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Peter Walker

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Peter Walker joined the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in January 1998, having previously held lectureships at the University of New England (Australia) and University of Zimbabwe. He is a civil/structural engineer, lecturing mainly in structural analysis and design, but also contributing to surveying, engineering management, and the MSc in Conservation of Historic Buildings. He has been member of Institution of Engineers, Australia, since 1995.

His main research interests are in the fields of:

Current research projects include:

  • Structural integrity assessment of dry-stone retaining walls
  • Characterising rammed earth wall materials
  • Investigating structural characteristics of earth block masonry
  • Erosion performance of historic and modern earthen architecture
  • Development of design guidelines for earth construction
  • Structural characteristics of random rubble masonry
  • Influence of constituent materials on properties of mortar
Since September 1998 he has been admissions tutor for the civil engineering courses.

Contact

p.walker@bath.ac.uk    Tel:01225 386646    Fax:01225 386691

Publications

2005  "Shanks, J. and Walker, P."
"Experimental performance of mortice and tenon connections in green oak, "
The Structural Engineer (In print)

2005  "Walker, P., Keable, R., Martin, J. and Maniatidis, V."
Rammed earth: design and construction guidelines
"BRE Bookshop, ISBN 1 86081 734 3, 146 pp."

2005  "Venkatarama Reddy, B.V. and Walker, P."
"Stabilised Mud Blocks : Problems, Prospects"
"In: Earthbuild 2005, Sydney, January 2005."

2005  "Claxton, M., Hart, R.A., McCombie, P.F. and Walker, P."
Rigid block distinct element modeling of dry-stone retaining walls in plane-strain
"ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geotechnical Engineering, 131 (3), March, pp. 381-389."

2004  "Walker, P."
Strength and erosion characteristics of earth blocks and earth block masonry
"ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 16, (5), pp. 497-506."

Contracts

2006-2009
An Experimental And Analytical Study Of Dry-Stone Retaining Walls
EPSRC

2005
Investigation of shear capacity of different materials for SCAT Genesis Project
Whitby Bird

2005
Investigation into unfired clay blocks
Ibstock Brick Ltd

2005-2008
Novel low energy mortars for masonry construction
EPSRC

2005-2007
Lime-hemp materials and technologies
Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP) in collaboration with IJP Building Conservation

 
 

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