Dr. Sérgio D.N. Lourenço, MSc, PhD, FGS, FHEA
Associate Professor
A: Room 6-21, Department
of Civil Engineering, Haking Wong Building, The University
of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR
T: + 852 3917 2672
Biosketch Dr. Sérgio Lourenço is an Associate
Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
having joined in 2014 from the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff
University (UK). Prior to that he worked at Geotechnical Observations Ltd in
London, a spinoff from Imperial College London. Sérgio’s first, second and
third degrees are from the New University of Lisbon (Portugal), Kyoto
University (Japan) and Durham University (UK). Sérgio is currently developing
functional granular materials for climate-adaptable infrastructure, either in
the form of hydrophobic coatings or polymeric capsules for self-healing
purposes. His work has been awarded the British Geotechnical Society Prize in 2022
jointly with Yao Ting (CAS) and Béatrice Baudet (UCL). Funding, as PI, is from
the HK Research Grants Council, with past grants from the UK Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and the Royal Society (UK) with
academic and industrial partners from HK, UK, Germany and Japan. He currently
sits in two editorial boards (Canadian Geotechnical Journal and as an Assistant
Editor for Landslides), is a member of EPSRC’s Peer Review College and a member
of the International Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering TC211-Ground
Improvement. Between 2013-2018, he sat in the Physical Sciences Board (Royal
Society). He has supervised 9 PhD students and 1 MPhil student to completion.
Appointments
|
2020- 2014-2020 |
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
|
2008-2014 |
Lecturer, School of Earth
and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, UK |
|
2008 |
Geotechnical Engineer,
Geotechnical Observations Ltd, London, UK |
|
2000-2001 |
Site Engineer,
Sopecate Geotecnics SA, Lisbon, Portugal |
Education
|
2005-2008 |
PhD Geotechnical
Engineering, School of Engineering, Durham University, UK, Suction Measurements and Water Retention
in Unsaturated Soils |
|
2001-2004 |
MSc Research, Disaster
Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan, A Study on the Factors Affecting the Initiation of Rainfall-Induced
Landslides by Triaxial and Flume Tests |
|
1994-2000 |
Licenciatura
Geological
Engineering, Earth Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology,
New University of Lisbon, Portugal (1-year ERASMUS, University of Liège,
Belgium) |
Research
|
Theme |
Climate-adaptable ground infrastructure
|
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Topics |
Self-healing soils;
polymeric capsules; hydrophobized soils |
Esteem
|
2022 |
British Geotechnical
Association Medal – Yao T, Baudet BA, Lourenço SDN, 2021, Evolution of
surface roughness of single sand grains with normal loading, Géotechnique 10.1680/jgeot.20.P.310 |
|
2020- |
Editor (Assistant),
Landslides (Springer) |
|
2019 |
HK Institution of Engineers
Ringo Yu Prize for PhD Thesis in Geotechnical Studies 2018, Supervisor of HKU
nominee – Dr Yunesh Saulick |
|
2016- |
Member, EPSRC Peer Review
College (UK) |
|
2016- |
Editorial Board Member,
Canadian Geotechnical Journal |
|
2015 |
2015 HK Institution of
Engineers Geotechnical Division Prize – AECOM prize for Best Final Year
Geotechnical Project, Supervisor of awardee – Steven Ng |
|
2015- |
Member TC211 Ground
Improvement, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering |
|
2014- |
Editorial Board, Journal of
Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (CAS) |
|
2013- |
Editorial Board,
Geotechnical Research (ICE) |
|
2013- |
Physical Sciences Board,
Royal Society (UK) |
|
2013-2016 |
Management Committee (Hong
Kong Representative), COST Action TU1202, Impact of Climate Change on
Engineered Slopes for Infrastructure |
|
2012 |
2nd runner up,
2012 Richard Wolters Prize by International Association of Engineering
Geology for under 40’s research excellence in Engineering Geology |
|
2011 |
2011 Curry Prize by the UK
Geologists’ Association for best MSc thesis, Supervisor of awardee – Stuart
Archer |
|
2005-2008 |
PhD Studentship EPSRC CASE
with Wykeham Farrance Ltd (UK) |
|
2001-2004 |
MSc Studentship Monbusho
(Ministry of Education of Japan) |
|
1999-2000 |
ERASMUS Program
(EU) |
Research grants
|
2021-2024 2017-2020 |
Collaborative Research Fund
(HK Research Grants Council), Engineering a safer urban forest under extreme
storms, Co-I Lourenço, PC: Dr Anthony Leung (HKUST), HKD407k General Research Fund (HK
Research Grants Council), Physically-enhanced
water repellency in granular materials, PI
Lourenço, Co-I’s: Prof Glen McHale & Dr Gary Wells (Northumbria), Dr Béatrice
Baudet (University College London), HKD440k |
|
2016-2019 |
General Research Fund (HK
Research Grants Council), Durable
synthetic water repellent soils for sustainable ground infrastructure, PI
Lourenço, Co-I’s: Dr Johnny Cheuk (AECOM HK), Prof Paul Hallett & Prof
Graeme Paton (Aberdeen University), Dr Albert Yeung (HKU), HKD676k |
|
2016-2020 2015-2018 |
Theme-based Research Scheme
(HK Research Grants Council), Understanding debris flow mechanisms and
mitigating risks for a sustainable Hong Kong, Co-I Lourenço, PC: Prof Charles
Ng (HKUST), HKD1,2M General Research Fund (HK
Research Grants Council), Hydrologic
optimum of water repellent soils for slope protection, PI Lourenço,
Co-I’s: Peter Cleall (Cardiff University UK), Prof.
