School of Civil and Structural Engineering - Research Staff

Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2002

Academic Staff - Civil Engineering

Professor Andrew John Chadwick
BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, MICE, FCIWEM

School of Civil and Structural Engineering,
Palace Court, Palace Street
Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2DE, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1752 233680
Fax: +44 (0)1752 233658
e-mail: A.Chadwick@plymouth.ac.uk

Introduction
I am the Professor of Coastal Engineering and School Research Manager. My career profile is as follows:

1974: BSc (II(i) Hons) Engineering Science, Durham University.

1974 - 77: Graduate Engineer, Yorkshire Water.

1977: Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, MICE.

1977: Chartered Engineer, CEng.

1978: MSc Water Resources, Newcastle University.

1978 - 81: Water Engineer and Hydrologist, Sir M McDonald and Partners.

1979: Member of the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists, MIWES.

1981 - 93: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Principal Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Brighton.

1987: Member of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management, MIWEM.

1990: PhD, University of Brighton.

1993: Fellow, Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management, FIWEM (now FCIWEM).

1993 - 2001: Reader in Coastal Engineering, School of Civil & Structural Engineering, University of Plymouth.

2001 - date: Professor of Coastal Engineering, School of Civil & Structural Engineering, University of Plymouth.

Research
Since 1986 my research work has centred on nearshore wave measurements, coastal sediment transport and hydrodynamic and morphodynamic numerical modelling. The emphasis of much of this work has been in evaluating and validating theory and models against field and laboratory data and in identifying key processes to be modelled. This has been achieved by the development and deployment of unique field measurement systems, using the School's wave channels and the UK Coastal Research Facility (UKCRF) at HR Wallingford and evaluation and development of numerical models of wave hydrodynamics and beach morphodynamics from field data. My research grants total £1 million to date and I have published a substantial number of papers in refereed journals and refereed international conferences.

External Activities
Recent external activities have included:

Member, Water and Maritime Engineering Editorial Panel.
Member, EPSRC peer review college.
Member, review board, Journal of Hydraulic Research.
Invited lead speaker, Water Specialists Meeting (Bristol, September 1999).
Invited speaker for the ICE Maritime Group (April 1999).
Deputy Chairman of the organising committee, member of the paper review board and a session chairman for Coastal Dynamics '97.
Referee, ICE journal Water Maritime and Energy, EPSRC, NERC and the Leverhulme trust.
Co-author of the well-established text Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering and the forthcoming text Coastal Processes and Engineering (co-authors Professor Fleming and Professor Reeve).
Examiner for several PhD's . External Examiner, University of Glamorgan. External Examiner for the MRes, University of Southampton.

Publications
My recent publications include the following:

Van Wellen, E, Chadwick, A J, and Mason, T. 2000. A review and assessment of longshore sediment transport equations for coarse grained beaches. Coastal Engineering, (40) 3, pp 243-275.

Ilic, S, Chadwick, A J, and Helm-Petersen, J. 2000. An evaluation of directional analysis techniques for multidirectional, partially reflected waves: Part 1 numerical investigations. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 38, No 4, pp 243-251.

Chadwick, A J, Ilic, S, and Helm-Petersen, J. 2000. An evaluation of directional analysis techniques for multidirectional, partially reflected waves: Part 2 application to field data. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 38, No 4, pp 253-258.

Ozanne, F, Chadwick, A J, Huntley, D A, Simmonds, D, and Lawrence, J. 2000. Velocity predictions for shoaling and breaking waves with a Boussinesq-type model. Coastal Engineering. 41, No 4, pp 361-397.

Chadwick, A J, and Morfett, J C. 1998. Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (3rd edition), Chapman & Hall (600pp).

Book - Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Abstract: Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (3rd edition)
"This classic text, now in its third edition, combines thorough coverage of the basic principles of hydraulics with a wide-ranging treatment of practical real-world applications. It is carefully structured in two parts to deal with principles before moving on to more advanced topics. The first part focuses on fundamentals, including hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, pipe and open channel flow, wave theory, hydrology and sediment transport. The second part illustrates the engineering applications of these fundamental principles to pipeline system design, hydraulic structures, river and coastal engineering, providing up-to-date treatments with environmental implications. A new chapter on computational hydraulics has also been included in the third edition."
Reviews of previous editions:
"a landmark in its field. As a text for students there is little by way of a challenge." - Journal of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management
"The authors have done a considerable service to hydraulics by producing such a stunningly simple and clear text." - Times Higher Educational Supplement

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Teaching
Hydraulics; River & Coastal Engineering for BEng; Coastal Engineering for MSc; Coastal Engineering & Shoreline Management for MSc.

Other Activities
I have a variety of roles within the School, including:

Manager for School Research Activities.
Leader - Coastal Engineering Research Group (CERG).
Chairman - School Research Committee.
Member - School Management Group.
Member - Faculty Research Review Committee.
Vice Chairman - Faculty Research Policy Committee.

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