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Professor Lord Mair CBE FREng FRS

Biography

Lord Robert Mair was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 2017-2018. In October 2017 he became Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Research at Cambridge University. After 27 years in industry he was appointed Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Cambridge in 1998. He was the Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering 2011-2017, and Master of Jesus College 2001-2011. He was a Fellow of St John's College from 1998 to 2001. He is also one of the founding Directors of the Geotechnical Consulting Group (GCG), an international consulting company based in London, started in 1983.

After graduating in 1971 from Cambridge University, where he read Engineering at Clare College, he worked continuously in industry until 1998, except for a three year period in the late 1970’s when he was seconded to Cambridge to work for his PhD on tunnelling in soft ground. His early involvement with tunnels began at that time, when he undertook research for the UK Transport Research Laboratory on the subject of centrifuge modelling of tunnel construction in soft ground. He was awarded a PhD for this work in 1979.

Throughout his career he has specialised principally in underground construction, providing advice on numerous projects world-wide involving soft ground tunnelling, retaining structures, deep excavations and foundations.  International projects have included railway tunnels in the cities of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Singapore and Warsaw, and motorway tunnels in Turkey. In the UK he has been closely involved with the design and construction of the Jubilee Line Extension for London Underground, and with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (now HS1) and Crossrail (now Elizabeth Line) projects. He was responsible for the introduction of compensation grouting in the UK as a novel technique for controlling settlement of structures during tunnel construction - on the Waterloo Escalator Tunnel Project. The technique was used on the Jubilee Line Extension Project for the protection of many historic buildings, including the Big Ben Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster, and has since been widely adopted on many urban underground construction projects.

He has been a member of Expert Review Panels on major international underground construction projects, and   was Co-Chair of the International Advisory Board for the Singapore Land Transport Authority, advising on design and construction aspects of all underground transport tunnels and deep excavations in Singapore. He was a member of the French Government Commission of Enquiry into the collapse of a road tunnel in Toulon. More recently he has been a member of the Engineering Expert Panel for London’s Crossrail (now Elizabeth Line) and the Independent Technical Expert Panel on Tunnelling for HS2..

Robert Mair has published many papers, mainly on the geotechnical aspects of soft ground tunnelling and excavations (see separate list of publications) and has been an invited lecturer at universities and conferences in many countries. He delivered the Institution of Civil Engineers Unwin Memorial Lecture in 1992, the Theme Lecture on Bored Tunnelling in the Urban Environment at the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering at Hamburg in 1997, the Sir Harold Harding Memorial Lecture at the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1998, the Terzaghi Lecture in Vienna and the Szechy Memorial Lecture in Budapest in 2001, the Jiminez Salas Lecture in Madrid in 2003, the Paviors Lecture in London in 2004 and the Jennings Lecture in Johannesburg in 2005. He delivered the Rankine Lecture in 2006, the Muir Wood Lecture in Helsinki in 2011,  the Keynote Lecture at the 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Athens in 2011, the Casagrande Lecture in Boston, USA in 2014 and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Hinton Lecture in 2015.

 

He was awarded the British Geotechnical Society Prize in 1980 for his work on tunnels, the Institution of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Research Medal in 1994, their Gold Medal in 2004 and their President’s Medal in 2013. He has been a Board Member of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMGE), and for 10 years was Chairman of its Technical Committee (TC 28) on Underground Construction in Soft Ground. He gave evidence to a House of Lords Select Committee on the Crossrail project in London and to a House of Commons Select Committee on HS2. He led  a major research group at Cambridge and  was the Founding Head of  the Centre on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), funded by EPSRC/Innovate(UK) and industry to a total value currently of £22m.

He chaired the Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering Review of Shale Gas Extraction in the UK; the report was published in  2012. Following the tragic train derailment in Scotland in August 2020 he was appointed Chair of the Task Force Review of Network Rail’s Earthworks Management; the report was published in February 2021. In 2022 he was Chair of the Technical Review Panel appointed by EDF to review the technical risks and opportunities relating to marine works tunnel shaft connections for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. He has recently chaired similar independent reviews of aspects of Sizewell C nuclear power station, appointed by EDF.

He is  a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (its Senior Vice-President 2008-2011), a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He was awarded a CBE in the 2010 New Year's Honours list and in 2015 was appointed an independent crossbencher in the House of Lords, where he has been active on matters relating to infrastructure, science and technology, and education.  He was a member of its Select Committee on Science and Technology for four years, and has also been a member of Select Committees on Assessment and Management of Risk, and Education and Skills; he is presently a member of the Select Committee on the Built Environment. 

Research

On taking up his appointment to a Chair in Engineering and Head of the Geotechnical Group (1998-2016) Robert Mair introduced new avenues of research, and in particular strengthened the Group's contacts with industry. He organized a successful £2m bid for a Joint Infrastructure Award (JIF) for the construction and equipping of a new two-storey building: the Centre for Geotechnical Process and Construction Modelling. This building is immediately adjacent to the existing centrifuge facility on the West Cambridge site and is part of the Schofield Centre. The aims of this Centre are to develop new research areas concerning innovative construction techniques. The main thrust of the research is in the areas of underground construction, earthquake engineering, environmental geotechnics (the prevention and remediation of ground contamination), and foundation engineering, as well as in fundamental soil mechanics.

He led the establishment in 2010 of the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology at Cambridge, a partnership between the University of Cambridge and Laing O’Rourke – the UK's largest private construction company – to set up a multi-disciplinary academic centre to leverage innovative thinking to benefit the construction industry.

Robert Mair was Founding Head of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) at the University of Cambridge, an Innovation and Knowledge Centre funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK and industry to a total value of £22m. CSIC specialises in sensor technologies and data analysis models, working with industry and partner organisations to accelerate implementation of research outputs to transform infrastructure through smarter information. Its work involves developing new technologies for streamlining construction and for condition assessment and monitoring of ageing infrastructure, with a focus on the development of wireless sensor networks, MEMS technologies and new fibre optic sensing technology. CSIC has around 50 industry partners and has deployed innovative sensor technologies (notably fibre optics and wireless sensors) on around 100 different sites.

In 2015 he was responsible for securing £18m Government funding for 50 per cent of the cost of the new Civil Engineering Building on the West Cambridge site of the Engineering Department as part of the UK Collaboratorium on Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) initiative. The £38m building, which opened in 2019, contains the National Research Facility for Infrastructure Sensing (NRFIS).

