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Dr Keith Adams

Dr Keith Adams

adamsk10@lsbu.ac.uk

Civil and Building Services Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-3188

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I am Lecturer in Construction Technology and Project Management in the school of Architecture and Built Environment. I joined LSBU in 2023 having previously worked at Greenwich University and before studying at Brunel University (PhD) and University College London (MSc). I teach Civil Engineering undergraduates in Construction Technology, Project Management and Engineering Mathematics.

Areas of interest I am passionate about are risk and natural disasters (including earthquake and tsunami) because of the impact good design guidance can have on reducing loss of life after major events.

My research focuses on cascading multi hazard risk and how this propagates through complex interconnected systems such as civil engineering infrastructure networks.

My recent research includes large scale laboratory generation of long period tsunami waves in both the MAKEWAVES and URBANWAVES research projects - investigating the interaction of waves with on-shore coastal infrastructure.

I am currently also an active member of the Institution of Structural Engineers' technical committee on Post Earthquake Field Investigation reconnaissance, as we quantify the effects of these disasters on their local communities. Long term recovery from disaster events is also a research interest, with a recent mission to Banda Aceh, site of devastation following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Courses taught

Civil Engineer Apprenticeship Degree - Civil Engineering BEng

Civil Engineering - BEng (Hons)

Civil Engineering - BTEC HNC

Building Services Design Engineering Apprenticeship - Building Services Engineering BEng

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
Mrs Niki Soleimani AmiriDoctoral Research ProjectPhD
PhD Civil (Coastal) Engineering

Brunel University London

2019
2023
MSc. Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management

University College London

2016
2017
Graduate Diploma Civil Engineering

University College London

2015
2016
BEng(Hons) Chemical Engineering

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)

1989
1993
ProposalProjectRoleFunderStatusStatus last updated
COASTVUL-SLRCOASTVUL-SLRCo-InvestigatorLloyds Register Foundation and TWI LTD, CB21 6AL, Cambridge, UKOPEN Approved for submissionApr 2024
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Natural Hazards

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The Makewaves Tsunami Collaboration
Adams, K. (2023). The Makewaves Tsunami Collaboration. ICE Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2023. Portsmouth Marriott Hotel 25 - 27 Apr 2023 ICE Publishing.

Extratropical cyclone damage to the seawall in Dawlish, UK: eyewitness accounts, sea level analysis and numerical modelling
Adams, K. and Heidarzadeh, M (2022). Extratropical cyclone damage to the seawall in Dawlish, UK: eyewitness accounts, sea level analysis and numerical modelling. Natural Hazards. 116, pp. 637-662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05692-2

A multi-hazard risk model with cascading failure pathways for the Dawlish (UK) railway using historical and contemporary data
Adams, K. and Heidarzadeh, M (2021). A multi-hazard risk model with cascading failure pathways for the Dawlish (UK) railway using historical and contemporary data. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 56 (102082). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102082

Combining remote sensing techniques and field surveys for post‑earthquake reconnaissance missions
Giorgia Giardina, Valentina Macchiarulo, Fatemeh Foroughnia, Joshua N. Jones, Michael R. Z. Whitworth, Brandon Voelker, Pietro Milillo, Camilla Penney, Keith Adams, Tracy Kijewski‑Correa., Giardina, G., Macchiarulo, V., Foroughnia, F., Jones, J.N., Whitworth, M.R.Z, Voelker, B., Milillo, P., Penney, C., Adams, K. and Kijewski‑Correa, T. (2023). Combining remote sensing techniques and field surveys for post‑earthquake reconnaissance missions. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01716-9

Lessons for Remote Post-earthquake Reconnaissance from the 14 August 2021 Haiti Earthquake
Whitworth, M.R.Z., Giardina, G., Penney, C., Di Sarno, L., Adams, K., Kijewski-Correa, T., Black, J., Foroughnia, F., Macchiarulo, V., Milillo, P., Ojaghi, M., Orfeo, A., Pugliese, F., Dönmez, K., Aktas Y.D. and Macabuag, Y. (2022). Lessons for Remote Post-earthquake Reconnaissance from the 14 August 2021 Haiti Earthquake. Frontiers in Built Environment. 8 (873212). https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.873212