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Dr Felix Schroeder

Felix Schroeder

Dr Felix Schroeder is a geotechnical engineer with nearly 20 years of experience. Building on his research work he has developed an in-depth expertise in numerical modelling and has applied this form of analysis to a wide range of projects in the UK and around the world.

His extensive experience covers onshore infrastructure and building projects as well as near-shore and offshore projects, including ports and windfarms.

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  1. Che, S., Schroeder, F.C., Kontoe, S., Jardine, R.J. & Barbosa, P. (2025). Optimising back analyses of offshore pile driving in weak rocks with a data-driven approach. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes, France
  2. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F.C., Sailer, E., Taborda, D.M.G. & Potts, D.M. (2025). The interpretation of triaxial test data and its effect on the numerical analysis of monopiles founded in sand. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes, France
  3. Brosse, A., Christopher, N., Che, S., Lo, F., Schroeder, F.C., Barwise, A. & Ghasemi, P. (2025). Using Machine Learning Clustering Techniques as a Support for Optimizing the Laboratory Testing Campaign of an Offshore Wind Farm. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes, France
  4. Suryasentana, S.K., Schroeder, F.C. & O’Boyle, B.F. (2025). Back-analysis and insights on suction caisson self-weight penetration from Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes, France
  5. Shonberg, A., Jardine, R.J., Schroeder, F.C. & Harte, M. (2025). Advanced pile load test measurement systems developed for a full-scale pile load test campaign offshore Taiwan. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes, France
  6. Tantivangphaisal, P., Taborda, D.M.G., Kontoe, S., Schroeder, F.C. & Grammatikopoulou, A. (2025). Multi- directional and combined force-moment limit state envelopes for the design of offshore monopiles founded in sands. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes
  7. Hamilton, C., Richmond, A., Dingle, H., Ashcroft, I. McCann, G., Lira, M., Schroeder, F.C. & Goudar, D. (2025). Probabilistic design of suction caisson jackets under sustained tension loading. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2025, Nantes, France
  8. Suryasentana, S.K., O’Boyle, B.F., Davidson, J., Bartkus, S., Schroeder, F.C. & Zhou, Z. (2025). Enhancing CPT-Based Suction Caisson Penetration Design: Insights from Back-Analysis of Large-Scale Field Installation Data. ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental engineering, 151(7)
  9. Shonberg, A., Harte, M., Jardine, R.J., Schroeder, F.C., Molyneaux, E.C.G. & Perikleous, G. (2023). Full scale pile load testing for an offshore wind farm. Proc. 9th Int. Conf. Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 9, London, UK.
  10. Scarfone, R., Schroeder, F. C., Silvano R., Jardine R. J., & Cathie D. (2023). Divergence between CPT based method predictions for the axial capacities of large offshore piles driven in sand. Proc. 9th Int. Conf. Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 9, London, UK.
  11. Cathie, D., Jardine, R.J., Silvano, R., Kontoe, S. & Schroeder, F.C. (2023). Axial capacity ageing trends of large diameter tubular piles driven in sand. Soils & Foundations, 63(6)
  12. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F.C., Sailer, E., Taborda, D.M.G. & Potts, D.M. (2023). On the application of constitutive models with an emphasis on offshore engineering applications. Proc. 10th Eur. Conf. Num. Meth. Geotech. Engng., NUMGE 2023. London, UK (Ed. Zdravkovic, Kontoe, Taborda, Tsiampousi). https://doi.org/10.53243/NUMGE2023-437
  13. Cathie, D., Jardine, R.J., Silvano, R., Kontoe, S. & Schroeder, F.C. (2022). Pile setup in sand – the “PAGE” joint industry project. Proc. 11th Int. Conf. on Stress Wave Theory and Design and Testing Methods for Deep Foundations (SW2022), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  14. Dekker, M. Christensen, J. Richards, I., Schroeder, F.C. & Jardine, R.J. (2022). Data processing of fibre-optic strain gauge data for axial pile load testing. Proc. 11th Int. Conf. on Stress Wave Theory and Design and Testing Methods for Deep Foundations (SW2022), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  15. Kragelund, J.J., Duroska, P., Shonberg, A., Perikleous, G., Schroeder, F.C. & Potts, D.M. (2022). Application of the PISA framework for slender jacket piles. Proc. 20th Int. Conf. Soil Mech. Geotech. Engng., Sydney, Australia (Ed. Rahman & Jaksa) pp 2621-2625.