Joerg Bachmann (Leibniz University Hannover), HKD695k |
|
2012-2013 |
Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council - UK, Measurement
of water menisci contact angles in bulk soil samples EP/K007904/1, PI Lourenço, Project Partner
University of Hannover, Germany, PI,
GBP24k |
|
2011-2013 |
Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council - UK, The
impact of water repellency on soil mechanics EP/I008756/1 (ranked 1st/7),
PI Lourenço, Project Partner Swansea University, PI, GBP127k |
|
2011-2013 |
Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science, Triggering of
landslides under extreme weather conditions and hazard mitigation, PI Gong-Hui
Wang - Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Project
Partner |
|
2009-2010 |
Royal Society Research
Grant, A new instrument to measure
positive and negative water pressure below cavitation in soils, PI
Lourenço, RG090044 (Co-I Xiangwei Wang,
Engineering, Cardiff), PI Lourenço, GBP15k |
Seed funding &
travel grants
|
2023 2021-2022 |
JSPS Invitational
Fellowships for Research in Japan, Mechanical
behaviour of soils with polymeric microcapsules International Exchanges
2020 Round 3 (Royal Society UK), Microencapsulation
for hydrophobic enhancement in soils, Co-I |
|
2020 |
Seed Funding Programme for
Basic Research (HKU), Switchable
wettability in soils: solutions for climate-adaptable infrastructure,
HKD97k |
|
2019 |
Seed Funding Programme for
Basic Research (HKU), Microencapsulation
for hydrophobic recovery in granular materials, HKD53k |
|
2017 |
Universitas 21 Fellowship,
Visit to University of Queensland, HKD50k |
|
2016 |
Seed Funding Programme for
Basic Research (HKU), Weather-resilient
granular materials, HKD45.9k, HKD45k |
|
2014-2016 |
Seed Funding for New Staff
(HKU), Ground Resilience to Extreme
Weather by Engineering Soil Particle Interfaces, HKD200k |
|
2014-2016 |
Sustainable infrastructure
engineering and development (Civil Engineering, HKU), Earthen constructions for a tropical climate, HKD60k |
|
2013-2014 |
Long Term Research Visits,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (Japan), Flume tests for improved forecasting of
post-wildfire debris flows, with Dr. G.-H. Wang, JPY1.6M |
|
2009-2010 |
Cardiff University
International Collaboration Award, Landslides
triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China, GBP3.5k |
International
|
2023 2017 |
Department of Civil
Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan (host Professor Satoshi Nishimura) School of Civil
Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia (host Professor David
Williams) |
|
2015 |
Faculty of Civil
Engineering and Earth Resources, University of Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan,
Malaysia (host Dr Yuhyi Tadza) School of Environmental and
Natural Resources, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia (host Dr Zulfhami Rahman); Research Centre for Geotechnology
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia (host Mrs Sarah Dwi) |
|
2012-2013 |
Institute of Soil Science,
University of Hannover, Germany (host Prof. Jörg Bachmann) |
|
2012 |
Landslide Hazards Program,
US Geological Survey (host Dr Susan H. Cannon) |
|
2011 |
Disaster Prevention
Research Institute, Kyoto University (host Dr Gong-Hui Wang) |
Seminars
|
Dec 2023 |
University of Hertfordshire |
|
Aug 2023 |
Hokkaido University &
Kyoto University |
|
Mar 2023 |
TechTalk, HKU |
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April 2021 |
Beijing Jiaotong
University |
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May 2019 |
Innotech Forum on Geotechnology,
Civil Engineering and Development Department (HKSAR Government) &
International Conference on Silk-roads Disaster Risk Reduction and
Sustainable Development, Beijing |
|
Mar 2019 |
Association of Geotechnical
Specialists (HK) |
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Dec 2016 |
Huazhong University of
Science and Technology, Wuhan, China |
|
Sep 2016 |
Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore |
|
May 2016 |
American Society of Civil
Engineers – HK Section |
|
Jul 2015 |
Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology |
|
Mar 2015 |
Indonesian Institute of
Sciences (LIPI), Bandung, Indonesia |
|
Mar 2015 |
University of Malaysia
Pahang, Kuantan, Malaysia |
|
Aug 2014 |
Arup Hong Kong |
|
Sep 2013 |
Strathclyde University |
|
Aug 2011 |
Kyoto University |
|
Oct 2010 |
Swansea University |
Network
|
2019- |
Dr Antonios Kanellopoulos,
University of Hertfordshire (UK) |
|
2016- |
Dr Billy Hau (Biological
Sciences, HKU) |
|
2015-2018 |
Dr Angel Ng & Mr Stuart
Mills (Ove Arup HK) |
|
2015- |
Dr May Chui, Dr Jun Yang,
Dr Albert Yeung (Civil Engineering, HKU) |
|
2015- |
Dr Peter Cleall (Engineering, Cardiff) |
|
2014- |
Dr Béatrice Baudet (Civil
Engineering, University College London) |
|
2013 |
Dr Paul Jaquin (Integral
Engineering / Earth Building UK) |
|
2013-2014 |
Dr Alison Paul (Chemistry,
Cardiff) |
|
2012-2016 |
Prof Jörg Bachmann (Leibniz
University Hannover) |
|
2012 |
Dr Susan Cannon (United
States Geological Survey) |
|
2008-2019 |
Dr Christopher Morley
(Chemistry, Cardiff) |
|
2008-2014 |
Prof Stefan Doerr (Geography,
Swansea) |
|
2001- |
Dr Gong-Hui Wang (Kyoto
University) |
Responsibilities
Teaching
|
Cardiff |
Engineering Behaviour of
Soils (MSc) Engineering Geology (BSc Y3) Earth Skills (BSc Y1) Water in the Environment
(MSc) MSc Case Studies / Seminars
organizer (MSc) |
|
HKU (current) |
Advanced Engineering
Geology (MSc) Engineering Geology and
Rock Mechanics (BEng Y2) Soil Mechanics (BEng Y2) |
