Overview
Background
Research achievements other than research outputs
Dr Pedroso is an expert in numerical and computer methods for solid mechanics and materials modelling. He has a strong background in tensor calculus, partial differential equations, computational geometry, and computer programming, among other topics. Dr Pedroso has been developing methods to model the mechanical behaviour of porous media including mixtures of solids, liquids and gases. Dr Pedroso has also developed new methods in molecular dynamics to model solids and granular assemblies. Therefore, his research work is quite multi-disciplinary but revolves around computational engineering and mechanics.
Dr. Pedroso received the highly prestigious Argyris Lecture Award of 2016 from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, which is internationally recognized. The Argyris Lecture is the top award for experts working on Modeling and Simulations, in particular, with the Finite Element Method (FEM), because Prof Argyris is a pioneer of the FEM. Today, this method is the most attractive for approximating the solution of partial differential equations with complex geometries and boundary conditions. One key aspect that the committee considered in the award was the innovative papers on new techniques for porous media, such as a new method to handle unilateral and variable boundary conditions for the interface between liquid and gases within porous media.
Journal Reviews
Dr Pedroso is an expert in computational mechanics for porous media and optimisation and is reviewing papers for top journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Nature: Scientific Reports, Computers and Geotechnics, Geotechnique Letters, Advances in Engineering Software, Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE, Computer Physics Communications, International Journal of Plasticity, Soils and Foundations, Advances in Structural Engineering, Engineering Structures, among others.
Research Grants Reviewer
Dr Pedroso is an Australian Research Council (ARC) reviewer for DPs, DEs and LPs. He is also a reviewer for th Hong Kong Research Grants Council HK-RGC
Conference Services
Dr Pedroso has organised the 1st Workshop on New Advances on Computational Geomechanics in Australia in 2008 and the 5th Workshop on New Frontiers in Computational Geotechnics in 2010. Both in Brisbane, Australia.
Availability
- Dr Dorival Pedroso is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Institution to be confirmed
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Institution to be confirmed
- Doctor of Philosophy, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Computational mechanics
Computational mechanics, including numerical methods for partial differential equations and mathematical models for materials’ mechanical behaviour, in particular porous media.
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Optimisation in engineering
Mainly using evolutionary computations
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Artificial intelligence in civil engineering
Use of AI in civil engineering
Research impacts
Funding
Dr Pedroso secured an ARC-DECRA (DECRA 2012 – Only 2 awards in Civil Engineering in the Country – highly competitive scheme with a success rate around 11% at that time), 1 ARC-DP, 3 ARC Linkages and some industry projects. He also recently received a full sponsorship to visit SimTech at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.
Dr Pedroso is also a Chief Investigator of an Advance Queensland Project with funding over $2 million.
Invited Talks
Over the last few years, Dr Pedroso’s work has attracted some international attention as evidenced by the invited seminars he gave for which he got successfully got full financial sponsorship:
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2016 Prestigious Argyris Lecture at The University of Stuttgart, Germany, July 6, 2016. Check out Argyris Lecture 2016
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2015 invited lecture on structural reliability during the 3rd International Workshop on Advances in Computational Mechanics, October 12-14, 2015, Tokyo, Japan,
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2012 present a mini-course in Brazil
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2011 present a keynote lecture in Brazil
Significant change or advance of knowledge in your field.
Dr Pedroso has independently developed mathematical models, solution methods, algorithms and computer codes for a number of applications in geometry, mathematics, physics and engineering. He has journal papers in top-journals including papers published with him as the first author. He has also a number of papers submitted with some under revision.
He has a comprehensive set of computer libraries written by his research team and published at https://github.com/cpmech that serve as a foundation for his students’ and his research work on computational mechanics. These include recent and new evolutionary algorithms for multi-objective and multi-constraints optimisation (publications are underway). The set of libraries has been developed with much hard work and has been made open source for the benefit of the scientists, engineers and the community. The number of innovative, advanced and much organised computer code is significant as illustrated by simply looking at the code repositories. The indirect impact of this work is demonstrated by the number of followers and stars gained along the years through the GitHub social networking. For example, Gosl (Go Scientific Library) has attracted many stars.
