Terry Bennett

Research Interests

Civil Engineering Civil Geotechnical Engineering Construction Materials Geomechanics Solid Mechanics Structural Engineering Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Dr Terry Bennett

Senior Lecturer

School of Civil Engineering and Construction

College of Engineering and Information Technology

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

Terry has extensive experience in the development and application of advanced numerical modelling tools for the analysis of the performance of materials and structures. Terry studied the modelling of soil-structure interaction for his PhD, with particular emphasis on how to avoid spurious reflections encountered on the boundary of numerical models which can render the results of analyses as meaningless.Following his studies Terry joined TNO Bouw in the Netherlands where he worked on the development and maintenance of the general purpose finite element code DIANA. He then worked a postdoctoral researcher at Delft University of Technology in the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.Terry worked in industry for a multi-national consultancy firm as a numerical modelling specialist. With a diverse workload ranging from the dynamic response of foundation system using ABAQUS to the analysis and design of an irrigation system using EPANET linked to ARCGiS.He returned to academia as a postdoctoral researcher at Cardiff University in the School of Engineering. Terry worked on advanced constitutive models for cementitous composite materials, with consideration for aggregate interlocking in shear and experiemental tests for validating of numerical models. This was followed by the development of a meshless numerical technique for modelling the damage of solids and structures.Terry returned to the University of Sheffield in 2006, and was appointed as a RCUK Research fellow in 2007 and as a lecturer in 2012. During this time Terry worked on higher-order continua, high strain rate response of materials and deformation of porous media. Terry was postgraduate tutor for the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering and in 2012 was appointed as Deputy Faculty Director of Research and Innovation, with a portfolio for overseeing the development and progress of the faculty's (~700) postgraduate research students and (~400) postdoctoral researchers.In September 2013 moved to Adelaide to take up the appointment of Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering. In this time he has been postgraduate coordinator, deputy head of school and Faculty Associate Dean for HDR students. He has worked on projects ranging from blast loading, well integrity and concrete degradation in acidic environments. Terry has developed comprehensive set of eAssessments (formative and summative) for the facilitation of rapid feedback and the use of flipped classroom teaching models complimented with youtube lessons and worked examples (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXYCAw3GgaWglHRumaBk9gA/).

Terry’s research interests are in the broad field of computational mechanics with particular emphasis on material degradation and response of materials / structures to dynamic loading. Terry’s work has focused upon the modelling of the propagation of waves through heterogeneous media using non-local continua to represent the underlying micro-structure of materials. The high strain rate response of materials and modelling of blast waves has become an ever increasing focus of his work.

Terry also has an interest in multiphysics problems, modelling the complex interaction of pore transport, heat transfer, stresses and chemical reactions. This includes the application to the modelling of CO2 storage, wave propagation in fluid filled porous media and integrity of wells.

Consultancy and commercial work

Terry is available for consultancy in finite element simulations of nonlinear material response, dynamic behaviour of structures and digital twinning. 

Date Position Institution name
2013 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2012 - 2013 Deputy Director for Research and Innovation University of Sheffield
2012 - 2013 Lecturer University of Sheffield
2007 - 2012 Research Fellow University of Sheffield
2006 - 2007 Research Associate University of Sheffield
2003 - 2006 Research Associate Cardiff University
2002 - 2003 Numerical Modelling Specialist JACOBS
2001 - 2002 Research Associate Delft University of Technology
1999 - 2001 Computational Mechanic TNO Bouw

Date Institution name Country Title
2012 University of Sheffield United Kingdom PGCiLT
1996 - 2002 University of Sheffield United Kingdom PhD
1992 - 1996 University of Sheffield United Kingdom MEng

