Dr Peter To ~ Lecturer, Civil Engineering
College of Science & Engineering
- About
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- Teaching
- Interests
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- Professional
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- Any topics related to geotechnical engineering and hydraulic engineering.
- Research
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- Numerical methods in Geotechnical Engineering
- Ground Improvement methods
- Slope Stability. Slope scanning device. Geospatial engineering.
- Geotechnical sensors. Wireless interface for sensors. GPR, TDR technologies.
- Soil erosion and contamination.
- Experience
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- 2017 - Calibration Academic, Innovative Research Universities
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
Dr To has research expertise in numerical simulation, geotechnical and dam engineering. His focused topics are soil (surface and internal) erosion, slope stability, consolidation, ground improvement, and soil contamination. He is the author of a new suffusion assessment method, which is also applicable for contact erosion. This research received the first prize of a global research competition, the Golder Foundation Awards.
Dr To also has professional experience as a dam designer and design inspector in Vietnam. He is an author of a book for site engineers employing the Vacuum Consolidation Method.
Dr To received his BSc and MSc at St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia, and his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Queensland. He was a postdoctoral researcher in Mathematical Sciences at Queensland University of Technology before joining JCU in 2016.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2015 - Winner - Golder Foundation Award.
- 2014 - UQ Future Leader
- 2013 - 3 Minute Thesis - Winner and People Choice Award, School of Civil Engineering
- 2014 to 2015 - Best Journal Paper, School of Civil Engineering
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Kamash W, Naggar H, To P and Sivakugan N (2022) The effect of long-term consolidation on foundations underpinned by micropiles in soft clay. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 13 (1).
- Nguyen Q, Jung K, Lee G, Park H, To P, Suh S and Lee J (2021) Bubble formation in globe valve and flow characteristics of partially filled pipe water flow. International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 13. pp. 554-565
- Nguyen Q, Jung K, Lee G, Suh S and To P (2020) Experimental study on pressure distribution and flow coefficient of globe valve. Processes, 8 (7).
- To P, Agius D and Cussen L (2020) Influence of relative density of the granular base soil on filter performance. Acta Geotechnica, 15. pp. 3621-3627
- To P, Malekzadeh M, Sivakugan N, Pham N and Yuan W (2020) 3D numerical model of electro-kinetic sedimentation-consolidation of dredged mud with variable parameters. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38. pp. 4333-4348
- To P (2019) A prototype of a self-assembly slope-stability scanner for small slopes. Australian Geomechanics, 54 (4). pp. 99-105
- To P, Scheuermann A and Williams D (2018) Quick assessment on susceptibility to suffusion of continuously graded soils by curvature of particle size distribution. Acta Geotechnica, 13 (5). pp. 1241-1248
- Conference Papers
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- To P and Scheuermann A (2021) Suffusion assessment methods: a critical review. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion. 18-21 October 2021, Online
- To P and Price P (2021) Influence of rate of hydraulic gradient on washed-out soil mass due to perpendicular contact erosion or poor filter design. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion. 18-21 October 2021, Online
- To P and Tuladhar R (2018) A heutagogical approach for teaching a numerical analysis subject in engineering. Proceedings of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference. In: AAEE 2018: 29th Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, 9-12 December 2018, Hamilton, New Zealand
- To P and Sivakugan N (2018) Boundary stress distribution in silos filled with granular material. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. In: NUMGE 2018: 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 25-27 June 2018, Porto, Portugal
- To P and Sivakugan N (2018) Arching of granular flow under loading in silos. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. In: NUMGE 2018: 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 25-27 June 2018, Porto, Portugal
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 20+ research outputs authored by Dr Peter To from 2012 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Queensland Pacific Metals - Contract Research
Sustainable use of tailings as land-fill and non-structural construction material - Phase 1
- Indicative Funding
- $30,000 over 1 year
- Summary
- The central aim of the project is the assessment of blended residue from Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (TECH) for sustainable use. Tailings can be processed to remove the acidic content or mixed with binder to become safe backfill or non-structural materials. TECH proposed to process annually 600,000 tons of high grenade Nickel and Cobalt ore. Phase 1 of the project will undertake physical, chemical, geotechnical and engineering strength tests on tailings from TECH to estimate the limits and to assess characteristics, including the acid-insoluble content of the tailings. The understanding will help to develop research in phase 2 and 3.
- Investigators
- Peter To, Siva Sivakugan, Yinghe He, Mohan Jacob and Rabin Tuladhar (College of Science & Engineering)
- Keywords
- Tailings; Environmental Impact; Recycled Material; Backfill; Electro-Kinetic; Pyrolysis
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
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- Loadings on the Mine Fill Barricades (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Completed
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- Electrokinetic dewatering and consolidation of dredged marine sediments (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Cemented paste backfill modification using different types of binders and insight into its mechanical, micro-structure, and flow properties (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Sedimentation and consolidation behaviour of fly ash-based geopolymer stabilised dredged mud (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Method of fragments (MoF) solutions for double-walled, circular and rectangular cofferdam seepage problems (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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