B Engineering (Hons)
Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering
Contact details for Mark Bolton
Research expertise
Mark's fields of research include behaviour of treated South East Queensland compressible clay soils and behaviour of flexible pavements on sand subgrades. His primary expertise is in the field experimental geomechanics with over 30 years experience in geotechnical laboratories.
Current teaching areas
- Data Analysis
- Geology & Surveying
- Soil Mechanics (Laboratory Component)
- Geotechnical Engineering (Laboratory Component)
Publications
Journal articles (refereed article)
- A. S. Balasubramaniam & E. Y-N. Oh & M. W. Bolton & D. T. Bergado & N. Phienwej 2005, "Deep well pumping in the Bangkok plain and its influence on the ground improvement development with surcharge and vertical drains", in Ground Improvement, vol.9, no.4, Thomas Telford Ltd, U.K..
- A.S. Balasubramaniam & E. Y. N. Oh & M. Bolton 2005, "The application of normality rule and energy balance equations for normally consolidated clays", in Lowland Technology International, vol.7, no.1, International Association of Lowland Technology, Saga, Japan.
- Bolton M.W., Jeng, D.S. 2003, "Thin Sealed Flexible Pavement Design for Gold Coast Sands" in Australian Geomechanics, Vol 38 Issue 1, Australian Geomechanics Society
Conference publications (full written paper - refereed)
- Kwan, P.S & Bouazza A. & Fletcher, P & Ranjith P. G & Oh E. Y-N. & Shuttlewood K & BalasubramaniamA. S. & Bolton M. 2005, "Behaviour of cement treated Melbourne and Southeast Queensland soft clays in deep stabilization works", in Proceedings of the International Conference on Deep Mixing - Best Practice and Recent Advances, Swedish Deep Stabilization Research Centre, Sweden.
- Balasubramaniam, A. & Buessucesco B & Oh, E. Y-N. & Bolton, M & Bergado, D.T & Lorenzo, G.A 2005, "Strength degradation and critical state seeking behaviour of lime treated soft clay", in Deep Mixing 05, International Conference on Deep Mixing - Best Practice and Recent Advances, Swedish Deep Stabilization Research Centre, Sweden.
- C. J. Lee & S. Handali & S. R. Kim & Y. H. Lee & E. Y. N. Oh & M. Bolton & A. S. Balasubramaniam 2004, "New Method to Predict Pore Pressures For Settlement Calculations and Stability Analysis", in Proceedings of the Fifteenth Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (15th SEAGC), Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society, Thailand.
- E. Y. N. Oh & A. S. Balasubramaniam & M. Bolton & G.W.K. Chai & M. Braund & V. Wijeyakulasuriya & R. Nithiraj & D. T. Bergado 2004, "Soft Clay Properties and Their Influence in Preloading with PVD and Surcharge", in Proceedings of the Fifteenth Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (15thSEAGC), Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS), Thailand.