Nigel Balaam

BE (Hons) PhD
Professional Officer
Centre for Geotechnical Research

Department of Civil Engineering, Room 371
Phone: +61 2 9351 2193
Fax: +61 2 9351 3343
Email:N.Balaam@civil.usyd.edu.au

Research interests & current/recent research projects

Slope stability and seepage analysis which has resulted in the development of the XSLOPE and FESEEP software.
Soil reinforcement with particular focus on reinforced earth, soil nailing and geofabrics. This research has included the development of the STARES computer program which is now widely used in industry.
Soil improvement using stone columns which has resulted in the development of the COLANY software.
Pre- and post processing of 2- and 3-dimensional finite element analysis which involves the on-going development of programs GENTOP and FELPA.

Balaam, N.P. and Booker, J.R. (1985), “Effect of Stone Column Yield on Settlement of Rigid Foundations in Stabilized Clay”, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 9, pp.331-351.
Booker, J.R., Balaam, N.P. and Davis, E.H. (1985), "The Behaviour of an Elastic Non-Homogeneous Half-Space. Part I - Line and Point Loads", International Journal Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Volume 9, pp. 353-367.
Booker, J.R., Balaam, N.P. and Davis, E.H. (1985), "The Behaviour of an Elastic Non-Homogeneous Half-Space. Part II - Circular and Strip Footings", International Journal Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Volume 9, pp. 369-381.
Balaam, N.P. and Booker, J.R. (1981), “Analysis of Rigid Rafts supported by Granular Piles”, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 5, pp.379-403.
Rowe, R.K., Booker, J.R. and Balaam, N.P. (1978), "Application of the Initial Stress Method to Soil Structure Interaction", International Journal Numerical Methods in Engineering, Volume 12, Number 5, pp. 873-880.

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