Research

Ioakim, A., Prendergast, L.J.,  A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 219 2024 111603 10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111603

Li, Q., Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., Askarinejad, A., Wang, X.Q.,  A method to quantify the beneficial effect of scour protection on lateral behaviour of monopiles for offshore wind turbines, Ocean Engineering 307 2024 118196 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118196

Jawalageri, S., Ghiasi, R., Jalilvand, S., Prendergast, L.J., Malekjafarian, A., A data-driven approach for scour detection around monopile-supported offshore wind turbines using Naive Bayes classification, Marine Structures 95 2024 103565 10.1016/j.marstruc.2023.103565

Tott-Buswell, J., Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., A CPT-based multi-spring model for lateral monopile analysis under SLS conditions in sand, Ocean Engineering 293 2024 116642 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116642

Pregnolato, M., Giordano, P.F., Panici, D., Prendergast, L.J., Limongelli, M., A comparison of the UK and Italian national risk-based guidelines for assessing hydraulic actions on bridges, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 20(1) 2024 pp.117-130 10.1080/15732479.2022.2081709

Mohammad Zadeh, M., Prendergast, L.J., Tew, J.D., Beneroso-Vallejo, D., Conceptualising engineering student perceptions of synchronous and asynchronous online learning, European Journal of Engineering Education 49(1) 2024 10.1080/03043797.2023.2201178

Bozyigit, B., Bozyigit, I., Prendergast, L.J., Analytical approach for seismic analysis of onshore wind turbines considering soil-structure interaction, Structures 51 2023 pp.226-241 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.03.048

Kosič, M., Prendergast, L.J., Anžlin, A., Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading, Engineering Structures 279 2023 115607 10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115607

Pregnolato, M., Giordano, P.F., Prendergast, L.J., Vardanega, P.J., Limongelli, M.P., Comparison of risk-based methods for bridge scour management,  Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure 8(5) 2023 pp. 514-531 10.1080/23789689.2023.2175141

Giordano, P.F., Prendergast, L.J., Limongelli, M.P., Quantifying the value of SHM information for bridges under flood-induced scour, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 19(11) 2023 pp.1616-1632 10.1080/15732479.2022.2048030

OBrien, E., McCrum, D.P., Khan, M.A., Prendergast, L.J., Wavelet-Based Operating Deflection Shapes for Locating Scour-Related Stiffness Losses in Multi-Span Bridges, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 19(2) 2023 pp.238-253 10.1080/15732479.2021.1937235

Jawalageri, S., Prendergast, L.J., Jalilvand, S., Malekjafarian, A., Effect of scour erosion on mode shapes of a 5 MW monopile-supported offshore wind turbine, Ocean Engineering 266 2022 113131 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113131

Prendergast, L.J., Igoe, D.,  Examination of the reduction in natural frequency of laterally loaded piles due to strain-dependence of soil shear modulus, Ocean Engineering 258 2022 111614 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.111614 

Atalan, M., Prendergast, L.J., Grizi, A., Thom, N., A review of numerical models for slab-asphalt track railways, Infrastructures 7(4) 2022 59 10.3390/infrastructures7040059 

Tott-Buswell, J., Garala, T., Prendergast, L.J., Madabhushi, G., Rovithis, E., Seismic response of piles in layered soils: Performance of pseudostatic Winkler models against centrifuge data, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 153 2022 107110 10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.107110

Li, Q., Gavin, K., Askarinejad, A., Prendergast, L.J., Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of vertical loading on the lateral behaviour of monopiles in sand, Canadian Geotechnical Journal 59(5) 2022  10.1139/cgj-2020-0769

Reale, C., Tott-Buswell, J., Prendergast, L.J., Impact of geotechnical uncertainty on the preliminary design of monopiles supporting offshore wind turbines, ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering 7(4) 2021 040903 10.1115/1.4051418

Khan, M.A. McCrum, D.P., Prendergast, L.J., OBrien, E., Fitzgerald, P.C., Kim, C.W., Laboratory investigation of a bridge scour monitoring method using decentralized modal analysis, Structural Health Monitoring 20(6) 2021 pp.3327-3341 10.1177/1475921720985122

Li, Q., Prendergast, L.J., Askarinejad, A., Gavin, K., Influence of vertical loading on behavior of laterally-loaded foundation piles: a review, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8(12) 2020 1029 10.3390/jmse8121029

Barrett, J., Prendergast, L.J., Empirical Shaft Resistance of Driven Piles Penetrating Weak Rock, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 53(12) 2020 pp.5531-5543 10.1007/s00603-020-02228-7

