To mark the end of the four year MEng programme in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and for many, the end of university life, a two-day Student Conference is held each year at the end of June.
It provides an opportunity for this year’s graduates to present the results of their research, carried out in the final year over a period of four months, to an audience of academic staff, industry, postgraduate researchers, and fellow undergraduates, in the form of a poster and an oral presentation. The Conference offers an excellent way to showcase the skills of our final year students as well as the diversity of research undertaken within the departmental Sections of Environmental and Water Resource Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Geotechnics, Structures and Transport, and a copy of the Conference Schedule for each Section is listed below.
The event closed with an Awards ceremony at which the best student oral presentations, by Section, were recognised. This year’s winners (2019) were:
Section | Awards |
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EWRE | Award: Justin Ng Development of a data-driven urban flood forecasting model using machine learning techniques Supervised by: Dr Christian Onof |
Fluid Mechanics | Award: Chong (Steven) Huo The prediction of local wave-in-deck loads Supervised by: Professor Chris Swan |
Geotechnics | Award: Xinjin Ho Assessment of serviceability and stability of sloped excavations in stiff clay Supervised by: Professor Lidija Zdravkovic |
Structures | Award: Adam Plavsic Numerical simulation of the nonlinear response of masonry vaults subjected to earthquake loading Supervised by: Dr Lorenzo Macorini |
Transport | Award: Lewis Robinson Investigating and comparing the behaviour of visually impaired participants in unidirectional and opposing crowd flows Supervised by: Dr Arnab Majumdar & Jean Marc Feghali |
2019 Student Conference Prize Winners |
2019 Student Conference Schedule
Poster no# and Student | Title | Supervisor(s) |
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E01 - Zikun (Emma) Wei | Testing multiple modelling hypotheses for indigenous infiltration infrastructure in the Peruvian central Andes | Buytaert, W. |
E02 - Marcus Rodin | Novel low-carbon materials produced from sustainable kelp mixtures | Cheeseman, C.R. |
E03 - Yuan Xie | Effects of magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S-H) addition on magnesium oxysulfate cement | Cheeseman, C.R. |
E04 - Yuanxiang Zhao | New sustainable biomaterials for cryogenic thermal insulation | Cheeseman, C.R.; Dieckmann, E. |
E05 - Richard Onsiong | Properties of novel feather fabric thermal insulation | Cheeseman, C.R.; Dieckmann, E. |
E06 - Benling Zheng | Steps towards the recovery of copper from mobile phone derived printed circuit boards using ionic liquids | Grimes, S.M. |
E07 - Jiangyu Fu | Critical review of potential routes to gold recovery from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) | Grimes, S.M. |
E08 - Danial Bin Jamaludin | An investigation into the use of ionic liquids to recover critical metals from mobile phone loudspeakers | Grimes, S.M. |
E09 - Justin Ng | Development of a data-driven urban flood forecasting model using machine learning techniques | Onof, C. |
E10 - Ching Sik | An analysis of the urban heat island at the global scale | Paschalis, A. |
E11 - Sok Hian Tan | Electro-dewatering as an alternative technology for dewatering sewage sludge and digestate | Smith, S.R. |
E12 - Natalie Shaw | Factors driving the chemical industry to produce brominated flame retardants and how this is affected by the environmental impact | Smith, S.R. |
E13 - Tianyi (Rachel) Zou | Nutrient recovery technologies for bio-waste digestate | Smith, S.R. |
E14 - Juehua Xiang | The Impact of price on consumption and waste of food and clothing | Smith, S.R. |
E15 - Emma Bewley | Influencing water contact behaviours to prevent schistosomiasis in Africa | Templeton, M.R.; Sule, M. |
E16 - Shiyong (Ottilie) Liu | Water treatment processes to prevent schistosomiasis in Africa | Templeton, M.R.; Braun, L. |
