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Dr Jim Shiau

Name :	Dr Jim Shiau
Position :	Senior Lecturer (Geotechnical Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office :	Z413
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2550
Extension :	2550
E-mail :
Qualifications :	MEng UNSW PhD Newcastle

Professional Affiliations

Member, Australian Association for Computational Mechanics

Member, Australasian Association for Engineering Education

Member, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Member, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances Geomechanics

Research Interests

Numerical Modelling for Geotechnical Construction

Shakedown Analysis in Goetechnical Engineering

Dynamic Stability Analysis using Upper and Lower Bound Methods

Deep Braced Excavation and Soft Ground Tunnelling

Experimental Shakedown in Pavement Engineering

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Shiau, J. S., Merifield, R. S., Lyamin, A. V. and Sloan, S. W. (2011). Undrained stability of footings on slopes. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. Vol. 11, No. 5, 381-390

Shiau, J. S., and Hobson, M. (2011) Teaching earth pressure theory using physical models: an example in civil engineering. International Engineering and Technology Education Conference. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shiau, J. S. (2011) A Shakedown Limit under Hertz Contact Pressure. International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology. Sanya, Hainan, China.

Shiau, J. S., and Smith, C. (2011) Calculation of lateral earth pressures with layered backfill. 2nd International FLAC/DEM Symposium. Melbourne, Australia

Shiau, J. S., and Hobson, M. (2011) Modeling uplift of plate anchor. 2nd International FLAC/DEM Symposium. Melbourne, Australia

Shiau, J. S., and Al Abri, M. (2011) A Study on the Failure Mechanisms of Horizontal Plate Anchors in Clay. International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering. Perth, Australia

Shiau, J. S., Augarde, C. E., Lyamin, A. V. and Sloan, S. W. (2008). Finite element limit analysis of passive earth resistance in cohesiveless soils. Soils and Foundations. Vol. 48, No. 6, 843-850.

Shiau, J. S. and Watson, S. F. (2008) 3D bearing capacity of shallow foundations located near deep excavation sites. International Conference on Deep Excavation 2008. Singapore

Shiau, J. S., Smith, C. A. and Thomas, C. J. (2008). A FLAC model for classical earth pressure problems. 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium on Numerical Modeling. Minneapolis. USA.

Shiau, J. S. and Watson, S. F. (2008) Foundation located near slope ~ A FLAC study. 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium on Numerical Modeling. Minneapolis. USA.

Shiau, J. S. (2008). Effect of Surface Traction on the Shakedown Limits under Moving Surface Loads. The 4th International Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Jeju, Korea.

Shiau, J. S., Watson, S. F. and Arnold, M. D. (2008) Numerical Study of a Shallow Foundation Located near 45 Degree Slopes. The 4th International Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Jeju, Korea.

Smith, C. A. and Shiau, J. S.(2007). Bearing capacity of footings near slopes. Common Ground, Proceedings of the 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechancs, Brisbane.

Thomas, C. J. and Shiau, J. S.(2007). Modelling the arching effect in active earth pressure problems. Common Ground, Proceedings of the 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechancs, Brisbane.

Shiau, J. S., Lyamin, A. V. and Sloan, S. W. (2006). Application of pseudo-static limit analysis in geotechnical earthquake design. Sixth European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Graz, Austria.

Shiau, J. S., Selvan, P. and Ayers, R. (2006). Developing physical models for geotechnical teaching and research. International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Hong Kong.

Shiau, J. S., Selvan, P. and Ayers, R. (2006). Developing a track model for testing the road pavement under repeated moving loadings. 22nd ARRB Conference, Canberra, Australia.

Shiau, J. S., Smith, C. A. (2006). Numerical analysis of passive earth pressure with interfaces. III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Lisbon.

Shiau, J. S. (2006). Numerical investigation of shakedown residual stresses under moving surface loads. III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Lisbon.

Shiau, J. S., Lyamin, A. V. and Sloan, S. W. (2004). Rigorous solutions of classical lateral earth pressures. Proceedings of the 6th Australia New Zealand Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference.

Shiau, J. S., Lyamin, A. V. and Sloan, S. W. (2003). Bearing capacity of a sand layer on clay by finite element limit analysis. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 40:900-915.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

CIV2401 Geomechanics
CIV2402 Soil Mechanics
CIV3403 Geotechnical Engineering
ENV2901 Soil and Water Engineering Practice
CIV3906 Civil Material Practice
ENG2102 Engineering Problem Solving 2

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 14 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Program Coordinator, Discipline Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering