Prof. Roy Butterfield DSc DIC CEng MICE MIStructE

Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering

 

 

Prof. Roy Butterfield is Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.

 

Main research contributions:

Co-originator of Boundary Element Methods and application to modelling of piles: Macro-modelling of rigid, shallow foundations: Venice - analysis of subsidence, stability and strength of leaning towers: Photogrammetric measurement of displacement fields: Soil mechanics – Ln(v) versus Ln(p') modelling of soil compression, application to marine clays, contributions to Dimensional Analysis, electro-osmosis and use of the velocity hodograph: Design and displacement of gravity retaining wall foundations.

University and teaching:

Head of Department of Civil Engineering (1979-89): early champion of 4-year courses and full-year student exchanges with EU universities: played 2nd bassoon in orchestra for many years: supervised 20 doctoral students.