Dr Giang Nguyen
Associate Prof/Reader
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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Research Interests
- Constitutive modelling of engineering materials (soils, rocks, concrete, metals, composites).
- Computational solid mechanics & Micromechanics of failure in engineering materials.
- Theoretical, experimental and computational approaches to bridge behaviour of engineering materials across different scales.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2017 - ongoing Associate Professor The University of Adelaide 2013 - 2016 Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide 2012 - 2013 Research Fellow & Lecturer The University of Sydney 2009 - 2011 University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellow University of Sydney, Sydney 2007 - 2008 Postdoctoral Researcher University of Sydney, Sydney 2005 - 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher University of New Mexico, Albuquerque -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2001 - 2005 University of Oxford United Kingdom DPhil 1996 - 1998 University of Liege Belgium M.Eng 1991 - 1996 Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam B.Eng
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Journals
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Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Yudho Pratomo, F., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Bui, H. H. (2024). Lateral strain-controlled AUSBIT for Brazilian tests: Insights from AE and DIC. In New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering - Proceedings of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2024 (pp. 93-98). Alicante, Spain: CRC Press/Balkema.
DOI2024 Nguyen, G. D., Le, L. A., Bui, H. H., & Karakus, M. (2024). Determining intrinsic properties of geomaterials at meso scale. In New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering - Proceedings of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2024 (pp. 1327-1333). Online: CRC Press/Balkema.
DOI2024 Phan, D. G., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2024). Modelling Pre- and Post-localisation Responses in Partially Saturated Soils. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 395 (pp. 2389-2399). Online: Springer Nature Singapore.
DOI2023 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Quantifying the discrepancies in measuring applied stresses using Tangent Modulus Method (TMM). In Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 45 (pp. 60-65). Hybrid, Adelaide, Australia: Elsevier BV.
DOI2023 Nguyen, N. T., Phan, D. G., Bennett, T., Bui, H. H., Nguyen, G. D., & Karakus, M. (2023). Modelling localised failure in porous reservoir rocks using a continuum model with an embedded localisation band. In Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 45 (pp. 52-59). Adelaide, SA, Aust: Elsevier BV.
DOI Scopus32023 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Evaluation of non-destructive stress measurement methods for investigating stress memory in rocks. In Proceedings of the57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia, USA: ARMA.
DOI2023 Phan, D. G., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2023). Prediction of the Onset and Orientation of Shear Bands in Partially Saturated Soils Using a Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Model. In Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering (pp. 41-50). Online: Springer Nature Switzerland.
DOI Scopus12023 Yang, W., Huang, Z., Verma, R., Nguyen, G. D., Tung, T. T., & Karakus, M. (2023). Effect of layer orientation on behaviour of 3D-printed rock specimens in indirect tensile testing. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012084). Online: IOP Publishing.
DOI Scopus12023 Doan, L. T. A., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., Smith, S., Chester, C., & Hawker, R. (2023). Estimating the Hydraulic Conductivity of jointed rock mass using Genetic Programming. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012001). Online: IOP Publishing.
DOI Scopus32022 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Taheri, A. (2022). EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND CONFINING PRESSURE ON ENERGY EVOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ROCK BURST MECHANISM IN BRITTLE ROCKS. In Proceedings of the 27th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, IMCET 2022 (pp. 298-304). Online: Baski. 2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2022). Application of the Full-Field Strain Measurement to Study the Kaiser Effect in Granite Under Indirect Tensile Loading. In All Days. Online: ARMA.
DOI Scopus32021 Nguyen, N. T., Phan, D. G., Bennett, T., Bui, H. H., & Nguyen, G. D. (2021). Localisation Analysis of Porous Reservoir Rocks under Triaxial Conditions Using A Breakage Mechanics Model. In 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2021, ACAM 2021 (pp. 237-245). Virtual, Online: Engineers Australia.