Supervision
|
Cardiff |
2 Research Assistants 35 MSc Students 2 BSc Students 2 MESci
Students 2 visiting MSc students
from Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia (Italy) & Polytechnic
University of Catalonia (Spain) |
|
HKU PhD Postdocs
MSc
FYP
|
He Zhenyu (MPhil,
2024-2026) Bi Shuijin
(PhD, 2023-2027) Yang Qingjie
(PhD, 2022-2026) Zhang Shuaihao
(PhD, 2021-2025), Numerical
stability in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and its application to granular
materials (provisional title) Ke Chen (PhD, 2021-2025), Effect of polymeric microcapsules on the
mechanical behaviour of sands (Postdoc, University of Hong Kong) Qi Rui (PhD, 2019-2023), Polymeric microcapsules for self-healing
applications in geotechnical engineering (Engineer, Shenzhen Government) Xing Xin (PhD, 2018-2022), Effect of interfacial properties in soil
water infiltration (Senior Engineer – Polymer Based Construction
Materials, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd, Hong Kong) Lin Hongjie (PhD,
2016-2020), Durability of hydrophobized
soils (Associate Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) Shuang Zheng (PhD, 2015-2019),
co-supervisor Prof Peter Cleall, Cardiff
University, Hydrological and erosional
processes in synthetic water-repellent soils (Senior Engineer, China
Construction Company, Shenzhen) Liu Deyun (MPhil, 2016-2018),
co-supervisor Prof Jun Yang, HKU, Micro
and macro scale mechanical behaviour of polymer-coated sands (Associate
Professor, Tongji University) Yunesh Saulick (PhD, 2014-2018),
co-supervisor Dr Béatrice Baudet, UCL, Synthesized
water repellent granular solids (Assistant Professor, Ottawa University,
Canada) Hengyi Kang (PhD, 2013-2018), co-supervisor
Dr Ryan Yan, Auckland University, Lattice
Boltzmann simulation of fluid-particle interaction in hydrophobic granular
materials Dr Vincenzo Nardelli (Lecturer
at Oxford University) Dr Zuo Lu (Lecturer at Xian
Jiaotong University) Dr Hongwei Yang (Associate
Professor at Sun Yat-sen University) |
|
Peer Review
Journals (selected) Conferences
Grants Books |
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces Acta Geotechnica
Canadian Geotechnical
Journal Catena Engineering Geology Environmental Earth
Sciences Environmental Geotechnics European Journal of
Environmental and Civil Engineering Geoderma Geofluids Geological and Geotechnical
Engineering Geomechanics and
Engineering Géotechnique Géotechnique Letters Geotechnical Research Hydrological Processes International Journal of
Thermal Sciences Journal of Environmental
Management Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE) Journal of Geophysical
Research – Earth Surface Journal of Maps Journal of Materials in
Civil Engineering Journal of Rock Mechanics
and Geotechnical Engineering Landslides Langmuir Powder Technology Soils and Foundations Rhizosphere Science of the Total
Environment Soil Science Society of
America Journal Sustainability Vadose Zone Journal Water Resources Research 2021 European Conference on
Unsaturated Soils 2018 International
Conference on Unsaturated Soils 2016 European Conference on
Unsaturated Soils 2016 International
Conference on Civil and Building Materials 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference on Unsaturated Soils Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council UK European Research Council
(Starting Grants) German Research Foundation
(DFG) Israel Science Foundation UKRI Natural Environment
Research Council UK Royal Society UK CRC
Press / Balkema (2) |
|
Examiner 2023-2024 2022 2015 2013 |
Polytechnic University of
Hong Kong (x2) Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology 10+ MPhil & PhD, HKU PhD Strathclyde University |
Journals
Underlined names indicate
student/post-doc authors; #corresponding author
|
67. |
Qi R, Chen K,
Jones TP, Lourenço SDN#
(2024). Enhanced remediation of oil-contaminated mineral sand by the
controlled release of a surfactant from calcium alginate capsules, Environmental
Technology, 10.1080/09593330.2025.2450558 |
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66. |
Zhang S, Wu D, Hu X,
Choi CE, Lourenço SDN#
(2024). An efficient SPH framework for modeling binary
granular mixtures and implications for granular flows, International Journal for Numerical and
Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 10.1002/nag.3901 |
|
65. |
Kootahi K, Leung AKL#, Jiang Z, Liu J, Qi R, Lourenço SDN, Lai Z, Gao Z, (2024). Evaluation
of the methods of particle morphology characterization: CT Scanning, digital
imaging and light microscopy, Computers and Geotechnics,
10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106648 |
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64. |
Zhang S, Lourenço SDN, Wu D, Zhang C, Hu X#
(2024). Essentially non-hourglass SPH elastic dynamics, Journal of Computational Physics,
10.1016/j.jcp.2024.113072 |
|
63. |
Qi R, Chen
K, Lin H, Lourenço SDN#,
Kanellopoulos (2024). Controllable hydrophobization
of sands with polymeric microcapsules, Acta Geotechnica,
10.1007/s11440-024-02294-z |
|
62. |
Lin H#,
Huang G, Lourenço SDN, Beckett C,
Xing X, Liu J (2024). An exploration on the degradation of hydrophobized
sands as a subgrade impervious barrier during one-year outdoor weathering, Acta Geotechnica, 10.1007/s11440-023-02187-7 |
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61. |
Qi R, Chen
K, Liu D, Kaneloupolos A, Leung A, Lourenço
SDN# (2024). Shear strength recovery of sand with self-healing
polymeric capsules, Acta Geotechnica,
10.1007/s11440-024-02270-7 |
|
60. |
Zhang S, Zhang C, Hu
X, Lourenço SDN# (2024).
