Assistant Professor (Fall 2020)
Geotechnical Engineering & Geomechanics
Education:
- BEng, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2014
- MEng MA (Hons) Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2015
- PhD Geotechincal Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2018
Honors and Distinctions:
- Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Summer Institute Travel Award · University of Texas, San Antonio, 2019
- International conference of press-in engineering best presentation award · International Press-in Association, 2018
- IGS-Shamsher Prakash Biennial Award for best paper on Soil Dynamics in Indian Geotechnical Journal · Indian Geotechnical Society, 2017
- 2017 · Philip Turner Prize · Outstanding work in Geotechnical Centrifuge Testing conducted at the Schofield Centre · Schofield Centre, CUED, 2017
- Research Scholarship · Trinity College Cambridge, 2014-2017
- Geotechnical Workshop 2nd Prize Poster · Atkins, 2016
- National Best Dissertation Award · British Geotechnical Association, 2015
- Performance prize for achieving a rank of 1st in Civil Engineering and 4th in the year overall · Trinity College Cambridge, 2014
- Roscoe Prize for best performance in Geotechnical Engineering · CUED, 2014
- 1st Prize for MEng dissertation in Geotechnical Engineering · Atkins, 2014
- Fourth Year Project Presentation Award · CUED, 2014
- Society of Construction Law Prize · CUED, 2013
- Senior Scholarship · Trinity College Cambridge, 2013
- Conceptual Product Design Project Award · CUED, 2011
Interests:
- Centrifuge Modeling
- Multi-Hazard Modeling of Geotechnical and Civil Engineering systems
- Static and Dynamic/Seismic Soil Structure Interaction
- System level response to Soil Liquefaction
- Comparative study between centrifuge modeling and numerical analyses
- Instrumentation development and verification for geotechnical applications
Examples of Recent Publications:
- S. S. C. Madabhushi and S. K. Haigh. Centrifuge Testing of Dual Row Walls in Dry Sand: the influence of Earthquake sequence and multiple flights. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 125, 2019
- S. S. C. Madabhushi and S. K. Haigh. Using Tactile Pressure Sensors to Measure Dynamic Earth Pressures around Dual Row Walls. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 19(2):58–71, 2018
- S. S. C. Madabhushi, S. K. Haigh, and S. P. G. Madabhushi. LEAP-GWU-2015: Centrifuge and numerical modelling of slope liquefaction at the University of Cambridge. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 113:671–681, 2016
- S. S. C. Madabhushi, M. Z. E. B. Elshafie, and S. K. Haigh. Accuracy of Distributed Optical Fiber Temperature Sensing for Use in Leak Detection of Subsea Pipelines. ASCE: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 6(2):04014014, 2015
- S. S. C. Madabhushi and S. K. Haigh. Investigating the changing deformation mechanism beneath shallow foundations. Geotechnique, 65(8):684–693, 2015