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Biography
I am a geotechnical engineer working on offshore renewable and Oil&Gas sectors. My work has been primarily focused on offshore geotechnics including offshore foundations & anchors design, offshore wind farm verification, soil parametric study, Earthquake analysis, advanced numerical modelling, physical modelling and geotechnical laboratory experiments.
I completed my PhD at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at UWA in 2019. During my PhD research, I investigated and unlocked the changing seabed strength and stiffness due to cyclic remoulding and consolidation, and developed a new critical state-inspired model to capture whole-life soil behaviours.
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Education/Academic qualification
Offshore geotechnical engineering, PhD, The changing strength of clay around subsea infrastructure, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems
1 Apr 2015 → 1 Mar 2019
Award Date: 1 Mar 2019
External positions
Senior geotechnical engineer, DNV GL Group
1 Jul 2012 → 31 May 2020
Research expertise keywords
- Offshore foundations
- Cyclic behaviour of soils
- Consolidation effects
- Changing soil strength
- Digital twins
- Centrifuge and 1g physical modelling
- Anchor design
- Subsea foundation analysis and design
- Earthquakes
- Novel penetrometers
- Risers and mooring lines engineering
- Suction caisson installation and performance
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Consolidation-induced improvements in plate anchor capacity
Wang, C., O'Loughlin, C. D., Bransby, M., Watson, P. & Zhou, Z., Aug 2023, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 60, 8, p. 1264-1275 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Numerical Modeling Approach for Steel Catenary Riser Behavior at Touchdown Zone
Zhao, L., Zhou, Z., Wang, D. & Chen, L., 1 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 147, 6, 04021033.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An effective stress analysis for predicting the evolution of SCR-seabed stiffness accounting for consolidation
Zhou, Z., O'Loughlin, C. D. & White, D. J., 1 May 2020, In: Geotechnique. 70, 5, p. 448-467 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Citations (Scopus)46 Downloads (Pure) -
Improvements in plate anchor capacity due to cyclic and maintained loads combined with consolidation
Zhou, Z., O'Loughlin, C., White, D. & Stanier, S., 1 Aug 2020, In: Géotechnique. 70, 8, p. 732-749 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus) -
Load-controlled cyclic T-bar tests: a new method to assess effects of cyclic loading and consolidation
O'Loughlin, C., Zhou, Z., Stanier, S. & White, D., 1 Jun 2020, In: Geotechnique Letters. 10, 1, p. 7-15 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Telford Gold Medal
Zhou, Zefeng (Recipient), O'Loughlin, Conleth (Recipient) & White, David (Recipient), 22 Oct 2021
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