Year Citation
2025 Sun, M., Visintin, P., & Bennett, T. (2025). Basic and drying creep of ultra-high performance concrete. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 23(1), 10-20.
DOI Scopus4 WoS5
2025 Islam, A., Sheikh, A. H., Feng, Y., Bennett, T., & Thomsen, O. T. (2025). Dynamic characteristics of stiffened composite panels using an efficient stiffener element formulation. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 1-16.
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2025 Razmi, A., Bennett, T., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2025). A phenomenological model for chloride diffusion coefficient in concretes with traditional and blended binders and alternative fillers. Construction and Building Materials, 461, 139783-1-139783-19.
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2025 Lee, S., Bennett, T., Smith, S. T., & Kring, D. A. (2025). Stability and form-finding of shelters subjected to moonquakes of the lunar south polar region. Acta Astronautica, 234, 106-116.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Lee, S., Bennett, T., & Smith, S. T. (2024). Rotated Thrust Network Analysis (rTNA) for stability assessment of vaulted structures subjected to horizontal loading. Computers & Structures, 297, 107324.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2023 Phan, D. G., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2023). Capturing the transition from diffuse to localised failure in constitutive modelling of partially saturated soils. International Journal of Plasticity, 171, 103783-1-103783-26.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2023 Phan, D. G., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2023). The effect of hydro-mechanical coupling on the onset and orientation of localisation bands in partially saturated soils. International Journal of Plasticity, 162, 29 pages.
DOI Scopus9 WoS8
2022 Islam, A., Sheikh, A. H., Bennett, T., & Thomsen, O. T. (2022). An innovative modeling strategy for flexural response of fiber-reinforced stiffened composite structures. Thin-Walled Structures, 172, 14 pages.
DOI Scopus8 WoS5
2022 Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (2022). Plastic and early-age shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Experimental study of the effect of water to binder ratios, silica fume dosages under controlled curing conditions. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 16, 20 pages.
DOI Scopus58 WoS51
2022 Sun, M., Visintin, P., & Bennett, T. (2022). The effect of specimen size on autogenous and total shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Construction and Building Materials, 327, 126952-1-126952-10.
DOI Scopus31 WoS26
2022 Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (2022). Dataset on plastic and early-age shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete with corresponding chemical shrinkage, temperature, relative humidity, reaction degree and material properties changes. Data in Brief, 42, 108053-1-108053-5.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC2
2021 Zuo, Z., & Bennett, T. (2021). Modelling of the fully coupled chemo-mechanical degradation for cement-based materials. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 174(3), 158-175.
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2021 Phan, G. D., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2021). Constitutive modelling of partially saturated soils: hydro-mechanical coupling in a generic thermodynamics-based formulation. International Journal of Plasticity, 136, 1-43.
DOI Scopus21 WoS15
2021 Zuo, Z. C., & Bennett, T. (2021). The chemical and mechanical effects of calcium carbonate precipitation for cement-based materials exposed to carbonated brine. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 104, 103221.
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2020 Gu, L., Visintin, P., & Bennett, T. (2020). Sulphuric Acid Resistance of Cementitious Materials: Multiscale Approach to Assessing the Degradation. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(7), 18 pages.
DOI Scopus13 WoS10
2020 Islam, A., Sheikh, A., Bennett, T., & Thybo Thomsen, O. (2020). An efficient model for laminated composite thin-walled beams of open or closed cross-section and with or without in-filled materials. Composite Structures, 256, 112998.
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2019 Mellen, P., Shanahan, C., & Bennett, T. (2019). Blast and fragmentation loading indicative of a VBIED surrogate for structural panel response analysis. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 126, 172-184.
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2019 Gu, L., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (2019). Sulphuric acid exposure of conventional concrete and alkali-activated concrete: Assessment of test methodologies. Construction and Building Materials, 197, 681-692.
DOI Scopus96 WoS79
2019 Zuo, Z., & Bennett, T. (2019). Simulation of the degradation of oilwell cement for the prediction of long-term performance. Construction and Building Materials, 202, 669-680.
DOI Scopus16 WoS10
