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Glenn McDowell

Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

Professor Glenn McDowell is a member of the Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics research group.

Expertise Summary

Prof McDowell's research is in fundamental soil mechanics, focusing on micro mechanics and constitutive modelling, and he has 84 papers published or in press in international refereed academic journals. He is currently applying his knowledge of crushable soils to the problem of railway ballast degradation. He is also using discrete element modelling to further the understanding of micro mechanics of behaviour of granular materials, and of asphalt. He graduated from Churchill College, University of Cambridge in 1993 with a first class honours degree in Engineering, and stayed at Churchill College Cambridge to undertake a PhD in Clastic Soil Mechanics under the supervision of Prof Malcolm Bolton, and graduated in May 1997. He was awarded the University of Cambridge John Winbolt Prize in 1996 for his paper "The Fractal Crushing of Granular Materials". He became a Fellow of Churchill College in September 1996, having been a awarded the prestigious Goldsmith's Research Fellowship in materials. He was appointed as a Lecturer at Nottingham in May 1998, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2003, Reader in Geomechanics in 2005 and Professor of Geomechanics from 1 January 2007. He was awarded the Silver Medal Awarded for 2005 by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining: "a premier award awarded annually to a Younger Member in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the broad field of materials science, engineering and technology, including promotion of their subject on a national or international basis".

Research Summary

My research interests lie in the micro mechanics of soil behaviour. My aim is to understand the micro mechanical origins of soil parameters in order to produce new constitutive models for soil… read more

Recent Publications

Current Research

My research interests lie in the micro mechanics of soil behaviour. My aim is to understand the micro mechanical origins of soil parameters in order to produce new constitutive models for soil behaviour to aid geotechnical design.

Past Research

Micro mechanics, constitutive modelling, discrete element modelling

Future Research

Discrete element modelling, ballast mechanics, high pressure triaxial testing, centrifuge modelling, constitutive modelling

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and international countries who are interested in the following research areas: Micromechanics of soil behaviour.

