Professor Alexander Scheuermann

Professor

School of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
a.scheuermann@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 68720

Overview

Research Interests

  • Application of electromagnetic measurement methods in civil engineering
  • Coupled hydraulic/mechanic/electric properties of soils
  • Hydraulics and mechanics of unsaturated soils
  • Mathematical and experimental modelling of internal erosion
  • Flood prevention and technical flood protection
  • Performance of roads and pavements
  • Soft soil behaviour
  • Mechanic and hydraulic behavior of fractured media incl. hydraulic fracturing

Qualifications

  • Doctoral Diploma of Engineering, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Publications

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Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Borem, Thierry, Mishra, Partha Narayan, Bhuyan, Habibullah, Yan, Guanxi, Bittner, Tilman and Becker, Rolf (2018). Quantification of soil state variables using electromagnetic methods. Geotechnics for Natural and Engineered Sustainable Technologies: GeoNEst. (pp. 447-456) edited by A. Murali Krishna, Arindam Dey and S. Sreedeep. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-7721-0_28

  • Aminpour, M., Galindo-Torres, S. A., Scheuermann, A. and Li, Ling (2016). Micro-scale characterization of fluid flow in a uniform particle pack using coupled discrete element-lattice Boltzmann method. Scour and Erosion: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (Oxford, UK, 12-15 September 2016). (pp. 77-83) edited by John Harris, Richard Whitehouse and Sarah Moxon. Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781315375045-7

  • Bieberstein, A. and Scheuermann, A. (2011). Technischer Hochwasserschutz: Deiche an Fliessgewassern. Management von Hochwasserrisiken: Mit Beiträgen aus den RIMAX Forschungsprojekten. (pp. 141-161) edited by Bruno Merz, Ruth Bittner, Uwe Grünewald and Klaus Piroth. Stuttgart, Germany: Schweizerbart.

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Babu, Abitha, Ayothiraman, Ramanathan and Scheuermann, Alexander (2024). Quantification of Swelling Pressure of Expansive Soils: A Critical Review. Geo-Congress on Bridging Government, Industry, and Academia for Resilient Mega-Communities, Vancouver, Canada, 25-28 February 2024. Reston, VA United States: American Society of Civil Engineers. doi: 10.1061/9780784485309.041

  • Wiendl, Alexander, Yan, Guanxi, Scheuermann, Alexander and Cudmani, Roberto (2023). TDR-measurement of filtration mechanisms of high-density bentonite suspensions for the application in tunnel engineering. 14th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25 - 29 Sept 2023. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

  • Yan, Guanxi, Bore, Thierry, Wiendl, Alexander, Schlaeger, Stefan and Scheuermann, Alexander (2023). The performance improvement of spatial time domain reflectometry inversion technique for measuring moisture distribution. 14th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25 - 29 May 2023. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

  • Narayan, Roneel, Edraki, Mansour, Scheuermann, Alexander, Ziemski, Marcin, Antonio, Christian and Quintero, Sebastian (2023). Alternative mineral processing strategies for copper-gold tailings management. Life of Mine, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-4 August 2023.

  • Sufian, Adnan, Annapareddy, Venkata, Zhang, Yingyi, Holden, Samuel, Bore, Thierry and Scheuermann, Alexander (2022). A particle-scale perspective on internal erosion: observations from computational simulations and physical experiments. 14th NZGS/AGS Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 2-4 November 2022.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Mishra, Partha Narayan, Zhang, Yuan, Tehrani, Kathy and Bore, Thierry (2022). The ventilated well method as an alternative solution for dewatering of soft soils. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1-5 May 2022. St Ives, NSW Australia: Australian Geomechanics Society.

  • Zhang, Yingyi, Sufian, Adnan and Scheuermann, Alexander (2021). Pore flow velocity measurement in filtration erosion enhanced with PIV technique. 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, State College, PA USA, 18-20 October 2021.

  • Bore, Thierry, Wagner, Norman, Coperey, Antoine, Loewer, Markus, Revil, Andre and Scheuermann, Alexander (2021). Analysis of interfacial water in clay by high frequency dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. 13th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances (ISEMA), Kiel, Germany, 26-30 July 2021. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISEMA49699.2021.9508278

  • Annapareddy, V. S. Ramakrishna, Bore, Thierry and Scheuermann, Alexander (2021). Onset and progression of suffusion in non-cohesive soils using a large co-axial erosion cell. 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, Online, 18-21 October 2021. Arlington, VA, United States: ICSE.

  • To, Peter and Scheuermann, Alexander (2021). Suffusion assessment methods: a critical review. 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, Online, 18-21 October 2021. Arlington, VA, United States: ICSE.