Scopus12021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2021). Control Concrete Disc Cracking under Diametric Compression using AUSBIT - Adelaide University SnapBack Indirect Tensile test. In 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2021, ACAM 2021 (pp. 261-267). Virtual, Online: Engineers Australia. 2021 Tran, K. M., Bui, H. H., & Nguyen, G. D. (2021). Numerical Simulation of Soil Desiccation Cracking Process. In 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2021, ACAM 2021 (pp. 543-548). Virtual, Online: Engineers Australia. 2021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2021). AUSBIT: A novel approach to capturing snapback in indirect tensile testing. In 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2021 Vol. 2.
Scopus42021 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2021). Understanding the Kaiser effect in concrete using deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE). In ACAM10: 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (pp. 13 pages). Australia: Engineers Australia.
Scopus22021 Yang, E., Bui, H. H., Nguyen, G. D., Bouazza, A., & De Sterck, H. (2021). High-Resolution Modelling of Axisymmetric Granular Column Collapse Using Parallelized SPH. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 126 (pp. 515-523). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
DOI2021 Phan, G., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2021). A Thermodynamics-Based Formulation for Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 125 (pp. 531-538). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
DOI2021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Karakus, M. (2021). Effect of Specimen Size on Localization using Digital Image Correlation. In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 397-405). Singapore: Springer.
DOI Scopus22020 Tran, H. T., Nguyen, N. H. T., Nguyen, G. D., & Bui, H. H. (2020). Meshfree SPH modelling of shrinkage induced cracking in clayey soils. In C. Ha-Minh, D. Van Dao, F. Benboudjema, S. Derrible, D. V. K. Huynh, & A. M. Tang (Eds.), CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures Vol. 54 (pp. 889-894). Singapore: Springer Nature.
DOI Scopus62020 Bui, H. H., & Nguyen, G. D. (2020). Numerical predictions of post-flow behaviour of granular materials using an improved SPH model. In C. Ha-Ming, D. Van Dao, F. Benboudjema, S. Derrible, D. V. K. Huynh, & A. M. Tang (Eds.), CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures Vol. 54 (pp. 895-900). Singapore: Springer Nature.
DOI Scopus122020 Le, L. A., Nguyen, G. D., & Bui, H. H. (2020). Predicting onset and orientation of localisation bands using a cohesive-frictional model. In C. Ha-Minh, V. D. Dong, F. Benboudjema, S. Derrible, D. V. K. Huynh, & A. M. Tang (Eds.), CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures Vol. 54 (pp. 311-316). Singapore: Springer Nature.
DOI Scopus12020 Le, L. A., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., Sheikh, A. H., & Kotousov, A. (2020). Localisation and lode-angle dependence of geomaterial behaviour. In C. M. Wang, J. C. M. Ho, & S. Kitipornchai (Eds.), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials Vol. 37 (pp. 581-590). Singapore: Springer.
DOI2019 Akdag, S., Bruning, T., Karakus, M., & Nguyen, G. (2019). How can accumulated damage lead to a violent rock failure? An innovative experimental study for rockburst. In Proceedings of the 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. 1-6). New York City, New York, USA: American Rock Mechanics Association. 2019 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Goodchild, D. (2019). A systematic approach to correlate experimental stress and damage measures for hard rock. In Proceedings of the 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. 1-7). New York City, New York, USA: American Rock Mechanics Association. 2019 Verma, R. K., Fallah Pour, A., Dawidowski, P., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2019). Analysing localisation behaviour of Hawkesbury sandstone using Digital Image Correlation technique. In 13th International Conference on the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (ICM13) (pp. 18-8). online: ICM. 2018 Nguyen, G., & Bui, H. (2018). The roles and effects of friction in cohesive zone modelling: A thermodynamics-based formulation. In H. -H. Tran-Nguyen, H. Wong, F. Ragueneau, & C. Ha-Minh (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Congrès International de Géotechnique - Ouvrages -Structures CIGOS 2017 Vol. 8 (pp. 288-296). Singapore: Springer.
