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Biography
Dr Chris Beckett joined The University of Edinburgh as Lecturer in Geotecnical Engineering in 2017. His research interests focus on unsaturated soils under extreme conditions, for example when the soils are hydrophobic (for water sequestration infrastructure) and in earthen construction (highly dry soils). Chris’ projects represent international (UK, USA, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Australia) collaborations between engineers (geotechnical, structural, environmental, mining and mechanical), archaeologists, architects, agriculturalists/soil scientists, climatologists, foresters and disaster risk managers. Chris chairs Standards Australia Committee BD-083 Australian Earth Building and is a member of RILEM Technical Committee 274 (earth building) and International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Technical Committees 106 (Unsaturated Soils) and 221 (Tailings and Mine Waste).
Administrative Roles
Exchange Coordinator, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education/Academic qualification
Geotechnical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The Role of Material Structure in Compacted Earthen Building Materials: Implications for Design and Construction, Durham University
1 Oct 2008 → 13 Jan 2012
Award Date: 13 Jan 2012
Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering, Durham University
1 Oct 2004 → 1 Jun 2008
Award Date: 1 Jun 2008
External positions
Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
1 Apr 2017 → …
Keywords
- S Agriculture (General)
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- TH Building construction
- TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing South Indian Ocean tropical cyclone characteristics in HighResMIP simulations
Pall, P., Gagnon, A. S., Bollasina, M., Zarzycki, C., Huang, Y., Beckett, C. T. S., Ramanantoanina, H. & Reynolds, T., 11 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Climatology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bio-stabilising earthen houses with tannins from locally available resources
Bras, A., Yakubu, I., Mohammed, H., Idowu, I., Jones, R., Gagnon, A., Owusu-Nimo, F., Huang, Y., Beckett, C. T. S. & Addo, I. A., Jul 2024, In: Case Studies in Construction Materials. 20, e03182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Second RILEM International Conference on Earthen Construction: ICEC 2024
Beckett, C. (ed.), Armada Bras, A. (ed.), Fabbri, A. (ed.), Keita, E. (ed.), Perlot, C. (ed.) & Perrot, A. (ed.), 30 Jun 2024, Springer. 527 p. (RILEM Bookseries; vol. 52)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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An exploration on the degradation of hydrophobized sands as a subgrade impervious barrier during one-year outdoor weathering
Lin, H., Huang, G., Lourenço, S. D. N., Beckett, C. T. S., Xing, X. & Liu, J., 3 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Acta geotechnica.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Turf structures in the Roman North and beyond
Russell, B., Beckett, C., Romankiewicz, T., Snyder, J. R. & Lin, B. Y. X., 30 Nov 2023, Terra, legno e materiali deperibili nell'architettura antica. Atti del Convegno internazionale di Studi (Padova, 3-5 giugno 2021). Previato, C. & Bonetto, J. (eds.). Padua: Edizioni Quasar, (Costruire nel mondo antico; vol. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Military Construction Strategies on the Limes: New Geoarchaeological Approaches
Tanja Romankiewicz (Speaker), Ben Russell (Contributor), Chris Beckett (Contributor) & Riley Snyder (Contributor)
27 Aug 2022Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Best paper (runner up): GM3 2021
Beckett, Chris (Recipient) & Karatza, Zeynep (Recipient), 17 Dec 2021
Prize: Other distinctions
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Earth Building Association of Australia Scholarship
Beckett, Chris (Recipient) & Ciancio, Daniela (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Projects
- 15 Finished
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DDI Beacon - Earth observation data platform for flood risk monitoring
Medina-Lopez, E., Beckett, C. & Zen, S.
1/04/21 → 31/07/21
Project: Research