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Dr Michael Wan

Michael Wan

Dr Michael Wan qualified as a chartered engineer in 2007 and has worked in the civil and geotechnical engineering industry in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong for over 20 years, with extensive design and construction experience of infrastructure and building projects involving some of the most challenging ground conditions and environments.

His areas of expertise include geotechnical instrumentation & monitoring, structural health monitoring, buildings & utilities impact assessments, and foundations & deep excavations.

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  1. Wan, M. S. P. and Yue, Z. Q. (2003) Effects of different slice methods on soil nail design for cut slope stabilization, Proceedings of the International Conference on Slope Engineering, 8-10 December 2003, Hong Kong, China, pp 461-466.
  2. Wan, M. S. P. & Yue, Z. Q. (2004) Significant cost implications in using Janbu’s simplified or MorgensternPrice slice methods for soil nail design of cut slopes, Transactions of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, 11(1), pp 54-63.
  3. Wan, M. S. P. (2006) Investigating pore pressure dissipation and associated consolidation settlements following tunnel construction in London Clay, MSc dissertation, Imperial College London, UK.
  4. Fearnhead, N., Maniscalco, K., Standing, J. R. & Wan, M. S. P. (2014) Deep excavations: monitoring mechanisms of ground displacement. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Geotechnical Engineering, 167(2), pp.117-129.
  5. Wan, M. S. P. (2014) Field monitoring of ground response to EPBM tunnelling close to existing tunnels in London Clay. PhD thesis, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  6. Wan, M. S. P. & Standing, J. R. (2014) Lessons learnt from installation of field instrumentation. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Geotechnical Engineering. 167(5), pp.491-506.
  7. Wan, M. S. P. & Standing, J. R. (2014) Field measurement by fully grouted vibrating wire piezometers. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Geotechnical Engineering, 167(6), pp.547-564. Highly commented award of Crossrail Technical Papers Competition 2013.
  8. Hauswirth, D., Puzrin, A. M., Carrera, A., Standing, J. R. & Wan, M. S. P. (2014) Application of fibre optic sensors for simple assessment of ground surface displacements during tunnelling. Géotechnique, 64(10), pp.837-842.
  9. Standing J. R., Potts D. M., Vollum, R., Burland J. B., Tsiampousi, A., Afshan, S., Yu J. B. Y., Wan, M. S. P. & Avgerinos V. (2015) Investigating the effect of tunnelling on existing tunnels. Proceedings of Conference of Underground Design and Construction, Hong Kong, IOM3, Hong Kong Branch, pp 301 – 312.
  10. Wan, M. S. P., Standing, J. R., Potts, D. M. & Burland, J. B. (2017) Measured short-term ground surface response to EPBM tunnelling in London Clay. Géotechnique, 67(5), pp 420-445. [http://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.16.P.099]
  11. Wan, M. S. P., Standing, J. R., Potts, D. M. & Burland, J. B. (2017) Measured short-term subsurface ground displacements from EPBM tunnelling in London Clay. Géotechnique, 67(9), pp 748-779. [http://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.SIP17.P.148]. Paper awarded Telford Gold Medal 2018.
  12. Avgerinos, V., Potts, D. M., Standing, J. R. & Wan, M. S. P. (2018) Predicting tunnelling-induced ground movements and interpreting field measurements using numerical analysis: Crossrail case study at Hyde Park. Géotechnique, 68(1), pp 31–49. [http://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.16.P.219]
  13. Wan, M. S. P., Standing, J. R., Potts, D. M. & Burland, J. B. (2019) Pore water pressure and total horizontal stress response to EPBM tunnelling in London Clay. Géotechnique, 69(5), pp. 434-457. [http://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.P.309]. Paper awarded Telford Gold Medal 2020 and BGA Medal 2019.
  14. Wan, M. S. P., Standing, J. R., Potts, D. M., Burland, J. B., Parker, S. & Thomas, I. (2020) Discussion of Pore water pressure and total horizontal stress response to EPBM tunnelling in London Clay. Géotechnique, Ahead of Print. [http://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.d.007]
  15. Wan, M. S. P., Standing, J. R., Potts, D. M. AND Burland, J. B. (2020) Measured post-construction ground response to EPBM tunnelling in London Clay. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground. 29 and 30 June 2020, Cambridge, UK.

Areas of expertise

  • Geotechnical instrumentation & monitoring
  • Buildings & utilities impact assessments
  • Foundations & deep excavations
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