DOI Scopus32018 Mai, B., Nguyen, G., Pham, C., & Hancock, G. (2018). Failure analysis of a cold-rolled steel tensile specimen using a damage-plasticity model. In H. -H. Tran-Nguyen, H. Wong, F. Ragueneau, & C. Ha-Minh (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Congres International de Geotechnique - Ouvrages -Structures Vol. 8 (pp. 131-141). Singapore: Springer.
DOI Scopus12018 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Taheri, A., Nguyen, G., & He, M. (2018). Effect of thermal damage on strain burst mechanism of brittle rock using acoustic emission. In V. Litvinenko (Ed.), EUROCK 2018: Geomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses. Proceedings of the 2018 European Rock Mechanics Symposium: vol. 1 Vol. 1 (pp. 581-585). London: Springer. 2017 Nguyen, N., Bui, H., Kodikara, J., Arooran, S., Nguyen, G., & Jitsangiam, P. (2017). Discrete element modelling of fracture in quasi-brittle materials. In Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016 (pp. 329-336). Netherlands: Taylor & Francis Group.
Scopus22017 Arjomand, E., Bennett, T., & Nguyen, G. (2017). Study of class g well cement behavior under triaxial compression and flexure tests. In Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016 (pp. 933-938). UK: Taylor & Francis.
Scopus12017 Phan, D., Nguyen, G., & Bui, H. (2017). A constitutive model for size dependent behaviour of soils. In Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016 (pp. 827-834). Netherlands: Taylor & Francis Group. 2017 Wang, Y., Bui, H., Nguyen, G., & Ranjith, P. (2017). A mesh-free continuum based computational approach to modelling rock fracture. In M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, J. Pereira, & S. Ghabezloo (Eds.), Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics (pp. 2041-2048). Online: American Society of Civil Engineers.
DOI Scopus7 WoS52017 Tran, H., Bui, H., Nguyen, G., Kodikara, J., & Sanchez, M. (2017). A continuum based approach to modelling tensile cracks in soils. In M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, J. Pereira, & S. Ghabezloo (Eds.), Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics (pp. 337-344). Online: American Society of Civil Engineers.
DOI Scopus6 WoS42017 Nguyen, T., Bui, H., Ngo, T., & Nguyen, G. (2017). Discrete element modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a highly porous foamed concrete. In M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, J. Pereira, & S. Ghabezloo (Eds.), Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics (pp. 1380-1387). Online: American Society of Civil Engineers.
DOI Scopus3 WoS32017 Nguyen, N., Bui, H., Nguyen, G., Arooran, S., & Kodikara, J. (2017). Numerical study of particle size distribution effect on the failure of asphalt mixtures using discrete element method. In M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, J. Pereira, & S. Ghabezloo (Eds.), Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics (pp. 1371-1379). Online: American Society of Civil Engineers.
DOI Scopus3 WoS22017 Zhao, S., Bui, H., Lemiale, V., & Nguyen, G. (2017). SPH Simulation of Strain Localisation in Geomaterials Using a Visco-Plastic Constitutive Model. In M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, J. Pereira, & S. Ghabezloo (Eds.), Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics (pp. 1876-1883). Paris, FRANCE: AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS.
DOI Scopus7 WoS42017 Zhao, S., Bui, H., Lemiale, V., & Nguyen, G. (2017). Numerical modelling of shear band localisation in biaxial test with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method. In 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2017 Vol. 2017-November (pp. 1-6). Online: National Committee on Applied Mechanics.
Scopus12017 Mai, B., Nguyen, G., Pham, C., & Hancock, G. (2017). Determination of essential work of fracture of high strength G450 steel using digital image correlation. In 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2017 Vol. 2017-November (pp. 1-8). Online: National Committee on Applied Mechanics.
