of stiff piles in sand to long-term cyclic lateral loading

    C. Leblanc;G.T. Houlsby;B.W. Byrne

  • Foundations for offshore wind turbines

    Byron W. Byrne;Guy T. Houlsby

  • Suction caissons for wind turbines

    Guy T. Houlsby;Lars Bo Ibsen;Byron W. Byrne

  • Optimization of monopiles for offshore wind turbines.

    Dan Kallehave;Byron W. Byrne;Christian LeBlanc Thilsted;Kristian Kousgaard Mikkelsen

  • Design procedures for installation of suction caissons in sand

    G. T. Houlsby;B. W. Byrne

  • Long-Term Lateral Cyclic Response of Suction Caisson Foundations in Sand

    B. Zhu;B. W. Byrne;G. T. Houlsby

  • Suction Caisson Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines and Anemometer Masts

    Guy T. Houlsby;Byron W. Byrne

  • Suction Caisson Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines

    Byron Byrne;Guy Houlsby;Chris Martin;Peter Fish

  • A comparison of field and laboratory tests of caisson foundations in sand and clay

    R. B. Kelly;G. T. Houlsby;B. W. Byrne

  • New design methods for large diameter piles under lateral loading for offshore wind applications

    Byron W. Byrne;Lidija Zdravkovic;Ross McAdam;Harvey J. Burd

  • Field trials of suction caissons in clay for offshore wind turbine foundations

    G. T. Houlsby;R. B. Kelly;J. Huxtable;B. W. Byrne

  • Experimental Investigations of the Response of Suction Caissons to Transient Combined Loading

    Byron W. Byrne;Guy T. Houlsby

  • Investigations of suction caissons in dense sand

    Byron Walter Byrne

  • PISA: New Design Methods for Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles

    B. W. Byrne;Ross A. McAdam;H. J. Burd;G. T. Houlsby

  • PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: application to a stiff glacial clay till

    Byron W. Byrne;Guy T. Houlsby;Harvey J. Burd;Kenneth G. Gavin

  • PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: application to a marine sand

    Harvey J. Burd;David M. G. Taborda;Lidija Zdravković;Christelle N. Abadie

  • Investigating six-degree-of-freedom loading of shallow foundations on sand

    Britta Bienen;B.W. Byrne;G.T. Houlsby;Mark Cassidy

  • A comparison of the combined load behaviour of spudcan and caisson foundations on soft normally consolidated clay

    Mark Cassidy;B.W. Byrne;Mark Randolph

  • Experimental Investigations of Response of Suction Caissons to Transient Vertical Loading

    Byron W. Byrne;Guy T. Houlsby

  • Design procedures for installation of suction caissons in clay and other materials

    G. T. Houlsby;B. W. Byrne

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy T. Houlsby
Guy T. Houlsby University of Oxford
Harvey J. Burd
Harvey J. Burd University of Oxford
Richard J. Jardine
Richard J. Jardine Imperial College London
Kenneth Gavin
Kenneth Gavin Delft University of Technology
Lidija Zdravković
Lidija Zdravković Imperial College London
David M. Potts
David M. Potts Imperial College London
Mark Cassidy
Mark Cassidy University of Melbourne
Mark Randolph
Mark Randolph University of Western Australia
Conleth O'Loughlin
Conleth O'Loughlin University of Western Australia
Patrick Doherty
Patrick Doherty King's College London

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