Faculty - Andrew J. Whittle

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Andrew J. Whittle

Department Head

SMART Research Professor

MIT
Room 1-290
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA, 02139

Telephone: 617.253.7122 e-mail: ajwhittl@mit.edu

Education

  • B.Sc. 1981, Imperial College of Science and Technology
  • Sc.D. 1987, MIT

Research Interests

  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Constitutive models for geomaterials
  • Analysis methods for foundations
  • Excavations and tunnels
  • In situ test methods and ground improvement
  • Field monitoring and sensor networks

Selected Publications

  1. Pestana, J.M. & Whittle, A.J. (1999) "Formulation of a unified constitutive model for clays and sands", International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 23,  1215-1243.
  2. Assimaki, D., Kausel, E. & Whittle, A.J. (1999) "A model for the dynamic shear modulus and damping of granular soils," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 126(10), 859-870.
  3. Sagaseta, C. & Whittle, A.J. (2000) "Ground movements due to pile driving in clay," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 127(1), 55-66.
  4. Whittle, A.J., Sutabutr, T., Germaine, J.T. & Varney, A. (2001) "Prediction and interpretation of pore pressure dissipation for a tapered piezoprobe," Géotechnique, 51(7), 601-617.
  5. Hashash, Y.M.A. & Whittle, A.J. (2002) "Load transfer mechanisms and arching in braced excavations in soft clay," ," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 128(3), 187-197.
  6. Hsieh, Y-M., Whittle, A.J. & Yu, H-S. (2002) "Interpretation of pressuremeter tests in sand using an advanced soil model," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 128(3), 274-278.
  7. Pestana, J.M., Whittle, A.J. & Salvati, L..  (2002) "Evaluation of a constitutive model for clays and sands: Part I – Sand behavior," International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 26, 1097-1121.
  8. Pestana, J.M., Whittle, A.J. & Gens, A.  (2002) "Evaluation of a constitutive model for clays and sands: Part II – Clay behavior International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 26, 1123-1146.
  9. Ukritchon, B., Whittle, A.J. & Klingvijit, C. (2003) "Calculations of bearing capacity factor, Ng, using numerical limit analyses," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 129(5), 468-474.
  10. Ukritchon, B., Whittle, A.J. & Sloan, S.W. (2003) "Undrained stability of braced excavations in clay," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 129(8), 738-756.
  11. Zhang, G. Germaine, J.T., Whittle, A.J. and Ladd, C.C. (2004a) "Soil structure of a highly weathered old alluvium," Géotechnique, 54(7), 453-466.
  12. Zhang, G. Germaine, J.T., Whittle, A.J. and Ladd, C.C. (2004b) "Index properties of a highly weathered old alluvium," Géotechnique, 54(7), 441-452.
  13. Kim, Y.S. & Whittle, A.J. (2006a) "Filtration in a porous granular medium: 1. Simulation of pore scale particle deposition and clogging," Transport in Porous Media, 65:53-87.
  14. Kim, Y.S. & Whittle, A.J. (2006b) "Filtration in a porous granular medium: 2. Application of bubble model to 1-D column experiments," Transport in Porous Media, 65:309-335.
  15. Stoianov, I., Nachman, L., Whittle, A.J., Madden, S. & Kling, R. (2006) "Sensor networks for monitoring water supply and sewer systems," Proc. 8th Intl. Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium, Cincinnati.