Robert Mair’s own research areas are in Underground Construction, and Innovative Sensor Technologies for Smart Infrastructure and Construction – see list of publications.

Publications

Key publications: 
  1. Schooling,J., Geddes, R., Frawley, D,D., Mair, R.J., O'Rourke,T.D. and Powrie. W. (2023). The Role of Funding, Financing and Emerging Technologies in delivering and managing infrastructure for the 21st Century. Report to EPSRC-NSF. University of Cambridge and Cornell University.
  2. Pascariello, M.N., Luciano, A., Bilotta, E., Acikgoz, S. and Mair R.J.(2023). Numerical modelling of the response of two heritage masonry buildings to nearby tunnelling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 131, 104845
  3. Acikgoz, S., Fidler, P.R.A., Pascariello, M.N., Kechavarzi, C., Bilotta, E., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J.(2022). A fibre-optic strain measurement system to monitor the impact of tunnelling on nearby heritage masonry buildings. International Journal of Architectural Heritage 16 (9), 1347-1365
  4. Acikgoz, S., Luciano, A., Dewhirst, M., Dejong, M.J. and Mair R.J.(2022). Innovative monitoring of the response of a heritage masonry building to nearby tunnelling in London Clay. Géotechnique 72 (3), 200-215. Awarded the ICE Manby Prize, 2023 (Best paper that covers ICT/GIS/BIM in its broadest sense).
  5. Luciano, A., Pascariello, M.N., Bilotta, E., Acikgoz, S. and Mair R.J. (2021). Semi-coupled modelling of soil-structure interaction during tunnel construction: Two case studies from Bank Station Capacity Upgrade. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 605-612
  6. Acikgoz, S., Franza, A., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J.(2021).Cracked equivalent beam models for assessing tunneling-induced damage in masonry buildings.Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 147 (2), 04020167
  7. Faustin, N.E., Mair, R.J. and Elshafie,M. (2021). Development of a new excavation technique for centrifuge testing in sand. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 275-282
  8. Luciano, A., Pascariello, M.N., Bilotta, E., Acikgoz, S. and Mair R.J. (2021). Semi-coupled modelling of soil-structure interaction during tunnel construction: Two case studies from Bank Station Capacity Upgrade. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 605-612
  9. Mair, R.J. et al (2021) A review of earthworks management. A Report to Network Rail prepared by a Task Force led by Professor Lord Robert Mair, 543pp. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Network-Rail-Ea...
  10. Giardina, G., Losacco, N., DeJong,M.J., Viggiani, G.M.B. and Mair R.J. (2020). Effect of soil models on the prediction of tunnelling-induced deformations of structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering,173, 5, 379-397
  11. Torisu, S.S., Faustin, N.E., Elshafie, M., Black, M., Soga, K. and Mair R.J. (2019). Monitoring of shaft excavations in clay. International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, (ICSIC) Driving data-informed decision-making, 655-664, ICE Publishing
  12. DeJong, M.J., Giardina,G., Chalmers, B., Lazarus,D., Ashworth, D. and Mair R.J. (2019). Impact of the Crossrail tunnelling project on masonry buildings with shallow foundations. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 172, 5,402-416
  13. Acikgoz, S., Franza, A., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2019). Tunnelling under a heritage structure: Distributed sensing data and cracked equivalent beam models. International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction 2019 
  14. Mair R.J. (2018). Transforming infrastructure, transforming lives – building on 200 years. Presidential Address, Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering 171,1, 3 -11
  15. Ritter, S., DeJong, M.J., Giardina, G. and Mair R.J. (2018). 3D printing of masonry structures for centrifuge modelling. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Volume 1, 449-454
  16. Faustin, N.E., Elshafie, M. and Mair R.J. (2018). Modelling the excavation of elliptical shafts in the geotechnical centrifuge. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Volume 2, 791-796
  17. Giardina, G., DeJong, M.J., Chalmers, B., Ormond, B. and Mair R.J. (2018). A comparison of current analytical methods for predicting soil-structure interaction due to tunnelling.Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 79, 319-335
  18. Faustin, N.E., Elshafie, M.Z.E.B. and Mair R.J. (2018). Case studies of circular shaft construction in London. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 171, 5, 391-404. Winner of the British Geotechnical Association Case Histories Award for 2022.
  19. Ritter, S., Giardina, G., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2018). Centrifuge modelling of building response to tunnel excavation. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 18 (3), 146-161
  20. Ritter,S., Giardina,G., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2017).The role of building dimensions and position on the response of buildings to tunnelling subsidence: Centrifuge modelling. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 277-286
  21. Giardina, G., Ritter, S., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2017). The role of building position on the response of buildings to tunnelling subsidence: Numerical modelling. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 287-294
  22. Giardina,G., Ritter, S., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2017). Influence of building geometry on bending and shear deformations of buildings subject to tunnelling subsidence: numerical modelling. EURO: TUN 2017: IV International Conference on Computational Methods in Tunneling and Subsurface Engineering
  23. The effect of surface structures on soil deformations due to tunnelling in sand. Ritter, S., DeJong, M.J., Giardina, G. and Mair R.J. (2017). Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica 51 (4), 7-21
  24. Seo, H,, Wilcock, M.J., Soga, K., Elshafie, M. and Mair R.J. (2017).Distributed fibre optic monitoring of the time-dependent behaviour of tunnel segmental linings in London clay.Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM), 27
  25. Faustin, N.E., Elshafie, M. and Mair R,J. (2017).Centrifuge modelling of shaft excavations in clay. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 295-300
  26. Alhaddad, M., Wilcock, M., Gue, C.Y.,  Elshafie, M.,  Soga, K., Mair, R.J., Devriendt, M. and Wright, P. (2017). Imposed longitudinal settlement on a cast-iron tunnel from the excavation of a new tunnel beneath. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 343-354
