Arya Assadi Langroudi

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.

Arya Assadi Langroudi

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

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