Shawn Kenny
Associate Professor in Geomechanics
| Degrees: | B.Eng., M.Eng. (Memorial University), Ph.D. (Dalhousie University), P.Eng. |
| Phone: | 613-520-2600 x 8338 |
| Email: | shawn.kenny@carleton.ca |
| Office: | 4205 Canal Building |
| Website: | Visit the Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure Group |
Previous Teaching Assignments
- CIVE3202 Mechanics of Solids II
- CIVE4201 Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering
- CIVE4918 Design Project
- CIVE5103 Finite Element Analysis I
- CIVE5105 Finite Element Analysis II
Research Interests
My research is focused on assessing the effects of geohazards on the mechanical performance of energy pipelines located in cold regions and harsh environments. The geohazards addressed have included ground subsidence, long-term slope instability, frost heave, thaw settlement and ice gouging. The pipeline mechanical performance has been evaluated for serviceability and ultimate limit state conditions with respect to global instability, damage, fatigue life, local buckling and post-buckling response. The development of project specific design criteria incorporated within strain based design methodologies has been significant outcomes from these studies. The use of laboratory tests to advance constitutive models, and physical models to verify computational simulation tools, with an emphasis on finite element methods, are key elements of this engineering framework. My current research examines the integration of remote sensing technologies (e.g., satellites, UAV) within engineering tools supporting the asset management of civil infrastructure with a focus on the effects of geohazards and climate change. Other research expertise is in the fields of impact engineering and ice mechanics.
Graduate Students
- Xiaoan He
- M.A.Sc. (In Prog.)
- Gabrielle Marcotte
- M.A.Sc. (In Prog.) co-supervised with Prof. S. Sivathayalan
- Robert Edward Martin
- M.A.Sc. (In Prog.)
- Robert McDonald
- M.A.Sc. (In Prog.) co-supervised with Prof. P. Van Geel
- Elham Nakhostin
- Ph.D. (In Prog.) co-supervised with Prof. S. Sivathayalan
- Peter Oliver
- M.A.Sc. (In Prog.) co-supervised with Prof. C. Samson
- Bhavani Veera Raja Kotipalli
- M.Eng. (Project) (2016) co-supervised with Prof. A. Khan