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Hencky bar-net model for buckling analysis of plates under non-uniform stress distribution
Zhang, Y. P., Wang, C. M. and Pedroso, D. M. (2017). Hencky bar-net model for buckling analysis of plates under non-uniform stress distribution. Thin-Walled Structures, 122, 344-358. doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2017.10.039
2017
Journal Article
Hencky bar-net model for plate buckling
Wang, C. M., Zhang, Y. P. and Pedroso, D. M. (2017). Hencky bar-net model for plate buckling. Engineering Structures, 150, 947-954. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.07.080
2017
Journal Article
An assessment of statistically based relationships between critical state parameters
Llano-Serna, M. A., Farias, M. M., Pedroso, D. M., Williams, D. J. and Sheng, D. (2017). An assessment of statistically based relationships between critical state parameters. Geotechnique, 68 (6), 1-5. doi: 10.1680/jgeot.16.T.012
2017
Journal Article
Solution of liquid-gas-solid coupled equations for porous media considering dynamics and hysteretic retention behavior
Pedroso, Dorival M., Zhang, Yunpeng and Ehlers, Wolfgang (2017). Solution of liquid-gas-solid coupled equations for porous media considering dynamics and hysteretic retention behavior. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 143 (6) 04017021, 04017021. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001208
2017
Journal Article
FDM solutions to linear dynamics of porous media: Efficiency, stability, and parallel solution strategy
Zhang, Yunpeng, Pedroso, Dorival M., Li, Ling and Ehlers, Wolfgang (2017). FDM solutions to linear dynamics of porous media: Efficiency, stability, and parallel solution strategy. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 112 (11), 1539-1563. doi: 10.1002/nme.5568
2017
Journal Article
FORM reliability analysis using a parallel evolutionary algorithm
Pedroso, Dorival M. (2017). FORM reliability analysis using a parallel evolutionary algorithm. Structural Safety, 65, 84-99. doi: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2017.01.001
2017
Conference Publication
Physical and mathematical modeling of erosion processes across the scales
Scheuermann, A., Muehlhaus, H. B., Galindo-Torres, S., Harshani, H. M. D., Aminpour, M., Bittner, T., To, P., Gholami-Korzani, M., Pedroso, D., Li, L. and Gross, L. (2017). Physical and mathematical modeling of erosion processes across the scales. 11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials, IWBDG 2017, Limassol, Cyprus, 21-25 May 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56397-8_73
2016
Journal Article
One-dimensional dynamics of saturated incompressible porous media: analytical solutions and influence of inertia terms
Zhang, Yunpeng, Pedroso, Dorival M. and Ehlers, Wolfgang (2016). One-dimensional dynamics of saturated incompressible porous media: analytical solutions and influence of inertia terms. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 40 (18), 2489-2513. doi: 10.1002/nag.2541
2016
Journal Article
A fractional generalised finite difference method to linear porous media dynamics
Zhang, Y. P., Pedroso, D. M. and Li, L. (2016). A fractional generalised finite difference method to linear porous media dynamics. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 846, 403-408. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.846.403
2016
Journal Article
Probabilistic reliability analysis of multiple slopes with genetic algorithms
Tun, Ye W., Pedroso, Dorival M., Scheuermann, Alexander and Williams, David J. (2016). Probabilistic reliability analysis of multiple slopes with genetic algorithms. Computers and Geotechnics, 77, 68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.04.006
2016
Journal Article
FDM and FEM solutions to linear dynamics of porous media: stabilised, monolithic and fractional schemes
Zhang, Yunpeng, Pedroso, Dorival M. and Li, Ling (2016). FDM and FEM solutions to linear dynamics of porous media: stabilised, monolithic and fractional schemes. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 108 (6), 614-645. doi: 10.1002/nme.5231
2016
Journal Article
Simulations of fall cone test in soil mechanics using the material point method
Llano-Serna, M. A., Farias, M. M., Pedroso, D.M., Williams, D. J. and Sheng, D. (2016). Simulations of fall cone test in soil mechanics using the material point method. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 846, 336-341. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.846.336
2015
Journal Article
An assessment of the material point method for modelling large scale run-out processes in landslides
Llano-Serna, Marcelo A., Farias, Marcio M. and Pedroso, Dorival M. (2015). An assessment of the material point method for modelling large scale run-out processes in landslides. Landslides, 13 (5), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10346-015-0664-4