  16. Buckley, R., Kontoe, S., Jardine, R.J., Barbosa, P. & Schroeder, F.C. (2020). Pile driveability in low-to medium- density chalk. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58(5), pp 650-665
  17. Schroeder, F.C., Grammatikopoulou, A., Barwise, G., Mackinnon, S., Jardine, R.J. & Potts, D.M. (2020). The use of numerical analysis to aid the design of monopile foundations for a North Sea offshore wind farm. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. Deep Foundations Institute, pp. 1566-1575.
  18. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F.C., Pedone, G., Brosse, A.M., Sørensen, T., Taborda D.M.G. & Potts, D.M. (2020). 3D Finite Element Analysis of monopiles and its application in offshore wind farm design. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. Deep Foundations Institute, pp. 1221-1230.
  19. Buckley, R., Jardine, R.J., Kontoe, S., Barbosa, P. & Schroeder, F.C. (2019). Full-scale observations of dynamic and static axial responses of offshore piles driven in chalk and tills. Géotechnique, https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.TI.001
  20. Buckley, R., Jardine, R.J., Kontoe, S., Schroeder, F.C. & Barbosa, P. (2019). The design of axially loaded driven piles in chalk. Proc. 17th Eur. Conf. on Soil Mech. and Geotech. Engng – XVII ECSMGE 2019, Reykjavik, Iceland
  21. Jardine, R.J., Buckley, R., Kontoe, S., Barbosa, P. & Schroeder, F.C. (2018). Behaviour of piles driven in chalk. Engineering in Chalk: Proc. Chalk 2018 Conf., London, UK, pp 33-51
  22. Buckley, R., Jardine, R.J., Kontoe, S., Parker, D. & Schroeder, F.C. (2018). Ageing and cyclic behaviour of axially loaded piles driven in chalk. Géotechnique, 68, No. 2, pp 146-161
  23. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F.C., Brosse, A.M., Andersen, K.W. & Potts, D.M. (2017). On the use of constitutive models in numerical analyses of offshore structures. 8th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 8, London, pp 423-430
  24. Byrne, B. W, McAdam, R., Burd, H. J., Houlsby, G. T., Martin, C. M., Beuckelaers, W. J. A. P., Zdravkovic, L., Taborda, D. M. G., Potts, D. M., Jardine, R. J., Ushev, E. Liu, T. Abadia Gomez, D., Gavin, K., Igoe, D., Doherty, P., Skov Gretlund, J., Pacheco Andrade, M., Muir Wood, A., Schroeder, F.C., Turner, S. & Plummer, M. A. L. (2017). PISA: new design methods for offshore wind turbine monopiles. 8th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 8, London, UK, pp 142-161
  25. Buckley, R., Jardine, R.J., Kontoe, S., Liu, T., Ushev, E., Lehane, B.M., Pine, T., Schroeder, F.C. & Barbosa, P. (2017). Field investigations into the axial loading response of displacement piles in chalk. 8th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 8, London, UK pp 1178-1185
  26. Buckley, R., Kontoe, S., Jardine, R.J., Maron, M., Schroeder, F. C. & Barbosa, P. (2017). Common pitfalls of pile driving resistance analysis – A case study of the Wikinger offshore windfarm. 8th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 8, London, UK pp 1246-1253
  27. Barbosa, P., Geduhn, M., Jardine, R.J. & Schroeder, F. C. (2017). Large scale offshore static pile tests – practicality and benefits. 8th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 8, London, UK, pp 644-651
  28. Schroeder, F. C., Merritt, A. S., Andersen, K. W., Muir Wood, A., Thilsted, C. L. & Potts, D. M. (2015). Predicting monopile behaviour for the Gode Wind offshore wind farm. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2015, Oslo (Ed. V. Meyer)
