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Dr Elisabeth Bowman

Contact

Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: elisabeth.bowman@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. 7476

Office: Civil Engineering E445

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Geomechanics
  • Geotechnical/Foundation engineering
  • Slope stability/landslide mechanics

Researcher Summary

Research interests include:
-Mechanics of mass movements in granular materials
-Physical modelling of geotechnical processes
-Time effects in soil and their influence on construction activities
-Micro-mechanics of particulate systems
-Soil characterization

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Geotechnical Engineering

Resources

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

(Displaying research/scholarly/creative work for last six years)
  • Take WA., Bowman E. and Askarinejad A. (2020) Editorial: Physical modelling of landslides. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 20(4): 175-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jphmg.2020.20.4.175. (Journal Articles)
  • Gaber F. and Bowman ET. (2019) The role of seepage flow rate and deviatoric stress on the onset and progression of internal stability in a gap-graded soil. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering: 50-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99423-9_5. (Chapters)
  • Sanvitale N., Bowman E. and Cabrera MA.. (2019) Small scale impact on rigid barrier using transparent debris-flow models. In Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Monitoring, Modeling, and Assessment - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: 1035-1042. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Sanvitale N., Bowman ET. and Black JA. (2019) Viewing fluid flow inside a granular medium. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering: 91-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99423-9_9. (Chapters)
  • Tatarniuk CM. and Bowman ET. (2019) Engineering behaviour and mechanical–empirical relationships for a problematic new zealand tropical residual soil. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 52(3): 386-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2017-074. (Journal Articles)
  • Yusa M., Bowman ET. and Cubrinovski M. (2019) Analysis of the fabric of undisturbed and pluviated silty sand under load over time. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19648189.2018.1541825. (Journal Articles)
  • Bowman ET. and Take WA. (2018) TXT-tool 3.044-1.1 the runout of chalk cliff collapses-case studies and physical model experiments. Landslide Dynamics: ISDR-ICL Landslide Interactive Teaching Tools: 297-314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57777-7_16. (Chapters)
  • Gaber F. and Bowman ET.. (2018) A new apparatus to examine the role of seepage flow on internal instability of model soil. In Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 1: 377-382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429438660-52. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Hunter RP. and Bowman ET. (2018) Visualisation of seepage-induced suffusion and suffosion within internally erodible granular media. Geotechnique 68(10): 918-930. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.P.161. (Journal Articles)
  • Gollin D. and Bowman E.. (2017) Capturing of the internal mechanics of liquid-granular flows comprised of polydisperse spherical particles. In EPJ Web of Conferences 140 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714014006. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Gollin D., Berzi D. and Bowman ET. (2017) Extended kinetic theory applied to inclined granular flows: role of boundaries. Granular Matter 19(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-017-0738-1. (Journal Articles)
  • Gollin D., Brevis W., Bowman ET. and Shepley P. (2017) Performance of PIV and PTV for granular flow measurements. Granular Matter 19(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-017-0730-9. (Journal Articles)
  • Luo G., Hu X., Bowman ET. and Liang J. (2017) Stability evaluation and prediction of the Dongla reactivated ancient landslide as well as emergency mitigation for the Dongla Bridge. Landslides 14(4): 1403-1418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-017-0796-9. (Journal Articles)
  • Sanvitale N. and Bowman ET. (2017) Visualization of dominant stress-transfer mechanisms in experimental debris flows of different particle-size distribution. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54(2): 258-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2015-0532. (Journal Articles)
  • Take WA., Bowman ET. and Yune CY.. (2017) General report: Slope stability in engineering practice. In ICSMGE 2017 - 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2017-September: 2083-2086. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Yusa M., Bowman ET. and Cubrinovski M.. (2017) Observation of microstructure of silty sand obtained from gelpush sampler and reconstituted sample. In EPJ Web of Conferences 140 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714012017. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Rait KL. and Bowman ET.. (2016) Influences of strain rate and shear rate on the propagation of large scale rock avalanches. In Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice 3: 1707-1714. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b21520-212. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Sanvitale N. and Bowman ET. (2016) Using PIV to measure granular temperature in saturated unsteady polydisperse granular flows. Granular Matter 18(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-016-0620-6. (Journal Articles)
  • Bowman ET. (2015) Small Landslides-Frequent, Costly, and Manageable. Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters: 405-439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-396452-6.00012-4. (Chapters)
  • Bowman ET. and Take WA. (2015) The runout of chalk cliff collapses in England and France—case studies and physical model experiments. Landslides 12(2): 225-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-014-0472-2. (Journal Articles)
  • Bryant SK., Take WA. and Bowman ET. (2015) Observations of grain-scale interactions and simulation of dry granular flows in a large-scale flume. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 52(5): 638-655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2013-0425. (Journal Articles)
  • Bryant SK., Take WA., Bowman ET. and Millen MDL. (2015) Physical and numerical modelling of dry granular flows under Coriolis conditions. Géotechnique : 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.13.P.208. (Journal Articles)
  • Gollin D., Bowman E. and Shepley P.. (2015) Methods for the physical measurement of collisional particle flows. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 26(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/26/1/012017. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Hunter RP. and Bowman ET.. (2015) Visualisation of internal erosion of a granular material via a new transparent soil permeameter. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015 4: 1965-1970. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Sanvitale N. and Bowman ET.. (2015) Towards measurement of "granular temperature" inside a flowing unsteady saturated granular medium. In Geomechanics from Micro to Macro - Proceedings of the TC105 ISSMGE International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, IS-Cambridge 2014 2: 1553-1558. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17395-283. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Turnbull B., Bowman ET. and McElwaine JN. (2015) Debris flows: Experiments and modelling. Comptes Rendus Physique 16(1): 86-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2014.11.006. (Journal Articles)

Affiliations

  • British Geotechnical Association (BGA) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) (Professional Organisation): Chartered member
  • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) (Professional Organisation): Member, TC2
  • New Zealand Geotechnical Society (Professional Organisation): Member
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