Dr Arya Assadi Langroudi
Associate Professor
Department of Engineering & Construction , School Of Architecture, Computing And Engineering
Dr Arya Assadi Langroudi is Leader of the Engineering Cluster, also Leader for the Civil Engineering BEng (Hons), Civil Engineering MEng, and Civil Engineering with Environmental Management MSc degree courses. He is the director of Emerging Geohazards lab and Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering.
Areas Of Interest
He reads on micromechanics of hazards and remediation technologies, biomimetics, and circularity for materials. In particular, he has interest in the implications of micromechanics in understanding emerging geohazards (ageing, fatigue, saltation, silicatisation, rigid wall arching, and mineral dissolution), with a vision to developing decision-support systems (what-if-analysis) and multifunctional, biomimetic ground improvement techniques.
OVERVIEW
Arya is an Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at UEL, a Visiting Professor in Geomechanics at the Central University of Technology in South Africa, and serves as the Chair of the international Nature-inspired Solutions for the Built Environment.
He is a graduate of the University of Birmingham, having earned his PhD in 2014 for his research on the micromechanics of collapse in loess. His research led to a 2-year secondment at Atkins in 2012, where he worked on engineering calcareous collapsing soils into embankments within the scopes of CEN/TC 396. This experience led to his position at Newcastle University as a research associate and later Assistant Professor. During his time there, he conducted research on urban ground improvement decision-support systems and also led the Ground Improvement Technologies block for CPD/MSc courses.
Dr. Langroudi joined the University of East London in 2015 and currently serves as the director of the Geohazards Lab.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in both the number of fatalities and the extent of economic losses resulting from emerging ground-related hazards, such as softening, liquefaction, and sinkholes, particularly in urban areas. Geo-hazards, which are interconnected, continuously and globally affect cities on an alarmingly escalating scale, causing loss of life and widespread damage to infrastructure.
My research focuses on these modern hazards, which include issues like soil aging and fatigue, urban aerosols and air pollution, urban sinkholes, ground collapse, static flow, liquefaction, erosion, and extreme climates. I investigate their interconnectivity and the mechanisms that lead to their occurrence. Additionally, I explore methods for effective early detection and the implementation of preventive and corrective measures. My approach primarily involves studying the micro-scale mechanisms of highly porous mediums and their strengthening without changing the natural open packing. In this, I use advanced geotechnical testing, 3D scanning and printing, and in-house data analysis methods.
PUBLICATIONS
- View Dr Langroudi's publications on Researchgate and Google Scholar.
MODULES
- EG5107 – Ground Engineering (20 credits)
- EG6121 - Geotechnical Design (15 credits)
- EG6010 A – Integrated Design (Mental Wealth) (20 credits)
- EG6010 B – Integrated Design (Mental Wealth) (20 credits)
- EG7065 B – Applied research (60 credits)
- EG7065 C – Applied research (60 credits)
- EG7066 – Circular Economy (30 credits)
- EG7067 – Environmental Impact Assessment (30 credits)
- Engineering Geology Residential Field Courses
Contributing to:
- EG6011 – Capstone project
- EG7020 – Research Skills and Dissertation
- EG7030 – Applied Research and Engineering Practice I
- EG7038 – Applied Research and Engineering Practice II
FUNDING
- 2023: £46,020.00 PhD studentship - Internal
- 2022: £46,020.00 PhD studentship - Internal
- 2022: £5,800,000.00 CoI (£750,000) - Capital bid [UKPNR10007144] - Office for Students
- 2022: £28,770.00 PI: VP2223-9-113 - Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2021: £124,592.00 Co-I: Engineering X: TSP2021\100211 - Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2018: £72,000.00 Co-I: IAP: IAPP1R2\100195 - Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2018: R220,000.00 PI: DST-NRF Fellowship NFPF170627245562 Royal Society-DST-NRF
- 2015: €12,000.00 PI: EU-SATURN KH121218 Action 2 Lot 16b EU Commission - EACEA
- 2013: £10,000.00 Research and Development (R&D) - Atkins
- 2012: £500 Social Entrepreneurship Award - HEFCE
- 2011: £3000 T1 Lot research expense - British Petroleum
Publications
The last four years of publications can be viewed below.
Full publications list
Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications
- Understanding the complexity of materials procurement in construction projects to build a conceptual framework influencing supply chain management of MSMEs International Journal of Construction Management. 24 (2), pp. 177-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2023.2267862
- Replacing C₃S Cement with PP Fibre and Nanobiosilica in Stabilisation of Organic Clays Geomechanics and Engineering. 34 (4), pp. 401-414. https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2023.33.4.401
- Optimising the use of Materials for Construction MSMEs: Building a Comprehensive Framework for Decision-Making and Resource Allocation through an Analytic Hierarchy Process International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management (IJCSCM). 13 (1), pp. 50-74
- Loess in Britain and Ireland: Formation, modification and environmental significance, a review in memory of John Catt (1937–2017) Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 133 (6), pp. 501-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2022.06.005
- Fractals for the Sustainable Design of Engineered Particulate Systems Sustainability. 14 (Art. 7287). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127287
- Recent advances in nature-inspired solutions for ground engineering (NiSE) International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering. 8 (Art. 3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-021-00349-9
- Stabilisation of peat with colloidal nano and micro silica Mires and Peat. 28 (Art. 14). https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2021.OMB.StA.2183
- Liquefaction resistance of fibre-reinforced silty sands under cyclic loading Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 48 (6), pp. 812-827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2020.07.002
- Stabilization of Sand with Colloidal Nano-Silica Hydrosols Applied Sciences. 10 (Art. 5192). https://doi.org/10.3390/app10155192
- Chapter 6 Collapsible Soils in the UK Engineering Geology Special Publications. 29 (1), pp. 187--203. https://doi.org/10.1144/EGSP29.6
- Stabilisation of peat with colloidal nanosilica Mires and Peat. 26 (Art. 9). https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2019.OMB.StA.1896