Dr. Ken G Gavin
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Biography
Ken graduated in Civil Engineering from Queens University Belfast in 1994, he obtained a PhD from Trinity College Dublin in 1998. He worked as a senior geotechnical engineer for Arup for 3 years before joining University College Dublin (UCD) in September 2001. At UCD he was Director of the Centre for Critical Infrastructure Research. In 2010 he cofounded the geotechnical consultancy company GDG and has advised on interesting geotechnical problems across the globe.
Research Interest
Subsurface Engineering
Publications
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Scaling considerations for 1g Model Plate Anchor Test in Sand
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Development of a landslide susceptibility assessment for a rail network
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Monopiles subjected to uni- and multi-lateral cyclic loading