  27. Faustin, N.E., Mair, R.J., Elshafie, M., Menkiti, C.O. and Black, M. (2017). Field measurements of ground movements associated with circular shaft construction. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, 301-308
  28. Gue, C.Y., Wilcock, M.J., Alhaddad, M.M., Elshafie, M., Soga, K. and Mair R.J. (2017). Monitoring the behaviour of an existing royal mail tunnel: London underground bond street station upgrade works. Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, 525-535
  29. Williamson, M.G., Elshafie, M., Mair, R.J. and Devriendt M.D.(2017). Open-face tunnelling effects on non-displacement piles in clay–part 1: centrifuge modelling techniques. Géotechnique 67 (11), 983-1000
  30. Williamson, M.G., Mair, R.J., Devriendt, M.D. and Elshafie M. (2017). Open-face tunnelling effects on non-displacement piles in clay–part 2: tunnelling beneath loaded piles and analytical modelling. Géotechnique 67 (11), 1001-1019
  31. Ritter, S., Giardina, G., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2017). Influence of building characteristics on tunnelling-induced ground movements. Géotechnique 67 (10), 926-937
  32. Gue, C.Y., Wilcock, M. J., Alhaddad, M.M., Elshafie, M., Soga, K. and Mair R.J. (2017).Tunnelling close beneath an existing tunnel in clay–perpendicular undercrossing. Géotechnique 67 (9), 795-807
  33. Ritter, S., Giardina, G., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J. (2016). Centrifuge modelling of tunneling-induced settlement damage to 3D-printed surface structures. Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
  34. Giardina,G., Ritter,S., DeJong, M.J. and Mair R.J.(2016). Modelling the 3D brittle response of masonry buildings to tunnelling. Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: Anamnesis, Diagnosis, Therapy, Controls. CRC Press, 481-488
  35. Mair, R.J. (2016). Advanced sensing technologies for structural health monitoring. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Forensic Engineering 169 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Forensic Engineering,169, 2, 46-49
  36. Mair, R.J., Soga, K., Jin, Y., Parlikad, A.K. and Schooling D.J.M. (2016). Transforming the future of infrastructure through smarter information. ICE Publishing, Editors, Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure, 800pp 
  37. Schwamb, T., Elshafie, M.Z.E.B., Soga, K. and Mair R.J. (2016).Considerations for monitoring of deep circular excavations. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 169, 6, 477-493
  38. Kechavarzi, C., Soga, K., de Battista, N., Pelecanos, L. Elshafie, M.Z.E.B. and Mair R.J (2016). Distributed fibre optic strain sensing for monitoring civil infrastructure: a practical guide. ICE Publishing, 246pp
  39. Korff, M, Mair,R.J. & Van Tol, F.A.F. (2016). Pile-soil interaction and settlement effects induced by deep excavations. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 142 (8), 04016034
  40. Giardina, G., Dejong, M. J. & Mair, R. J. (2015) Interaction between surface structures and tunnelling in sand: centrifuge and computational modelling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 50 (2015), pp 465-478.
  41. Gue, C. Y., Wilcock, M., Alhaddad, M. M., El-Shafie, M. Z. E. B., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2015) The monitoring of an existing cast iron tunnel with distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOS). Journal of Civil and Structural Health Monitoring, 5(5), pp 573-586 DOI 10.1007/s 13349-015-0109-8.
  42. Gue, C. Y., Wilcock, M., Alhaddad, M. M., El-Shafie, M. Z. E. B., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2014) Monitoring the effects of tunnelling under an existing tunnel – fibre optics. Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground – Yoo, Park, Kim and Ban (Eds), 2014 Korean Geotechnical Society, Seoul, Korea, ISBN 978-1-138-02700-8, CRC Press, pp 357-361.
  43. Giardina, G., Dejong, M. J. & Mair, R. J. (2014) Important aspects when modelling the interaction between surface structures and tunnelling in sand. Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground – Yoo, Park, Kim and Ban (Eds), 2014 Korean Geotechnical Society, Seoul, Korea, ISBN 978-1-138-02700-8, CRC Press, pp 263-268.
  44. Mair, R. J. & Williamson, M. G. (2014) The influence of tunnelling and deep excavation on piled foundations. Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground – Yoo, Park, Kim and Ban (Eds), 2014 Korean Geotechnical Society, Seoul, Korea, ISBN 978-1-138-02700-8, CRC Press, pp 21-30.
  45. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2014) Response of framed buildings to excavation-induced movements. Soils and Foundations 2014; 54(3): pp 250-268.
  46. Farrell, R., Mair, R. J., Sciotti, A. & Pigorini, A. (2014) Building response to tunnelling. Soils and Foundations 2014; 54(3): pp 269-279
  47. Giardina, G., Dejong, M. & Mair, R. J. (2014) Masonry response to tunnelling: a sensitivity study on the effect of cracking and building weight. Proceedings of 9th International Masonry Conference, Guimaraes.
  48. Choy, C. K., Standing, J. R. & Mair, R. J. (2014) Centrifuge modelling of diaphragm wall construction adjacent to piled foundations. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 37(4), 2014, pp 567-584, doi:10.1520/GTJ20130191. ISSN 0149-6115.
  49. Schwamb, T., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., El-Shafie, M. Z. E. B., Sutherden, R., Boquet, C. & Greenwood, J. R. (2014) Fibre optic monitoring of a deep circular excavation. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering, 167(2), January 2014, pp 144-154, doi: 10.1680/geng.13.00036.
  50. Di Mariano, A., Gens, A. & Mair, R. J. (2013) Soil movements associated with compensation grouting during Line 9 Excavation in Barcelona: a case study. EURO: TUN 2013, 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Tunneling and Subsurface Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, April 2013
  51. Williamson, M., El-Shafie, M. & Mair, R. J. (2013) Centrifuge modelling of bored piles in sands. Proc. 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, pp 981- 984.
  52. Korff, M. & Mair, R. J. (2013) Response of piled buildings to deep excavations in soft soils. Proc. 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, pp 2035-2038.
  53. Korff, M. & Mair, R. J. (2013) Ground displacements related to deep excavation in Amsterdam. Proc. 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, pp 2779-2782.
  54. Wongsaroj, J., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2013) Tunnelling-induced consolidation settlements in London Clay. Géotechnique, 63(13), October 2013, pp 1103-1115.
