Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Peter John Bourne-Webb
- Gender
- Male
Citation names
- Bourne-Webb, P.J.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 731D-1B70-DEB7
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1203-4710
Addresses
- Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-003, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English (Mother tongue) | |||||
Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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1999 - 2004
Concluded
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Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Soil Mechanics
Imperial College London Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, United Kingdom
"Ultimate Limit State analysis if embedded retaining walls" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Pass |
1992 - 1993
Concluded
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MSc in Soil Mechanics and Environmental Engineering (Master)
Imperial College London Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, United Kingdom
"Pile group interaction under horizontal load" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Distinction |
1984/02 - 1987/11
Concluded
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Civil Engineering (Bachelor)
Canterbury University - Department of Civil Engineering, New Zealand
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First Class Honours |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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1999 - 2003 | Research Assistant (Research) | Imperial College London Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, United Kingdom |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2011/12/23 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Engenharia Civil Arquitectura e Georrecursos, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2011 - Current | Member of research unit | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal |
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal | ||
2009 - 2011 | Self-employed Geotechnical Specialist | Peter Bourn-Webb, Portugal |
2005 - 2009 | Chief Geotechnical Engineer | Skanska UK Plc, United Kingdom |
2003 - 2005 | Principal Engineer | Card Geotechnics Ltd, United Kingdom |
1995 - 1999 | Senior Design Engineer | Geotechnical Consulting Group LLP, United Kingdom |
1987 - 1995 | Design Engineer | Works Consultancy Services, New Zealand |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/01/15 - Current | ERIES HELIQUAKE Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction effects in helical steel pile foundations
Not signed yet
Principal investigator
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Under evaluation
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2023/01/16 - 2026/01/15 | HELIPORT Helical Steel Piles - A sustainable solution for lightweight & reusable foundations
2022.08947.PTDC
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2024/01 - 2025/07 | GEOLAB - HELITEST - Testing and Advanced Modelling of Helical Steel Piles for Support & Recovery of Critical Infrastructure
GEOLAB
Principal investigator
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Under evaluation
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2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30 | DEEPCOOL Use of Underground Spaces for Renewable Heating & Cooling
PTDC/ECI-EGC/29083/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2015/03/09 - 2019/03/08 | TU1405 - European network for shallow geothermal energy applications in buildings and infrastructures (GABI)
Researcher
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2022/03/22 | Energy pile research and implications for design | 2022 CYCLING Training School
Università degli Studi di Perugia (Perugia, Italy)
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2020/07 | Current status of energy foundation research and implications for design | 2020 Webinar Series - Energy Foundations
Deep Foundations Institute
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2019/02 | SHALLOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGY - Challenges & new applications | VIII Jornadas da Associação Portuguesa de Geologia
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2015/12 | Field testing of energy piles: an overview of existing experiences | Cost Action TU1405 Workshop on Thermoactive geostructures: experiences in Europe
LNEC (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2014/02 | A framework for understanding energy pile behaviour | British Geotechnical Association, Evening meeting on sustainable geotechnics
BGA (London, United Kingdom)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2018/10 - 2021/10 | Energy Geotechnics and Shallow Geothermal Applications in Modern Society
Co-supervisor
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2020/09 | Advances in the Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis - from Surface Footings to Thermoactive Deep Foundations
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Cristiano Garbellini (PhD)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2020/07 | Numerical Modelling of Thermo-Active Retaining Walls
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Elenora Sailer (PhD)
Imperial College - Chelsea and Westminster Campus, United Kingdom
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2017/02 | Análise Crítica de Ensaios de Carregamento Dinâmico de Energia Crescente em Estacas de Elevada Capacidade Resistente
(Thesis) Arguer
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Sérgio Cançado Paraíso (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2016/02 | Thermal Performance of the Energy Geotechnical Structures
(Thesis) Main arguer
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He Qi (PhD)
University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, United Kingdom
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2007 - Current | ICE Institution of Civil Engineers, UK | Member |
2000 - Current | BGA British Geotechnical Association | Member |
1987/01/01 - Current | NZGS New Zealand Geotechnical Society | Member |
1987 - Current | EngNZ Engineering New Zealand | Member |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2022/11 - 2023/01 | Expert evaluator for EPSRC project application
Evaluator
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
2017/01 - 2017/10 | Evaluator for H2020 research proposals (two-stage)
Evaluator
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European Commission | |
2014/10 - 2014/10 | Evaluation of H2020 research proposals (one stage)
Evaluator
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European Commission |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2018 - Current | Canadian Geotechnical Journal (1208-6010) | Canadian Science Publishing |
2018 - Current | Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment (2352-3808) | Elsevier |
2018/01 - 2020/12 | Géotechnique (1751-7656) | Thomas Telford Ltd. |
2009/01 - 2011/12 | Géotechnique (1751-7656) | Thomas Telford Ltd. |
Distinctions
Award
2008 | Bill Curtin medal for innovation |