  • Ma, Y., Yan, G., Scheuermann, A., Li, L., Galindo-Torres, S.A. and Bringemeier, D. (2020). Discrete microbubbles flow in transparent porous media. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003070580-42

  • Scheuermann, Alexander (2020). Monitoring and prediction of the transient seepage through levees during a flood event. 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ARC 2019, Taipei, Taiwan, 14-18 October 2019. Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

  • Tehrani, K., Zhang, Y., Scheuermann, A. and Williams, D. J. (2019). Comparison of air entry values from soil water retention and volumetric shrinkage characteristic curves. 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Nagoya, Japan, 23-25 August 2019. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication. doi: 10.3208/jgssp.v07.055

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Harshani, H. M. D. and Galindo-Torres, S. A. (2019). Micro-scale flow conditions leading to the onset of erosion. EWG‐IE 26th Annual Meeting 2018, Milano, Italy, 10-13 September 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-99423-9_17

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Li, Ling, Muehlhaus, Hans, Bore, Thierry, Torres, Sergio Galindo, Pedroso, Dorival, Hamidi, Farzin, Harshani, H. M. D., Bittner, Tilman, Behraftar, Somayeh and Aminpour, Mohammad (2019). On How to Look Inside Geo-Materials. China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 2018, Vienna, Austria, 13-16 August 2018. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14987-1_20

  • Aminpour, M., Greene, M., Galindo-Torres, S. A., Scheuermann, A. and Li, L. (2019). On porous media flow with non-steady boundary conditions. 9th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE 2018), Taipei, Taiwan, 5-8 November 2018. London, United Kingdom: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9780429020940-78

  • Bore, Thierry, Mishra, Partha Narayan, Schwing, Moritz, Ribeiro, Madalena, Wagner, Norman and Scheuermann, Alexander (2019). On reconstructing the soil shrinkage characteristic curve by dielectric spectroscopy. IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July-2 August 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8899153

  • Zhang, Yuan, Tehran, Katayoon, Scheuermann, Alexander and Li, Ling (2019). Prediction of shrinkage behavior of soft soil using ramp loading consolidation theory. 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Nagoya, Japan, 23-25 August 2019. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication. doi: 10.3208/jgssp.v07.033

  • Liao, Sihe, Mishra, Partha Narayan and Scheuermann, Alexander (2019). Some laboratory scale tests on an Australian coal tailings sample. 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, AP-UNSAT 2019, Nagoya, Japan, 23 – 25 August 2019. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Geotechnical Society. doi: 10.3208/jgssp.v07.071

  • Yan, G., Bore, T., Galindo-Torres, S., Scheuermann, A., Li, L. and Schlaeger, S. (2018). An investigation of soil water retention behavior using large soil column test and multiphase Lattice Boltzmann simulation. 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT:2018), Hong Kong, China, 3-5 August 2018. Hong Kong, China: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).

  • Mishra, Partha Narayan, Bore, Thierry, Scheuermann, Alexander and Ling, Li (2018). An integrated approach for capturing dielectric response and volume change behaviour of dredged material from Port of Brisbane. 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT:2018), Hong Kong, 3-5 August 2018.

  • Mishra, Partha Narayan, Liu, Annabel, Bore, Thierry, Scheuermann, Alexander and Li, Ling (2018). Impact of pore fluid salinity on progressive volume change behavior of kaolin. 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT:2018), Hong Kong, 3-5 August 2018.

  • Bhuyan. H., Yan, G., Mishra, P.N. , Scheuermann, A. , Bodin, D. and Becker, R. (2018). Unsaturated soil water retention curve of road material using evaporation method. 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT:2018), Hong Kong, 3-5 August 2018.

  • Yan, Guanxi, Xu, Youwei, Murgana, Vignesh and Scheuermanna, Alexander (2018). Application of Image Analysis on Two-Dimensional Experiment of Ground Displacement Under Strip Footing. 4th GeoShanghai International Conference on Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics, Shanghai, China, 27-30 May 2018. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-0122-3_2

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Yerman, Luis, Bittner, Tilman, Serna, Marcelo Llano, Sergio Zárate, Mathieu Bajodek and Bore, Thierry (2018). Design of two large coaxial cells for studying physical process using spatial TDR. 12th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, ISEMA 2018, Lublin, Poland, 4-7 June 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISEMA.2018.8442318

  • Yan, Guanxi, Li, Zi, Bore, Thierry, Galindo-Torres, Sergio, Scheuermann, Alexander and Li, Ling (2018). Dynamic Effect in Capillary Pressure – Saturation Relationship Using Lattice Boltzmann Simulation. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Asia Urban GeoEngineering, Changsha, China, 24-27 November 2017. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6632-0_2