2019 Hasan, N. M. S., Visintin, P., Oehlers, D. J., Bennett, T., & Sobuz, M. H. R. (2019). Time dependent deflection of RC beams allowing for partial interaction and non-linear shrinkage. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 52(3), 15 pages.
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2018 Gu, L., Visintin, P., & Bennett, T. (2018). Evaluation of accelerated degradation test methods for cementitious composites subject to sulfuric acid attack; application to conventional and alkali-activated concretes. Cement and Concrete Composites, 87, 187-204.
DOI Scopus93 WoS80
2018 Uddin, M., Sheikh, A., Brown, D., Bennett, T., & Uy, B. (2018). Geometrically nonlinear inelastic analysis of steel-concrete composite beams with partial interaction using a higher-order beam theory. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 100, 34-47.
DOI Scopus24 WoS18
2018 Arjomand, E., Bennett, T., & Nguyen, G. (2018). Evaluation of cement sheath integrity subject to enhanced pressure. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 170, 1-13.
DOI Scopus70 WoS52
2018 Arjomand, E., & Bennett, T. (2018). Effect of curing conditions on the mechanical properties of cement class G with the application to wellbore integrity. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 16(2), 143-157.
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2018 Wright, L. M., Carpinone, E. M., Bennett, T. L., Hondalus, M. K., & Starai, V. J. (2018). VapA of <i>Rhodococcus equi</i> binds phosphatidic acid. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 107(3), 428-444.
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2017 Uddin, M., Sheikh, A., Bennett, T., & Uy, B. (2017). Large deformation analysis of two layered composite beams with partial shear interaction using a higher order beam theory. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 122, 331-340.
DOI Scopus26 WoS23
2017 Uddin, M., Sheikh, A., Brown, D., Bennett, T., & Uy, B. (2017). A higher order model for inelastic response of composite beams with interfacial slip using a dissipation based arc-length method. Engineering Structures, 139, 120-134.
DOI Scopus28 WoS21
2017 Jafarifar, N., Pilakoutas, K., Angelakopoulos, H., & Bennett, T. (2017). Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes. Materiales de Construccion, 67(326), 12 pages.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2017 Xia, Y., Wu, C., & Bennett, T. (2017). An analytical model of linear density foam–protected structure under blast loading. International Journal of Protective Structures, 8(3), 454-472.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2016 Lim, J. C., Ozbakkaloglu, T., Gholampour, A., Bennett, T., & Sadeghi, R. (2016). Finite-element modeling of actively confined normal-strength and high-strength concrete under uniaxial, biaxial, and triaxial compression. Journal of Structural Engineering, 142(11), 04016113-1-04016113-12.
DOI Scopus66 WoS59
2016 Jafarifar, N., Pilakoutas, K., & Bennett, T. (2016). The effect of shrinkage cracks on the load bearing capacity of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete pavements. Materials and Structures, 49(6), 2329-2347.
DOI Scopus30 WoS27
2015 Sreelatha, A., Bennett, T. L., Carpinone, E. M., O'Brien, K. M., Jordan, K. D., Burdette, D. L., . . . Starai, V. J. (2015). <i>Vibrio</i> effector protein VopQ inhibits fusion of V-ATPase-containing membranes. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(1), 100-105.
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2014 Rigby, S. E., Tyas, A., Bennett, T., Fay, S. D., Clarke, S. D., & Warren, J. A. (2014). A numerical investigation of blast loading and clearing on small targets. International Journal of Protective Structures, 5(3), 253-274.
DOI Scopus56 WoS48
2014 Jafarifar, N., Pilakoutas, K., & Bennett, T. (2014). Moisture transport and drying shrinkage properties of steel-fibre-reinforced-concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 73, 41-50.
DOI Scopus58 WoS57
2014 Xia, Y., Wu, C., Zhang, F., Li, Z., & Bennett, T. (2014). Numerical analysis of foam-protected RC members under blast loads. International Journal of Protective Structures, 5(4), 367-390.
DOI Scopus26 WoS23
2014 Rigby, S., Tyas, A., & Bennett, T. (2014). Elastic-plastic response of plates subjected to cleared blast loads. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 66, 37-47.
DOI Scopus48 WoS43
2014 Rigby, S., Tyas, A., Bennett, T., Clarke, S., & Fay, S. (2014). The negative phase of the blast load. International Journal of Protective Structures, 5(1), 1-20.
DOI Scopus92 WoS75
2014 Lincoln, D., & Bennett, T. (2014). Coupled two component fluid flow in deformable porous media-towards a numerical model for geological carbon storage. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 553, 393-400.
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2013 Susmel, L., Askes, H., Bennett, T., & Taylor, D. (2013). Theory of critical distances versus gradient mechanics in modelling the transition from the short to long crack regime at the fatigue limit. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 36(9), 861-869.
DOI Scopus29 WoS25
