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Overview

David M. Potts is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily centers on engineering, with a strong focus on civil and structural engineering and mechanics of materials. Their work extends into subfields that include immunology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

Their publication record includes significant contributions to geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, soil and unsaturated flow, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, soil stabilization, geotechnical engineering and analysis, geothermal energy systems and applications, and rock mechanics and modeling.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by David M. Potts cover a range of topics within these domains. Notable publications include:

  • Application of the PISA design model to monopiles embedded in layered soils (2020, Géotechnique)
  • Predictive modelling of thermo-active tunnels in London Clay (2020, Géotechnique)
  • Numerical Modeling of Time-Dependent Thermally Induced Excess Pore Fluid Pressures in a Saturated Soil (2020, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering)
  • Nonlocal strain regularisation for critical state models with volumetric hardening (2023, Computers and Geotechnics)
  • Finite-Element Modeling of Heat Transfer in Ground Source Energy Systems with Heat Exchanger Pipes (2020, International Journal of Geomechanics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David M. Potts include Lidija Zdravković, Aikaterini Tsiampousi, David M.G. Taborda, Wenjie Cui, and Jolán E. Walter. These partnerships reflect ongoing research activity in related areas of geotechnical engineering and geomechanics.

The venues where David M. Potts publishes most frequently encompass:

  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Géotechnique
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Clinical Immunology
  • Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment

David M. Potts' work spans a breadth of topics within engineering focused on geotechnical challenges and environmental applications, including modeling and analysis of soil behavior and underground structures, as well as investigations relevant to geothermal energy systems. The scope of their research integrates theoretical modeling with practical engineering applications.

Best Publications

  • Studies of the influence of non-linear stress-strain characteristics in soil-structure interaction

    R. J. Jardine;D. M. Potts;A. B. Fourie;J. B. Burland

  • Stability of a shallow circular tunnel in cohesionless soil

    J. H. Atkinson;D. M. Potts

  • Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering

    David M Potts;Lidija Zdravković

  • A STRUCTURE'S INFLUENCE ON TUNNELLING-INDUCED GROUND MOVEMENTS.

    D M Potts;T I Addenbrooke

  • Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering : theory

    D M Potts;L Zdravkovic

  • The influence of pre-failure soil stiffness on the numerical analysis of tunnel construction

    T. I. Addenbrooke;D. M. Potts;A. M. Puzrin

  • DELAYED COLLAPSE OF CUT SLOPES IN STIFF CLAY

    D. M. Potts;N. Kovacevic;P. R. Vaughan

  • SUBSIDENCE ABOVE SHALLOW TUNNELS IN SOFT GROUND

    John H. Atkinson;David M. Potts

  • Twin Tunnel Interaction: Surface and Subsurface Effects

    T. I. Addenbrooke;D. M. Potts

  • Finite element analysis of progressive failure of Carsington embankment

    D. M. Potts;G. T. Dounias;P. R. Vaughan

  • A numerical study of the effect of groundwater movement on long-term tunnel behaviour

    J. H. Shin;T. I. Addenbrooke;D. M. Potts

  • Critical state models in computational geomechanics

    A. Gens;D.M. Potts

  • Zero thickness interface elements—numerical stability and application

    R. A. Day;D. M. Potts

  • Finite element analysis of the direct shear box test

    D. M. Potts;G. T. Dounias;P. R. Vaughan

  • Numerical analysis: a virtual dream or practical reality?

    D. M. Potts

  • Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: Volume Two - Application

    David M. Potts;Lidija Zdravković

  • Modelling of a 3D excavation in finite element analysis

    L. Zdravkovic;D. M. Potts;H. D. St John

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

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

  • A critical assessment of methods of correcting for drift from the yield surface in elasto‐plastic finite element analysis

    D. M. Potts;A. Gens

  • A new versatile expression for yield and plastic potential surfaces

    R. Lagioia;A.M. Puzrin;D.M. Potts

Frequent Co-Authors

Lidija Zdravković
Lidija Zdravković Imperial College London
Richard J. Jardine
Richard J. Jardine Imperial College London
Harvey J. Burd
Harvey J. Burd University of Oxford
Byron W. Byrne
Byron W. Byrne University of Oxford
Guy T. Houlsby
Guy T. Houlsby University of Oxford
Kenneth Gavin
Kenneth Gavin Delft University of Technology
Robert J. Mair
Robert J. Mair University of Cambridge
Antonio Gens
Antonio Gens Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Bassam A. Izzuddin
Bassam A. Izzuddin Imperial College London
John P. Carter
John P. Carter University of Newcastle Australia

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