Faculty - Andrew J. Whittle

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

Teaching Interests

• 1.031 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
• 1.364 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
• 1.351 Theoretical Soil Mechanics
• 1.322 Soil Behavior

Awards and Honors

• National Academy of Engineering (2010)
• ASCE Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award (1997, 2002, 2005) 
• ASCE Walter L. Huber Research Prize (1998) 
• ASCE James R. Croes Medal (1994)
• ASCE Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award (1994) 
• John F. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, U.K. (1982-1984)
• A.W.Skempton Prize for Soil Mechanics, Imperial College (1981)

Selected Publications

Geotechnical

1. Kasama, K. & Whittle, A.J. (2011). “Bearing capacity of spatially random cohesive soil using numerical limit analysis,” To appear, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, November.
2. Nikolinakou, M.A., Whittle, A.J., Savidis S., & Schran, U. (2011) “Prediction and interpretation of the performance of a deep excavation in Berlin sand,” To appear ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
3. Abdulhadi, N.O., Germaine, J.T. and Whittle, A.J. (2011), “Thick-Walled Cylinder Testing of Clays for the Study of Wellbore Stability,” To appear Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM.
4. Abdulhadi, N.O., Germaine, J.T. and Whittle, A.J. (2011) “An Experimental Study of Wellbore Instability in Clays,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 137(8), 11p
5. Yuan, Y. & Whittle, A.J. (2011) “Evaluation and prediction of 17^th Street Canal I-wall stability using numerical limit analyses,” Accepted for publication Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE.
6. Pinto, F. & Whittle, A.J. (2011). “Ground movements due to shallow tunnels in soft ground: 1. Analytical solutions,” submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
7. Pinto, F., Zymnis, D. & Whittle, A.J. (2011). “Ground movements due to shallow tunnels in soft ground: 2. Analytical interpretation and prediction,” submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
8. Buscarnera, G. & Whittle, A.J. (2011) “Model prediction of static liquefaction: The influence of initial state on potential instabilities,” submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
9. Buscarnera, G. & Whittle, A.J. (2011) “Constitutive modeling approach for evaluating the triggering of flow slides,” submitted to Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
10. Sanzeni, A., Whittle, A.J., Germaine, J.T. & Colleselli, F. (2011) “Compression and creep properties of Venice Lagoon sands,” submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Sensor Networks & Water Distribution Systems

1. Preis, A., Whittle, A.J., Ostfield, A. & Perelman, L. (2011) “Efficient hydraulic state estimation technique using reduced models of urban water networks,” ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning & Management, 137(4), 343-351.
2. Preis, A., Whittle, A.J. & Ostfeld, A. (2011) “Multi-objective optimization for conjunctive placement of hydraulic and water quality sensors in water distribution systems,” Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, IWA, 11(2), 6p.
3. Allen, M., Preis, A., Iqbal, M., Srirangarajan, S., Lim, H.B., Girod, L. and Whittle, A.J. (2011) “The application of real-time in-network monitoring of the water distribution system to improve operational efficiency,” Journal of American Water Works Association (JAWWA), 103(7), 63-75.

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