Li, Q., Prendergast, L.J., Askarinejad, A., Chortis, G., Gavin, K., Centrifuge modelling of the impact of local and global scour erosion on the monotonic lateral response of a monopile in sand, Geotechnical Testing Journal 43(5) 2020  10.1520/GTJ20180322

Malekjafarian, A., Kim, C.W., OBrien, E., Prendergast, L.J., Fitzgerald, P., Nakajima, S., Experimental demonstration of a mode shape-based scour monitoring method for multi-span bridges with shallow foundations, Journal of Bridge Engineering 25(8) 2020 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001586

Prendergast, L.J., Gandina, P., Gavin, K., Factors influencing the prediction of pile driveability using CPT-based approaches, Energies 13(12) 2020 10.3390/en13123128

Giordana, P.F., Prendergast, L.J., Limongelli, M.P., A framework for assessing the value of information for health monitoring of scoured bridges, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring 10(3) 2020 pp.485-496  10.1007/s13349-020-00398-0

Chortis, G., Askarinejad, A., Prendergast, L.J., Li, Q., Gavin, K., Influence of scour depth and type on p–y curves for monopiles in sand under monotonic lateral loading in a geotechnical centrifuge, Ocean Engineering 197 2020  10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106838

Malekjafarian, A., Prendergast, L.J., OBrien, E., Use of mode shape ratios for pier scour monitoring in two-span integral bridges under changing environmental conditions, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 47(8) 2020 pp.962-973 10.1139/cjce-2018-0800

Prendergast, L.J., Wu, W.H., Gavin, K., Experimental application of FRF-based model updating approach to estimate soil mass and stiffness mobilised under pile impact tests, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 123 2019 pp.1-15 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.04.027

Fitzgerald, P., Malekjafarian, A., Cantero, D., OBrien, E., Prendergast, L.J.,  Drive-by scour monitoring of railway bridges using a wavelet-based approach, Engineering Structures 191 2019 pp.1-11  10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.04.046

Fitzgerald, P., Malekjafarian, A., Bhowmik, B., Prendergast, L.J., Cahill, P., Kim, C.W., Hazra, B., Pakrashi, V., OBrien, E., Scour damage detection and structural health monitoring of a laboratory-scaled bridge using a vibration energy harvesting device, Sensors 19(11) 2019 2572 10.3390/s19112572

Byrne, T., Gavin, K., Prendergast, L.J., Cachim, P., Doherty, P.,  Chenicheri Pulukul, S., Performance of CPT-based methods to assess monopile driveability in North Sea sands, Ocean Engineering 166 2018 pp.76-91  10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.08.010

Wu, W.H., Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., An iterative method to infer distributed mass and stiffness profiles for use in reference dynamic beam-Winkler models of foundation piles from frequency response functions, Journal of Sound and Vibration 431 2018 pp.1-19  10.1016/j.jsv.2018.05.049

Gavin, K., Prendergast, L.J., Stipanovič, I., Škarič, S., Recent development and remaining challenges in determining unique bridge scour performance indicators, The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering 13(3) 2018 pp.291-300 10.7250/bjrbe.2018-13.417

Prendergast, L.J., Limongelli, M.P., Ademovic, N., Anžlin, A., Gavin, K., Zanini, M., Structural health monitoring for performance assessment of bridges under flooding and seismic actions, Structural Engineering International 28(3) 2018 pp.296-307 10.1080/10168664.2018.1472534 

Prendergast, L.J., Reale, C., Gavin, K., Probabilistic examination of the change in eigenfrequencies of an offshore wind turbine under progressive scour incorporating soil spatial variability, Marine Structures 57 2018 pp. 87-104 10.1016/j.marstruc.2017.09.009

Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., Hester, D., Isolating the location of scour-induced stiffness loss in bridges using local modal behaviour, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring 7(4) 2017 pp. 483-503  10.1007/s13349-017-0238-3

Prendergast, L.J., Hester, D., Gavin, K., Determining the presence of scour around bridge foundations using vehicle-induced vibrations, Journal of Bridge Engineering 21(10) 2016 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000931

Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., A comparison of initial stiffness formulations for small-strain soil-pile dynamic Winkler modelling, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 81 2016 pp. 27-41 10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.11.006

Prendergast, L.J., Hester, D., Gavin, K., Development of a vehicle-bridge-soil dynamic interaction model for scour damage modelling, Shock and Vibration 2016  10.1155/2016/7871089

Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., Doherty, P., An investigation into the effect of scour on the natural frequency of an offshore wind turbine, Ocean Engineering 101 2015 pp. 1-11 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.04.017

Prendergast, L.J., Gavin, K., A review of bridge scour monitoring techniques, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 6(2) 2014 pp.138-149 10.1016/j.jrmge.2014.01.007