2013 Rigby, S., Tyas, A., Bennett, T., Warren, J., & Fay, S. (2013). Clearing effects on plates subjected to blast loads. Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 3(01 Sep), 140-148.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24
2013 Sreelatha, A., Bennett, T. L., Zheng, H., Jiang, Q. -X., Orth, K., & Starai, V. J. (2013). <i>Vibrio</i> effector protein, VopQ, forms a lysosomal gated channel that disrupts host ion homeostasis and autophagic flux. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 110(28), 11559-11564.
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2013 Bennett, T. L., Kraft, S. M., Reaves, B. J., Mima, J., O'Brien, K. M., & Starai, V. J. (2013). LegC3, an Effector Protein from <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>, Inhibits Homotypic Yeast Vacuole Fusion <i>In Vivo</i> and <i>In Vitro</i>. PLOS ONE, 8(2), 15 pages.
DOI WoS27
2012 Carta, G., Bennett, T., & Askes, H. (2012). Determination of dynamic gradient elasticity length scales. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 165(1), 41-47.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2012 Bennett, T., Rodríguez-Ferran, A., & Askes, H. (2012). Damage regularisation with inertia gradients. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 31(1), 131-138.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2012 Rigby, S., Tyas, A., & Bennett, T. (2012). Single-Degree-of-Freedom response of finite targets subjected to blast loading - the influence of clearing. Engineering Structures, 45, 396-404.
DOI Scopus54 WoS46
2011 Tyas, A., Bennett, T., Warren, J. A., Fay, S. D., & Rigby, S. E. (2011). Clearing of blast waves on finite-sized targets - an overlooked approach. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 82, 669-674.
DOI Scopus9 WoS8
2011 Reay, J., Bennett, T., & Tyas, A. (2011). Numerical modelling of honeycomb energy dissipating materials. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 82, 81-85.
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2011 Tyas, A., Warren, J., Bennett, T., & Fay, S. (2011). Prediction of clearing effects in far-field blast loading of finite targets. Shock Waves, 21(2), 111-119.
DOI Scopus66 WoS59
2011 Rodríguez-Ferran, A., Bennett, T., Askes, H., & Tamayo-Mas, E. (2011). A general framework for softening regularisation based on gradient elasticity. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 48(9), 1382-1394.
DOI Scopus24 WoS19
2010 Jefferson, A., & Bennett, T. (2010). A model for cementitious composite materials based on micro-mechanical solutions and damage-contact theory. Computers and Structures, 88(23-24), 1361-1366.
DOI Scopus16 WoS12
2009 Bennett, T., & Askes, H. (2009). Finite element modelling of wave dispersion with dynamically consistent gradient elasticity. Computational Mechanics, 43(6), 815-825.
DOI Scopus17 WoS17
2008 Askes, H., Wang, B., & Bennett, T. (2008). Element size and time step selection procedures for the numerical analysis of elasticity with higher-order inertia. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 314(3-5), 650-656.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17
2008 Askes, H., Metrikine, A., Pichugin, A., & Bennett, T. (2008). Four simplified gradient elasticity models for the simulation of dispersive wave propagation. Philosophical Magazine, 88(28-29), 3415-3443.
DOI Scopus86 WoS71
2007 Bennett, T., Gitman, I. M., & Askes, H. (2007). Elasticity theories with higher-order gradients of inertia and stiffness for the modelling of wave dispersion in laminates. International Journal of Fracture, 148(2), 185-193.
DOI Scopus43 WoS41
2007 Bennett, T., & Jefferson, A. D. (2007). Experimental tests and numerical modelling of hexagonal concrete specimens. Materials and Structures Materiaux Et Constructions, 40(5), 491-505.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4
2007 Askes, H., Bennett, T., & Aifantis, E. C. (2007). A new formulation and ζ0-implementation of dynamically consistent gradient elasticity. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 72(1), 111-126.
DOI Scopus46 WoS45
2007 Jefferson, A. D., & Bennett, T. (2007). Micro-mechanical damage and rough crack closure in cementitious composite materials. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 31(2), 133-146.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25
2004 Jefferson, A. D., Barr, B. I. G., Bennett, T., & Hee, S. C. (2004). Three dimensional finite element simulations of fracture tests using the Craft concrete model. Computers and Concrete, 1(3), 261-284.
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1914 Bennett, T. L. (1914). The accuracy of the principal triangulation of the United Kingdom.. NATURE, 92(2313), 713.
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Year Citation
2008 Askes, H., Bennett, T., Gitman, I., & Aifantis, E. (2008). A Multi-Scale Formulation of Gradient Elasticity and Its Finite Element Implementation. In M. Papadrakakis, & B. H. V. Topping (Eds.), Unknown Book (pp. 189-208). United Kingdom: Saxe-Coburg Publications.