Scopus12017 Mukherjee, M., Nguyen, G., Mir, A., Bui, H., Shen, L., El-Zein, A., & Maggi, F. (2017). A single yield surface damage plasticity model incorporating pressure and strain rate dependency. In 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2017 Vol. 2017-November (pp. 1-8). Online: National Committee on Applied Mechanics. 2017 Wang, Y., Bui, H., Nguyen, G., & Gamage, R. (2017). Numerical simulation of size effect on rock fracture using SPH and a size-dependent constitutive model. In 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2017 Vol. 2017-November (pp. 1-7). Online: National Committee on Applied Mechanics.
Scopus32016 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Goodchild, D. (2016). Development of a unified yield-failure criterion for the modelling of hard rocks. In International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources. Melbourne. 2016 Nguyen, C., Nguyen, G., Bui, H., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2016). The smoothed particle hydrodynamics in modelling rock fracture and caving. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016) (pp. 55-62). Melbourne, Australia: IC3G Conference. 2015 Tengattini, A., Andò, E., Nguyen, G., Viggiani, G., & Einav, I. (2015). Double-scale assessment of micro-mechanics based constitutive models for granular materials undergoing mechanical degradation. In K. -T. Chau, & J. Zhao (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials Vol. none (pp. 175-180). Switzerland: Springer.
DOI Scopus32015 Nguyen, C., Bui, H., Nguyen, G., & Nguyen, V. (2015). A conceptual approach to modelling rock fracture using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics and cohesive cracks. In ISRM Regional Symposium, EUROCK 2015 (pp. 913-918). Online: International Society for Rock Mechanics.
Scopus12015 Vu, V. D., Sheikh, A. H., & Nguyen, G. (2015). A micromechanics based constitutive model for progressive failure of unidirectional composites. In ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials Vol. 2015-July (pp. 1-12). Online: International Committee on Composite Materials. 2014 Nguyen, G. D., El-Zein, A., & Bennett, T. (2014). A Conceptual Approach to Two-Scale Constitutive Modelling For Hydro-Mechanical Coupling. In 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics e-book (pp. 870-877). Melbourne: Engineers Australia. 2014 Nguyen, G., Nguyen, C., & Nguyen, V. (2014). Modelling localisation and spatial scaling of constitutive behaviour: a kinematically enriched continuum approach. In Proceedings of the Asian Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength (pp. 5 pages). Online: Woodhead. 2014 Nguyen, G. (2014). An enriched constitutive model for fracture propagation analysis using the material point method. In G. Steven, Q. Li, & Z. Zhang (Eds.), Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 553 (pp. 731-736). Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications.
DOI Scopus72014 Nguyen, G., & Gan, Y. (2014). A multiphase constitutive modeling framework for unsaturated soil behavior. In Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT 2014 Vol. 1 (pp. 335-341). Sydney, Australia: Taylor and Francis - Balkema.
Scopus12011 Das, A., Nguyen, G. D., & Einav, I. (2011). A theoritical approach to the study of compaction bands in porous rocks. In Computational Plasticity XI - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS XI (pp. 1178-1189). 2011 Zhang, C., Einav, I., & Nguyen, G. D. (2011). A study of grain crushing around penetrating piles using a micromechanics-based continuum model. In Computational Geomechanics, COMGEO II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (pp. 714-720).
Scopus12009 Belnoue, J., Nguyen, G., & Korsunsky, A. (2009). Crack path predictions in Ni-based superalloy plates using coupled nonlocal damage-plasticity. In Proceedings of Crack Paths (CP 2009) Vicenza, Italy 2009 (pp. 1009-1016). Online: Gruppo Italiano Frattura. 2009 Belnoue, J., Nguyen, G., & Korsunsky, A. (2009). Consistent tangent stiffness for local-nonlocal damage modelling of metals. In A. Korsunsky, D. Dini, & G. Sih (Eds.), Procedia Engineering Vol. 1 (pp. 177-180). Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier BV.
DOI Scopus102007 Nguyen, G. D., & Korsunsky, A. M. (2007). A nonlocal coupled damage-plasticity model for concrete. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures Vol. 1 (pp. 351-359). 2007 Belnoue, J., Armitage, P., Nguyen, G., & Korsunsky, A. (2007). Parameter calibration in non-local damage-plasticity modelling of ductile materials. In Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS IX (pp. 533-536).