  • Bore, Thierry, Bhuyan, Habibullah, Bittner, Tilman, Scheuermann, Alexander and Wagner, Norman (2018). Electromagnetic characterization of coarse-grained soils with a one port large coaxial cell. 12th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, ISEMA 2018, Lublin, Poland, 4-7 June 2018. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISEMA.2018.8442281

  • Scheuermann, Alexander and Bore, Thierry (2018). On Quantifying State Variables of Soils Using Electromagnetic Methods. 12th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, ISEMA 2018, Lublin, Poland, 4 - 7 June 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISEMA.2018.8442297

  • Yan, Guanxi, Li, Zi, Bore, Thierry, Scheuermann, Alexander, Galindo Torres, Sergio and Li, Ling (2017). The measurement of primary drainage curve using hanging column and large soil column test. 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (GeoOttawa 2017), Ottawa, ON, Canada, 1–4 October 2017. Richmond, BC, Canada: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

  • Yan, Guanxi, Bittner, Tilman, Ma, Ye and Scheuermann, Alexander (2017). Hydraulic characteristics of porous beds consisting of randomly packed polymer beads. 4th International Congress on Technology Engineering & Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5-6 August 2017. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: ICONTES.

  • Yan, Guanxi, Li, Zi, Bore, Thierry, Galindo-Torres, Sergio, Schlaeger, Stefan, Scheuermann, Alexander and Li, Ling (2017). An experimental platform for measuring soil water characteristic curve under transient flow conditions. International Workshop on Advances in Laboratory Testing and Modelling of Soils and Shales, ATMSS 2017, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, 18 - 20 January 2017. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52773-4_26

  • Hamidi, Farzin, Scheuermann, Alexander and Galindo Torres, Sergio (2017). Introducing a 2D Experimental Set-Up for Modeling Hydraulic Fracturing in Synthetic Rock-Like Materials. 3rd Nordic Rock Mechanics Symposium - NRMS 2017, Helsinki, Finland, 11-12 October 2017. Lisboa, Portugal: International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.

  • Bhuyan, Md Habibullah, Bore, Thierry, Scheuermann, Alexander, Chen, Zhihui, Nguyen, June, Bodin, Didier and Becker, Rolf (2017). Introduction of flat ribbon cable (FRC) sensor for density measurement of road materials using time domain reflectometry (TDR). 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2017, Seoul, Korea, 17-22 September 2017. International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

  • Mishra, Partha Narayan, Bore, Thierry, Scheuermann, Alexander and Li, Ling (2017). Measurement of dielectric properties of Kaolin with saline pore fluid during dewatering. 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul, South Korea, 17 - 22 September 2017. London, United Kingdom: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

  • Bore, Thierry, Bhuyan, Habibullah, Bittner, Tilman, Murgan, Vignesh, Scheuermann, Alexander and Wagner, Norman (2017). One port large coaxial cell for dielectric characterization of compacted partly saturated coarse grained materials. 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2017, Seoul, Korea, September 17-22, 2017. 19th ICSMGE Secretariat.

  • 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

  • Yan, Guanxi, Bore, Thierry, Galindo-Torres, Sergio, Scheuermann, Alexander, Li, Zi and Li, Ling (2017). Primary imbibition curve measurement using large soil column test. 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2017, Seoul, korea, September 17-22, 2017. 19th ICSMGE Secretariat.

  • Hamidi, F., Galindo Torres, S. A. and Scheuermann, A. (2016). 3D modeling of hydraulically induced crack initiation and propagation. Itasca Symposium on Applied Numerical Modeling, Lima, Peru, 7-9 March 2016. Minneapolis, MN, United States: Itasca International.

  • Yan, Guanxi, Bore, Thierry, Bhuyan, Habibullah, Scheuermann, Alexander and Schlaeger, Stefan (2016). Application of Spatial Time Domain Reflectometry for investigating moisture content dynamics in unsaturated sand. 11th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Florence, Italy, 23-27 May 2016. Firenze, Italy: Edifir-Edizioni Firenze Via Fiume.

  • Harshani, M. D., Galindo-Torres, S. A. and Scheuermann, A. (2016). Characterisation of flow conditions for contact erosion analysis using PIV. International Conference on Scour and Erosion, Oxford, United Kingdom, 12-15 September 2016. London, United Kingdom: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/9781315375045-53

  • Bore, T., Yermán, L., Llano Serna, M., Wall, H., Torero, J. L. and Scheuermann, A. (2016). Dielectric spectroscopy of artificial faeces for smouldering applications. IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, Catania, Italy, 20-22 April 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/SAS.2016.7479902

  • Hamidi, Farzin, Scheuermann, Alexander and Galindo Torres, Sergio (2016). Synthetic rock materials for investigating crack propagation. International conference on geomechanics, geo-energy and geo-resources (IC3G2016), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 28-29 September 2016. Melbourne, Australia: IC3G.

