Dr Andrew Vidler
Casual Senior Research Assistant
School of Engineering
- Email:andrew.vidler@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:02 4921 6527
Career Summary
Biography
Andrew has studied civil engineering at the University of Newcastle starting with a bachelor of civil engineering through to a doctoral degree. He works as a research associate at the Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (PRCGSE).
Research Expertise
- Experimental geomechanics.
- Unsaturated geomaterials.
- Soil microstructure
- Intersection of plants and geomechanics
Qualifications
- PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor Engineering Honours Civil, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Plant roots
- Soil microstructure
- Unsaturated soils
- Water retention
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 400502 | Civil geotechnical engineering | 100 |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIVL2282 |
Introduction to Geomechanics University of Newcastle Conducted tutorial and laboratory sessions, and marked and/or supervised assessements. |
Tutor | 1/7/2018 - 1/12/2021 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||||||
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| 2021 |
Vidler A, Buzzi O, Fityus S, 'A simple water retention model based on grain size distribution', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11 (2021) [C1]
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| 2021 |
Vidler A, Buzzi O, Fityus S, 'The Significance of Hydrophobicity for the Water Retention Properties of Sand and Coal', APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, 11 (2021) [C1]
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Conference (3 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Vidler A, Buzzi O, Fityus S, 'A microstructure-based procedure to simulate the effect of wetting-drying cycles on the soil water retention curve', E3S Web of Conferences, Milos, Greece (2023) [E1]
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| 2023 |
Bertolini I, Vidler A, Gottardi G, Buzzi O, 'Numerical Investigation into the effects of rainfall and long stem plants spacing on Root Water Uptake (RWU)', E3S Web of Conferences, Milos, Greece (2023) [E1]
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| 2020 |
Vidler A, Buzzi O, Fityus S, 'Effect of coal on mine tailings' water permeability and water retention', E3S Web of Conferences, Lisboa, Portugal (2020) [E1]
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Dr Andrew Vidler
Position
Casual Senior Research Assistant
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Contact Details
| andrew.vidler@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 02 4921 6527 |
Office
| Room | EA204 |
|---|---|
| Building | Engineering A |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |