Prof. Stephen Fityus

Work Phone	15294
Fax	16991
Email	Stephen.Fityus@newcastle.edu.au
Office	EA224, Engineering A

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	34
Total funding	$4,196,239

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2012 (1 grants)

The application of the Soil Moisture Probe to in situ soil testing$10,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Andrew Abbo, Doctor Brett Turner, Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Scheme
Pilot Grant
Total Amount	Role
$10,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2012	2012
GNo:G1200352

2011 (1 grants)

Reliable geotechnical stability assessment for very high spoil dumps$486,500

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Dr John Simmons
Funding Body
Australian Coal Research Limited
Scheme
Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)
Total Amount	Role
$486,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2011	2014
GNo:G1100008

2010 (4 grants)

Combined strategies to extinguish underground coal fires and to extract geothermal energy$460,000

Project Team
Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Professor Scott Sloan, Professor Stephen Fityus, Emeritus Professor Terry Wall
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Projects
Total Amount	Role
$460,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2013
GNo:G0900127

Combined strategies to extinguish underground coal fires and to extract geothermal energy$179,920

Project Team
Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Professor Scott Sloan, Professor Stephen Fityus, Emeritus Professor Terry Wall
Funding Body
Near Surface Geothermal Energy Pty Ltd
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$179,920	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2012
GNo:G0900201

The stability of natural slopes in moderately dipping sedimentary settings$16,303

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss Grant
Total Amount	Role
$16,303	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2010
GNo:G0900212

The stability of natural slopes in moderately dipping sedimentary settings$3,697

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss (Equipment) Grant
Total Amount	Role
$3,697	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2010
GNo:G1000832

2009 (6 grants)

Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$650,000

Project Team
Professor Erich Kisi, Associate Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
Total Amount	Role
$650,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2009
GNo:G0189120

Barriers for cost-effective rock fall hazard mitigation$520,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Professor Scott Sloan, Professor John Carter, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Professor Gian Paolo Giani, Mr Hendrik Buys
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Projects
Total Amount	Role
$520,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2011
GNo:G0189165

Barriers for cost-effective rock fall hazard mitigation$200,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Professor Scott Sloan, Professor John Carter, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Professor Gian Paolo Giani, Mr Hendrik Buys, Doctor Anna Giacomini
Funding Body
Roads and Traffic Authority
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$200,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2011
GNo:G0189598

Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$70,000

Project Team
Professor Erich Kisi, Associate Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$70,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2009
GNo:G0190441

Use of screws piers and soil scarification to reduce the swelling pressure of expansive soils$33,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Doctor Olivier Buzzi
Funding Body
Heltech Industries
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$33,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2009
GNo:G0189956

Barriers for cost-effective rock fall hazard mitigation$3

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Professor Scott Sloan, Professor John Carter, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Professor Gian Paolo Giani, Mr Hendrik Buys, Doctor Anna Giacomini
Funding Body
RailCorp
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$3	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2011
GNo:G0189599

2008 (2 grants)

Geographical Information System-based slope instability hazard assessment in mildly deformed sedimentary strata$20,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss Grant
Total Amount	Role
$20,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2008	2008
GNo:G0188414

The 3rd International Conference on Site Characterization, Taipei International Convention Centre (TICC), Taipei, Taiwan 1/4/2008 - 4/4/2008$2,070

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,070	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2008	2008
GNo:G0188708

2006 (2 grants)

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical & Materials Modelling$524,282

Project Team
Professor Scott Sloan, Professor Irina Belova, Professor John Carter, Professor Graeme Murch, Professor Daichao Sheng, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor Andrei Lyamin, Associate Professor Andrew Abbo, Associate Professor Kristian Krabbenhoft
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Priority Research Centre
Total Amount	Role
$524,282	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2006	2013
GNo:G0186948

Geomechanics and Geotachnics of Particulate Media, Ube Japan, 12-14 September 2006$1,500

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$1,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2006	2006
GNo:G0186756

2005 (3 grants)

Theoretically derived calibration of the neutron moisture meter.$278,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$278,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2007
GNo:G0184422

Foundation remediation using resin injection$225,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Professor Scott Sloan
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Projects
Total Amount	Role
$225,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2007
GNo:G0184264

Foundation remediation using resin injection$90,000

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus, Professor Scott Sloan
Funding Body
Mainmark Corporation Pty Ltd
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$90,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2007
GNo:G0185998

2004 (6 grants)

Fundamental theoretical investigation of the chemomechanical properties of clay$49,500

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$49,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2008
GNo:G0185429

Long-term final void salinity modelling for mine final voids$14,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Gregory Hancock, Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$14,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2004
GNo:G0183519

The use of geological andgeochemical methods to aid geotechnical interpretation and design$8,013

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$8,013	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2004
GNo:G0183511

Visit of Dr Rassoul Ajalloeian, 20 June to 12 September 2004$4,474

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Visitor Grant
Total Amount	Role
$4,474	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2004
GNo:G0184181

ISC 2 The Second International Site Characterisation Conference, 19-22 September 2004, Portugal$2,400

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,400	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2004
GNo:G0184454

Fundamental theoretical investigation of the chemomechanical properties of clays$5

Project Team
Associate Professor David Smith, Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$5	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2008
GNo:G0183002

2003 (2 grants)

The design, testing and evaluation of an acoustic cone penetrometer fro determining insitu soil properties.$7,998

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$7,998	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2003	2003
GNo:G0182408

UNSAT2003 Second International Conference on Unsaturated Soils for Asia 10-12 November 2003$1,445

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$1,445	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2003	2003
GNo:G0183661

2002 (2 grants)

Geotechnical Study of Newcastle Regolith.$8,800

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
Geoscience Australia
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$8,800	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2002
GNo:G0181726

Third International Conference on Unsaturated Soils Brazil, 10-13 March 2002$2,500

Project Team
Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2002
GNo:G0181699

2001 (2 grants)

The Effects of Cracking on Ground Movements in Expansive Clay Soils.$174,433

Project Team
Associate Professor David Smith, Professor Stephen Fityus
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$174,433	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2003
GNo:G0179301

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