Environmental Engineering (EWRE) |
Poster No# and Student | Title | Supervisor(s) |
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F01 - Ryan Lucas | Local and global properties of breaking waves in laboratory simulated random sea states | Callaghan, A. |
F02 - Yvonne Enescu | A comparison of breaking and non-breaking wave statistics in the Adriatic Sea using stereo-vision imagery | Callaghan, A. |
F03 - Harriet Haley | Hydrodynamics and wave-structure interactions in the coastal zone | Christou, M.; Karmpadakis, I. |
F04 - Hippolyte Mounier-Vehier | Experimental verification of the robustness of emptying filling boxes to sudden changes in the wind | Craske, J.; Hughes, GO. |
F05 - Joan Rossello Bover | The multiple steady states and robustness of building ventilation networks | Craske, J. |
F06 - Alexander Bradshaw | An experimental investigation of the hydrodynamic interactions among the members of a semisubmersible platform for floating wind turbines | Fabregas Flavia, F. |
F07 - Chong Huo | The prediction of local wave-in-deck loads | Swan, C.; Ma, L. |
F08 - Christopher Wood | The motion of micro-plastics in bar/ rip channel systems | van Reeuwijk, M. |
Fluid Mechanics |
Poster No# & Student | Title | Supervisor |
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G01 - Joshua Loughrie | Vulnerability of pipelines subjected to liquefaction-induced settlements | Kontoe, S. |
G02 - Marion Artigaut | Simulation of seepage in sand using coupled CFD-DEM | O'Sullivan, C. |
G03 - Zhu Yi Ho | Simulating filtration processes using a network model | O'Sullivan, C. ; Sufian, A. |
G04 - Robert O'Regan | Investigating the sources of potential discrepancies in water content measurements | Standing, J.R. |
G05 - Andreas Siagris | Effects of salt water on the compressibility, stiffness and strength of clays | Standing, J.R. |
G06 - Martin Head | A numerical investigation into the thermal performance of thermo-active structures and the implications on their design | Taborda, D. |
G07 - Helen Xia | Numerical analysis of shafts in London clay | Taborda, D. |
G08 - Jia Sheng Lee | Assessment of modelling procedures for climate change-induced rainfall events | Zdravkovic, L. |
G09 - Xinjin Ho | Assessment of serviceability and stability of sloped excavations in stiff clay | Zdravkovic, L. |
G10 - Linda Wu | Effect of interface conditions on the lateral capacity of offshore wind turbine monopiles | Zdravkovic, L. |
Geotechnics |
Poster No# and Student | Title | Supervisor(s) |
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S01 - Quihong Dong | An exploration of new technologies in steel construction | Gardner, L. |
S02 - Qianwen Han | Analysis of wire + arc additive manufactured (WAAM) square hollow tubular structures | Gardner, L. |
S03 - Angeline Tan | Testing and analysis of 3D-printed steel circular hollow sections | Gardner, L. |
S04 - Sherif Karam | Flexural design of high-strength steel and hybrid structures | Gardner, L. |
S05 - Alicia Law | Structural performance of high strength steel welded I-sections | Gardner, L. |
S06 - Chong Harn Soh | Experimental study of hot-finished high strength steel SHS members under compression and combined loading | Gardner, L. |
S13 - Radu Bidiga | Static structural behaviour of skew half-through railway bridges | Ruiz-Teran, A. |
S12 - Hope Goodban | Modal analysis and vibration monitoring of footbridges using smartphones | Ruiz-Teran, A.; Stafford, P.J. |
S18 - Ching Yi Leong | Development of design equation for tension lap in reinforced concrete | Vollum, R.L.; Stafford, P.J. |
S17 - Kah Seng Lee | Strut and tie modelling of reinforced concrete deep beams | Vollum, R.L. |
S07 - Asen Filkov | Numerical investigation of masonry arch bridges under earthquake loading | Macorini, L. |
S08 - Adam Plavsic | Numerical simulation of the nonlinear response of masonry vaults subjected to earthquake loading | Macorini, L. |
S09 - Elena Sakka | Behaviour of microstructures inspired by trabecular bone | Phillips, A.T.M |