  • Galindo-Torres, S. A., Behraftar, S., Scheuermann, A. and Li, L. (2015). A micromechanical model for studies of hydraulic fracturing. 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/b17435-278

  • 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

  • Larisch, M.D., Williams, D.J. and Scheuermann, A. (2015). Effects of installation parameters of drilled displacement piles on in situ stress conditions in stiff clays. 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 13-17 September 2015. London, United Kingdom: ICE Publishing.

  • Larisch, Martin D., Williams, David J. and Scheuermann, Alexander (2015). Influence of pile installation techniques on ground heave in clays. 12th Australia New Zeland Conference on Geomechanics, Wellington, New Zealand, 22-25 February 2015.

  • Harshani, H. M. D., Galindo-Torres, S. A. and Scheuermann, A. (2015). Micromechanical simulation of hydraulic erosion instabilities. 7th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, ICSE 2014, Perth, WA, Australia, 2-4 December 2014. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1201/b17703-22

  • 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

  • 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

  • To, H. D. and Scheuermann, A. (2015). Separation of grain size distribution for application of self-filtration criteria in suffusion assessment. 7th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, ICSE 2014, Perth, WA, Australia, 2-4 December 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17703-15

  • Duc, To Huu, Galindov Torres, Sergio and Scheuermann, Alexander (2014). A numerical approach for the determination of the primary fabric of granular soils. 1st Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics (ACCM2013), Sydney, Australia, 3-4 October 2013. Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.489

  • Indrawan, I. G. B., Williams, D. J. and Scheuermann, A. (2014). Comparison of tensiometer, thermal conductivity and capacitance sensor measurements of pore water pressure in compacted clay columns. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17034-232

  • Ma, Y., Yan, G., Scheuermann, A., Li, L., Galindo-Torres, S. A. and Bringemeier, D. (2014). Discrete microbubbles flow in transparent porous media. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17034-177

  • Scheuermann, A., Galindo-Torres, S. A., Pedroso, D. M., Williams, D. J. and Li, L. (2014). Dynamics of water movements with reversals in unsaturated soils. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, NSW Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003070580-18

  • Wagner, Norman, Daschner, Frank, Scheuermann, Alexander and Schwing, Moritz (2014). Estimation of the Soil Water Characteristics from dielectric relaxation spectra. 9th IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS 2014), Queenstown, New Zealand, 18-20 February 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/SAS.2014.6798954

  • Schwing, M., Chen, Z., Scheuermann, A., Williams, D. J. and Wagner, N. (2014). Experimental study on the relationship of mechanic and hydraulic state variables, and the dielectric properties of clays. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17034-33

  • Busse, J., Scheurmann, A., Galindo-Torres, S. A., Bringemeier, D. and Li, L. (2014). In-situ and laboratory measurements of coal matrix and cleat permeability. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17034-208

  • Scheuermann, A., Becker, R. and Schlaeger, S. (2014). Measurement of soil state variables using Spatial Time Domain Reflectometry (Spatial TDR). 8th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, ICPMG 2014, Perth, WA Australia, 14 - 17 January 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b16200-38

  • Galindo Torres, Sergio, Scheuermann, Alexander, Williams, David and Muhlhaus, Hans (2014). Micro-mechanics of contact erosion. 1st Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics (ACCM2013), Sydney, Australia, 3-4 October 2013. Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.513

  • Schwing, M., Chen, Z., Scheuermann, A. and Wagner, N. (2014). Non-destructive coaxial transmission line measurements for dielectric soil characterization. SAS 2014 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, Queenstown, New Zealand, 18-20 February 2014. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/SAS.2014.6798955

  • Gholami Korzani, Maziar, Galindo Torres, Sergio, Williams, David and Scheuermann, Alexander (2014). Numerical simulation of tank discharge using smoothed particle hydrodynamics. 1st Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics, ACCM 2013, , , October 3, 2013-October 4, 2013. Scientific.Net: Pfaffikon, Switzerland. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.168

  • Mühlhaus, H. B., Gross, L. and Scheuermann, A. (2014). Sand erosion as an internal boundary value problem. 10th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials (2014 IWBDG), Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, 28-30 May 2014. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

  • Gonzales, C., Baumgartl, T., Scheuermann, A. and Soliman, A. (2014). Soil moisture profile of a water-shedding cover design in central Queensland. 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2014), Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17034-205

  • Scheuermann, A, Gonzales, C., Fan, J., Braga, B., Baumgartl, T., Lockington, D., Schlaeger, S., Becker, R., Wagner, N. and Hubner, C. (2014). Spatial Time Domain Reflectometry (spatial TDR) in geo-environmental engineering. 2014 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), Queenstown, New Zealand, 18-20 February 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/SAS.2014.6798953

  • Muhlhaus, H., Gross, L. and Scheuermann, A. (2013). Computational porous media modelling. LUCKY #13: XIII International Workshop on Modelling of Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics, Hønefoss, Norway, 31 August-5 September, 2013. Oslo, Norway: Earth Dynamics Group.

