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Profressor Hugh St John

Hugh St John

Prof. Hugh St John is a geotechnical engineer with more than 45 years of experience in practice around the world.

His areas of expertise include deep excavations, retaining wall design, deep and shallow foundations, ground movements, earthworks, hydrogeology and groundwater flow, field studies, slope stability and soil properties.  He has been involved in numerous forensic investigations and has given evidence to evidentiary hearings.

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  1. Jardine, R. J., Potts, D. M., St John, H. D. and Hight, D. W. (1991). Some practical applications of a nonlinear ground model. Proc. 10th European Conf. on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Florence, Vol 1, 223-228.
  2. St John, H. D., Potts, D. M., Jardine, R. J. and Higgins K. G. (1993). Prediction and performance of ground response due to construction of a deep basement at 60 Victoria Embankment. Proceedings of the Wroth Memorial Symposium, Oxford. Thomas Telford, London, pp 581-608.
  3. St John, H. D., Higgins, K. G. and Potts, D. M. (1995). Discussion on De Moor, E. K. An analysis of bored pile/diaphragm wall installation effects. Geotechnique, Vol 45, No 4, Dec, pp 753-755.
  4. Fernie, R., Kingston, P. J., St John, H. D., Higgins, K. G. and Potts, D. M. (1996). Case history of a “Stepped Box” excavation in soft ground at the sea front, Langley Point, Eastbourne. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, City University, London, Balkema, pp 123-129.
  5. Higgins, K. G., Fernie, R., Potts, D. M., Houston, C., Mair, R. J. and St John, H. D. (1998). The benefits of using advanced numerical methods throughout the design and construction of a road scheme. Proceedings of the AGS Seminar “The Value of Geotechnics in Construction”, Institution of Civil Engineers, 4th November 1998, CRC, pp 101-113.
  6. Higgins, K. G, Chudleigh, I., St John, H. D. and Potts, D. M. (1999). An example of a pile tunnel interaction problem. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, IS-Tokyo ’99, Japan, Balkema, pp 99-103.
  7. Chudleigh, I., Higgins, K. G., St John, H. D., Potts, D. M. and Schroeder F. C. (1999). Pile tunnel interaction problems. Proceedings of the International Symposium Tunnel Construction and Piling ’99, Olympia, 8th – 10th September 1999, Brintex, pp 172-185.

Areas of expertise

  • Deep excavations
  • Retaining wall design
  • Deep and shallow foundations
  • Ground movements
  • Earthworks
  • Hydrogeology
  • Field studies
  • Slope stability and soil properties
  • Forensic investigations
  • Expert witness
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