  29. Zdravkovic, L., Taborda, D. M. G., Potts, D. M., Jardine, R. J., Sideri, M., Schroeder, F. C., Byrne, B. W, McAdam, R., Burd, H. J., Houlsby, G. T., Martin, C. M., Gavin, K., Doherty, P., Igoe, D., Muir Wood, A., Kallehave, D. & Skov Gretlund, J. (2015). Numerical modelling of large diameter piles under lateral loading for offshore wind applications. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2015, Oslo (Ed. V. Meyer)
  30. Byrne, B. W, McAdam, R., Burd, H. J., Houlsby, G. T., Martin, C. M., Zdravkovic, L., Taborda, D. M. G., Potts, D. M., Jardine, R. J., Sideri, M., Schroeder, F. C., Gavin, K., Doherty, P., Igoe, D., Muir Wood, A., Kallehave, D. & Skov Gretlund, J. (2015). New design methods for large diameter piles under lateral loading for offshore wind applications. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2015, Oslo (Ed. V. Meyer)
  31. Barbosa, P., Geduhn, M., Jardine, R. J., Schroeder, F. C. & Horn, M. (2015). Full scale offshore verification of axial pile design in chalk. Proc. Int. Symp. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics – ISFOG 2015, Oslo (Ed. V. Meyer), pp 515-520
  32. Jardine, R. J., Merritt, A. S. & Schroeder, F. C. (2015). The ICP Design Method and Application to a North Sea Offshore Wind Farm. Int. Conf. Foundations and Equipment Expo, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 256 (Eds. M. Iskander, M. Suleiman, J. Anderson & D. Laefer) pp 247-256
  33. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F. C., Kovacevic, N., & Potts, D.M. (2015). Stiffness anisotropy and its effect on the behaviour of deep excavations. Proceedings 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (XV ECSMGE), Edinburgh, UK.
  34. Byrne, B. W, McAdam, R., Burd, H. J., Houlsby, G. T., Martin, C. M., Gavin, K., Doherty, P., Igoe, D., Zdravkovic, L., Taborda, D. M. G., Potts, D.M., Jardine, R.J., Sideri, M., Schroeder, F. C., Muir Wood, A., Kallehave, D. & Skov Gretlund, J. (2015). Field testing of large diameter piles under lateral loading for offshore wind applications. Proc. 16th Eur. Conf. on Soil Mech. and Geotech. Engng – XVI ECSMGE 2015, Edinburgh
  35. Martinez, R., Schroeder, F. C. & Potts, D.M. (2015). Numerical study of long-term settlement following twin tunnel construction. Obras y Proyectos, 17, pp 23-29
  36. Doherty, P., Igoe, D., Murphy, G., Gavin, K., Preston, J., McAvoy, C., Byrne, B. W, McAdam, R., Burd, H. J., Houlsby, G. T., Martin, C. M., Zdravkovic, L., Taborda, D. M. G., Potts, D. M., Jardine, R. J., Sideri, M., Schroeder, F. C., Muir Wood, A., Kallehave, D. & Skov Gretlund, J. (2015). Field validation of fibre Bragg grating sensors for measuring strain on driven steel piles. Géotechnique Letters, 5, Issue April–June, pp 74- 79
  37. Schroeder, F. C., Merritt, A. S., Menkiti, C. O., Caianiello, M., Potts, D. M. & Sorge, R. (2014). Assessing the effect of constructing the Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station on the Basilica di Massenzio in Rome, Italy. Proc. 8th Eur. Conf. on Num. Meth. in Geotech. Engng – NUMGE 2014, Delft (Eds M.A. Hicks, R.B.J. Brinkgreve & A. Rohe)
  38. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F. C., Gasparre, A., Kovacevic, N. & Germano V. (2014). The influence of stiffness anisotropy on the behaviour of a stiff natural clay. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 32(6), 1, pp 1377-1387
  39. Merritt, A. S., Schroeder, F. C., Jardine, R. J., Stuyts, B., Cathie, D. & Cleverly, W. (2012). Development of pile design methodology for an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. 7th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 7, London, pp 439-447.