S10 - Abdelkawy Abdou | Structural topology optimisation with constructability | Phillips, A.T.M |
S11 - Nasma Dasser | Predicting lower limb joint kinematics using long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural networks | Phillips, A.T.M; Modenese, L. |
S14 - Wei Jun Wong | Buckling strain limits in thick cold formed circular hollow sections under cyclic loading | Sadowski, A.; Malaga-Chuquitaype, C. |
S15 - Sai Chung Simon Li | Buckling strain limits in thick cold formed circular hollow sections under cyclic loading | Sadowski, A.; Malaga-Chuquitaype, C. |
S19 - Guang (Anson) Yang | Structural mechanics of repeating cellular structures | Wadee, A.; Phillips, A.T.M |
S20 - Harry Slack | Characterizing the mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured metals | Wadee, A.; Gardner, L. |
S21 - Andy Kiew Chuan Lau | Determining the water-cement ratio of hardened cement paste | Wong, H.S. |
S22 - Yi Xuan Yeow | Effect of shrinkage induced microcracks on the durability of concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials | Wong, H.S. |
S23 - Tsin Hoong Choo | Influence of supplementary cementitious materials on microstructure and transport properties of spacer-concrete interface | Wong, H.S. |
Structures |
Poster No# and Student | Title | Supervisor(s) |
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T01 - Carl Khalife | Designing eVTOL air-taxi networks for cities | Angeloudis, P. |
T02 - Alejandra Otero | Design of hospital delivery networks using unmanned aerial vehicles | Angeloudis, P. |
T03 - Paloma Rebuelto Merino | Optimal design of dynamic charging infrastructure for electric buses operating in a multiple-route network | Angeloudis, P. |
T04 - Xing (Sam) Huang | Fast indoor localisation algorithms using computer vision | Angeloudis, P. |
T05 - Olivia Revans | A heuristic for the automatic route optimisation of electric vessels in coastal waters | Angeloudis, P. |
T06 - Rui Jian Tee | Study the impact of autonomous vehicle adoption on urban transportation | Graham, D.J. |
T07 - Daniel Regueiro Sánchez | Airport ground movement simulation using cellular automata: Beijing case study | Han, K. |
T08 - Ka Ming Matthew Lee | Calibrating mobile sensing data of urban air quality | Han, K. |
T09 - Albert Celma Ortega | Transportation cost forecasting using machine learning : A profitability control case study for Tech Data Europe | Han, K.; Onof, C. |
T10 - Linfeng Li | Time series analysis of regional transport of air pollutants - Beijing case study | Han, K. |
T11 - Sher Lynn Wong | Spatial and temporal prediction of urban air quality using big data | Han, K. |
T12 - Iulia Manole | Analysis of factors underlying safety in the ports of the United Kingdom | Majumdar, A.; Rogers |
T13 - Hamzeh Arabyiat | Analysis of pilot safety and general aviation culture in Canada | Majumdar, A.; Psyllou, E. |
T14 - Lewis Robinson | Investigating and comparing the behaviour of visually impaired participants in unidirectional and opposing crowd flows | Majumdar, A.; Feghali, JM. |
T15 - Jonathan Green | Modelling the performance of evacuation procedures from a fire in university buildings in London | Majumdar, A.; Shipman, A.; Bateman, G. |
T16 - Robin Hendrickx | Analysis of GNSS signals in urban environments for positioning of autonomous vehicles | Ochieng, W. |
T17 - Alice Jackson | Modelling mode choice in developing countries | Sivakumar, A.; |
T18 - Lisa Hey | Correlation between the Cycle Superhighways scheme and cycling commuting trends in London | Sivakumar, A.; |
T19 - Wai Ho Law | Development of pothole detection algorithm using smartphone sensors and machine learning | Stettler, M. |
T20 - Sebastien Pujalte | Environmental impact analysis of cargo bundling services by digital freight forwarders with machine learning solutions | Stettler, M. |
T22 - Ugochukwu Amadi | Machine learning for financial model approximation and portfolio optimisation in upstream oil & gas | Popo-Ola, SO. |
T23 - Qi Maggie Mai | Using a systems engineering maturity measurement tool on high rise and complex building projects | Whyte, J. |
Transport |