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2007 Askes, H., Bennett, T., & Kulasegaram, S. (2007). Meshless discretisation of nonlocal damage theories. In A. Combescure, R. DeBorst, & T. Belytschko (Eds.), IUTAM Bookseries (Vol. 5, pp. 3-20). SPRINGER.
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Year Citation
2024 Phan, D. G., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Bennett, T. (2024). Modelling Pre- and Post-localisation Responses in Partially Saturated Soils. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (GEOTEC 2023), as published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 395 (pp. 2389-2399). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2024 Lee, S., Bennett, T., & Smith, S. T. (2024). Stability Assessment of Masonry Domes Using Thrust Network Analysis in Earth and Lunar Environments. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 513 LNCE (pp. 123-133). Auckland, NZ: Springer Nature Singapore.
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2023 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 Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterial (IWBDG 2022), as published in Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering (pp. 41-50). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
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2023 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 Proceedings of the 17th Asia-Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength and the 13th Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (APCFS 2022 & SIF 2022), as published in Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 45 (pp. 52-59). Adelaide, SA, Australia: Elsevier BV.
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2021 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.
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2021 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.
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2020 Zuo, Z. C., & Bennett, T. (2020). Numerical Simulation of the Interaction Between Chemical and Mechanical Damage for Cementitious Materials. In ACMSM25 Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials Vol. 37 (pp. 395-406). Singapore: Springer.
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2017 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.
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2015 Bradley, A., Jaksa, M., Kuo, Y., & Bennett, T. (2015). A finite element model for heavy tamping on dry sand. In Proceedings of the XVI ECSMGE Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development Vol. 3 (pp. 1377-1382). Edinburgh, UK: ICE Publishing.
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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 Bennett, T., Fay, S. D., Clarke, S. D., Tyas, A., Warren, J., Rigby, S. E., . . . Gant, M. (2014). Measuring the spatial and temporal pressure variation from buried charges. In Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (pp. 1-12). Oxford (UK).
2014 Lincoln, D., Askes, H., Smith, C., Cripps, J., & Bennett, T. (2014). Coupled two-component flow in deformable fractured porous media with application to modelling geological carbon storage. In Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, NUMGE 2014 Vol. 2 (pp. 989-994). online: Taylor and Francis - Balkema.
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2013 Bennett, T., & Haslam, I. (2013). A novel fluid-particle interaction scheme for the simulation of buried explosives. In CM13 an International conference on computational mechanics. Durham (UK).
2013 Bennett, T., Lincoln, D. L., & Cripps, J. C. (2013). Coupled fluid flow in deformable porous media - towards a numerical simulator for geological carbon storage. In CM13 an International conference on computational mechanics. Durham (UK).
2013 Sreelatha, A., Bennett, T. L., Zheng, H., Jiang, Q. -X., Orth, K., & Starai, V. J. (2013). Vibrio effector protein, VopQ, forms a lysosomal gated channel that disrupts host ion homeostasis and autophagic flux. In MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL Vol. 24 (pp. 2 pages). AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY.
2013 Sreelatha, A., Bennett, T. L., Zheng, H., Jiang, Q. -X., Orth, K., & Starai, V. J. (2013). Vibrio effector protein, VopQ, forms a lysosomal gated channel that disrupts host ion homeostasis and autophagic flux. In MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL Vol. 24 (pp. 1 page). AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY.
2012 Sreelatha, A., Bennett, T., Starai, V., & Orth, K. (2012). The Vibrio parahaemolyticus effector VopQ induces autophagosome accumulation in host cells. In FASEB JOURNAL Vol. 26 (pp. 1 page). CA, San Diego: FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL.
2010 Spooner, N. J. C., Cripps, J., & Bennett, T. (2010). The characteristics of boulby as a site for the LAGUNA experiment. In L. Trache, S. Stoica, & A. Smirnov (Eds.), Aip Conference Proceedings Vol. 1304 (pp. 320-325). Sinaia, ROMANIA: AMER INST PHYSICS.