A Riemann-based SPH method for modelling large deformation of granular
materials, Computers
and Geotechnics, 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.106052 |
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59. |
Xing X, Lourenço SDN# (2024). The
wetting behavior of a nonionic
surfactant on hydrophobized quartz sand, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and
Engineering Aspects, 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.133109 |
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58. |
Dong H, Leung
AK#, Chen R, Lourenço SDN,
V Kamchoom (2023). Changes in Pore-Size
Distribution and Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Soils by Grass-Derived Hydrochar, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, 10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11158 |
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57. |
Saulick Y#,
Yang H.-W., Lourenço SDN (2023).
Temporal variations of surface roughness and thickness of polymer-coated
quartz sand, Journal
of Coatings Technology and Research, 10.1007/s11998-023-00798-z |
|
56. |
Chen K, Qi R,
Xing X, Sufian A, Lourenço SDN#
(2023). Constriction size retention criterion for calcium alginate microcapsules
in granular materials, Powder Technology
10.1016/j.powtec.2022.118034 |
|
55. |
Xing X, Saulick Y,
Lourenço SDN# (2022).
Synergistic effects of density, gradation, particle size, and particle shape
on the water entry pressure of hydrophobized sands, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
10.1139/cgj-2021-0585 |
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54. 53. 52. |
Yao T, Yang H,
Lourenço SDN#, BA
Baudet, CY Kwok (2022). Multi-scale particle morphology evolution in rotating
drum tests: role of particle shape and pore fluid, Engineering Geology 10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106669 Lin H, Weitz H,
Patton G, Hallett P, Hau CH, Lourenço
SDN# (2022). Ecotoxicity assessment of hydrophobized soils, ICE
Environmental Geotechnics 10.1680/jenge.21.00096 Lin H, Lourenço SDN# (2021). Accelerated weathering of hydrophobized sands, Acta Geotechnica 10.1007/s11440-021-01235-4 |
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51. |
Lin H, Li FY,
Lourenço SDN#, Schwantes G,
Trumpf S, Holohan D, Beckett CTS. (2021). Stabilization of an earthen
material with Tung oil: compaction, strength and hydrophobic enhancement, Construction
and Building Materials 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123213 310 |
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50. |
Yao T, Baudet BA#,
Lourenço SDN. (2021). Evolution of
surface roughness of single sand grains with normal loading, Géotechnique
10.1680/jgeot.20.P.310 |
|
49. |
Zheng S, Xing X,
Lourenço SDN#, Cleall PJ. (2021). Cover system with synthetic water
repellent soils, Vadose Zone Journal 10.1002/vzj2.20093 |
|
48. |
Yang H#, Lourenço SDN, Xing X. (2020). Grain surface
analysis of a hydrophobized sand: thickness estimation of the soft coating
layer, Powder
Technology 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.09.062 |
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47. |
Zhang
F#, Zhao C, Lourenço SDN, Dong S, Jiang Y.
(2020). Factors affecting the soil–water retention curve of Chinese loess, Bulletin of
Engineering Geology and the Environment 10.1007/s10064-020-01959-9 |
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46. |
Liu
D, Lourenço
SDN#. (2020)
Stress-dilatancy behaviour of a polymer-coated
sand, Acta Geotechnica 10.1007/s11440-020-01022-7 |
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45. |
Yang
H, Lourenço
SDN, Baudet BA#. (2020). 3D fractal analysis of multi–scale
morphology of sand particles with μCT and
interferometer, Géotechnique 10.1680/jgeot.19.P.120 |
|
44. |
Lin
H, Lourenço
SDN#. (2020). Physical degradation of hydrophobized sands, Powder
Technology 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.04.015 |
|
43. |
Saulick
Y, Lourenço
SDN#, Baudet BA. (2020). Enhanced hydrophobicity of sands by silanization and powder coating, Géotechnique
10.1680/jgeot.19.P.108 |
|
42. |
Liu
D, Lourenço
SDN#, Yang J., Zhou Z, Leung AK.
(2019). Discussion: Critical state of polymer-coated sands, Géotechnique
10.1680/jgeot.19.D.001 |
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41. |
Zheng
S, Lourenço
SDN#, Cleall P, Ng KYT. (2019).
Erodibility of synthetic water-repellent granular materials: adapting the
ground to weather extremes, Science of the Total Environment 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.328 |
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40. |
Lin
H, Lourenço
SDN#, Yao T, Zhou Z, Yeung AT, Hallett P, Paton G, Shih
K, Hau BCH, Cheuk J. (2019). Imparting water repellency in completely
decomposed granite with Tung oil, Journal of Cleaner Production
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.032 |
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39. |
Liu
D, Sandeep CS, Senetakis K,
Nardelli V, Lourenço SDN#.
