University Lecturer
Fellow of Trinity College
Stuart Haigh is interested in taking PhD students.
Stuart Haigh is available for consultancy.
High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge , Cambs CB3 0EL
Research themes
Departments and Institutes
- Department of Engineering:
- University Lecturer
Research Interests
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
- Liquefaction and Remediation methods
- Lateral Spreading of Slopes during Earthquakes
- Earthquake Field Investigations
- Dynamic Finite Element Analysis
- Behaviour of piles under cyclic loading
Offshore Soil Mechanics
- Pipeline Soil Interaction
- Upheaval Buckling
- Behaviour of Blocky Clays
- Thermal properties of soils
- Monopile Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines
Soil Behaviour
- Atterberg limits of soils
Equipment Development for Geotechnical Research
- Centrifuge Development
- Earthquake Actuators for Centrifuge Model Testing
- Image analysis for 3D displacement measurement
Teaching
- 3D1 Geotechnical Engineering
- 4D5 Foundation Engineering
- 5R5 Advanced Experimental Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
Key Publications
Books
Madabhushi, S.P.G., Knappett, J.A. & Haigh, S.K. (2010) Design of Pile Foundations in Liquefiable Soils. Imperial College Press
Journal Papers
McMahon, B.T., Haigh, S.K. & Bolton, M.D. (2013) Optimal displacement mechanisms beneath shallow foundations on linear-elastic perfectly plastic soil. Submitted to Geotechnique (under review)
Lam, S.Y., Haigh, S.K. & Bolton, M.D. (2013) Understanding ground deformation mechanisms for multi-propped excavation in soft clay. Submitted to Soils & Foundations (under review)
Haigh S.K. (2013) Discussion of “Mobilisable strength design for flexible embedded retaining walls by M. Diakoumi & W. Powrie”. Geotechnique doi:10.1680/geot.13.D.01
Heron, C.M., Lam, A., Haigh, S.K. & Madabhushi, S.P.G (2013) Imaging the Failure of a Rock-fill Dam Following Liquefaction. Accepted for publication by Dams & Reservoirs
Vinod, P., Sridharan, A., Deepa, K.A., Haigh, S.K. & Vardanega, P.J. (2013) Discussion of “Remoulded shear strength at plastic and semi-solid states”. ICE Proceedings: Geotechnical Engineering doi:10.1680/geng.12.00093
McMahon, B.T., Haigh, S.K. & Bolton, M.D. (2013) Cavity expansion model for the bearing capacity of circular shallow foundations on clay. Accepted for publication by Geotechnique doi:10.1680/geot.12.P.061
Haigh, S.K., Vardanega, P.J. & Bolton, M.D. (2013) The plastic limit of clays. Geotechnique 63(6) 435-440 doi:10.1680/geot.11.P.123
Haigh, S.K. & Vardanega, P.J. (2012) Discussion of "Re-examination of undrained strength at Atterberg Limits Water Contents" by H.B. Nagaraj, A. Sridharan & H.M. Mallikarjuna. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 30(6) 1389-1391 doi: 10.1007/s10706-012-9543-0
Li, Z., Bolton, M.D. & Haigh, S.K. (2012) Cyclic axial behaviour of piles and pile groups in sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 49(9) 1074-1087 doi:10.1139/T2012-070
Madabhushi, S.P.G. & Haigh, S.K. (2012) How well do we understand earthquake induced liquefaction? Indian Geotechnical Journal 42(3) 150-160 doi: 10.1007/s40098-012-0018-2
Haigh, S.K. (2012) Mechanics of the Casagrande liquid limit test. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 49(9) 1015-1023 doi:10.1139/T2012-066
with corrigenda doi: 10.1139/t2012-081 & 10.1139/cgj-2012-0380
discussion doi: 10.1139/t2012-089 & reply 10.1139/t2012-092
Madabhushi, S.P.G., Haigh, S.K., Houghton, N.E. & Gould, E. (2012) Development of a servo-hydraulic earthquake actuator for the Cambridge Turner beam centrifuge. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 12(2) 77-88 doi:
Haigh, S.K. (2012) Thermal conductivity of sands. Geotechnique, 62(7) 617-625. doi:
