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3421
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Overview

Catherine O'Sullivan is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a particular specialization in civil and structural engineering and computational mechanics. The work spans several subfields including management, monitoring, policy and law, mechanics of materials, and ocean engineering.

Their main domains of study include geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, granular flow and fluidized beds, soil and unsaturated flow, and landslides and related hazards. Additional topics covered in their work involve geotechnical engineering and underground structures, geotechnical engineering and soil stabilization, and rock mechanics and modeling.

Research publications by the scientist have appeared repeatedly in various specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Computers and Geotechnics, Granular Matter, E3S Web of Conferences, and the Journal of Engineering Mechanics.

  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Granular Matter
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Notable recent papers include:

  • Influence of Particle Size Distribution on the Proportion of Stress-Transmitting Particles and Implications for Measures of Soil State, 2020, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Influence of Fabric on Stress Distribution in Gap-Graded Soil, 2021, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • The influence of particle size distribution on the stress distribution in granular materials, 2021, Géotechnique
  • Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of clay compression, 2021, Computers and Geotechnics
  • Sustainable rubber recycling from waste tyres by waterjet: A novel mechanistic and practical analysis, 2020, Sustainable Materials and Technologies

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, with whom they have published multiple works. These coauthors include Fernando Patino-Ramirez, Tokio Morimoto, José Salomón, David M.G. Taborda, and Daniele Dini.

  • Fernando Patino-Ramirez
  • Tokio Morimoto
  • José Salomón
  • David M.G. Taborda
  • Daniele Dini

Best Publications

  • Particulate Discrete Element Modelling: A Geomechanics Perspective

    Catherine O'Sullivan

  • The influence of particle characteristics on the behaviour of coarse grained soils

    I Cavarretta;M Coop;C O'Sullivan

  • Analysis of an Image-Based Method to Quantify the Size and Shape of Sand Particles

    F. Altuhafi;C. O’Sullivan;I. Cavarretta

  • Selecting a suitable time step for discrete element simulations that use the central difference time integration scheme

    Catherine O'Sullivan;Jonathan D. Bray

  • Exploring the macro- and micro-scale response of an idealised granular material in the direct shear apparatus

    L Cui;C O'Sullivan

  • Particle-Based Discrete Element Modeling: Geomechanics Perspective

    Catherine O’Sullivan

  • Non-invasive characterization of particle morphology of natural sands

    J. Fonseca;C. O’Sullivan;M.R. Coop;P.D. Lee

  • Fabric and Effective Stress Distribution in Internally Unstable Soils

    T. Shire;C. O’Sullivan;K. J. Hanley;R. J. Fannin

  • Exploring the influence of interparticle friction on critical state behaviour using DEM

    Xin Huang;Xin Huang;Kevin J. Hanley;Catherine O'Sullivan;Chung Yee Kwok

  • Risk of Early-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease With Maternal Colonization Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.

    Neal J Russell;Neal J Russell;Anna C Seale;Anna C Seale;Catherine O’Sullivan;Kirsty Le Doare;Kirsty Le Doare

  • The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions

    Daniel Barreto;Catherine O’Sullivan

  • Quantifying the Evolution of Soil Fabric during Shearing using Directional Parameters

    J. Fonseca;C. O'sullivan;M.R. Coop;P.D. Lee

  • Effect of sample size on the response of DEM samples with a realistic grading

    Xin Huang;Xin Huang;Kevin J. Hanley;Catherine O'Sullivan;Fiona C.Y. Kwok

  • An analysis of the triaxial apparatus using a mixed boundary three-dimensional discrete element model

    L Cui;C O'Sullivan;S O'Neill

  • Grading evolution and critical state in a discrete numerical model of Fontainebleau sand

    Matteo Ciantia;Marcos Arroyo;Catherine O'Sullivan;Antonio Gens

  • Effective simulation of flexible lateral boundaries in two- and three-dimensional DEM simulations

    Geraldine Cheung;Catherine O'Sullivan

  • Micromechanics of granular material response during load reversals: Combined DEM and experimental study

    Catherine O'Sullivan;Liang Cui

  • Cerebral immune activation in chronic hepatitis C infection: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

    Daniel M. Forton;Gavin Hamilton;Joanna M. Allsop;Vijay P. Grover

  • Particle breakage during cyclic triaxial loading of a carbonate sand

    Shane Donohue;Catherine O'Sullivan;Michael Long

  • Assessing the quasi-static conditions for shearing in granular media within the critical state soil mechanics framework

    J.C. Lopera Perez;C.Y. Kwok;C. O׳Sullivan;X. Huang;X. Huang;X. Huang

  • Micromechanical assessment of an internal stability criterion

    T. Shire;C. O’Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Richard Coop
Matthew Richard Coop University College London
Jonathan D. Bray
Jonathan D. Bray University of California, Berkeley
Christopher M. Gourlay
Christopher M. Gourlay Imperial College London
Antonio Gens
Antonio Gens Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Hideyuki Yasuda
Hideyuki Yasuda Kyoto University
Peter D. Lee
Peter D. Lee University College London
Daniele Dini
Daniele Dini Imperial College London
Lidija Zdravković
Lidija Zdravković Imperial College London
Simon D. Taylor-Robinson
Simon D. Taylor-Robinson Imperial College London
Howard C. Thomas
Howard C. Thomas Imperial College London

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