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2009 Rodriguez-Ferran, A., Tamayo-Mas, E., Bennett, T., & Askes, H. (2009). A continuous-discontinuous model for softening and cracking based on non-local gradient elasticity. In E. Onate, D. R. J. Owen, & B. Suarez (Eds.), Computational Plasticity X - Fundamentals and Applications (pp. 1-4). Online: CIMNE.
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2009 Bennett, T., Askes, H., & Gitman, I. M. (2009). Dynamic implementation of implicit gradient elasticity. In Euromech Colloquium 510 - Mechanics of continua: a hundred years after the Cosserats. Paris (France).
2008 Bennett, T., Askes, H., & Gitman, I. M. (2008). Dispersive wave propagation of body waves modelled with gradient elasticity. In Proceedings of the 16th ACME-UK conference. Newcastle (UK).
2008 Bennett, T., Rodriguez-Ferran, A., & Askes, H. (2008). Gradient elasticity regularisation of localisation behaviour in dynamics. In Proceedings of the 16th ACME-UK conference. Newcastle (UK).
2008 Bennett, T., Askes, H., Gitman, I. M., & Aifantis, E. C. (2008). A multi-scale formulation of dynamically consistent gradient elasticity and its finite element implemantation. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. Athens (Greece).
2007 Bennett, T., & Askes, H. (2007). Wave dispersion in heterogeneous materials using a C0-implementation of gradient elasticity. In ECCOMAS thematic conference on modelling of heterogeneous materials with applications in construction and biomedical engineering. Prague (Czech Republic).
2007 Bennett, T., & Askes, H. (2007). Numerical modelling of high frequency wave dispersion in heterogeneous materials. In Proceeding of the 10th European mechanics of materials conference. Kazimierz Dolny (Poland).
2007 Bennett, T., & Askes, H. (2007). A C0-implematation of gradient elasticity for the modelling of wave dispersion in heterogeneous materials. In L. J. Sluys, & A. S. J. Suiker (Eds.), IAS. Delft (The Netherlands).
2007 Bennett, T., Askes, H., & Gitman, I. M. (2007). Formulation and finite element implementation of gradient elasticity for the modelling of wave dispersion in heterogeneous materials. In Proceedings of the 15th ACME-UK Conference. Glasgow.
2007 Bennett, T., & Jefferson, A. D. (2007). Micromechanical and macromechanical theories in a model for cementitious composite materials. In Proceedings of the 15th ACME-UK Conference. Glasgow.
2006 Bennett, T., & Kulasegaram, S. (2006). A damage model based on non-local displacements in the element-free Galerkin method. In Proceedings of the 14th ACME-UK conference. Belfast (UK).
2006 Bennett, T., & Kulasegaram, S. (2006). On the use of a damage model based on non-local displacements in the Element-Free Galerkin method. In C. A. Mota Soares, J. A. C. Martins, H. C. Rodrigues, J. A. C. Ambrosio, C. A. B. Pina, C. M. Mota Soares, . . . J. Folgado (Eds.), III European conference on computational mechanics: Solids, structures and coupled problems in engineering (pp. 362). Lisbon (Portugal): Springer.
2005 Jefferson, A. D., Bennett, T., & Hee, S. C. (2005). The development of anisotropic damage in a constitutive model for concrete. In Euromech Colloquium 460: Numerical modelling of concrete cracking.
2005 Bennett, T., Jefferson, A. D., & Hee, S. C. (2005). Embedded contact surfaces in constitutive models for cementitious composite materials. In 13th ACME-UK Conference.
2005 Jefferson, A. D., Bennett, T., & Hee, S. C. (2005). Comparison of two and three dimensional finite element analyses for concrete dams, as part of network IALAD. In Euromech Colloquium 460: Numerical modelling of concrete cracking.
2005 Jefferson, A. D., & Bennett, T. (2005). Benchmark problems for assessing a combined micro-mechanical continuum based model for concrete. In Computational Plasticity Fundamentals and Applications Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Plasticity Complas Viii (pp. 197-200).
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2004 Bennett, T., Jefferson, A. D., & Hee, S. C. (2004). Compression damage in a plastic-damage-contact constitutive model for concrete. In Eccomas 2004 European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering.
2004 Bennett, T., Hee, S. C., & Jefferson, A. D. (2004). Embedded Rough Surfaces in a 3D Constitutive Model for Concrete.. In Li, Leung, Willam, & Billington (Eds.), FraMCoS-5. Vail (USA).
2004 Bennett, T., Jefferson, A. D., & Askes, H. (2004). Mesoscopic modelling of concrete under compressive loading. In S. W. Rees, & T. Bennett (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th ACME-UK Conference. Cardiff.
2002 Bennett, T., & Sluys, L. J. (2002). Modelling the Influence of Moisture Flow on Concrete Fracture. In Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics.
2000 Crouch, R. S., & Bennett, T. (2000). Efficient EBE treatment of the dynamic far-field in non-linear Fe soil-structure interaction analyses. In European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Eccomas 2000.
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Year Citation
2016 Bennett, T. (2016). Well cement integrity and cementing practices.
2015 Jefferson, A. D., Bennett, T., & Hee, S. C. (2015). COMPARISON OF 3D FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES OF AN ARCHED CONCRETE DAM.