  • DE BONO, J. and MCDOWELL, G., 2023. Powder Technology. 413,
  • TOLOMEO, M. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2023. Granular Matter. 25(2),
  • DE BONO, J. and MCDOWELL, G., 2023. Geotechnique.
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2022. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 162,
  • TOLOMEO, M. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2022. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 159,
  • TOLOMEO, M. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2022. Powder Technology. 412,
  • MCDOWELL, G. and DE BONO, J., 2021. International Journal of Geomechanics. 21(1),
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2021. Powder Technology.
  • DE BONO, J. and MCDOWELL, G., 2020. Soils and Foundations.
  • DE BONO, J., LI, H. and MCDOWELL, G., 2020. Soils and Foundations.
  • LI, H. and MCDOWELL, G., 2020. Granular Matter. 22(4),
  • GENG, Y., YU, H. S. and MCDOWELL, G., 2019.
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2018. Computers and Geotechnics. 98, 181-188
  • LI, H. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2018. Granular Matter. 20(2),
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2018. Computers and Geotechnics. 97, 167-188
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2018. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
  • CHEN, C., MCDOWELL, G. and RUI, R., 2018. Discrete element modelling of geogrids with square and triangular apertures: Geomechanics and Engineering Geomechanics and Engineering. 16(5), 495-501
  • CAI, W., MCDOWELL, G.R., AIREY, G.D. and DE BONO, J.P., 2016. Geomechanics and Geoengineering. 11(1), 64-72
  • CHEN, C. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2016. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 230(1), 117-128
  • DE BONO JP and MCDOWELL GR, 2016. Computers and Geotechnics. 78, 11-24
  • DE BONO, J.P. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2016. Granular Matter.
  • DE BONO JP and MCDOWELL GR, 2016. Geotechnique.
  • MCDOWELL GR and LI H, 2016. Granular Matter. 18(3),
  • SAFARI BAGHSORKHI M, LARYEA S, MCDOWELL G and THOM N, 2016. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 230, 1722-1734
  • DE BONO, J.P., MCDOWELL, G.R. and WANATOWSKI, D., 2015. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 39(6), 655鈥�675
  • FALAGUSH, O., MCDOWELL, G.R. and YU, H-S, 2015. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics. (In Press.)
  • FALAGUSH, O., MCDOWELL, G.R., YU, H.S. and DE BONO, J.P., 2015. Granular Matter.
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., YUE, P. and DE BONO, J. P., 2015. Powder Technology. 283, 440-446
  • CHEN, C., INDRARATNA, B., MCDOWELL, G. and RUJIKIATKAMJORN, C., 2015. Computers and Geotechnics. 69, 474-484
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2014. Granular Matter. 16(1), 79-90
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2014. Granular Matter.
  • DE BONO, J. P., MCDOWELL, G. R. and WANATOWSKI, D., 2014. Granular Matter. (In Press.)
  • LI H, MCDOWELL G and LOWNDES I S, 2014. Geotechnique Letters. 4(2), 79 鈥�82
  • LI, H, MCDOWELL, G, LOWNDES, I, 2014. Powder Technology. 263, 151-158
  • CHEN C, MCDOWELL GR, THOM N, 2014. Soils and Foundations. 54(1), 1-11
  • DE BONO, J.P., MCDOWELL, G.R., 2014. Investigating the effects of particle shape on the normal compression of sand using DEM In: International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, IS-Cambridge 2014.
  • DE BONO, J. P. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2014. Powder Technology. 271, 270-277
  • LARYEA S, SAFARI BAGHSORKHI M, FERELLEC JF, MCDOWELL GR, CHEN C, 2014. Transportation Geotechnics.
  • CHEN, C., MCDOWELL, G.R. and THOM, N.H., 2014. An investigation of dynamic behaviour of track transition zones using discrete element modelling Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. (In Press.)
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and DE BONO, J.P., 2013. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 63(11), 895-908
  • CAI, W., MCDOWELL, G.R. and AIREY, G.D., 2013. Granular Matter. 15(2), 163-174
  • LI H, MCDOWELL G R and LOWNDES I S, 2013. Geotechnique Letters. 3, 98-102
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and DE BONO, J. P., 2013. GEOTECHNIQUE LETTERS. 3, 103-107
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., DE BONO, J. P., YUE, P. and YU, H-S., 2013. ICE Virtual Library.
  • 2013.
  • CAI W., MCDOWELL G.R., AIREY G.D., 2013. Soils and Foundations. 54(1), 12-22
  • LI, H., MCDOWELL, G.R. and LOWNDES, I.S., 2012. Powder Technology. 229(October), 199-205
  • CHEN, C., MCDOWELL, G.R. and THOM, N.H., 2012. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 35(December), 76-86
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., FALAGUSH, O. and YU, H-S., 2012. Geotechnique Letters. 2, 141-147
  • DE BONO, J., MCDOWELL, G.R. and WANATOWSKI, D., 2012. Geotechnique Letters. 2, 199-203
  • FERELLEC, J-F and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2012. Geosynthetics International. 19(6), 470-479
  • GENG, Y., YU, H-S. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2012. Geomechanics and Geoengineering. iFirst, 1-12
  • MCDOWELL, G., LI, H. and LOWNDES, I., 2011. Geotechnique Letters. 1, 59-64
