Dr Brendan Scott

Lecturer

School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Adelaide. Research interests include ground improvement (in particular impact compaction), unsaturated & expansive soils and lunar geotechnics. Member of the Australian Geomechanics Society and the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Formerly, Manager of EngTest, the commercial arm of the School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering at The University of Adelaide that conducts commercial testing, consulting and contract research. Prior to working at The University of Adelaide, 8 years of consulting engineering experience with two large international consulting firms, working on a variety of engineering projects in several Australian States in the commercial, residential and industrial sectors. Experience includes multi-storey buildings, major earthworks, slope stability, transmission towers, wind farms, environmental impact statements, railways and large-scale residential projects.

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My research

Ground Improvement

Research has quantified the effectiveness of a ground improvement method known as Rolling Dynamic Compaction, which is a surface compaction technique that utilises a non-circular roller. The speed, depth of influence and energy delivered to the ground was quantified and the soil response measured in real-time using bespoke instrumentation in full-scale field trials. Equations have been developed from this research to allow practitioners to predict the depths that can be improved for the two major applications of Rolling Dynamic Compaction: improving ground in situ and compacting soil in thick layers. The research conducted enables rolling dynamic compaction to be used and applied with greater confidence and reduce instances where the predicted ground improvement does not occur.

Expansive Soils

Expansive (reactive) soils swell with the addition of moisture, and shrink with the removal of moisture. Expansive soils are a worldwide phenomenon, but Adelaide's soils are highly reactive and the climatic conditions give rise to significant seasonal variability. Research has been undertaken (comprising in situ and laboratory testing) to understand the expansive properties of Adelaide's unsaturated clay soils as changes in soil moisture content and suction can significantly affect the geotechnical behaviour and properties of Adelaide clays and how they affect structures such as retaining walls. Research is also being conducted to quantify the effects of salinity on clay soils, as there is evidence of that natural and human-induced processes are increasing porewater salinity. The effect of porewater salinity on the volume and shear strength of Adelaide clays is being studied.

Lunar Geotechnics

NASA’s third Artemis mission will see humans return to the Moon for the first time in five decades, this time for long-term habitation. For successful long-term habitation on the Moon, resilient infrastructure built on lunar soil, known as regolith, will be required. Therefore, it will be essential that the geotechnical characteristics of lunar regolith are quantified and improved, where required, using surface compaction techniques. Research is being conducted using lunar regolith simulant involving using unique equipment to quantify the geotechnical properties of lunar soil simulants at different vacuum levels, and at different relative densities. Research is also being undertaken to quantify the density improvement using varying surface compaction techniques. The results from this research will help to inform lunar ground improvement, which will be required for lunar construction of civil works such as roads and launch and landing pads.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2014 - ongoing	Lecturer, full-time	The University of Adelaide
2009 - 2014	Manager, EngTest	The University of Adelaide
2007 - 2020	PhD Candidate (part-time)	The University of Adelaide
2007 - 2009	Senior Geotechnical Engineer (part-time)	URS Australia
2004 - 2007	Senior Geotechnical Engineer	URS Australia
2000 - 2004	Geotechnical / Structural Engineer	Parsons Brinckerhoff (formerly PPK Environment & Infrastructure)

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2019	Award	2019 ECMS Prize for Excellence in Learning and Teaching	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2018	Teaching Award	Student Led Teaching Award	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2007	Scholarship	Divisional Scholarship for post-graduate study	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2007	Scholarship	Supplementary Scholarship for post graduate study	-	-	-
2003	Award	Parsons Brinckerhoff Technical Excellence Award	Parsons Brinckerhoff	Australia	-
2003	Award	Young Geotechnical Professionals Award	Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australia	-
2002	Award	Rotary, Pride of Workmanship Award	Rotary Club of Adelaide Parks	Australia	-
2002	Award	Parsons Brinckerhoff Outstanding Team Award	Parsons Brinckerhoff	Australia	-
2002	Award	Parsons Brinckerhoff Superior Service Award	Parsons Brinckerhoff	Australia	-
1999	Award	Young Geotechnical Engineers Prize for South Australia	Australian Geomechanics Society, SA/NT Chapter	Australia	-

