University of Nottingham (UNOTT), UK

UNOTT is a member of the illustrious Russell Group of Universities, and was ranked 7th overall in the UK in terms of research power in the most recent National Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2008). Furthermore, General Engineering now stands third in the UK, with Civil Engineering and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering both ranked fourth overall. In addition, the Physical Sciences and Engineering Super-Panel ranks Nottingham fourth in the UK Research Power Quality Index.

Competencies and facilities

Access to the modern geomaterials laboratories including a modern geotechnical centrifuge is available. The Nottingham centrifuge modeling team has a proven track record in design and development of sophisticated model actuation and control systems for a multitude of research applications including investigations related to piled embankments, slope stabilization, in-situ testing, tunnel-pipeline and tunnel-foundation interactions, trap-door experiments, and ground-borne vibration from tunnels. The Faculty also organises Summer Schools on Solid Mechanics supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as well as NAFEMS accredited Short Courses on Finite Element Techniques and Computational Fluid Dynamics. MUMOLADE participants will benefit from access to such events organised in the future. 

Key person

Prof. Hai-Sui YU is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of UNOTT, who has a world-leading reputation in constitutive modelling of granular materials and computational geomechanics. He is Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor or Editorial Board Member of several leading international journals and winner of several prestigious awards.