(2019). Micromechanical behaviour of a
polymer-coated sand, Powder Technology
10.1016/j.powtec.2019.02.030 |
|
38. |
Yang
H, Lourenço
SDN#, Baudet BA, Choi CE, Ng CWW. (2019). 3D Analysis of gravel surface texture, Powder
Technology 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.01.074 |
|
37. |
Zheng
S, Lourenço
SDN#. (2019). Performance and calibration of moisture sensors
in silane-coated granular materials, Géotechnique Letters
10.1680/jgele.18.00185 |
|
36. |
Li KM, Lu Z,
Nardelli V, Alves TA, Lourenço
SDN#. (2019). Morphometric signature of sediment particles
reveals the source and emplacement mechanisms of submarine landslides, Landslides
10.1007/s10346-018-01123-1 |
|
35. |
Lu
Z, Lourenço
SDN#, Baudet BA. (2019). Experimental
insight into the particle morphology changes associated with landslide
movement, Landslides
10.1007/s10346-018-1113-y |
|
34. |
Liu D, Lourenço SDN#, Yang J.
(2019). Critical state of polymer-coated sands, Géotechnique
10.1680/jgeot.18.P.015 |
|
33. |
Ting Y#, Baudet
B, Lourenço SDN. (2018).
Quantification of the surface roughness of quartz sand using optical
interferometry, Meccanica 10.1007/s11012-018-0879-2 |
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32.
|
Kang
H, Lourenço
SDN#, Yan RWM. (2018). Lattice
Boltzmann simulation of droplet dynamics on granular surfaces with variable
wettability, Phys.
Rev. E 98, 012902 |
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31. |
Sandeep
CS, Todisco MC, Nardelli V, Senetakis K#,
Coop MR, Lourenço SDN. (2018). A
micro-mechanical experimental study of highly/completely decomposed tuff
granules, Acta
Geotechnica 10.1007/s11440-018-0656-3 |
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30. |
Tang
AM#, Askarinejad A, Cui YJ,
Gentile F, Gowing J, Jommi C, Kehagia
F, Keszeyné Say E, ter
Maat HW, Lenart S, Lourenço SDN,
Oliveira M, Osinski P, Springman SM, Stirling R, Toll D, Viterbo P. (2018). Atmosphere
– vegetation – soil interactions impacts on engineered slopes: a review on
recent advances, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and
Hydrogeology 10.1144/qjegh2017-103 (open access) |
|
29. |
Saulick
Y, Lourenço
SDN#, Baudet BA, Woche
S, Bachmann J. (2018). Physical-properties controlling water repellency in synthesised granular solids, European Journal of Soil Science
10.1111/ejss.12555 |
|
28. |
Choi CE#, Cui Y,
Liu LHD, Ng CWW, Lourenço SDN. (2018). Impact mechanisms of granular flow against curved
barriers, Géotechnique Letters 7 (4), 1-35 |
|
27. |
Zheng
S, Lourenço
SDN#, Cleall
P, Chui TFM, Ng A, Millis S. (2017). Hydrologic behaviour
of model slopes with synthetic water repellent soils, Journal of Hydrology 554C,
582-599 |
|
26. |
Lin H, Zheng
S, Lourenço SDN#, Jaquin
P. (2017). Characterization of coarse soils derived from
igneous rocks for rammed earth, Engineering Geology 228 (13), 137-145 |
|
25. |
Lourenço SDN#, Saulick
Y, Zheng S, Kang H, Liu D, Lin H, Ting Y.
(2017). Soil wettability in ground engineering: fundamentals, methods and,
applications, Acta
Geotechnica 10.1007/s11440-017-0570-0 |
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24. |
Saulick Y#, Lourenço SDN, Baudet. (2017).
A semi-automated technique for repeatable and reproducible contact angle
measurements in granular materials using the Sessile Drop Method, Soil Science
Society of America Journal 81 (2), 241-249 |
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23. |
Chan
SH, Lourenço
SDN#, (2016). Comparison of three
silane compounds to impart water repellency in an industrial sand, Géotechnique Letters 6(4), 1–4 |
|
22. |
Ng
SHY, Lourenço
SDN#, (2016). Conditions to induce
water repellency in soils with dimethyldicholorosilane,
Géotechnique 66(5), 441–444 |
|
21. |
Lourenço SDN#, Woche SK, Bachmann J, Saulick Y. (2015). Wettability of
crushed air-dried minerals, Géotechnique Letters
5(3), 173–177 |
|
20. |
Lourenço SDN#, Wang
G-H, Kamai T. (2015). Processes in model slopes made of mixtures of
wettable and water repellent sand: implications for the initiation of debris
flows in dry slopes, Engineering Geology 196, 47-58 |
|
19. |
Lourenço SDN#,
Wakefield C, Morley C, Doerr SH, Bryant R. (2015). Wettability decay in an oil-contaminated
waste-mineral mixture with dry-wet cycles, Environmental Earth Sciences
74, 3, 2563-2569 |
|
18. |
Lourenço SDN#,
Jones N, Morley C, Doerr SH, Bryant R. (2015). Hysteresis in the soil water
retention of a sand-clay mixture with contact angles lower than
ninety-degrees, Vadose Zone Journal 14, 7 |
|
17. |
Bardet J-P,
Jesmani M, Jabbari N, Lourenço SDN
(2014). Permeability
and compressibility of wax-coated sands. Géotechnique 64, No. 9, 752–755 |
|
16. |
Wang G-H#, Huang
R, Lourenço SDN, Kamai T (2014). A large landslide triggered
by the 2008 Wenchuan (M8.0) earthquake in Donghekou
area: phenomena and mechanisms, Engineering Geology 182, B, 148-157 |
|
15. |
Toll DG#, Lourenço SDN, Mendes J. (2013). Advances in suction measurements using high suction
tensiometers, Engineering
Geology 162, 29-37 |
|
14. |
Wang G-H#, Huang
R, Chigira M, Wu X, Lourenço SDN (2013). Landslide amplification by
liquefaction of runout path material after the 2008 Wenchuan (M8.0)
earthquake, China, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 38, 3,
265-274 |
|
13. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D, Augarde C, Toll D, Fisher PC, Congreve A. (2012). Reply