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2007 - 2020	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
1996 - 1999	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 1st Class Honours

Research Interests

Civil Geotechnical Engineering

Journals

Year	Citation
2023	Chen, Y., Jaksa, M. B., Scott, B. T., & Kuo, Y. L. (2023). Numerical investigation of the performance of the 3-sided impact roller. Computers and Geotechnics, 157, 13 pages. DOI Scopus6
2023	Chen, Y., Jaksa, M. B., Scott, B. T., & Kuo, Y. L. (2023). A NUMERICAL PARAMETRIC STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 4-SIDED IMPACT ROLLER. Australian Geomechanics Journal, 58(2), 48-59. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022	Desa, S., & Scott, B. (2022). The use of fractal theory and soil index properties to infer the soil water retention curve for low and high plasticity clays. Australian Geomechanics Journal, 57(1), 59-68. Scopus1
2021	Chen, Y., Jaksa, M. B., Kuo, Y. L., & Scott, B. T. (2021). Discrete element modelling of the 4-sided impact roller. Computers and Geotechnics, 137, 1-18. DOI Scopus10 WoS4
2021	Scott, B. T., Jaksa, M., & Mitchell, P. W. (2021). Depth of influence of rolling dynamic compaction. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Ground Improvement, 174(2), 85-94. DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2020	Scott, B. T., Jaksa, M. B., & Mitchell, P. W. (2020). Influence of towing speed on effectiveness of rolling dynamic compaction. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 12(1), 126-134. DOI Scopus17 WoS11
2019	Scott, B. T., Jaksa, M., & Mitchell, P. (2019). Ground response to rolling dynamic compaction. Géotechnique Letters, 9(2), 99-105. DOI Scopus16 WoS8
2018	Desa, S., & Scott, B. (2018). Inferring soil water characteristics for Adelaide clay using fractal theory. Australian Geomechanics, 53(1), 127-135. Scopus2 WoS2
2007	Scott, B. T., & Mitchell, P. W. (2007). Founding piles on the Hallett Cove Sandstone in Adelaide: a case study. Australian Geomechanics Journal, 42(2), 45-50.
2004	Scott, B. T., & Mitchell, P. W. (2004). Witton Bluff stabilisation. Australian Geomechanics Journal, 39(1), 1-7. Scopus1

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2015	Scott, B., & Jaksa, M. (2015). A field-based study of the effectiveness of rolling dynamic compaction. In B. Indraratna, J. Chu, & C. Rujikiakamjorn (Eds.), Ground Improvement Case Histories: Compaction, Grouting and Geosynthetics (1 ed., pp. 429-452). Kidlington, Oxford: Elsevier. DOI Scopus6