  • WU, J., COLLOP, A.C. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2010. Discrete Element Modelling of Constant Strain Rate Compression Tests on an Idealised Asphalt Mixture ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 23(1), 2-11
  • FERELLEC, J-F and MCDOWELL, G., 2010. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 60(3), 227-232
  • LU, M. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2010. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 60(6), 459-467
  • GENG, Y., YU, H-S. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2010. Simulation of granular behaviour using DEM Procedia Earth and Planetary Science. 1(1), 598-605
  • FERELLEC, J.-F. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2010. Granular Matter. 12(5), 459-467
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., COLLOP, A.C. and WU, J., 2009. A dimensional analysis of scaling viscosity and velocity in DEM of constant strain rate tests on asphalt Geomechanics and Geoengineering. 4(2), 171-174
  • AURSUDKIJ, B., MCDOWELL, G.R. and COLLOP, A.C., 2009. Granular Matter. 11(6), 391-401
  • WU, J, COLLOP, A and MCDOWELL, G, 2008. Discrete Element Modelling Of Low Temperature Monotonic Compression Tests In An Idealised Asphalt Mixture
  • FERELLEC, J-F and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2008. A simple method to create complex particle shapes for DEM Geomechanics and Geoengineering. 3(3), 211-216
  • LU, M and MCDOWELL, G.R, 2008. Discrete element modelling of railway ballast under triaxial conditions Geomechanics and Geoengineeing. 3(4), 257-270
  • BROWN, S.F., BRODRICK, B.V., THOM, N.H. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2007. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. 160(2), 59-65
  • COLLOP, A.C and MCDOWELL, G.R. AND LEE, Y., 2007. On the use of discrete element modelling to simulate the viscoelastic deformation behaviour of an idealised asphalt mixture. Geomechanics and Geoengineering. 2(2), 77-86
  • LIM, W.L. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2007. Geotechnique. 57(8), 701-705 (In Press.)
  • LU, M. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2007. The importance of modelling ballast particle shape in DEM Granular Matter. 9(1-2), 71-82
  • LIM, W.L. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2007. The influence of co-ordination number on agglomerate strength In: Discrete element methods (DEM) 07, Brisbane, Australia, 27-29 August, 2007.. (In Press.)
  • LACKENBY, J, INDRARATNA, B and MCDOWELL, G.R. AND CHRISTIE, D., 2007. Geotechnique. 57(6), 527-536 (In Press.)
  • LU, M. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2007. Geotechnique. 57(5), 479-480.
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., HARIRECHE, O., KONIETZKY, H., BROWN, S.F. and THOM, N.H., 2006. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering. 159(1), 35-48
  • COLLOP, A.C., MCDOWELL, G.R. and LEE, Y.W., 2006. Granular Matter. 8(3-4), 175-184
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and STICKLEY, P., 2006. Performance of geogrid-reinforced ballast Ground Engineering. 39(1), 26-30
  • LU, M. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2006. Geotechnique. 56(9), 651-655.
  • HAU, K W, MCDOWELL, G R, ZHANG, G P AND BROWN, S F, 2005. Granular Matter. 7(203), 145-156
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L., COLLOP, A.C., ARMITAGE, R. and THOM, N.H., 2005. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. 158(2), 89-96
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 2005. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 55(9), 697-698
  • HAU, K.W. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2005. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering. 158(1), 45-56
  • JIANG, M.J., YU, H.S., MCDOWELL, G.R. and HARRIS, D., 2005. What continuum model is expected in in-situ granular mechanics: observation in discrete element modelling of penetration tests In: Joint Mechanics and Materials Conference, ASCE/ASME.
  • LIM, W.L., MCDOWELL, G.R. and COLLOP, A.C., 2005. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering. 158(2), 107-112
  • LIM, W. L. and MCDOWELL, G. R., 2005. Granular Matter. VOL 7(NUMBER 1), 19-29
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 2005. The role of particle crushing in granular materials In: Modern Trends in Geomechanics.
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L., COLLOP, A.C., ARMITAGE, R. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering. 157(3), 151-161
  • COLLOP, A.C., MCDOWELL, G.R. and LEE, Y., 2004. The International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 5(1), 1-7
  • LIM, W.L., MCDOWELL, G.R. and COLLOP, A.C., 2004. The application of Weibull statistics to the strength of railway ballast Granular Matter. 6(4), 229-238
  • COLLOP, A.C., MCDOWELL, G.R. and LEE, Y., 2004. Modelling the behaviour of an idealised asphalt mixture using the distinct element method In: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
  • HAU, K.W. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2004. The International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 5(2), 53-59
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L. and BUCHANAN, J., 2004. Performance of ballast mixtures Ground Engineering. 37(10), 28-31