2015
Journal Article
Computing intersections between non-compatible curves and finite elements
Durand, Raul, Farias, Marcio M. and Pedroso, Dorival M. (2015). Computing intersections between non-compatible curves and finite elements. Computational Mechanics, 56 (3), 463-475. doi: 10.1007/s00466-015-1181-y
2015
Journal Article
A solution to transient seepage in unsaturated porous media
Pedroso, Dorival M. (2015). A solution to transient seepage in unsaturated porous media. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 285, 791-816. doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2014.12.009
2015
Journal Article
A consistent u-p formulation for porous media with hysteresis
Pedroso, Dorival M. (2015). A consistent u-p formulation for porous media with hysteresis. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 101 (8), 606-634. doi: 10.1002/nme.4808
2015
Conference Publication
Multiple-slopes stability assessment by limit equilibrium and genetic algorithms
Tun, Y. W., Pedroso, D. M., Scheuermann, A. and Williams, D. J. (2015). Multiple-slopes stability assessment by limit equilibrium and genetic algorithms. 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014, Kyoto, Japan, 22-25 September 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: Taylor and Francis/CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17435-251
2015
Conference Publication
Comparison of seepage analysis methods based on Finite Elements
Kang, T., Pedroso, D. M., Scheuermann, A. and Li, L. (2015). Comparison of seepage analysis methods based on Finite Elements. 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014, Kyoto, Japan, 22-25 September 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: Taylor and Francis/CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17435-250
2015
Conference Publication
Assessment of finite difference methods to solve porous media dynamics
Zhang, Y. P., Pedroso, D. M. and Li, L. (2015). Assessment of finite difference methods to solve porous media dynamics. 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014, Kyoto, Japan, 22-25 September 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: Taylor and Francis/CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17435-252
2015
Conference Publication
On techniques to recover finite element data from integration points
Schmidt, P., Pedroso, D. M., Scheuermann, A., Durand, R. and Steeb, H. (2015). On techniques to recover finite element data from integration points. 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014, Kyoto, Japan, 22-25 September 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: Taylor and Francis/CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17435-253
Funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel Database Management, Verification, and Cost Optimisation Tools for Parametric Steel Connection Design
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas
Completed supervision
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2021
Master Philosophy
Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis Based on Conditional Random Field
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alexander Scheuermann
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Reliability Analyses of the Stability of Slopes using the Limit Equilibrium Method and Genetic Algorithms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alexander Scheuermann
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
On accuracy, efficiency and stability of methods for solving porous media dynamics
Principal Advisor
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2017
Master Philosophy
Micromechanical study of granular assemblies by true triaxial test simulations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David Williams
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Extracting Wave Energy while Reducing Hydroelastic Response of Very Large Floating Structures
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chien Ming Wang
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Bulking and Subsequent Self-Weight and Saturation Settlements, and Geotechnical Stability of High Coal Mine Spoil Piles
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David Williams
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
ESTIMATION OF TAILINGS SURFACE FLUXES AS PART OF CLOSURE COVER DESIGN
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David Williams
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Static and Cyclic Laboratory Testing of Brisbane Rocks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David Williams
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