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2026	Slumba, K., Scott, B., & Jaksa, M. (2026). IAC 2025 Abstract: Dynamic cone penetration as a seismic source in lunar highlands regolith simulant.. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. Sydney, Australia.
2025	Avalle, D., Look, B., & Scott, B. (2025). The Carbon Footprint of Vibratory and Impact Rolling: A Sustainable Option for Bulk Earthworks on Infrastructure Projects. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 402 LNCE (pp. 81-89). Sydney, Australia: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. DOI
2024	Agarwal, A. K., Jaksa, M. B., Scott, B. T., & Kuo, Y. L. (2024). Compaction Testing on Lunar Highland Simulant Using a Vibrating Drum Roller. In Earth and Space 2024: Engineering for Extreme Environments - Proceedings of the 19th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (pp. 763-773). Miami Florida: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). DOI
2023	Scott, B., & Jaksa, M. (2023). The 4-sided impact roller - guidance for practitioners. In Proceedings of the 14th Australia - New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics. Cairns, QLD.
2020	Avalle, D., Scott, B., & Miedecke, J. (2020). Rolling dynamic compaction for haul road construction and maintenance - an update. In N. Aziz, & B. Kininmonth (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2020 Coal Operators Conference (pp. 198-206). Wollongong, Australia: University of Wollongong Printery.
2019	Jaksa, M., Airey, D., Scott, B., Kuo, Y. L., Ranasinghe, R., Bradley, A., . . . Chen, Y. (2019). Quantifying the effect of rolling dynamic compaction. In Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (pp. 19.1-1-19.1-20). Ottawa, Canada: International ASET Inc. DOI
2019	Avalle, D., Scott, B., & Bouazza, A. (2019). Comparing the relative merits of dynamic compaction, rapid impact compaction and impact rolling. In H. Acosta-Martínez, & B. Lehane (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (pp. 815-819). Perth, Australia: Australian Geomechanics Society.
2018	Kuo, Y. K., Scott, B. T., Jaksa, M. B., Tidswell, J. B., Treloar, G. D., Treacy, T. J., & Richards, P. (2018). Numerical modelling of piled retaining wall in unsaturated Adelaide clays. In C. W. W. NG, A. K. Leung, C. F. Abraham, & C. Zhou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT2018) Vol. 2 (pp. 911-916). London: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
2018	Scott, B. T., Desa, S. A., Kuo, Y. L., Farries, K., Jaksa, M. B., Woodburn, J. A., & Herraman, R. A. (2018). The use of moisture probes to infer changes in suction due to controlled inundation behind a full scale trial retaining wall. In C. W. W. NG, A. K. Leung, C. F. Abraham, & C. Zhou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT2018) Vol. 2 (pp. 799-804). London: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
2017	Chung, O. Y., Scott, B. T., Jaksa, M. B., Kuo, Y. L., & Airey, D. (2017). Physical modeling of rolling dynamic compaction. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 2017-September (pp. 905-908). Seoul, Korea: Korean Geotechnical Society. Scopus9
2016	Scott, B., Jaksa, M., & Syamsuddin, E. (2016). Verification of an impact rolling compaction trial using various in situ testing methods. In B. Lehane, H. Acosta-Martinez, & R. Kelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation: Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation 5 Vol. 1 (pp. 735-740). Sydney, Australia: Australian Geomechanics Society. Scopus17
2014	Jaksa, M., & Scott, B. (2014). Evaluating rolling dynamic compaction of fill using CPT. In P. Robertson, & K. Cabal (Eds.), Proceedings 3rd International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (pp. 941-948). Las Vegas, USA: Omnipress.
