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Overview

Matthew Richard Coop is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a substantial contribution to civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and computational mechanics.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow

Coop has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including Béatrice A. Baudet, Nilo César Consoli, Fatin N. Altuhafi, Hugo Carlos Scheuermann Filho, and Kostas Senetakis.

Their publication record shows frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Géotechnique
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • Engineering Geology
  • Géotechnique Letters
  • Granular Matter

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Matthew Richard Coop include:

  • A miniature triaxial apparatus for investigating the micromechanics of granular soils with in situ X-ray micro-tomography scanning (2020, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering)
  • Experimental study on the coefficient of restitution of grain against block interfaces for natural and engineered materials (2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal)
  • Influence of anisotropic stress path and stress history on stiffness of calcareous sands from Western Australia and the Philippines (2021, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
  • A micromechanical investigation of sand-rubber mixtures using the discrete element method (2023, Engineering Geology)
  • Development of inter-particle friction in a railway ballast (2020, Géotechnique Letters)

Best Publications

  • Particle breakage during shearing of a carbonate sand

    M. R. Coop;K. K. Sorensen;T. Bodas Freitas;G. Georgoutsos

  • The mechanics of cemented carbonate sands

    M. R. Coop;J. H. Atkinson

  • The mechanics of uncemented carbonate sands

    M. R. Coop

  • Objective criteria for determining Gmax from bender element tests

    V. Jovičić;Matthew Richard Coop;M. Simić

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

    I Cavarretta;M Coop;C O'Sullivan

  • Changes to particle characteristics associated with the compression of sands

    F. N. Altuhafi;Matthew Richard Coop

  • On the mechanics of structured sands

    T. Cuccovillo;M. R. Coop

  • Effect of Particle Shape on the Mechanical Behavior of Natural Sands

    Fatin N. Altuhafi;Matthew R. Coop;Vasiliki N. Georgiannou

  • THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICLE BREAKAGE ON THE LOCATION OF THE CRITICAL STATE LINE OF SANDS

    V. Bandini;M. R. Coop

  • Influence of grading on the mechanical behaviour of Stava tailings

    A. Carrera;M. Coop;Renato Lancellotta

  • Non-invasive characterization of particle morphology of natural sands

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

  • Isotropic yielding in an artificially cemented soil cured under stress

    G. V. Rotta;N. C. Consoli;P. D. M. Prietto;M. R. Coop

  • THE MEASUREMENT OF LOCAL AXIAL STRAINS IN TRIAXIAL TESTS USING LVDTS

    T. Cuccovillo;M. R. Coop

  • The stiffness of natural London Clay

    A. Gasparre;S. Nishimura;N. A. Minh;M. R. Coop

  • Yielding and pre-failure deformation of structured sands

    T. Cuccovillo;M. R. Coop

  • On the Relationship between Particle Breakage and the Critical State of Sands

    L. Luzzani;M. R. Coop

  • Effect of Microreinforcement of Soils from Very Small to Large Shear Strains

    Karla Salvagni Heineck;Karla Salvagni Heineck;Matthew Richard Coop;Matthew Richard Coop;Nilo Cesar Consoli;Nilo Cesar Consoli

  • An investigation of breakage behaviour of single sand particles using a high-speed microscope camera

    W. Wang;M. R. Coop

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

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

  • Stiffness of coarse-grained soils at small strains

    V. JoviČIĆ;M. R. Coop

  • Performance of a fibre-reinforced sand at large shear strains

    N. C. Consoli;M. D. T. Casagrande;M. R. Coop

  • THE BEHAVIOUR OF GRANULAR SOILS AT ELEVATED STRESSES

    M R Coop;I K Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Nilo Cesar Consoli
Nilo Cesar Consoli Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Kostas Senetakis
Kostas Senetakis City University of Hong Kong
Catherine O'Sullivan
Catherine O'Sullivan Imperial College London
Richard J. Jardine
Richard J. Jardine Imperial College London
Buddhima Indraratna
Buddhima Indraratna University of Technology Sydney
Peter D. Lee
Peter D. Lee University College London
Hanlong Liu
Hanlong Liu Chongqing University
Yang Xiao
Yang Xiao Chongqing University
Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn University of Technology Sydney
Clarence Choi
Clarence Choi University of Hong Kong

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