Year Citation
2001 Bennett, T. (2001). Finite element-based non-linear dynamic soil-structure interaction.. (PhD Thesis).

Year Citation
- Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (n.d.). Creep data of UHPC.
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- Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (n.d.). Shrinkage size effect data of UHPC.
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- Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (n.d.). Shrinkage database of UHPC.
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- Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (n.d.). Modelling results of shrinkage of UHPC.
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- Sun, M., Bennett, T., & Visintin, P. (n.d.). Early age shrinkage DiB spreadsheet.
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2015

  • Dept. of State Development (Mining and Petroleum Services Centre of Excellence) - Well Integrity and cementing practices.

2014

  • University of Adelaide - eAssessment by Design.

2012

  • FP7 (security) - ENCOUNTER, Explosive Neutralisation and mitigation Countermeasures for IEDs in Urban/civil Environments.
  • DSTL / Blastech Ltd - CoBL: Characteristics of Blast Loading.

2011

  • University of Sheffield (Cross-cutting Directors of Research scholarship networks), DeepCarbon.
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - Simulation of the effects of buried IEDs.

2010

  • Leverhulme Trust, modelling wave dispersion in heterogeneous materials.

2009

  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council / Defence Science and Technology Laboratory CASE studentship, modelling of cardboard honeycomb energy dissipating materials.

2007

  • Research Councils UK Research Fellowship.

Terry's teaching interests lie in the field of mechanics, from the fundamentals of statics and strength of materials through to the formulation and application of finite element simulation techniques. The sensible application of numerical techniques to engineering problems is a particular area of interest, so that computer programmes are not used as black boxes or where a simple hand calculation would be more appropriate.

Terry received a postgraduate certificate in learning and teaching (PGCiLT) from the University of Sheffield in 2013. He is particularly keen to ensure that the active learning component of constructive alignment is well facilitated. His educational hero is Ken Stroud who wrote the text book “Engineering Mathematics”, based on programmed learning techniques and who has successfully saved many an engineer’s career before it has barely began in 1st Year, 1st semester. Terry has recently began using this philosophy in developing e-Assessment courseware to facilitate the feedback loop between instructors and learners which has been supported by the University's "e-Assessment by design" initiative. He is also experimenting with using more of the face to face contact time with students in tutorial mode as opposed to one way "content delivery".

Terry teaches subjects regarding the maechanics of materials and structures (statics, stregnth of materials, structural mechanics, finite element theory and practice).

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor A coupled mechanical, durability and sustainability assessment of conventional and alternative concrete technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Razmi Aghdam
2023 Co-Supervisor A coupled mechanical, durability and sustainability assessment of conventional and alternative concrete technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Razmi Aghdam

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Development of Structural Assessment Methodology and Design Criteria for Lunar Dome Structures under Moonquake-Induced Seismic Loading and Reduced Gravity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Seungil Lee
2020 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulations of fracture and fragmentation in cave mining Doctor of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Thanh Nhan Nguyen
2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Time-dependent Deformation of Ultra-high Performance Concrete Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ming Sun
2017 - 2021 Co-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
2017 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Investigation into the Material Response of Concretes when Subject to Blast and Fragment Loading Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Phillip Roy Mellen
2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Modeling the Static and Dynamic Response of Lightweight Composite Stiffened-Plate Structures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Azizul Islam
2016 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Cladding Protection of Structural Members Against Blast Loading Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ye Xia
2016 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Dynamic Analysis of Steel Confined Concrete Tubular Columns against Blast Loads Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Fangrui Zhang
2015 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Degradation Phenomenon of Cementitious Materials under Sulphuric Acid Attack Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lei Gu
2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor A Nonlinear Finite Element Model for Steel-concrete Composite Beam using a Higher-order Beam Theory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Md. Alhaz Uddin
2015 - 2020 Principal Supervisor The coupled chemo-mechanical degradation of cement-based materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zhongcun Zuo
2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Cement Sheath Integrity Assessments Subject to Pressure and Temperature Variations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Elaheh Arjomand

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