2013	Kuo, Y., Jaksa, M., Scott, B., Bradley, A., Power, C., Crisp, A., & Jiang, J. (2013). Assessing the effectiveness of rolling dynamic compaction. In 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Challenges and Innovations in Geotechnics, ICSMGE 2013 Vol. 2 (pp. 1309-1312). Paris, France. Scopus13
2012	Jaksa, M. B., Scott, B. T., Mentha, N. L., Symons, A. T., Pointon, S. M., Wrightson, P. T., & Syamsuddin, E. (2012). Quantifying the zone of influence of the impact roller. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Research, Advances and Execution Aspects of Ground Improvement Works Vol. 2 (pp. 41-52). Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Building Research Institute.
2012	Scott, B., Jaksa, M., & Kuo, Y. (2012). Use of proctor compaction testing for deep fill construction using impact rollers. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Ground Improvement & Ground Control (pp. 1107-1112). CD: Research Publishing. DOI
2012	Scott, B., & Jaksa, M. (2012). Mining applications and case studies of rolling dynamic compaction. In Proceedings of the 11th Australia - New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (pp. 961-966). Australia: Australian Geomechanics Society.
2009	Avalle, D., Scott, B., & Jaksa, M. (2009). Ground energy and impact of rolling dynamic compaction - results from research test site. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 3 (pp. 1-4). Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus22
2009	Suto, K., & Scott, B. T. (2009). 3D treatment of MASW data for monitoring ground improvement at an uncontrolled fill site. In Proceedings - 20th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1-5). Adelaide, South Australia: Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
2008	Scott, B., & Jaksa, M. (2008). Quantifying the influence of rolling dynamic compaction. In Proceedings of the 8th Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference (pp. 199-204). Australia: Australian Geomechanics Society. DOI
2007	Scott, B. T., & Suto, K. (2007). Case study of ground improvement at an industrial estate containing uncontrolled fill. In Common Ground : Proceedings of the 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics Vol. 2 (pp. 150-155). Brisbane, Queensland: Carillon Conference Management.
2006	Scott, B. T., & Mitchell, P. W. (2006). Stabilisation of the cliff face at Witton Bluff. In Proceedings - 7th Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference (pp. 187-192). Adelaide, S.A..
2004	Mitchell, P. W., & Scott, B. T. (2004). Earthworks used to develop a soft soil site into a heavy container facility. In Proceedings of the Australian Geomechanics Society Earthworks Seminar (pp. 1-5). Adelaide: Australian Geomechanics Society.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2022	Various. (2022). Proceedings of 7th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference. Poster session presented at the meeting of 7th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7iYGEC 2022). Sydney: Australian Geomechanics Society.
2013	Baynes, F., Fraser, R. F., Scott, B. T., & Meyers, A. G. (2013). Soil and Rock Logging Course. Poster session presented at the meeting of Unknown Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
2013	Baynes, F., Fraser, R. F., Scott, B. T., & Meyers, A. G. (2013). Soil and Rock Logging Course. Poster session presented at the meeting of Unknown Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
2006	Various. (2006). Proceedings of the 7th Australia - New Zealand Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference. Poster session presented at the meeting of 7th Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference. Adelaide.