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Patents
Year Citation 2019 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., Golding, S., & Taheri, A. (2019). 2019101006, Snap-Back Indirect Tensile Test. Australia.
Competitive grants
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2024-2026: Giang D Nguyen, Murat Karakus, A multi-scale theory for solid-granular transition due to fragmentation, ARC Discovery Project DP240101206, $493K.
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2024-2026: Ha H Bui & Giang D Nguyen, Mud pumping under rail tracks: from Micromechanics to Predictions, ARC Discovery Project DP240102765, $492K.
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2023-2027: Murat Karakus, Giang D Nguyen, Ha H. Bui, Chris Chester, Multi-phase modelling and characterisation of mudrush hazard in cave mining, ARC Linkage Project LP220200792, $752K.
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2021-2024: Murat Karakus, Giang D Nguyen, Javen Shi, Cristiana Ciobanu, Ha H. Bui, Abbas Taheri, Chris Chester, A Machine Learning driven flow modelling of fragmented rocks in cave mining, ARC Linkage Project LP200100038, $516K (in addition to $200K from OZ Minerals).
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2019-2021: Ha H Bui & Giang D Nguyen, Internal soil erosion: from grain-scale insights to large-scale predictions, ARC Discovery Project DP190102779, $325K ($175K Monash, $150K UoA).
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2017-2019: Giang D Nguyen, Ha H Bui, Jose Andrade, Liquefaction of silty soils: micromechanics, modelling and prediction, ARC Discovery Project DP170103793, $277K ($138.5K UoA, $138.5K Monash).
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2017-2019: Andrei Kotooussov, Giang D Nguyen, Arcady Dyskin, Elena Pasternak, Phillip Dight, Dr Jie Pan, Dr Ha Bui, Wenhui Duan, Chun Wang, Pier Marzocca, Martin Veidt, Nangallage Fernando, Vinh Dao, Cara MacNish, Stuart Wildy, Bridging time/size scales in strain measurements with advanced DIC facility, ARC LIEF LE170100079, $267K.
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2015-2017: Murat Karakus, Giang D Nguyen, Abbas Taheri, David Goodchild, A new damage model for rock burst in hard rocks during deep mining, ARC Linkage Project LP150100539, $184K.
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2015-2018: Giang D Nguyen, A kinematically and micromechanically enriched constitutive modelling framework for failure of geomaterials, ARC Future FellowshipFT140100408, $607K.
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2014-2016: Luming Shen, Giang D Nguyen, Abbas El-Zein, Federico Maggi, A multi-scale theory of unsaturated porous media under extreme loading, ARC Discovery ProjectDP140100945, $405K.
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2011-2013: Giang D Nguyen & Pierre Rognon, The micro-mechanics of faulting and fluid flow in porous reservoir rocks, ARC Discovery Project DP110102645, $308K.
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2010-2012: Giang D Nguyen, A computational approach to fracture of quasi-brittle materials across the scales, ARC Discovery Project DP1093485, $280K.
Industry grants
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2022-2024: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, Characterisation of Mud Inrush hazard and fine particle generation within the Carrapateena Sub-Level Cave: Implications for Block Cave Transition, Design, Management and Monitoring, OZ Minerals, $551K.
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2021-2022: Giang D. Nguyen, Fereydoon Nejad, Sparc Operations Pty Ltd, $51K.
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2019-2022: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, Strategic Partnership Agreement, OZ Minerals, $640K.
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2020-2021: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, Scott Smith, Polyurethane based grouting of fractured formation in Carrapateena mine, OZ Minerals, $175K.
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2020-2021: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, Thomas Bruning, Innovative Coal Burst System to Investigate the Influence of Confinement Loss on Coal Burst Mechanism, ACARP Project C29007, $329K.
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2020-2021: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, In-situ stress measurements from cored rocks for coal burst management, ACARP Project C29010, $229K.