  55. Harris, D. I., Mair, R. J., Burland, J. B. & Standing, J. R. (2013) Protective compensation grouting operations beneath the Big Ben Clock Tower. Geotechnics and Heritage – Bilotta, Flora, Lirer & Viggiani (eds), pp 137-152, Taylor and Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00054-4.
  56. El-Shafie, M. Z. E. B., Choy, C. K. C. & Mair, R. J. (2013) Centrifuge modelling of deep excavations and their interaction with adjacent buildings. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 36(5), doi:10.1520/GTJ20120209.
  57. Mohamad, H., Soga, K., Bennett, P. J., Mair, R. J. & Lim, C. S. (2012) Monitoring twin tunnel interactions using distributed optical fiber strain measurements. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 138(8), pp 957-967.
  58. Marshall, A. M., Farrell, R., Klar, A. & Mair, R. J. (2012) Tunnels in sands: the effect of size, depth and volume loss on greenfield displacements. Géotechnique, 62(5), pp 385-399.
  59. Mair, R. J. (2011) Tunnelling and deep excavations – ground movements and their effects. Keynote Lecture, Proc.15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Athens, September 2011.
  60. Marshall, A. M. & Mair, R. J. (2011) Tunelling beneath driven or jacked end-bearing piles in sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 48 (12), pp 1757-1771.
  61. Korff, M., Mair, R. J., van Tol, A. F. & Kaalberg, F. (2011) Building damage and repair due to leakage in a deep excavation. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Forensic Engineering, Vol.164, November 2011, Issue FE4, pp165-167.
  62. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2011) Building damage assessment for deep excavations in Singapore and the influence of building stiffness. Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, Vol.42(3), September 2011, pp.1-12, ISSN 0046-5828.
  63. Mair, R. J. (2011) Tunnelling in urban areas and effects on infrastructure – advances in research and practice. Muir Wood Lecture 2011 delivered at World Tunnelling Congress, Helsinki, May 2011, published by International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, 33 pages, ISBN: 978-2-9700624-4-8.
  64. Korff, M., Mair, R. J., Van Tol, A. F. & Kaalberg, F. J. (2011) The response of piled buildings to deep excavations. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, May, Rome.
  65. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2011) The horizontal response of framed buildings on individual footings to excavation-induced movements. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, May, Rome.
  66. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2011) The response of buildings to movements induced by deep excavations. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, May, Rome.
  67. Farrell, R. P., Mair, R. J., Sciotti, A., Pigorini, A. & Ricci, M. (2011) The response of buildings to tunnelling: a case study. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, May, Rome.
  68. Farrell, R. P. & Mair, R. J. (2011) Centrifuge modelling of the response of buildings to tunnelling. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, May, Rome.
  69. Palmer, A. C. & Mair, R. J. (2011) Ground movements above tunnels: a method for calculating volume loss. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 48(3): pp. 451-457.
  70. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2010) Settlement response of framed buildingsto movements from tunnelling and deep excavations. Proc. of World UrbanTransit Conference, 20-22 Oct 2010, Singapore.
  71. Mohamad, H., Bennett, P. J., Soga, K., Mair, R. J. & Bowers, K. (2010) Behaviour of an old masonry tunnel due to tunnelling-induced ground settlement. Géotechnique, 60(12), pp 927-938 [doi:10.1680/geot.8. P.074]
  72. Marshall, A. M., Klar, A. & Mair, R. J. (2010) Tunnelling beneath buried pipes - a view of soil strain and its effect on pipeline behaviour. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000390.
  73. Mair, R. J., Viggiani, G. & Menkiti, C. O. (2009) Reduction and control of surface settlement induced by shallow and deep excavations. Conference on Risk Mitigation by Soil Improvement and Reinforcement, XXII Conferenze di Geotecnica di Torino, November 2009.
  74. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2009) Geotechnical observations of construction of a large shallow SCL tunnel in soft ground. South East Asian Geotechnical Journal, 40(2), pp 67-80.
  75. Korff, M., Mair, R. J., van Tol, F. & Kaalberg, F. J. (2009) Building damage examples due to leakage at a deep excavation in Amsterdam. Proceedings 17th International Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, October 2009.
  76. Pigorini, A., Iannotta, F., Mair, R. J., Harris, D. I., Menkiti, C. O. & Leoni, F. (2009) The application of compensation grouting to protect a railway viaduct from tunnelling induced movements, ITA–AITES World Tunnel Congress, Budapest, Hungary, May 23–28, 2009.
  77. Goh, K. H. & Mair, R. J. (2008) Response of a building under excavation-induced ground movements, International Conference of Deep Excavations 2008, Singapore.
  78. Mair, R. J. (2008) Tunnelling and geotechnics: new horizons. 46th Rankine Lecture, Géotechnique 58(9), pp 695-736.
  79. Date, K, Mair, R. J. & Soga, K. (2008) Reinforcing effects of forepoling and facebolts in tunnelling. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Ng, Huang and Liu (eds) © 2009 Taylor and Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-41548475-6, pp 635-641.
  80. Marshall, A. M. & Mair, R. J. (2008) Centrifuge modelling to investigate soil-structure interaction mechanisms resulting from tunnel construction beneath buried pipelines. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Ng, Huang and Liu (eds) © 2009 Taylor and Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-41548475-6, pp 703-707.
  81. Dimmock, P. S. & Mair, R. J. (2008) Effect of building stiffness on tunnelling-induced ground movement. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Volume 23, July 2008, Issue 4, 438 - 450.
  82. Klar, A., Marshall, A. M., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2008) Tunnelling effects on jointed pipelines. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 45(1): 131–139.
  83. Merritt, A. S. & Mair, R. J. (2008) Mechanics of tunnelling machine screw conveyors: a theoretical model. Géotechnique, 58(2), pp 79-94.
  84. Osman, A. S., Bolton, M. D. & Mair, R. J. (2007) Modelling ground displacements around tunnels in clay. Proc. 14th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Madrid, 2007, Vol.2, pp 1001-5.
  85. Choy, C. K., Standing, J. R. & Mair, R. J. (2007) Stability of a loaded pile adjacent to a slurry-supported trench. Géotechnique, 57(10), pp 807-819.