  40. Grammatikopoulou, A., Schroeder, F. C., Kovacevic, N., Germano, V. & Gasparre, A. (2011). The influence of stiffness anisotropy on the behaviour of a stiff natural clay. Proc. 15th Eur. Conf. on Soil Mech. and Geotech. Engng– XV ECSMGE, Athens, Greece, pp 545-550
  41. Schroeder, F. C., Higgins, K. G., Wright, P. & Potts, D. M. (2011). Assessment of overbridge openings on the London Underground tunnel network. Proc. 15th Eur. Conf. on Soil Mech. and Geotech. Engng– XV ECSMGE, Athens, Greece, pp 1733-1738
  42. Schroeder, F. C., Jardine, R. J., Kovacevic, N. & Potts, D. M. (2008). Assessing well drilling disturbance effects on offshore foundation piles in clay. ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental engineering, 134, No. 9, pp 1261-1271
  43. Schroeder, F. C., Jardine, R. J., Kovacevic, N. & Potts, D. M. (2007) Potential effects of well drilling operations on foundation piles in clay. Proc. 6th Int. Conf. on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – OSIG 6, London, pp 271-276
  44. Franzius, J. N., Schroeder, F. C., Grammatikopoulou, A., Cabarkapa, Z., Higgins, K. G. & Potts, D. M. (2007) Comparison of different approaches to model compensation grouting. Proc. 10th Int. Conf. on Numerical Models in Geomechanics – NUMOG X, Rhodes (eds G.N. Pande & S. Pietruszczak), Taylor & Francis Group, pp 359-364
  45. Schroeder, F. C., Day, R. A., Potts, D. M. & Addenbrooke, T. I. (2007) A quadrilateral isoparametric shear deformable shell element for use in soil-structure interaction problems. ASCE Int. J. Geomechanics, 7, No. 1, pp 44-52
  46. Schroeder, F. C., Potts, D. M. & Addenbrooke, T. I. (2004) The use of slip coatings to mitigate the effects of pile loading on existing tunnels. Proc. 9th Int. Conf. on Numerical Models in Geomechanics – NUMOG IX, Ottawa (eds G.N. Pande & S. Pietruszczak), Balkema, pp 453-459.
  47. Schroeder, F. C., Potts, D. M. & Addenbrooke, T. I. (2004) The influence of pile group loading on existing tunnels. Géotechnique, 54, No. 6, pp 351-362
  48. Schroeder, F. C. (2003) The influence of bores piles on existing tunnels. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London (Imperial College).
  49. Schroeder, F. C. (2002) The influence of bored piles on existing tunnels – A case study. Proc. 15th Eur. Young Geotechnical Engineers Conf., Dublin (eds. T.L.L. Orr & M. Long), pp 247-253
  50. Schroeder, F. C. (2002) The influence of bored piles on existing tunnels – A case study. Ground Engng, 35(7), pp 32-34
  51. Addenbrooke, T. I. & Schroeder, F. C. (2002) Numerical analysis of the pile-enhanced raft at the Queens Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, UK. Proc. 9th Int. Conf. on Piling and Deep Foundations, Nice, pp 227-234
  52. Schroeder, F. C., Addenbrooke, T. I. & Potts, D. M. (2002) A study of common simplifications used in three dimensional finite elements analyses. Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Numerical Models in Geomechanics – NUMOG VIII, Rome (eds G.N. Pande & S. Pietruszczak), Balkema, pp 265-270.
  53. Schroeder, F. C., Addenbrooke, T. I. & Potts, D. M. (2002) A numerical investigation into the impact of pile group loading on tunnels. Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. On Soil Structure Interaction in Urban Civil Engineering, Zurich, pp 205-212.
  54. Chudleigh, I., Higgins, K. G., St John, H. D., Potts, D. M. & Schroeder, F. C. (1999) Pile-tunnel interaction problems. Proc. Tunnel Construction & Piling ‘99, London. The Hemming Group Ltd., pp 172-185.

Areas of expertise

  • Soil characterisation
  • Numerical analysis
  • Foundations (onshore and offshore)
  • Retaining walls and deep excavations
  • Ground movement
  • Tailing dams.
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