  • Schwing, Moritz, Chen, Zhen, Scheuermann, Alexander and Wagner, Norman (2013). Dielectric properties of a clay soil determined in the frequency range from 1 MHz to 40 GHz. ISEMA 2013: 10th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Weimar, Germany, 25-27 September 2013. Weimar, Germany: International Society for Electromagnetic Aquametry (ISEMA).

  • Galindo-Torres, S., Scheuermann, A., Pedroso, D. M. and Li, L. (2013). Effect of boundary conditions on measured water retention behavior within soils. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9-13 December, 2013.

  • Indrawan, I. G. B., Williams, D. J. and Scheuermann, A. (2013). Hydraulic conductivity of compacted clay liners moisture-conditioned and permeated with saline coal seam gas water. ICSMGE 2013: 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, France, 2-6 September, 2013. Paris, France: Presses des Ponts.

  • Schaufler, Alexander, Becker, Christian, Steeb, Holger and Scheuermann, Alexander (2013). Simulation of the backfilling process with annular gap grouting mortar. EURO:TUN 2013: 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Tunnelling and Subsurface Engineering, Bochum, Germany, 17-19 April 2013. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany: Aedificatio Verlag.

  • Larisch, M. D., Arnold, M., Uhlig, M., Schwiteilo, E., Williams, D. J. and Scheuermann, A. (2013). Stress and displacement monitoring of auger displacement piles. PILE 2013: International Conference on State of the Art of Pile Foundation and Pile Case Histories, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, 2-4 June, 2013. Bandung, West Java, Indonesia: Universitas Katolik Parahyangan.

  • Schafler, A., Becker, Ch., Steeb, H. and Scheuermann, A. (2012). A continuum model for infiltration problems. 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE-6), Paris, France, 27-31 August 2012. Paris, France: Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF).

  • Schilling, Frank R., Klumbach, Steffen, Haist, Michael, Kromer, Marco, Hirsch, Astrid, Bieberstein, Andreas, Mutschler, Thomas, Neumann, Thomas and Scheuermann, Alexander (2012). A new borehole simulator for full scale in-situ well cementing experiments under elevated p-T-conditions. GeoHannover 2012, Hannover, Germany, 1-3 October 2012.

  • To, Huu Duc, Scheuermann, Alexander and Williams, David J. (2012). A new simple model for the determination of the pore constriction size distribution. 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE-6), Paris, France, 27 - 31 August 2012. Paris, France: Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF).

  • Wagner, N., Daschner, F., Scheuermann, A. and Schwing, M. (2012). Analysis of coupled hydraulic and dielectric material properties of soils: a multivariate approach. Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Impedance Spectroscopy (IWIS 2012), Chemnitz, Germany, 26-28 September 2012.

  • Indrawan, I. Gde Budi, Williams, David John and Scheuermann, Alexander (2012). Determination of the true electrical conductivity of a saline clay. 11th Australia - New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Melbourne, Australia, 15-18 July 2012. Melbourne, Australia: Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics.

  • Indrawan, I. Gde, Williams, David John and Scheuermann, Alexandar (2012). Effects of saline coal-seam gas water on consistency limits and compaction characteristics of clay liners. 34th International Geological Congress 2012 (IGC), Brisbane, Australia, 5-10 August 2012. Australia: Australian Geosciences Council.

  • Ma, Ye, Bringemeier, Detlef, Scheuermann, Alexander, Molebatsi, Tiro and Li, Ling (2012). Fault and fracture zone detection based on soil gas mapping and gamma ray survey at the extension site of an open pit coal mine. 2012 Coal Operators' Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 16-17 February 2012. Wollongong, Australia: The University of Wollongong Printery.

  • Karlovsek, Jurij, Wagner, Norman and Scheuermann, Alexandar (2012). Frequency-dependant dielectric parameters of steel fibre reinforced concrete. 14th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Shanghai, China, 4-8 June 2012. Hoboken, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2012.6254918

  • Karlovsek, Jurij, Scheuermann, Alexandar and Williams, David J. (2012). Investigation of voids and cavities in bored tunnels using GPR. 14th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR2012), Shanghai, China, 4-8 June 2012. Hoboken, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2012.6254916

  • Scheuermann, A., Muehlhaus, H. -B., Bittner, T. and Bieberstein, A. (2012). Measurement of porosity distributions during erosion experiments using Spatial Time Domain Reflectometry (Spatial TDR). 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE-6), Paris, France, 27- 31 August 2012. Paris, France: Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF).