  86. Mohamed, H., Bennett, P. J., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Lim, C. S., Knight-Hassell, C. K. & Ow, C. N. (2007) Monitoring tunnel deformation induced by close-proximity bored tunnelling using distributed optical fiber strain measurements. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics (FMGM 2007), ASCE, Boston.
  87. Spasojevic, A. D., Mair, R. J. & Gumbel, J. E. (2007) Centrifuge modelling of the effects of soil loading on flexible sewer liners. Géotechnique, 57 (4), pp 331-341.
  88. Dimmock, P. & Mair, R. J. (2007) Volume loss experienced on open-face London Clay tunnels. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering Vol 160 (1) pp 3-11. Awarded ICE Crampton Prize.
  89. Dimmock, P. & Mair, R. J. (2007) Estimating volume loss for open-face tunnels in London Clay. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 160 (1) pp 13-22.
  90. Bennett, P. J., Klar, A., Vorster, T. E. B., Choy, C. K., Mohamed, H., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Tester, P. & Fernie, R. (2006) Distributed optical fibre strain sensing in piles. Proc. Int. Conf. On Reuse of Foundations for Urban Sites, pp71-78, BRE press, ISBN 1-86081-938-9, 2006.
  91. Wongsaroj, J., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2006) Modelling of long-term ground response to tunnelling under St James’s Park London. Géotechnique, 57 (1), pp75-90.
  92. Osman, A. S., Bolton, M. D. & Mair, R. J. (2006) Predicting 2D ground movements around tunnels in undrained clay. Géotechnique, 56(9), pp 597-604.
  93. Osman, A. S., Mair, R. J. & Bolton, M. D. (2006) On the kinematics of 2D tunnel collapse in undrained clay. Geotechnique, 56(9), pp 585–595.
  94. Merritt, A. S. & Mair, R. J. (2006) Mechanics of tunnelling machine screw conveyors: model tests. Géotechnique, 56 (9), pp 605-615.
  95. El-Shafie, M., Mair, R. J., Soga, K. & Choy, C. K. (2006) Excavation-induced ground movements behind a single-propped wall. Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Graz, Austria - Schweiger (ed.) - © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0-415-40822-9, pp. 375-381.
  96. Borghi, F. X. & Mair, R. J. (2006) Soil conditioning for EPB tunnelling machines in London ground conditions. Tunnels and Tunnelling International, September 2006, 18-20.
  97. Chung, K. H., Mair, R. J. & Choy, C. K. (2006) Centrifuge modelling of pile-tunnel interaction. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - 6th ICPMG '06 - Ng, Zhang & Wang (eds) 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0-415-41586-1, pp. 1151 - 1156.
  98. El-Shafie, M. Z. E. B., Choy, C. K. & Mair, R. J. (2006) Finite element and centrifuge investigations of excavation-induced ground movements. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - 6th ICPMG '06 - Ng, Zhang & Wang (eds) (2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0-415-41586-1, pp. 1395 - 1400.
  99. Klar, A., Bennett P. J., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Tester, P., Fernie, R., St John, H. D. & Torp-Petersen, G. (2006) Distributed strain measurement for piled foundations. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering 159, July 2006, Issue GE3, 135-144.
  100. Vorster, T. E. B., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Bennett, P. J., Klar, K. & Choy, C. K. (2006) The use of fibre optic sensors to monitor pipeline behaviour. ASCE Geocongress 2006, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  101. Vorster, T. E. B., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Klar, A. & Bennett, P. J. (2006) Using BOTDR fibre optic sensors to monitor pipeline behaviour during tunnelling. Third European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, July 2006, Granada.
  102. Klar, A., Vorster, T. E. B., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2005) Continuum solution of soil-pipe interaction including local failure. 11th International Conference of IACMAG: Prediction, Analysis and Design in Geomechanical Applications. Turin, Italy.
  103. Choy, C. K., Mair, R. J. & Standing, J. R. (2005) The stability of piles adjacent to a slurry-supported trench. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Bakker et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 39124 5, pp 823-828.
  104. Selemetas, D., Standing, J. R. & Mair, R. J. (2005) The response of full-scale piles to tunnelling. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Bakker et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 39124 5, pp 763-769.
  105. Spasojevic, A., Mair, R. J. & Gumbel, J. (2005) Centrifuge modelling of soil load transfers to flexible sewer liners. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Bakker et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 39124 5, pp 445-450.
  106. Wongsaroj, J., Borghi, F. X., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Sugiyama, T., Hagiwara, T. & Bowers, K. J. (2005) Effect of TBM driving parameters on ground surface movements: Channel Tunnel Rail Link Contract 220. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Bakker et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 39124 5, pp 335-341.
  107. Vorster, T. E. B., Mair, R. J., Soga, K. & Klar, A. (2005) Centrifuge modelling of the effect of tunnelling on buried pipelines: mechanisms observed. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Bakker et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 39124 5, pp 327-333.
  108. Mair, R. J. (2005) TC28 - Tunnelling: Reflections on Advances over 10 Years. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground - Bakker et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 39124 5, pp 3-11.
  109. Klar, A., Vorster, T. E. B., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2005) Soil-Pipe-Tunnel Interaction: Comparison Between Winkler and Elastic Continuum Solutions. Géotechnique 55, No. 6, 461-466.
  110. Vorster, T. E. B., Klar, A., Soga, K. & Mair, R. J. (2005) Estimating the effects of tunneling on existing pipelines. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, November 2005, 131(11), pp 1399-1410.
  111. Gourvenec, S. M., Mair, R. J., Bolton, M. D. & Soga, K. (2005) Ground conditions around an old tunnel in London Clay. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 158, January 2005, Issue GE1, pp 25-33.
  112. Jacobsz, S. W., Standing, J. R., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Hagiwara, T. & Sugiyama, T. (2004) Centrifuge modeling of tunnelling near driven piles. Soils and Foundations, 44(1), pp 51-58.
  113. Wongsaroj, J., Soga, K., Yimsiri, S. & Mair, R. J. (2004) Stiffness anisotropy of London clay and its modelling: laboratory and field. In Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, eds R.J.Jardine, D.M.Potts and K.G.Higgins, Institution of Civil Engineers, 2004, Vol.1, pp. 1205-1216, ISBN 0 7277 3264 .
