Dr Andrew Vidler
Casual Technical Officer
School of Engineering
- Email:andrew.vidler@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:0249216527
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For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
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, 382, 1-6 (2023) [E1]
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Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
| 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, 382, 1-6 (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, 195 (2020) [E1]
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Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
Journal article (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
| 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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Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
Dr Andrew Vidler
Positions
Casual Technical Officer
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Casual Senior Research Assistant
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Contact Details
| andrew.vidler@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 0249216527 |