  • Muller, Wayne, Schuermann, Alexander and Reeves, Bryan (2012). Quantitative moisture measurement of road pavements using 3D noise-modulated GPR. 14th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Shanghai, China, 4-8 June 2012. Piscataway, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2012.6254919

  • Larisch, M. D., Nacke, E., Arnold, M., Williams, D. and Scheuermann, A. (2012). Simulation of auger displacement pile installation. 11th Australia - New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Melbourne, Australia, 15-18 July 2012. Melbourne, Australia: Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics.

  • Larisch, M. D., Scheuermann, A. and Williams, D. (2012). Zur Bemessung und Ausführung von Stabilisierungssäulen, hergestellt im Drehbohrverfahren. 2. Symposium Baugrundverbesserung in der Geotechnik, Vienna, Austria, 13-14 September 2012. Vienna, Austria: Universitat Stuttgart, Instituts fur Geotechnik.

  • Karlovšek, J., Scheuermann, A., Muller, W. and Williams, D. J. (2011). Application of ground penetrating radar to testing tunnel integrity. 14th Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2011: Development of Underground Space, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-10 March 2011. Carlton, VIC Australia: AusIMM.

  • Karlovsek, J., Scheuermann, A., Muller, W. and Williams, D. J. (2011). Application of ground penetrating radar to testing tunnel integrity. 14th Australasian Tunnelling Conference: Development of Underground Space, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-9 March 2011. Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

  • Pedroso, D. M., Farias, M. M., Williams, D. J., Scheuermann, A. and Buzzi, O. (2011). Extended Barcelona basic model to the cyclic behaviour of unsaturated soils. 13th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Melbourne, Australia, 9-11 May 2011. Sydney, Australia: Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety.

  • Bittner, T., Scheuermann, A. and Bieberstein, A. (2011). Kontakterosion koerniger erdstoffe – Erfassung von dichteaenderungen mittels spatial TDR. Innovative Feuchtemessung in Forschung und Praxis (6th, IFFP. 2011), Karlsruhe, Germany, 12-14 October 2011. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany: Competence Center for Material Moisture.

  • Scheuermann, A., Schlaeger, S., Becker, R., Hübner, C. and Wagner, N. (2011). Measurement of water content profiles using spatial Time Domain Reflectometry. 34th IAHR World Congress, 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering, Brisbane, Australia, 26 June-1 July 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Engineers Australia.

  • Wagner, Norman, Scheuermann, Alexander, Schwing, Moritz, Bontitz, Frank and Kupfer, Klaus (2011). On the coupled hydraulic and dielectric material properties of organic free soils: Experimental investigations. 9th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Kansas City, MO, USA, 31 May-3 June 2011. Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.: ISEMA.

  • Pedroso, D., Sheng, D., Williams, D., Scheuermann, A., Farias, M. M. and Nakai, T. (2011). The SFG model for the cyclic behaviour of unsaturated soils. VII Brazilian Symposium on Unsaturated Soils - nSat2011, Pirenopolis, Brazil, 29-31 August 2011.

  • Wagner, N., Müller, B., Kupfer, K., Bonitz, F., Schwing, M. and Scheuermann, A. (2010). Broadband electromagnetic characterization of two-port rod based transmission lines for dielectric spectroscopy of soil. First European Conference on Moisture Measurement Aquametry 2010, Weimar, Germany, 5-7 October 2010. Weimar, Germany: MFPA Weimar.

  • Muller, Wayne, Karlovsek, Jurij, Reeves, Bryan, Scheuermann, Alexander, Dux, Peter and Williams, David (2010). Characterising moisture and other properties of civil engineering infrastructure using GPR. First European Conference on Moisture Measurement Aquametry 2010, Weimar, Germany, 5-7 October 2010. Weimar, Germany: MFPA Weimar.

  • Schwing, M., Scheuermann, A. and Wagner, N. (2010). Experimental investigation of soil dielectric parameters during shrinkage. First European Conference on Moisture Measurement Aquametry 2010, Weimar, Germany, 5-7 October 2010. Weimar, Germany: MFPA Weimar.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Wagner, Norman, Bieberstein, Andreas, Kupfer, Klaus, Hübner, Christof, Becker, Rolf and Schlaeger, Stefan (2010). Installation technique of elongated sensors in river dykes. First European Conference on Moisture Measurement Aquametry 2010, Weimar, Germany, 5-10 October 2010. Weimar, Germany: MFPA Weimar.

  • Scheuermann, A., Steeb. H. and Kiefer, J. (2010). Internal erosion of granular materials – Identification of erodible fine particles as a basis for numerical calculations. 9th International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HSTAM), Limassol, Cyprus, 12-14 July 2010. Cyprus: Hellenic Society for Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (HSTAM).