  114. Burland, J. B., Mair, R. J. & Standing J. R. (2004) Ground performance and building response due to tunnelling. In Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, eds R.J.Jardine, D.M.Potts and K.G.Higgins, Inst
  115. Barla, M., Borghi, X., Mair, R. J. & Soga, K. (2003) Numerical modelling of pipe-soil stresses during pipejacking in clays, European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Prague, Vol. 2, pp. 453-458.
  116. Gumbel, J., Spasojevic, A. & Mair, R. J. (2003) Centrifuge modelling of soil load transfer to flexible sewers. Proceedings of ASCE International Conference on Pipeline Engineering and Construction, July 2003, Baltimore, Maryland.
  117. Jacobsz, S. W., Standing, J. R., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Hagiwara, T. & Sugiyama, T. (2003) Tunnelling effects on driven piles. Proceedings of International Conference on Response of Buildings to Excavation-induced Ground Movements, held at Imperial College, London, UK, July 2001, pp 337-348, Jardine F M (ed), CIRIA Special Publication 199, RP620, ISBN 0 86017 810 2.
  118. Merritt, A. S., Borghi, F. X. & Mair, R. J. (2003) Conditioning of clay soils for earth pressure balance tunnelling machines. Proc. Underground Construction, London Dockland, UK: 455 466.
  119. Mair, R. J., Merritt, A. S., Borghi, F. X., Yamazaki, H. & Minami, T. (2003) Soil conditioning for clay soils. Tunnels and Tunnelling International, April 2003, pp 29-32
  120. Mair, R. J. (2003) Research on tunnelling-induced ground movements and their effects on buildings-lessons from the Jubilee Line Extension. Keynote Lecture, Proceedings of International Conference on Response of Buildings to Excavation-induced Ground Movements, held at Imperial College, London, UK, July 2001, pp 3-26, Jardine F M (ed), CIRIA Special Publication 199, RP620, ISBN 0 86017 810 2.
  121. Mair, R. J. (2002) Aspectos geotecnicos de los criterios de diseno de tuneles excavados en terrenos blandos. (in Spanish: Geotechnical aspects of design criteria for bored tunnelling in soft ground). Chapter 5 in book Ingeniera Del Terreno (Ground Engineering), pp 133-167, published by Graficas Arias Montana, Madrid, ISBN 84-931292-9-1.
  122. Jacobsz, S. W., Standing, J. R., Mair, R. J., Hagiwara, T. & Sugiyama, T. (2002) Centrifuge modelling of tunnelling near driven piles. Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Toulouse, France, October 2002.
  123. Choy, C. K., Standing, J. R. & Mair, R. J. (2002) The installation effects of a diaphragm wall on an adjacent piled foundation. Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Toulouse, France, October 2002.
  124. Dimmock, P. S., Mair, R. J. & Standing, J. R. (2002) Ground movements caused by tunnelling with an earth pressure balance machine: a greenfield case study at Southwark Park, London. Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Toulouse, France, October 2002.
  125. Selemetas, D., Standing, J. R., Mair, R. J., Sharrocks, D. M., Parker, F. & Allen, R. (2002) The response of a piled structure to tunnelling and jacking. Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Toulouse, France, October 2002.
  126. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Hagiwara, T. & Dasari, G. R. (2002) Asymmetrical injections near tunnel linings. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 2(4), pp. 27-38.
  127. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Soga, K. & Hagiwara, T. (2002) Modelling of sequential injections near tunnel lining, Soils and Foundations, 42(6), pp. 9-22.
  128. Ratnam, S., Soga, K., Mair, R. J. & Whittle, R.W. (2002) Self-boring pressuremeter permeameter measurements in Bothkennar clay. Geotechnique, 52(1), pp. 55-60.
  129. Ratnam, S., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Whittle, R. W. & Tedd, P. (2001) Permeability measurement using the self-boring pressuremeter. Proceedings, In-Situ 2001 Conference, International Conference on in Situ Measurement of Soil Properties and Case Histories, Bali, Indonesia, pp 667-671.
  130. Ratnam, S., Soga, K., Mair, R. J., Whittle, R. & Tedd, P. (2001) An in-situ permeability measurement technique for cut-off walls using the Cambridge self-boring pressuremeter. Proceedings, 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 1, pp 491-494.
  131. Merritt, A. S. & Mair, R. J. (2001) Investigations of lubrication and soil conditioning for tunnelling and pipe jacking in clay soils. Underground Construction 2001, pp 117-127, IMM, ISBN, 0 7079 70334.
  132. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Dasari, G. R., Mair, R. J., Soga, K. & Hagiwara, T. (2001) Centrifuge and numerical simulation of compensation grouting near tunnel linings. 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, August 2001.
  133. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Dasari, G. R. & Hagiwara, T. (2001) Soil Models and stress paths on injection in sand. Regional Conference on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Shanghai, April, 626-631.
  134. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Hagiwara, T., Soga, K. & Dasari, G. R. (2001) Centrifuge modelling of injections near tunnel linings. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 1, No.1, 9-24.
  135. O’Rourke, T. D., Goh, S. H., Menkiti, C. O. & Mair, R. J. (2001) Highway tunnel performance during the 1999 Duzce earthquake. Proceedings, 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 2, pp 1365-1368, Balkema.
  136. Menkiti, C. O., Mair, R. J. & Miles, R. (2001) Tunnelling in complex ground conditions in Bolu, Turkey. Underground Construction 2001, pp 546-558, IMM ISBN 0 7079 70334.
  137. Jacobsz, S. W., Standing, J. R., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Hagiwara, T. & Sugiyama, T. (2001) The effects of tunneling near single driven piles in dry sand. Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Shanghai, pp. 29-35l.
  138. Mair, R. J. & Taylor, R. N. (2001) Elizabeth House: settlement predictions. Building Response to tunnelling - Case studies from construction of the Jubilee Line Extension, London. Vol. 1: Projects and Methods, Burland J B, Standing J R, and Jardine F M, (eds) CIRIA SP200, pp 195-215 (CIRIA and Thomas Telford, 2001). ISBN 0 7277 30177.
  139. Mair, R. J. & Taylor, R. N. (2001) Settlement predictions for Neptune, Murdoch and Clegg Houses and adjacent masonry walls. Building Response to tunnelling - Case studies from construction of the Jubilee Line Extension, London. Vol. 1: Projects and Methods, Burland J B, Standing J R, and Jardine F M, (eds) CIRIA SP200, pp 217-228 (CIRIA and Thomas Telford, 2001). ISBN 0 7277 30177.