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2019-2020: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, Abbas Taheri, Ha H. Bui, Management of coal bursts and pillar burst in deep coal mines, The Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program (ACARP), Project C27020 extension, $123K.
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2018-2019: Murat Karakus, Giang D. Nguyen, Abbas Taheri, Ha H. Bui, Management of coal bursts and pillar burst in deep coal mines, The Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program (ACARP), Project C27020, $257K.
Internal grants
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2024: Giang D. Nguyen, Dat Phan, Alex Ng, Andrei Kotousov, Test stands for teaching Mechanics courses in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide – SET teaching equipment grant, $33K.
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2023: Giang D. Nguyen, Murat Karakus, Alex Ng, Mohammed Ali, Andrei Kotousov, Tung Tran, Dusan Losic, 3D concrete printing: continuous feeding system using PFC Bolero mixer-pump system, University of Adelaide – SET research equipment grant, $17K.
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2023: Giang D. Nguyen, Andrei Kotousov, Alex Ng, Test stands for teaching Mechanics courses in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide – SET teaching equipment grant, $36K.
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2023: Giang D. Nguyen, Alex Ng, Ceramic 3D Printing kit for a small 3D cement mortar printer, University of Adelaide – SET teaching equipment grant, $6.9K.
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2021: Giang D. Nguyen, Tung Tran, Phillip Visintin, Dusan Losic, Murat Karakus, Kevin Farries, John Culton, 3D printed self-sensing cement-based materials: development and characterisation, University of Adelaide ECMS Seed Funding, $10K.
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2016: Mark Jaksa, An Deng, Murat Karakus, Giang Nguyen, Abbas Taheri, Brendan Scott, Paul Grimshaw, Richard Kelso, Andrei Kotousov, Steven Grainger, Tien-Fu Lu, Will Robertson, 2016 Research Equipment and Infrastructure Round, The University of Adelaide, $145K.
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2015: Andrei Kotousov, Benjamin Cazzolato, Zonghan Xie, Erwin Gamboa, Maziar Arjomandi, Hamid Sheikh, Brian Ng, Murat Karakus, Giang D Nguyen, Sarthok Sircar, Anthony Roberts, New Experimental Facility for Temperature, Defect and Stress Managing, 2015 Research Equipment and Infrastructure Round, The University of Adelaide, $50K.
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2014: Giang D Nguyen, Andrei Kotousov, Terry Bennett, Mark Jaksa, Phillip Visintin, Abdul (Hamid) Sheikh, An Deng, Abbas Taheri, Mohamed Ali, Brendan Scott, Erwin Gamboa, Reza Ghomashchi, Zonghan Xie, Establishment of a cross-disciplinary facility for experimental analysis of engineering materials and structures with 3D Digital Image Correlation Technique, University of Adelaide, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, 2014 Research Support Scheme, $59K.
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2013: Giang D Nguyen, Start-up grant, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering - University of Adelaide, $10K.
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2013: Giang D Nguyen, Development of a multi-scale constitutive modelling framework, University of Sydney research support grant, $30K.
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2012: Luming Shen, Rachel Gelet, Irene Guiamatsia & Giang D Nguyen, Experimental and Numerical Study of Unsaturated Soil Response to Impact, Civil Engineering Research Development Scheme (CERDS), The University of Sydney, $26K.
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2012: Irene Guiamatsia, Yixiang Gan, Rachel Gelet & Giang D Nguyen, A Particle-based Virtual Engineering Laboratory, ICT 'Pebbles' Research Funding, University of Sydney, $50K.
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2009: Giang D Nguyen, A nonlocal approach to the modelling of rock fracture, University of Sydney research support grant, $20K.
- Finite Element Theory and Practice, 2022, 2023, 2024, The University of Adelaide, Course Coordinator.
- Introduction to Infrastructure, 2022, 2024, The University of Adelaide, Lecturer.
- Strength of Materials, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, The University of Adelaide, Course Coordinator.
- Structural Engineering Design, 2014, The University of Adelaide, Course Coordinator & Lecturer in charge of steel design lectures.