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Hübner, Christof, Schlaeger, Stefan, Becker, Rolf and Wagner, Norman (2010). Measuring approach for density distributions in granular media. First European Conference on Moisture Measurement Aquametry 2010, Weimar, Germany, 5-7 October 2010. Weimar, Germany: MFPA Weimar.

  • Wagner, N., Scheuermann, A., Kupfer, K. and Trinks, E. (2009). Coupled hydraulic and dielectric material properties of soil. 8th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances (ISEMA 2009), Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, 1-5 June 2009. Helsinki, Finland: Picaset Oy.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Wagner, Norman, Bieberstein, Andreas, Kupfer, Klaus, Schlaeger, Stefan, Becker, Rolf and Hübner, Christof (2009). Monitoring system for river dykes based on Spatial-TDR. 8th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances (ISEMA 2009), Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, 1-5 June 2009. Helsinki, Finland: Picaset Oy.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander, Hubner, Christof, Triantafyllidis, Theodoros and Fischer, Dominik (2009). Pressure profile measurements using Spatial-TDR. 8th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances (ISEMA 2009), Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, 1-5 June 2009. Helsinki, Finland: Picaset Oy.

  • Zesch, Rainer, Saucke, Ulrich, Scheuermann, Alexander and Bieberstein, Andreas (2008). Instationäre durchfeuchtung von deichen - Analytische berechnungsmethode für die operationelle anwendung. Geomechanik Kolloquium Karlsruhe '08, Karlsruhe, Germany, 24-25 July 2008. Karlsruhe, Germany: Mitteilungen des Instituts für Bodenmechanik und Felsmechanik.

  • Becker, R., Scheuermann, A., Schlaeger, S., Heubner, C. and Wagner, N. (2008). Spatial time domain reflectometry (Spatial TDR) – Principles, limitations and accuracy. 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Durham, U.K., 2-4 July 2008. Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.: CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group.

  • Scheuermann, A., Bieberstein, A., Triantafyllidis, T., Huebner, C., Becker, R., Schlaeger, S. and Wagner, N. (2008). Spatial time domain reflectometry (spatial TDR) - On the use in geohydraulics and geotechnics. 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Durham, U.K., 2-4 July 2008. Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.: Taylor & Francis.

  • Lörincz, János, Tarnai, Tibor, Trang, Q. Phong, Imre, Emőke, Talata, István, Teleges, Gábor, Scheuermann, Alexander, Semar, Olivier and Witt, Karl Josef (2008). The characterisation of the grains and the pores, applications. International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (12th, IACMAG, 2008), Goa, India, 1-6 October 2008. Powai, Mumbai, India: Indian Institute of Technology.

  • Scheuermann, A. (2008). Water content dynamics in unsaturated soils - Results of experimental investigations in laboratory and in situ. 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Durham, U.K., 02-04 July 2008. Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.: CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group.

  • Imre, E., Laufer, I., Rajkai, K., Scheuermann, A., Firgi, T. and Telekes, G. (2008). Water retention functions of sand mixtures. 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Durham, U.K., 2-4 July 2008. Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.: CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group.

  • Saucke, U., Scheuermann, A. and Bieberstein, A. (2007). Bewertung, Prognose und Verbesserung der Standsicherheit von Hochwasserschutzdeichen. 22. Christian Veder Kolliquium - Maßnahmen zur Beherrschung des Wassers in der Geotechnik, Graz, Austria, 12-13 April 2007.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander and Bieberstein, Andreas (2007). Determination of the soil water retention curve and the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity from the particle size distribution. 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils, Weimar, Germany, 7-9 March 2007. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag Berlin. doi: 10.1007/3-540-69873-6_42

  • Rings, Jörg, Hauck, Christian and Scheuermann, Alexander (2007). Messung und prognose des wassergehaltes von hochwasserschutzdeichen. Verständnis, Vorsorge und Bewältigung von Naturkatastrophen. Abschlusssymposium 2007. Graduiertenkolleg "Naturkatastrophen", Karlsruhe, Germany, 24 - 25 July 2007. Karlsruhe, Germany: Universitätsverlag Karlsruhe.

  • Scheuermann, A., Bieberstein, A., Hübner, C., Becker, R. and Schlaeger, S. (2007). Monitoring von Altdeichstrecken - Instrumentierung eines 250 m langen Deichabschnittes mit TDR-Sensoren zur Bestimmung von Feuchteverteilungen. Innovative Feuchtemessung in Forschung und Praxis, Karlsruhe, Germany, 17-18 October, 2007. Freiburg, Germany: Aedificatio Verlag.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander and Bieberstein, Andreas (2007). Preferential water movement in homogeneous soils. 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils, Weimer, Germany, 7-9 March 2007. Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag.

  • Rings, J., Hauck, C. and Scheuermann, A. (2006). Bestimmung von Wassergehaltsverteilungen mit Hilfe von Electrical Resistivity Tomography. Innovative Feuchtemessung in Forschung und Praxis Workshop (IFFP, 2006), Karlsruhe, Germany, 17-18 October 2006. Freiburg, Germany: Aedificatio Verlag.

  • Scheuermann, A., Wagner, N., Hübner, C., Kupfer, K. and Bieberstein, A. (2006). Einbringtechnik fuer linienhafte TDR-Sensoren in Bestehende Erdkoerper: Geotechnische und messtechnische Aspekte. Innovative Feuchtemessung in Forschung und Praxis Workshop (IFFP, 2006), Karlsruhe, Germany, 17-18 October 2006. Freiburg, Germany: Aedificatio Verlag.

  • Schlaeger, S., Becker, R., Schädel, W., Scheuermann, A. and Wörsching, H. (2006). Improvements of Spatial-TDR for hydrological and geotechnical applications. 3rd International Symposium and Workshop on Time Domain Reflectometry for Innovative Soils Applications, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana USA, 17-20 September 2006.

  • Scheuermann, A. and Bieberstein, A. (2006). Instationäre Durchfeuchtung von Deichen in Abhängigkeit von Vorfeuchtebedingungen. Sicherung von Dämmen, Deichen und Stauanlagen, Siegen, Germany, 9-10 February 2006.

  • Scheuermann, A. and Bieberstein, A. (2006). Monitoring of dams and dikes – water content determination using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR). 13th Donau-Europäische Konferenz für Geotechnik, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 29-31 May 2006. Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovenian Geotechnical Society.

  • Brauns, J., Bieberstein, A., Scheuermann, A. and Reith, H. (2006). Notsicherung von fluss-deichen mit folien. 13th Donau-Europäische Konferenz für Geotechnik (13th Danube European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 29-31 May 2006. Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovensko geotehniško društvo (Slovenian Geotechnical Society).

  • Becker, R., Schlaeger, S., Hübner, C., Scheuermann, A. and Schaedel, W. (2006). Spatial time domain reflectometry for monitoring transient soil moisture profiles: Applications of the Soil Moisture Group, Univ. of Karlsrhue. German Microwave Conference (GeMIC, 2006), Karlsruhe, Germany, 28-30 March 2006. Duisburg-Essen, Germany: DuEPublico (Duisburg-Essen Publications online).

  • Huebner, Christof, Schlaeger, Stefan, Becker, Rolf, Scheuermann, Alexander, Brandelik. Alexander, Schaedel, Wolfram and Schuhmann, Rainer (2005). Advanced measurement methods in time domain reflectometry for soil moisture determination. 4th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Weimar, Germany, May 2001. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/3-540-26491-4_14

  • Scheuermann, A., Montenegro, H. and Bieberstein, A. (2005). Column test apparatus for the inverse estimation of soil hydraulic parameters under defined stress condition. International Conference From Experimental Evidence towards Numerical Modeling of Unsaturated Soils, Weimar, Germany, 18-19 September 2003. Berlin, Germany: Springer-verlag Berlin. doi: 10.1007/3-540-26736-0_3

  • Hauck, C. and Scheuermann, A. (2005). Comparing time domain reflectometry and electrical resistivity tomography measurements for estimating soil water distributions. 6th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Weimar, Germany, 29 May-1 June 2005. Weimar, Germany: MFDA.

  • Scheuermann, Alexander and Bieberstein, Andreas (2005). Influence of the initial water content on the transient seepage through dikes. International Symposium in Dam Safety and Detection of Hidden Troubles of Dams and Dikes, Xian, China, 1-5 November 2005. Beijing, China: Chinese National Committee on Large Dams.

  • Schlaeger, Stefan, Scheuermann, Alexander, Becker, Rolf and Bieberstein, Andreas (2005). Measurement of moisture content in an high electrical lossy material using TDR. ISEMA 2005: Sixth Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Weimar, Germany, 29 May-1 June 2005. Weimar, Germany: Materialforschungs- und -prüfanstalt Weimar an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (MFPA).

  • Scheuermann, Alexander and Bieberstein, Andreas (2005). 利用TDR法监测大坝和堤防. Monitoring of dams and dikes using TDR. 大坝安全与堤坝隐患探测国际学术研讨会. International Symposium in Dam Safety and Detection of Hidden Troubles of Dams and Dikes (2005), Xi'an, China, 1-3 November 2005. Beijing, China: Chinese National Committee on Large Dams.

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PhD and MPhil Supervision

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