  140. Mair, R. J. & Jardine, F. M. (2001) Tunnelling methods. Building Response to tunnelling - Case studies from construction of the Jubilee Line Extension, London. Vol. 1: Projects and Methods, Burland J B, Standing J R, and Jardine F M, (eds) CIRIA SP200, pp 127-134 (CIRIA and Thomas Telford, 2001). ISBN 0 7277 30177.
  141. Mair, R. J. (2001). Tunnelling in soft ground in urban areas. Vienna Terzaghi Lecture, February 2001. Proceedings “3. Osterreichische Geotechniktagung” im Hause des Osterreichischen Ingenieur - und Architekten – Vereins, Vienna.
  142. Ratnam, S., Soga, K., Mair, R. J. & Bidwell, T. (2000) A novel in situ permeability measurement technique using the Cambridge self-boring pressuremeter. Proceedings GeoEng 2000, International Conference on Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Melbourne, Australia. Volume 1.
  143. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Dasari, G. R., Sugiyama, T., Ano, Y., Hagiwara, T. & Nomoto, M. (2000) The twin tunnel construction at Docklands Light Railway Lewisham Extension, London. International Conference on Advances on Strategic technologies, UKM, Malaysia, August, 2000.
  144. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Dasari, G. R. & Hagiwara, T. (2000) The influence of injection sequence in compensation grouting. 53rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Montreal, October, 2000.
  145. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Dasari, G. R., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Sugiyama, T., Ano, Y., Hagiwara, T. & Nomoto, M. (2000) Centrifuge modelling of compensation grouting in dense dry sand. GeoEng200, Melbourne, November, 2000.
  146. Lee, S. W., Bolton, M. D., Mair, R. J., Soga, K., Dasari, G. R. & Hagiwara, T. (2000) Modelling of injection in sand. International Conference on Tunnels and Underground Structures, Singapore, November 2000.
  147. Mair, R. J. (1999) Design and construction of tunnels in soft ground. Proceedings of the XIIth European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Amsterdam, June 1999, Volume 3, 1915-1921.
  148. Samuel, H., Mair, R. J., Lu, Y. C., Chudleigh, I. L. J., Addenbrooke, T. I. & Readings, P. (1999) The effects of boring a new tunnel under an existing masonry tunnel. Proc. IS Tokyo 99 – Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground.
  149. Sugiyama, T., Nomoto, T., Nomoto, N., Ano, Y., Hagiwara, T., Mair, R. J., Bolton, M. D. & Soga, K. (1999) Application of compensation grouting to the Docklands Light Railway Lewisham Extension project in London. Proc. IS Tokyo 99 – Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground.
  150. Lee, S. W., Dasari, G. R., Mair, R. J., Bolton, M. D., Soga, K., Sugiyama, T., Ano, Y., Hagiwara, T. & Nomoto, M. (1999) The effects of compensation grouting on segmental tunnel linings. Proc. IS Tokyo 99 – Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Tokyo, July 1999.
  151. Harris, D. I., Mair, R. J., Burland, J. B. & Standing, J. (1999) Compensation grouting to control tilt of Big Ben Clock Tower. Proc. IS Tokyo 99 – Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground
  152. Gourvenec, S. M., Bolton, M. D., Soga, K., Gui, M. W., Mair, R. J., Edmonds, H. E., Chudleigh, I. L. J. & Butler, A. P. (1999) Field investigations of long term ground loading around an old tunnel in London Clay. Proc. IS Tokyo 99 – Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground.
  153. Sugiyama, T., Hagiwara, T., Nomoto, T. Nomoto, M., Ano, Y., Mair, R. J., Bolton, M. D. & Soga, K. (1999) Observations of ground movements during tunnel construction by slurry shield method at the Docklands Light Railway Lewisham Extension – East London. Soils and Foundations, 39(3), 99-112, June 1999.
  154. Higgins, K. G., Fernie, R., Potts, D. M., Houston, C., Mair, R. J. & St John, H. D. (1998) The benefits of using advanced numerical methods throughout the design and construction of a road scheme. Proceedings of the AGS Seminar "The value of Geotechnics in Construction", The Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 4th November 1998, CRC. Pp 101-104.
  155. Mair, R. J. (1998b) Geotechnical aspects of tunnel design criteria. Theme Conference Lecture, Proceedings of International Tunnelling Association Conference "Tunnels and Metropolises" Sao Paulo, Brazil, Vol.1, pp 183-199, Balkema.
  156. Mair, R. J. (1998a) Recent experiences of tunnelling and deep excavations in London. Invited State-of-the-Art paper, Proc. 4th Int. Conf. on case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, St Louis, Missouri, March 1998.
  157. Mair, R. J., Chudleigh, I. L. J. & Tedd, P. (1997) Geotechnical Aspects of the Reconstruction of London Underground’s Angel Station. In book "Recommendations of the ERTC 9 – Bored Tunnels". Ernst and Sohn, Berlin, ISBN 3-433-01320-9, pp106-117.
  158. Mair, R. J. & Taylor R. N. (1997) Bored tunnelling in the urban environment. State-of-the-art Report and Theme Lecture, Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Hamburg, Balkema, Vol.4., 2353-2385.
  159. Mair, R. J. (1996) General report on settlement effects of bored tunnels. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 43-53.
  160. Higgins, K. G., Potts, D. M. & Mair, R. J. (1996) Numerical modelling of the influence of a deep excavation and bored tunnels on the Palace of Westminster clock tower. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 525-530.
  161. Kovacevic, N., Edmonds, H. E., Mair, R. J., Higgins, K. G. & Potts, D. M. (1996) Numerical modelling of the NATM and compensation grouting trial at Redcross Way. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 553- 559.
  162. Bracegirdle, A., Mair, R. J., Nyren, R. J. & Taylor, R. N. (1996) Criteria for the estimation of damage to services caused by ground movements arising from tunnelling. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 653-658.
  163. Mair, R. J., Taylor, R. N. & Burland, J. B. (1996) Prediction of ground movements and assessment of risk of building damage due to bored tunnelling. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 713-718.
  164. Burland, J. B., Standing, J. R., Mair, R. J., Jardine, F. M., & Linney, L. F. (1996) A collaborative research programme on subsidence damage to buildings: prediction, protection and repair. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 773-778.
  165. Marshall, M., Milligan, G. W. E. & Mair, R. J. (1996) Construction of a pipe jack in London Clay - a case study. Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (eds R.J.Mair and R.N.Taylor), Balkema, Rotterdam, 719-724.