Theses

Year Citation

2020 Scott, B. T. (2020). The Impact of Rolling Dynamic Compaction. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide).

Year	Citation
2020	Scott, B. T. (2020). The Impact of Rolling Dynamic Compaction. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide).

Infrastructure and Equipment Funding Schemes

Date	Project/No.	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount
2014	Researchers in Business Grant	Brendan Scott, Mark Jaksa	Australian Government	$50 k

Consultancies

Date	I have worked on sites at the following locations undertaking testing and helping to solve compaction issues in a technical review role:
2017-18	Townsville, QLD
2015	Townsville, QLD.
2014	Pelican Point, SA; Pine Creek, NT; Darwin, NT; Dysart, QLD.
2013	Thebarton, SA; Botany, NSW.
2012	Onslow, WA; Adelaide, SA.
2011	Whyalla, SA; Kununurra, WA; Moranbah, QLD.

Various	I have also provided desktop technical review of compaction projects in Australia, France, Holland, Kuwait and New Zealand

Lecturing

Year	Course Title	Institution	Course Level / Code	URL
2024	Unsaturated Soils	The University of Adelaide	Level 4 Undergraduate CIVILENG 4007 and Masters by Coursework CIVILENG 7407	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/111409/1/sem-1/2024/
2022 to 2024	Construction Estimation and Quantity Surveying (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 1 Undergraduate CONMGNT 1001	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/110650/1/sem-2/2024/
2024	Intro to Geo-Engineering	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate CIVILENG 2004	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/111435/1/sem-1/2024/
2024	Transportation Engineering and Survey (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate CIVILENG 2005	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/111536/1/sem-2/2024/
2023 to 2024	Transport and Traffic Management (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate CONMGNT 2001	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/110799/1/sem-2/2024/
2022 to 2023	Unsaturated Soils (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 4 Undergraduate CEME 4007 and Masters by Coursework CEME 7407	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/109947/1/sem-1/2022/
2021 to 2023	Transportation Engineering and Survey (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate CEME 2005	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/109869/1/sem-2/2021/
2021 to 2023	Intro to Geo-Engineering (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate CEME 2004	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/109955/1/sem-1/2021/
2019	Engineering Mechanics - Statics	The University of Adelaide	Level 1 Undergraduate CEME 1004 and CEME 1004UAC	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/109875/1/sem-1/2019/
2019	Introduction to Engineering	The University of Adelaide	Level 1 Undergraduate ENG 1001 and ENG 1001UAC	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/109596/1/sem-2/2019/
2012 to 2016, 2018, 2019	Geotechnical Engineering Design III	The University of Adelaide	Level 3 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 3012 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/003127/1/sem-2/2019/
2016 to 2019	Construction, Management & Surveying	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 2067	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/104396/1/sem-2/2019/
2017 to 2018	Engineering Mechanics - Statics	The University of Adelaide	Level 1 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 1010 and C&ENVENG 1010UAC	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/103963/1/sem-1/2018/
2015 to 2016	Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 1 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 1009 and C&ENVENG 1009BR	http://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/103964/1/sem-2/2016/
2013 to 2015, 2021	Advanced Civil Geotechnical Engineering	The University of Adelaide	Level 4 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 4112 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7112	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/106932/1/sem-1/2015/
2010	Geotechnical Engineering IIA (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 2069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/104398/1/sem-2/2015/
2010 to 2012	Civil and Environmental Engineering 1A (part)	The University of Adelaide	Level 1 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 1009 and C&ENVENG 1009BR	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/103964/1/sem-2/2015/
2009 to 2010	Geotechnical Engineering Design III	The University of Adelaide	Level 3 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 3012 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/003127/1/sem-2/2015/

Tutoring

Year	Course Title	Institution	Course Level / Code	URL
2012 to 2016, 2018, 2019	Geotechnical Engineering Design III - Design Project Tutor	The University of Adelaide	Level 3 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 3012 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/003127/1/sem-2/2019/
2008 to 2010	Geotechnical Engineering Design III - Design Project Tutor	The University of Adelaide	Level 3 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 3012 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/003127/1/sem-2/2015/
2008	Geotechnical Engineering IIA - Tutor	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 2069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/104398/1/sem-2/2015/
2006 to 2007	Building Structures and Geomechancis 2 - External Tutor (Geomechanics)	University of South Australia	Post graduate CIVE 5031	http://programs.unisa.edu.au/public/pcms/course.aspx?pageid=005470
2006 to 2007	Building Structures 6 - External Tutor (Substructures)	University of South Australia	Post graduate BUIL 5009	http://programs.unisa.edu.au/public/pcms/course.aspx?pageid=002602

Demonstrating

Year	Course Title	Institution	Course Level / Code	URL
2010	Expansive Soils and Footing Design - Practical Demonstrator	The University of Adelaide	Level 4 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 4081 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7035	-
2008	Expansive Soils and Footing Design - Practical Demonstrator	The University of Adelaide	Level 4 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 4081 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7035	-
2007 to 2008	Geotechnical Engineering Design III - Practical Demonstrator	The University of Adelaide	Level 3 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 3012 and Masters by Coursework C&ENVENG 7069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/003127/1/sem-2/2015/
2007 to 2008	Geotechnical Engineering IIA - Practical Demonstrator	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 2069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/104398/1/sem-2/2015/
2007 to 2008	Construction, Management and Surveying - Practical Demonstrator	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 2067	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/104396/1/sem-2/2015/
1999	Geotechnical Engineering IIA - Practical Demonstrator	The University of Adelaide	Level 2 Undergraduate C&ENVENG 2069	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/104398/1/sem-2/2015/

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2023	Principal Supervisor	Surveying the geotechnical properties of the lunar surface and subsurface using penetrometers and seismic methods.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Karlis Slumba
2022	Principal Supervisor	Site Preparation and Ground Improvement on the Moon	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Akshay Kumar Agarwal
2020	Principal Supervisor	Experimental investigation and constitutive modelling of reactive soils subject to osmotic (or solute) and matric suction alterations	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Richard Anton Herraman

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2021 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Rolling Dynamic Compaction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Yue Chen