to Discussion “Formation and evolution of water menisci at contacts in
unsaturated granular media”, Géotechnique 62, 12, 1143–1144 |
|
12. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D, Augarde C, Toll
D, Fisher PC, Congreve A. (2012). Formation and evolution of water menisci at
contacts in unsaturated granular media, Géotechnique 62, 3, 193-199 |
|
11. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D., Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F. (2011). A
tensiometer based suction control system for laboratory testing of
unsaturated soils, ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal
34(6):755-764 |
|
10. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F. (2011). A new
procedure for the determination of the soil water retention curve by
continuous drying using high suction tensiometers, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
48, 2, 327-335 |
|
9. |
Toll DG#, Lourenço SDN, Mendes J, Augarde CE, Tang AM, Cui YJ, Gallipoli D, Vidovic
JCR, Pagano L, Mancuso C, Zingariello C,
Tarantino A, Hoffmann C, Pozzato A (2011). Soil suction monitoring for landslides
and slopes, Quarterly
Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 44, 1, 23-33 |
|
8. |
Lourenço SDN#, Wang G-H, Chu J (2011). Aspects of sand behaviour
by modified constant shear stress drained tests, Environmental Earth Sciences
62, 44, 865-870 |
|
7. |
Alves T#, Lourenço SDN (2010). Structural
and depositional features related to gravitational collapse: lateral spreading to hydroplaning on a Late
Miocene palaeoslope, Geomorphology 123, 13–33 |
|
6. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F, Medero G.
(2010). Reply to Discussion “Calibrations of a high suction tensiometer”, Géotechnique
60, 3, 233-234 |
|
5. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Evans F (2009). On the measurement
of water pressure in soils with high suction tensiometers, ASTM
Geotechnical Testing Journal 32, 6, 1-7 |
|
4. |
Lourenço SDN#, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F, Medero G.
(2008). Calibrations of a high suction tensiometer, Géotechnique 58,
8, 659–668 |
|
3. |
Lourenço SDN#,
Gallipoli D, Toll D, Evans F, Medero G, (2007). Discussion "The development of a
suction control system for a triaxial apparatus" by Jotisankasa, A.,
Coop, M., and Ridley, A., ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal 30, 1, pp.
69-75 |
|
2. |
Lourenço SDN#, Wang G-H,
Sassa K, Fukuoka H (2006). Volumetric
behaviour of saturated sands under poor drainage conditions, Journal of
Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, Vol. 111, No. F3,
F03004 |
|
1. |
Lourenço SDN#, Sassa
K, Fukuoka H (2006). Failure
process and hydrologic response of a two layer physical model: implications
for rainfall-induced landslides. Geomorphology, 73, 1-2, 115-130 |
Book
chapters
|
3. |
Cardoso, R., Ramon-Tarragona, A., Lourenço,
S., Mendes, J., Caruso, M., Jommi, C. (2023). Testing and Monitoring of Earth Structures. In: Chastre,
C., Neves, J., Ribeiro, D., Neves, M.G., Faria, P. (eds) Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil
Engineering. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering. Springer, Cham.
10.1007/978-3-031-05875-2_4 |
|
2. 1. |
Kanellopoulos
A., Theodoridou M., Harbottle M., Lourenço
SDN, Norambuena-Contreras J (2022).
Self-adaptive Construction Materials: Future Directions. In: Kanellopoulos
A., Norambuena-Contreras J. (eds) Self-Healing
Construction Materials. Engineering Materials and Processes.
Springer, Cham. 10.1007/978-3-030-86880-2_8 Lourenço SDN#, Saulick
Y, Zheng S, Xing X, Lin H, Yang H, Yao T,
Liu D, Qi R (2021). Hydrophobized Granular Materials for Ground
Infrastructure, M. Hosseini, I. Karapanagiotis
(eds.), Materials
with Extreme Wetting Properties, Springer Nature
10.1007/978-3-030-59565-4_7 |
Conferences
|
40. |
Chen
K, Lourenço SDN (2025). Direct Shear Testing
of a Hardening Oil–Silica Sand Mixture in Dry Condition. Proceedings of the
5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) 2024,
Volume 7. ICTG 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 408. Springer,
Singapore. |
|
39. |
Yang
Q*, Lourenço SDN (2024). The Mechanical Behaviour of sand treated with Sodium Silicate under
Saturated Condition Subjected to Wetting-Drying Cycles. Proceedings of the 5th
International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) 2024, Volume 4:
Applied Ground Improvement Methods. Vol. 4. Springer Nature. |
|
38. |
Qi R*, Lourenço
SDN, Kanellopoulos A (2023). Desiccation crack initiation and
propagation in clay with MgO, 9th International Congress on
Environmental Geotechnics, 10.53243/ICEG2023-120 |
|
37. |
Qi R*, Lourenço
SDN, Kanellopoulos A, Yang Q (2023). Self-recovery
of soil shear strength by microcapsules: a review of potential cargos and
encapsulation methods, 9th International Congress on Environmental
Geotechnics, 10.53243/ICEG2023-122 |
|
36. |
Qi
R*, Lourenço SDN (2023). Imparting soil water
repellency with polymeric microcapsules, Smart Geotechnics for Smart
Societies, 10.1201/9781003299127-78 |
|
35. |
Chen K, Qi R*,
Lourenço SDN (2023). Microcapsules retention behavior in granular
materials, Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies, 10.1201/9781003299127-98 |
|
34. |
Saulick
Y, Lok CSC, Lourenço SDN* (2023).