  166. Mair, R. J. (1995) Geotechnical aspects of tunnelling in Soft Ground, General Report, Proceedings of International Symposium on Underground Construction in Soft Ground, New Delhi, January 1994, Balkema, Rotterdam,13-22.
  167. Harris, D. I., Mair, R. J., Love, J. P., Taylor, R. N. & Henderson, T. O. (1994) Observations of ground and structure movements for compensation grouting during tunnel construction at Waterloo Station. Geotechnique, 44(4), 691-713.
  168. Mair, R. J., Harris, D. I., Love, J. P., Blakey, D. & Kettle, C. (1994) Compensation grouting to limit settlements during tunnelling at Waterloo Station. Proceedings of Conference Tunnelling '94, London, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, pp. 279-300, Chapman and Hall.
  169. Mair, R. J. (1994) Report on Session 4: Displacement. Proceedings of Conference on Grouting, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, November 1992, 375-384, Thomas Telford.
  170. Mair, R. J. & Hight, D. W. (1994) Compensation grouting. World Tunnelling, November 1994, 361-367.
  171. Mair, R. J., Taylor, R. N. & Bracegirdle, A. (1993) Sub-surface settlement profiles above tunnels in clays. Geotechnique, 43(2), 315-320.
  172. Mair, R. J. & Taylor, R. N. (1993) Predictions of clay behaviour around tunnels using plasticity solutions. Predictive Soil Mechanics, Oxford, 1992. 449-463, London: Thomas Telford.
  173. Mair, R. J. (1993b) In-situ embedded walls: Proceedings of Conference on Retaining Structures, Cambridge, July 1992, 314-322, London: Thomas Telford.
  174. Mair, R. J. (1993a) Developments in geotechnical engineering research: application to tunnels and deep excavations. Unwin Memorial Lecture 1992, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, Civil Engineering, 93, Feb, 27-41.
  175. Neerdael, B., De Bruyn, D., Mair, R. J. & Taylor, R. N. (1992) The HADES project at Mol: geomechanical behaviour of Boom Clay. Proceedings of CEC Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 1991, edited by B. Haijtink, Commission of the European Communities Report EUR 13985 EN, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
  176. Mair, R. J., Taylor, R. N. & Clarke, B. G. (1992) Repository tunnel construction in deep clay formations. Commission of the European Communities Report EUR 13964 EN, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
  177. Mair, R. J., Hight, D. W. & Potts, D. M. (1992) Finite element analyses of settlements above a tunnel in soft ground. Transport and Road Research Laboratory, Contractor Report 265, 63pp.
  178. O’Reilly, M. P., Mair, R. J. & Alderman, G. H. (1991) Long-term settlements over tunnels: an eleven-year study at Grimsby. Proceedings of Conference Tunnelling '91, London, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 55-64.
  179. Mair, R. J. (1991) Discussion on Bica and Clayton 'limit equilibrium design methods for free embedded cantilever walls in granular materials'. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, Part 1, 1991, 90, Feb., 216-219.
  180. Mair, R. J. (1990) General Report, 3rd International Symposium on Pressuremeters, Oxford, April 1990, Ground Engineering, July/August 1990, Vol. 23, No. 6, 34-43.
  181. Hawkins, P. G., Mair, R. J., Mathison, W.G. & Muir Wood, D.M. (1990) Pressuremeter measurement of total horizontal stress in stiff clay. Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Pressuremeters, Oxford, April 1990, 321-0, Thomas Telford, London.
  182. Mair, R. J. (1989) Introduction and summary of Session 9: selection of design parameters for underground construction. Proceedings of 12th Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 4, 2891-2893.
  183. Bracegirdle, A., Mair, R. J. & Daynes, R.J. (1989) Construction problems associated with an excavation in chalk at Costessey, Norfolk. Proceedings of International Chalk Symposium, Brighton, Thomas Telford, London, 1989, pp 169 - 175.
  184. Mair, R. J. (1988) A view of Japanese civil engineers overseas. Journal of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, special volume 1988-1, pp 56-59.
  185. Mair, R. J., Taylor, R. N., Higgins, K. G. & Potts, D. M. (1988) Preliminary analysis of construction of the test drift in Boom clay at Mol using plasticity solutions and finite elements. Proceedings of CEC Technical Session, Brussels, 1988, Edited by B Come, CEC Directorate-General Science, Research and Development, Report EUR 12027 EN/FR, pp 127-139.
  186. Mair, R. J. (1988) Discussion on tunnel face pressures in soft clay. Proceedings of 8th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Vol. 2, pp.290.
  187. Mair, R. J. & Wood, D.M. (1987) Pressuremeter testing: methods and interpretation. Butterworths, 160 pages (CIRIA Ground Engineering Report published as a book).
  188. Mair, R. J. & Symons, I.F. (1985) Summary of Session IC: Decision theory and probability, factors of safety and risk analysis. Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, San Francisco, Vol. 5, pp 2641 - 2646.
  189. Jones, C.J.F.P., Murray, R.T., Temporal, J. & Mair, R. J. (1985) First application of anchored earth. Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, San Francisco, Vol. 3, pp 1709 - 1712.
  190. Padfield, C.J. & Mair, R. J. (1984) The design of retaining walls in stiff clays. CIRIA publication 104
  191. Mair, R. J., Phillips, R., Schofield, A. N. & Taylor, R. N. (1984) Application of centrifuge modelling to the design of tunnels and excavations in soft clay. Proceedings of Symposium on the Application of Centrifuge Modelling to Geotechnical Design, Manchester, April 1984, Balkema, pp 357-380.
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  193. Atkinson, J. H. & Mair, R. J. (1984) Loads on leaking and watertight tunnel linings, sewers and buried pipes due to groundwater. Geotechnique, 33(3), pp 341-344. (Discussion on paper in Geotechnique 35(1), pp 73-77.)
  194. Mair, R. J. (1983) Geotechnical aspects of soft ground tunnelling. Proceedings of International Symposium on Construction Problems in Soft Soils. Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore, 1983.
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  198. Kimura, T. & Mair, R. J. (1981) Centrifugal testing of model tunnels in soft clay. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Stockholm 1981, Vol. 1, pp 319-322.
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  203. Mair, R. J. (1979a) Centrifugal modelling of tunnel construction in soft clay. PhD thesis, University of Cambridge.
  204. Mair, R. J. (1978) Centrifuge model testing of tunnel construction in soft ground. Proceedings Conference on Tunnels and Underground Structures, Taiwan 1978, pp 267-310.

 

 

 

 

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