Peter John Bourne-Webb

Assistant Professor

Within the domain of Geotechnical Engineering my particular areas of interest are focused on foundations, natural slopes, surface and sub-surface excavations and excavation support systems, and their interaction both internally and with the surrounding environment. This ranges from in situ and laboratory characterisation of geo-materials, through analysis and design, to monitoring of geo-structures. My research interests continue this examination of the interaction between manmade structures and the ground, and I have a particular interest in the use of ground energy exchange systems integrated into foundations, retaining walls and tunnels, and the thermo-mechanical soil-structure interactions that this provokes. Sustainability issues associated with geo-structures (and construction generally) - reducing embodied energy and carbon intensity, reducing resource use and waste in construction, and increasing the re-use of materials/existing structures, is also an area of interest.

Title Authors Year Volume DOI Journal Impact factor Clar.Analytics CERIS Members
Transient thermal response of a thermally activated pile during a long-term maintained load test at Lambeth College, London Bourne-Webb, P.J. 2022 V. 72, n.º 8(722-736) 10.1680/jgeot.20.P.245 Géotechnique 5.554 Peter John Bourne-Webb
The influence of initial shaft resistance mobilisation in the response of seasonally, thermally-activated pile foundations in granular media Bourne-Webb, P.J.; Lupattelli, A.; Bodas Freitas, T.M.; Salciarini, D. 2022 V. 32 (art. 100299) 10.1016/j.gete.2021.100299 Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 4.604 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Teresa Maria Bodas de Araújo Freitas
A critical review on the current knowledge of geothermal energy piles to sustainably climatize buildings Cunha, R.P.; Bourne-Webb, P.J. 2022 V. 158 (art. 112072) 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112072 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16.799 Peter John Bourne-Webb
A practical heat of hydration model for concrete curing for geotechnical applications Liu, R.Y.W.; Fisher, A.; Taborda, D.M.G.; Bourne-Webb, P.J. 2022 V. 9, n.º 1(23-31) 10.1680/jgere.21.00054 Geotechnical Research Peter John Bourne-Webb
Providing renewable cooling in an office building with a Ground–Source heat pump system hybridized with natural ventilation & personal comfort systems Martins, N.R.; Bourne–Webb, P.J. 2022 V. 261 (art. 111982) 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111982 Energy and Buildings 7.201 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Nuno Miguel de Jesus Barreiras
Discussion on “Providing renewable cooling in an office building with a Ground–Source heat pump system hybridized with natural ventilation & personal comfort systems”, energy and buildings 261 (2022), Martins, N.R.; Bourne–Webb, P.J. 2022 V. 273 (art. 112396) 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112396 Energy and Buildings 7.201 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Nuno Miguel de Jesus Barreiras
Thermal performance of seasonally, thermally-activated floating pile foundations in a cohesive medium Bodas Freitas, T.M.; Zito, M.; Bourne-Webb, P.J.; Sterpi, D. 2021 V. 243 (art. 112588) 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112588 Engineering Structures 4.471 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Teresa Maria Bodas de Araújo Freitas
The role of concrete creep under sustained loading, during thermo-mechanical testing of energy piles Bourne-Webb, P. 2020 V. 118 (art. 103309) 10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.103309 Computers and Geotechnics 3,818 Peter John Bourne-Webb
Thermally-activated piles and pile groups under monotonic and cyclic thermal loading–a review Bourne-Webb, P.; Bodas Freitas, T. 2020 V. 147, Part 2 (2572-2581) 10.1016/j.renene.2018.11.025 Renewable Energy 6,274 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Teresa Maria Bodas de Araújo Freitas
On the resistance to heat flow across soil-structure interfaces Bourne-Webb, P.; Figueira, J.D.S.; Bodas Freitas, T. 2020 V. 228 (art. 110488) 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110488 Energy and Buildings 4,867 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Teresa Maria Bodas de Araújo Freitas
A review of pile-soil interactions in isolated, thermally-activated piles Bourne-Webb, P.; Bodas Freitas, T.; Assunção, R.M.F. 2019 V. 108, 61-74 10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.12.008 Computers and Geotechnics 3,345 Peter John Bourne-Webb, Teresa Maria Bodas de Araújo Freitas

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Name Reference Type PI Names CERIS Coordinator Research Group Other CERIS Members Leading Institution Other Institutions Funding Institutions Total Funding Funding for Ceris Beginning Date End Date State Website
DEEPCOOL - Use of Underground Spaces for Renewable Heating & Cooling PTDC/ECI-EGC/29083/2017 National Peter John Bourne-Webb Peter John Bourne-Webb Jaime Alberto dos Santos, Teresa Maria Bodas de Araújo Freitas IST-ID – Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (Portugal) FCT 239764,61 239764,61 2017 2022