Time-dependent hydrophobic characterisation of
granular materials synthesised with commercial
chemical agents, 8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils,
10.1051/e3sconf/202338223005 |
|
33. |
Zhang
S*, Hu X, Lourenço SDN (2023). Modelling of
water droplet dynamics on hydrophobic soils: a review, 8th International
Conference on Unsaturated Soils, 10.1051/e3sconf/202338218005 |
|
32. |
Xing
X, Lourenço SDN (2022). Hydrophobicity
Assessment of Sands Treated with Tung Oil. In International Conference on
Green Building, Civil Engineering and Smart City (pp. 1084-1090). Springer,
Singapore. |
|
31. |
Chen
K, Lourenço SDN (2022). Effect of Tung Oil on
Mechanical Behavior of Silica Sand. In International Conference on Green
Building, Civil Engineering and Smart City (pp. 1039-1044). Springer,
Singapore. |
|
30. |
Xing
X, Lourenço
SDN (2020). Water-entry pressure in water repellent soils: a review, 4th
2020 European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, 10.1051/e3sconf/202019502030 |
|
29. |
Saulick
Y, Lourenço
SDN (2020). Hydrophobization of clays and nanosilica for ground engineering, 4th 2020
European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, 10.1051/e3sconf/202019503039 |
|
28. |
Liu
D, Lourenço
SDN (2019). Mechanical behaviour of
polymer-coated sands, 17th 2019 European Conference SMGE,
10.32075/17ECSMGE-2019-0860 |
|
27. |
Lin
H, Lourenço
SDN (2019). Durability assessment of engineered hydrophobic soils, 17th
2019 European Conference SMGE, 10.32075/17ECSMGE-2019-0186 |
|
26. |
Lin
H, Lourenço
SDN, Fatty acids to induce water repellency in granular materials, 16th
2019 Asia Regional Conference SMGE |
|
25. |
Kang
H, Lourenco
SDN, Yan WM (2019). Droplet interaction with hydrophobic granular
materials: an insight with the Lattice Boltzmann method, Proceedings of the 8th
International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, Volume 3 |
|
24. |
Yao
T, Baudet BA, Lourenço
SDN (2018). Roughness distribution on sand particles, Proceedings of IS
Atlanta 2018 Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro in Research and
Practice, Atlanta, in press |
|
23. |
Lai
J, Lourenço
SDN (2018). Image analysis of wetting in granular materials, 7th
International Conference on Unsaturated Soils |
|
22. |
Li
BHW, Lam THY, Lourenço SDN (2018). Wettability of natural surface soils of Hong
Kong, 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils |
|
21. |
Liu
D, Lourenço
SDN (2018). Time-dependency of soil water repellency induced by dimethyldichlorosilane, 7th International Conference on
Unsaturated Soils |
|
20. |
Saulick
Y, Lourenço
SDN, Baudet BA (2018). A comparison of wettability measurements on a synthesised water repellent sand, 7th International
Conference on Unsaturated Soils |
|
19. |
Saulick
Y, Lourenço
SDN, Baudet BA (2018). Engineering water repellency in granular solids,
7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils |
|
18. |
Zheng
S, Lourenço
SDN, Cleall P, Millis S, Ng A, Chui TFM (2017).
Experimental investigation on synthetic water repellent soils for slope
stabilization, 2017 19th International Conference Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul |
|
17. |
Zheng
S, Lourenco
SDN, Cleall P, Millis S, Ng A (2017).
Experimental investigation on synthetic water repellent soils for slope
stabilization, 2017 World Landslide Forum, Slovenia |
|
16. |
Saulick
Y, Lourenço
SDN, Baudet B (2016). Effect
of particle size on the measurement of the apparent contact angle in medium
to fine sand of varying wettability under air-dried conditions, 3rd
European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Advances in Experimental Methods:
Mechanical Properties, 9, 09003 |
|
15. |
Jones N, Lourenço SDN, Paul A (2016). Testing surfactants as
additives for clay improvement: compaction and suction effects, 3rd
European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Advances in Experimental Methods:
Mechanical Properties, 9, 13006 |
|
14. |
Toll
DG, Asquith JD, Fraser A, Hassan AA, Liu G, Lourenço SDN, Mendes J, Noguchi T, Osinski P, Stirling R. (2015).
Tensiometer techniques for determining soil water retention curves, 6th
Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Unsaturated Soil Mechanics--
From Theory to Practice 2016, Edited by Chen Z, Wei C, Sun D, Xu Y, 15-22. |
|
13. |
Lourenço SDN, Wang G-H, Kamai T. (2015). Flume tests in mixtures of
wettable and water repellent sand: insights into the initiation of
post-wildfire debris flows, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication
Vol. 2, 30 1085-1088 |
|
12. |
Lourenço
SDN,
Rodrigues DMM. (2015). The 2010 flash floods in Madeira Island (Central
Atlantic): characteristics and the role of wildfires in future events, Slopes
and Geohazards, XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering, Edinburgh, 10.1680/ecsmge.60678.vol4.266 |
|
11. |
Lourenço SDN, Wang G-H, Kamai, T. (2015). Water repellent soils for
slope stability, Slopes and Geohazards, XVI European Conference on Soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Edinburgh, 10.1680/ecsmge.60678.vol4.237 |
|
10. |
Lourenço SDN, Wakefield C, Morley C, Doerr S, Bryant R (2012). Wettability
assessment of an oil coated soil, Unsaturated Soils: Research and
Applications, Mancuso, Jommi & D'Onza Eds, 2, 415-421 |
|
9. |
Lourenço
SDN, Gallipoli
D., Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F. (2011). Cavitation in high suction tensiometers: effect of
temperature, time of use, and stone drying. Unsaturated Soils: Theory and
Practice, Jotisankasa, Sawangsuriya,
Soralump & Mairaing
Eds, 429-435 |
|
8. |
Lourenço SDN, Gallipoli D., Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F. (2010). Advances
in tensiometer based suction control systems, Unsaturated Soils – Alonso
& Gens (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, 695-700 |
|
7. |
Lourenço SDN, Wang G, Korup O, Weidinger J. (2010). Characteristics of a sample of large
landslides triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan, China.