Other Supervision Activities

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024 - 2025	Principal Supervisor	Exploring lunar regolith: Quantifying geotechnical properties for future Moon missions	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Parth Deodhar, Owen Ong Zi Xyan
2024 - 2025	Principal Supervisor	Exploring lunar regolith: Quantifying geotechnical properties for future Moon missions	The University of Adelaide	Master of Engineering	Master	Full Time	Mingze Guo, Yiqi Hao
2024 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Lunar ground improvement using a vibrating drum roller	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Daniela Jaud, Nicolette Miller, Tasha Spratling, Lane Whittaker
2024 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	The effect of vacuum on the geotechnical behaviour of lunar simulant	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Dylan Croft, Alex Duffy, Ruben Carreno, Harrison Reid
2023 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Design suction profiles for Adelaide	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Dominic Aquilina, Peri Christopoulos, Thomas Kelly, Laurence Quarisa
2023 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Lunar ground improvement	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Mazen Aintarazy, Salvador Bartkowski, Michael Cerbo, Reon Evaristo
2023 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Self-burying lunar habitats	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Audrey Christiansen, Holly Randell, Aditi Rao, Karen Zhao
2022 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Rolling dynamic compaction of lunar regolith simulant	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Karan Pattabiraman, Wing Kit Chan, Sergey Zhukovskiy
2022 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	How does porewater salinity affect the engineering properties of Hindmarsh Clay?	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Angelo Maio, Arshya Moghaddas, Genevieve Virgara, Michael Barozzi
2021 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	The influence of expansive soils on burst water mains	The University of Adelaide	Master of Engineering	Master	Full Time	Xi Chen, Mingyi Ji, Xu Wu
2020 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	How does solute suction affect shear strength and volume change of Hindmarsh Clay?	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Daniel Pham, Thomas Valente, Jethro Flores, Ahmad Hakimi
2020 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Comparing 1:13 scale 8 and 12 tonne impact rollers on a medium to high plasticity clay	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Georgia Groves, Vanessa Lamarre, Finn McGown, Jesse Nichols
2020 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Assessing ground deformation in Adelaide using satellite-based monitoring	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Jiaqi Hu, Takashi Huang, Harsh Patel, Eddie Prom
2019 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Revetment wall in unsaturated soils	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Shahira Hairudin, Xinyu Liu, Zhan Liu, Wendy Mwiti
2019 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Piled retaining walls in unsaturated soils	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Thomas Allwright, Matthew Elliot, William Grounds, Chris Newman
2018 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Investigating unsaturated behaviour of Adelaide's Hindmarsh clay	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Nicholas Hayes, Harrison Lewis, Toby Sorokin, Lucas van Woensel
2018 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Virtual reality in geotechnical engineering education	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Brady Coutts, Harrison Grigg, Patrick Royle, William Robinson
2018 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Quantifying soil water characteristics and unsaturated permeability due to changes in void ratio	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Courtney Barnett, Samuel Morton, Gemma Rossi, Vanja Todorovic
2017 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Inferring soil water characteristics for Adelaide clay	The University of Adelaide	Summer Scholarship	Other	Full Time	Sachit Desa
2017 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Quantifying the effects of solute suction on shear strength	The University of Adelaide	BE Civil	Honours	Full Time	Yuxiang Liu, Ann Quach, Davor Arar, Tomislav Arar
2017 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Determining unsaturated soil properties for Adelaide clay	The University of Adelaide	BE Civil	Honours	Full Time	Quangvinh Dang, Hanxuan Li, Meng-Hsin Wang, Yidan Zhao
2017 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Comparing the results from both full-size and scale-model impact rollers	The University of Adelaide	Summer Scholarship	Other	Full Time	Tom Muecke
2016 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	The influence of solute suction on the shear strength of unsaturated clayey soils	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Jercee Callado, David Ewers, Corey Kirkham, Ashkan Moghaddas
2016 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	The effects of soil suction on the swelling properties of unsaturated Hindmarsh clay	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Nicholas Bartetzko, Tom Blake, Ryan Fitzgerald, Liam Holland
2016 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Field comparisons between impact and conventional circular drum rollers	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Benjamin Chau, Zixi Deng, Chi To Lai, Yuhao Yan
2015 - 2016	Principal Supervisor	Investigating the effectiveness of one of the impact roller's key physical characteristics; the mass of the roller	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Thomas Muecke, Keegan Steele, Samuel Brown, Dan Nguyen
2015 - 2016	Principal Supervisor	The seismic dilatometer compared with other in situ testing methods	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Andrew Brummitt, Philip Cutting, Brendan Hiscock, Alan Stoate
2015 - 2016	Principal Supervisor	Retaining structures in unsaturated soils	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Casey Janssen, Joanthon Tozer, Joshua Troup, Gabriella Zaccari
2015 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	A field based comparison of 3- and 4-sided impact rollers	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Stefan Chenoweth, Jordan Colbert, Julianne Saw, Ross Vince
2015 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Development and analysis of a 4-sided scale model impact roller	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Mark Haywood, Gerard Peters, Samuel O'Dea, Thomas Schwarz
2015 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Investigation of the properties of unsaturated clays and their application to retaining wall design	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Justin Bonney, Sachit Desa, Henry Jensen, Caillin Millar
2014 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Research, development and characterisation of the hydraulic performance of the Ecosol Cartridge Filter	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Lachlan Hammond, Madeline Walkington, Bradley Winn, Jason Winter
2014 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Quantifying the effectiveness of the 4-sided impact roller with operating speed	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Gianfranco Canala, Christopher Gauro, Jackson March, Richard Strapps
2014 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Determining swelling pressure and shear strength relationships for the South Road corridor in Adelaide	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Allan McManus, Peter Button, Jake Elphick, Phuong Nguyen
2012 - 2012	Principal Supervisor	Effectiveness of the impact roller	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Dapeng Liu, Christopher Smith
2011 - 2011	Principal Supervisor	Effectiveness of the impact roller	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Nicole Mentha, Simon Pointon, Aidan Symons, Penelope Wrightson
2010 - 2010	Principal Supervisor	The influence zone of the impact roller	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Full Time	Thomas Bierbaum, Robert Lane, Jessica Piotto, Thomas Treloar

