Benjamin Cerfontaine


(MENAFN- The Conversation) Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, university of southampton profile articles activity

I obtained my PhD in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Liège (Belgium) in 2014. I moved to the University of Dundee (UK) with an EU-funded MSCA fellowship in 2017 and became lecturer at the University of Southampton (UK) in 2020.

My work mainly focuses on anchors and foundations used to deploy offshore renewable energy devices, such as wind turbines or waver energy converters. I used a combination of advanced numerical methods and experimental techniques to develop innovative solutions, which are more cost-efficient and sustaianble than the current practice.

Experience
  • –present Lecturer, University of Southampton
  • 2017–2020 Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Dundee
  • 2014–2017 Postdoctoral research associate, University of Liège
Education
  • 2014
    University of Liège, PhD in Geotechnical Engineeirng
  • 2010
    University of Liège, MSc in Civil Engineering
Publications
  • 2023 Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications, Géotechnique
  • 2022 Optimised screw pile design for offshore jacket foundations in medium–dense sand, G ́éotechnique Letters
  • 2021 Optimised design of screw anchors in tension in sand for renewable energy applications, Ocean Engineering
  • 2021 DEM study of particle scale and penetration rate on the installation of screw piles in sand, Computers and geotechnics
  • 2020 A Finite Element approach for determining the full load-displacement relationship of axially-loaded screw anchors, incorporating installation effects, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Grants and Contracts
  • 2017 MSCA individual fellowship Role: 753156 Funding Source: EU

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