Vardanega, P.J., Lau, B.H., Lam, S.Y., Haigh, S.K., Madabhushi, S.P.G. & Bolton, M.D. (2012) Laboratory measurement of strength mobilization in kaolin: link to stress history. Geotechnique Letters 2 9-15 doi:10.1680/geolett.12.00003
discussion doi: 10.1680/geolett.12.00003
Wang, J., Haigh, S.K., Forrest, G. & Thusyanthan, I, (2012) Mobilization distance for upheaval buckling of pipelines. ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice 3(4) 106-114 doi:10.1061/(ASCE)PS.1949-1204.0000099
Li, Z., Haigh, S.K. & Bolton, M.D., (2012) Effect of previous cyclic axial loads on pile groups. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 12(1) 15-23 doi:10.1680/ijpmg.2012.12.1.15
Lam, S.Y., Elshafie, M.Z.E.B., Haigh, S.K. & Bolton, M.D., (2012) Development of a new apparatus for modeling deep excavation related problems in geotechnical centrifuge. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 12(1) 24-38 doi:10.1680/ijpmg.2012.12.1.24
Haigh S.K., Eadington, J. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2012) Permeability and stiffness of sands at very low effective stresses. Geotechnique 62(1) 69-75. doi:
Cilingir U., Haigh S.K., Madabhushi, S.P.G. & Zeng, X. (2011) Seismic behaviour of anchored quay walls with dry backfill. Geomechanics and GeoEngineering 6(3) 227-235 doi:10.1080/17486025.2011.578670
Haigh, S.K. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2011) Centrifuge modelling of pile-soil interaction in liquefiable slopes. Geomechanics and Engineering 3(1) 1-16
Z. Li, S.K. Haigh & M.D. Bolton (2010) The Behavior of a Single Pile under Cyclic Axial Loads. In Deep Foundations and Geotechnical In Situ Testing, ASCE Special Publication 205, 143-148
Li, Z., Haigh, S.K. & Bolton., M.D. (2010) The response of pile groups under cyclic lateral loads. International Journal on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 10(2) 47-57 doi:
Madabhushi, S.P.G. & Haigh, S.K., (2009) Effect of Superstructure Stiffness on Liquefaction-induced Failure Mechanisms. Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 1(1) 70-87 doi:10.4018/jgee.2010090805
Coelho, P.A.L.F, Haigh, S.K., Madabhushi, S.P.G. & O'Brien A.S. (2007) Post-earthquake behaviour of footings employing densification to mitigate liquefaction. Ground Improvement, 11(1) 45-53 doi:
Knappett, J.A., Haigh, S.K. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2006) Mechanisms of failure for shallow foundations under earthquake loading. International Journal of Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering, 26(2-4) 91-102. doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2004.11.021
Madabhushi, S.P.G. and Haigh, S.K., (2005), Performance of Earth Dams during the Bhuj Earthquake of 26th January 2001, Dams and Reservoirs, Journal of British Dam Society, Institution of Civil Engineers, 15(3) 14-24.
Haigh, S.K. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2005) The effects of Pile Flexibility on Pile-Loading in Laterally Spreading Slopes. In Seismic Performance of Pile Foundations in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground, ASCE Special Publication 145, 24-37
Haigh, S.K., Ghosh, B. & Madabhushi, S.P.G. (2005) The effect of time step discretisation on dynamic finite element analysis. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 42(3) 957-963 doi:10.1139/T05-022
Haigh, S.K., Teymur, B., Madabhushi, S.P.G. & Newland, D.E. (2002) Applications of Wavelet Analysis to the Investigation of the Dynamic Behaviour of Geotechnical Structures. International Journal of Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering 22(9-12) 995-1005 doi:10.1016/S0267-7261(02)00124-0
Other Publications
Other Publications can be found in my publications list