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2019 - 2022	Member	Technical Program Committee for 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	ISSMGE	Australia
2019 - 2022	Member	Organising Committee for 7th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference	International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	Australia
2014 - 2014	Treasurer	Organising Committee for Ground Improvement Seminar	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2013 - 2013	Treasurer	Treasurer, Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2011 - 2012	Member	Australian Geomechanics Society - National Committee	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2011 - 2012	Member	Organising Committee, 9th Australia and New Zealand Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2011 - 2011	Treasurer	Treasurer, Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2011 - 2011	Secretary	Secretary, Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2010 - 2013	Member	Student and Young Members Presidential Group	International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	-
2010 - 2010	Secretary	Secretary, Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2007 - 2009	Representative	Webmaster, FutureNet South Australia	Consult Australia	Australia
2007 - 2007	Representative	Membership and Publicity Officer, Australian Geomehcanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2006 - 2009	Member	FutureNet South Australia	Consult Australia	Australia
2006 - 2006	Secretary	Secretary, Austalian Geomechancis Society - SA/NT Chapter	Austalian Geomechancis Society	Australia
2006 - 2006	Member	Steering Committee, FutureNet South Australia	Consult Australia	Australia
2005 - 2006	Secretary	Organising Committee, 7th Australia and New Zealand Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2004 - ongoing	Member	Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2004 - 2008	Representative	Young Geoetechnical Representative, Australian Geomechanics Society - SA/NT Chapter	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia

Memberships

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2008 - ongoing	Member	Australian Association for Engineering Education	Australia
2002 - ongoing	Member	Australian Geomechanics Society	Australia
2002 - ongoing	Member	International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	-
1999 - ongoing	Member	Engineers Australia	Australia

Position: Lecturer
Phone: 83132034
Email: brendan.scott@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134359
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering North, floor 1
Org Unit: Civil Engineering