Aaron Bradshaw

Research

  • Marine Geotechnics
  • Soil-Structure Interaction
  • Dynamic Properties of Soils

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 2006
  • M.S., Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 1999
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Tufts University, 1996

Selected Publications

Partovi-Mehr, N., DeFrancisci, J., Minaeijavid, M., Moaveni, B., Kuchma, D., Baxter, C.D.P., Hines, E.M., and Bradshaw, A.S. (2024). Fatigue Analysis of a Jacket-Supported Offshore Wind Turbine at Block Island Wind Farm. Sensors, 24, 3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24103009
Bradshaw, A.S., Story, M., Perepelitsa, I., Baxter, C.D.P., Partovi-Mehr, N., Moaveni, B. and Hines, E.M. (2024). “A Case Study of Foundation Damping in a Piled Offshore Wind Jacket Structure.” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; 180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2024.108605
Bradshaw, A.S. and Perepelitsa, I. (2024). “Hysteretic Damping of Piles in Sands for Offshore Wind Jacket Structures.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11320
Sivakumar, S. Fanning, J., Gavin, K. Tripathy, S.. Bradshaw, A., Murray, E.J., Black, J. and Donohue, S. (2023). “An Anchoring System for Supporting of Platforms for Wind Energy Devices.” Geotechnical Engineering https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.22.00245
Fanning J, Sivakumar V, Nanda S, et al. Pullout Capacity of Single and Biwing Anchors in a Soft Clay Deposit: Model Investigation in a Centrifuge and FEM Predictions. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2023; 149(7), 04023050.
Hines EM, Baxter CDP, Ciochetto D, et al. Structural instrumentation and monitoring of the Block Island Offshore Wind Farm. Renewable Energy, 2023; 202, 1032-1045. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.115
Green RA, Bradshaw AS, Baxter C. Accounting for Intrinsic Soil Properties and State Variables on Liquefaction Triggering. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2022; 148(7), 04022056. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002823
Jalivand S, Gavin K, Sivakumar V, Gilbert RB, Bradshaw A. New insights into the failure mechanisms of horizontal plate anchors in clay during pull-out. Géotechnique, 2022; 72(3), 189-199. doi: 10.1680/jgeot.18P.293
Bradshaw AS, Cullen L, Miller Z. FIELD STUDY OF GROUP EFFECTS ON THE PULLOUT CAPACITY OF ‘DEEP’ HELICAL PILES IN SAND. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2021. doi: 10.1139/cgj-2021-0072
Bradshaw AS, Apostolov A. Cyclic Strain Approach for the Analysis of Ocean Wave Liquefaction. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 2021; 147(6), 04021030. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002521
Jalilvand S., Gavin K., Sivakumar V., Gilbert RB. Bradshaw A. New insights into the failure mechanisms of horizontal plate anchors in clay during pull-out. Géotechnique. 2020; 1-11, doi: 10.1680/jgeot.18.P.283
Cerfontaine B, Knappett JA, Brown MJ, Bradshaw AS. Effect of Soil Deformability on the Failure Mechanism of Shallow Plate or Screw Anchors in Sand. Computers and Geotechnics. 2019; 109, 34-45. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.01.007
Gerkus H, Lai Y, Senanayake A, et al. Measuring Six-Degree-of-Freedom Movements of Buried Objects in Soil Using a Magnetometer. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 2018; 42(6), 1574-1586. doi: 10.1520/GTJ20170328
Giampa JR, Bradshaw AS, Gerkus H, Gilbert RB, Gavin KG, Sivakumar V. The Effect of Shape on the Pull-Out Capacity of Shallow Plate Anchors in Sand. Geotechnique. 2018; 1-9. doi: 10.1680/jgeot.17.P.269
Bradshaw AS, Giampa JR. A Simple Method for Assessing the Peak Friction Angle of Sand at Very Low Confining Pressures. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 2018; 41(4), 639-647. doi: 10.1520/GTJ20170134
Pour-Ghaz M, Wilson J, Spragg R, et al. Performance and Damage Evolution of Plain and Fiber-Reinforced Segmental Concrete Pipelines Subjected to Transverse Permanent Ground Displacement. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2018; 14(2), 232-246. doi: 10.1080/15732479.2017.1349809

Recent Grants

2023. PI. “DRT: DOE Phase IIB: Advancing the DRT Offshore Site Investigation Tool. Deep Reach Technology (Prime Sponsor DOE)
2022. CoPI. “CVOW Structural Monitoring Program.” RI CRMC (Prime Sponsor BSEE)
2022. PI. “Advancing the Triton Anchor to Commercialization”, 401 Tech Bridge
2022. PI. “Geotechnical Support for the Development of the Deep Reach Subsea Micropile Drill.” Deep Reach Technology (Prime Sponsor DOE)
2021. CoPI. “Physics-Based Digital Twins for Optimal Asset Management.” Tufts University (Prime Sponsor NOWRDC/DOE)
9/24/2020. PI. Triton systems, Department of Energy. “Geotechnical Support for Prototype Development of the Triton Anchor System.”
 9/14/2021. PI. Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium. “Laterally Loaded Helical Piles.”
2/21/2019. PI. TRITON Systems, Inc. “Geotechnical Research for the Development of the HAGIS Anchoring System.”
12/21/2017. PI. RI Department of Transportation. “Reticulated Micropiles for Preservation and Rehabilitation of Transportation Infrastructure.”
1/12/2017. Co-PI. National Science Foundation. “RAPID: Lidar and Sonar Surveys of a Dune Reinforced with Geosynthetic Sand Containers Impacted by Tropical Storm Hermine.”

Honors and Awards

  • Young Professor Paper Award. Deep Foundations Institute, 2015

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