Geologically Active, Proc. IAEG 2010 (CRC Press): 419–425 |
|
6. |
Lourenço SDN, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F, Medero G (2008).
Studies of unsaturated soils by environmental scanning electron microscope
using dynamic mode, Unsaturated Soils: Advances in Geo-Engineering – Toll, D.
G., Augarde, C. E., Gallipoli, D., Wheeler, S. J. (Eds.), 145-150 |
|
5. |
Lourenço SDN, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Augarde C, Evans F, Medero G (2008).
Evaluation of suction measurement by the tensiometer and the axis translation
technique, Unsaturated Soils: Advances in Geo-Engineering – Toll, D. G.,
Augarde, C. E., Gallipoli, D., Wheeler, S. J. (Eds.), 213-218 |
|
4. |
Lourenço SDN, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Evans F, Medero G
(2007). Determination
of the Soil Water Retention Curve with tensiometers, Experimental unsaturated
soil mechanics, Schanz, T. (Ed.), Springer, 95-102 |
|
3. |
Lourenço SDN, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Evans F (2006). Use of tensiometers for
the measurement of soil suction, Proc. 10 Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia,
Lisboa, ISBN 972-98781-4-5 |
|
2. |
Lourenço SDN, Gallipoli D, Toll D, Evans F (2006). Development of a
commercial tensiometer for triaxial testing of unsaturated soils,
Geotechnical Special Publication (ASCE) No. 147, Vol. 2, 1875-1886 |
|
1. |
Lourenço SDN, Sassa K, Fukuoka H (2004). An experimental study on
the pore water pressure increase in rainfall-induced landslides, Proc. 9th
Int. Symp. on Landslides, Rio de Janeiro, A. A. Balkema, Vol. 1, 712-715 |
Other
publications
|
14. |
Lourenço
SDN (2024). Engineering soils for climate change and
net zero,
https://www.geplus.co.uk/opinion/engineering-soils-for-climate-change-and-net-zero-08-11-2024/ |
|
13. |
Yao
T, Lourenço SDN (2019). Particle morphology
evolution on landslides, International Conference on Silk-roads Disaster Risk
Reduction and Sustainable Development, Beijing |
|
12. |
Choi
CE, Ng CWW, Zhang L, Wang YH, Long Q, Zhao J, Wang G, Pun WK, Kwan JSH, Koo
RCH, Zhou GGD, Wang Y, Senetakis K, Lourenço SDN,
Hau B, De Silva WARK, and Majeed U (2018). Understanding Debris Flow
Mechanisms and Mitigating Risks for a Sustainable Hong Kong, Second JTC1
Workshop on Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides, Hong
Kong. |
|
11. |
Zheng
S, Lourenço
SDN (2018). Post-wildfire debris flows in Greater China, Second JTC1
Workshop on Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides, Hong
Kong 2018 |
|
10. |
Lourenco SDN, Saulick Y, Kang H, Zheng
S, Liu D, Lin H (2017). Engineering
water repellency in granular materials for ground applications, Geophysical
Research Abstracts, Vol. 19, EGU2017-2512 |
|
9. |
Lourenço SDN, Wang G-H, Kamai T (2014). Physical
Modelling of Rainfall-induced Landslides in Wettable/Water Repellent Sand
Mixtures, 2014 Annual DPRI Conference, Kyoto University |
|
8. |
Lourenço SDN, Fisher PC
(2010). Imaging wet particle mixtures, Microscience2010 |
|
7. |
Lourenço SDN (2008).
Suction measurements and water retention in unsaturated soils, PhD. Thesis,
Durham University, pp. 369 |
|
6. |
Toll
DG, MUSE Team (2008). Soil suction monitoring for landslides, Geophysical Research
Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-05915 |
|
5. |
Casini F, Munoz
J-J, Lourenço SDN, Vaunat J.,
Pereira JM (2006). Results of the first centrifuge campaign at LCPC
facilities, Nantes, France, MUSE Internal Report, 54pp. |
|
4. |
Lourenço SDN (2004). A
study on the factors affecting the initiation of rainfall-induced landslides
by triaxial and flume tests, MSc. Thesis, Kyoto University, Japan, pp. 44 |
|
3. |
Lourenço SDN, Sassa K, Fukuoka H. (2003). Constant Shear Stress
Drained tests in saturated sandy soils, 42nd Japan Landslide
Society Conference, Landslide 2003, Toyama, 4 pp. |
|
2. |
Lourenço
SDN,
Rodrigues DMM (2002). Introduction to landslides in Madeira Island
(Portugal), 41st Japan Landslide Society Conference, Landslide
2002, Tokushima, 2 pp. |
|
1. |
Lourenço
SDN (2000).
Reconnaissances géologiques,
géophysiques et geotechniques
sur le troçon Welkenraedt-Hammerbrucke
du project TGV (2000), Travail de Fin d’Etudes,
Université de Liège, Belgium, pp. 82 |