- Structural Engineering Design, 2013, The University of Adelaide, Lecturer in charge of steel design lectures.
- CIVL 3411 Geotechnical Engineering, 2012, The University of Sydney, Course Coordinator.
- CIVL 3411 Geotechnical Engineering, 2011, The University of Sydney, Assistant Lecturer.
- Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 2001, Open University (HoChiMinh city, Vietnam), Visiting Lecturer.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Principal Supervisor Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Mud Rush occurring during Fragmentation Process in Cave Mining Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Vikas Matapher Prajapati 2024 Principal Supervisor Investigation of the micro-mechanism of gap-graded soils subjected to suffusion using a novel CFD-DEM approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hanfan Liu 2024 Principal Supervisor Fracture of electrically conductive 3D printed concrete Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kaiyuan Zhu 2024 Principal Supervisor Development of Numerical model based on Peridynamics theory to predict cracking / fracturing in brittle and ductile materials under extreme conditions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Muhammad Naveed Akram 2024 Principal Supervisor Theoretical, numerical and experimental investigation of failure of 3D printed cement-based materials (3DPC) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Longsheng Wang 2024 Co-Supervisor Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of FRP Confined Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Columns Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Linda David Koonamplakkal 2023 Principal Supervisor Failure of 3D-printed cement-based materials. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zili Huang 2023 Principal Supervisor Constitutive and numerical modeling of internal erosion in soils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dharani Raj Subramaniam Viswanathan 2022 Co-Supervisor Experimental rock mechanics and rock mass characterisation for block caving mines Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Fauzan Yudho Pratomo 2022 Principal Supervisor Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulations of fracture and fragmentation in cave mining Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thanh Nhan Nguyen -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Experimental Investigation of Strength Improvement of Fractured Rocks by
Polyurethane Resin GroutingMaster of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Luong Tuan Anh Doan 2020 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Analysis of Permeability Evolution due to Compaction Localisation in Porous Reservoir Rocks Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Thanh Nhan Nguyen 2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor In-situ Stress Measurement using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDTs) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zulfiqar Ali 2018 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Development of New Structural Systems Using Novel and Eco-Efficient Construction Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Fallah Pour 2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor A thermodynamic approach to modelling pre- and post-localisation behaviour of partially saturated soils for failure analysis using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gia Dat Phan 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Performance of Fully Grouted Rock Bolts Subjected to Combined Pull and Shear Loads Under Constant Normal Stiffness Condition Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mahdi Saadat 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Experimental investigation of damage evolution during strain burst in brittle rocks for deep mines Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Selahattin Akdag 2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor A Combined Theoretical-Experimental-Numerical Approach to Characterization and Modelling of Rock Fracture and Rock Burst Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Rupesh Kumar Verma 2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor A Mechanism-based Approach to Constitutive Modelling of Quasi-Brittle Geomaterials with and without Fibre Reinforcement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Linh Anh Le 2015 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Effect of 3D Stress States at Crack Front on Deformation, Fracture and Fatigue Phenomena Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zhuang He 2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Damage Process in Hard Rock with Application to Rockburst Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Thomas Daniel Bruning 2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Cement Sheath Integrity Assessments Subject to Pressure and Temperature Variations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Elaheh Arjomand 2014 - 2017 Principal Supervisor A Thermodynamic Approach to Modelling Brittle-Ductile and Localised Failure of Rocks Using Damage Mechanics and Plasticity Theory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Arash Mir 2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor A Kinematically Enhanced Constitutive Model for Progressive Damage Analysis of Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composites Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Van Duc Vu -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor A micro-mechanical study of cemented granular materials The University of Sydney PhD Doctorate Full Time Alessandro Tengattini 2009 - 2013 Principal Supervisor A theoretical study of grain crushing induced compaction localization in porous sandstones The University of Sydney PhD Doctorate Full Time Arghya Das 2008 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Breakage mechanics in large granular flow problems The University of Sydney PhD Doctorate Full Time Chunshun Zhang
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