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and HAU, K. W., 2004. Granular Matter. VOL 6(NUMB 1), 11-16
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 2004. Geotechnique. 54(6), 427-428
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 2003. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 53(10), 915-916
  • HARIRECHE, O. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2003. Granular Matter. 5(3), 147-152
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L. and COLLOP, A.C., 2003. Measuring the strength of railway ballast Ground Engineering. 36(1), 25-28
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and HAU, K. W., 2003. Geotechnique. VOL 53(PART 4), 433-438
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and KHAN, J. J., 2003. Granular Matter. VOL 5(NUMB 3), 115-120
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., NAKATA, Y. and HYODO, M., 2002. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 52(5), 349-358
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and HARIRECHE, O., 2002. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 52(4), 299-304
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L., COLLOP, A.C. and BROWN, S.F., 2002. Micro mechanics of railway ballast degradation In: International Conference on Railway Engineering.
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and HARIRECHE, O., 2002. Geotechnique. VOL 52(PART 2), 131-136
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., 2002. Granular Matter. VOL 4(NUMB 2), 65-70
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., 2002. On the Yielding and Plastic Compression of Sand SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS -TOKYO-. VOL 42(PART 1), 139-146
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and HUMPHREYS, A., 2002. Granular Matter. VOL 4(NUMB 1), 1-8
  • YU, H.., BROWN, S.F. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2001. Dynamic coupled analysis for rutting in flexible pavement foundations under cyclic loading Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 23(6), 757-762
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 2001. 骋茅辞迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别. 51(10), 897-900
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 2001. Geotechnique. 51(3), 285-287
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., 2001. A Student-centred Learning Approach to Teaching Soil Mechanics The International Journal of Engineering Education. VOL 17(PART 3), 255-260
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and DANIELL, C.M., 2001. Geotechnique. 51(2), 173-176
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and BOLTON, M. D., 2001. Micro Mechanics of Elastic Soil SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS -TOKYO-. VOL 41(PART 6), 147-152
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and COLLOP, A.C., 2000. Student-centered learning in pavement and geotechnical engineering In: Civil and Structural Engineering in the 21st Century.
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and BOLTON, M. D., 2000. Granular Matter. VOL 2(NUMB 4), 179-188
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and AMON, A., 2000. The Application of Weibull Statistics to the Fracture of Soil Particles SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS -TOKYO-. VOL 40(PART 5), 133-142
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and BOLTON, M.D., 2000. Reply to discussion on: The micro mechanics of crushable aggregates Geotechnique. 50(3), 315-318
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., 2000. A Family of Yield Loci Based on Micro Mechanics SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS -TOKYO-. VOL 40(PART 6), 133-137
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and BOLTON, M. D., 1999. Granular Matter. VOL 1(NUMB 4), 183-194
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., 1999. Micro mechanics of clastic soil In: 2nd International Workshop on Soil Crushability.
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and BOLTON, M.D., 1999. Effect of particle size distribution on pile penetration in calcareous sand in the geotechnical centrifuge In: 4th International Conference on Deep Foundation Practice Incorportating Piletalk International '99.
  • MCDOWELL, G. R. and BOLTON, M. D., 1998. Geotechnique. VOL 48(NUMBER 5), 667-680
  • MCDOWELL, G.R. and BOLTON, M.D., 1997. A micro mechanical model for overconsolidated behaviour in soils In: Powders and Grains 97. 203-206
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., BOLTON, M.D. and ROBERTSON, D., 1997. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 21, 825-843
  • MCDOWELL, G. R., BOLTON, M. D. and ROBERTSON, D., 1996. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. VOL 44(NUMBER 12), 2079-2102
  • BOLTON, M.D. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 1996. Clastic mechanics In: IUTAM Symposium on mechanics of granular and porous materials. 35-46
  • BROWN, S.F., BRODRICK, B.V. and THOM, N.H. AND MCDOWELL, G.R., (In Press.)
  • BROWN, S.F, BRODRICK, B.V and THOM, N.H. AND MCDOWELL, G.R., Proceeding of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport. (In Press.)

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