Personal profile
Research interests
Prof Adam Crewe is a Professor of Earthquake Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering.
His research interests are to develop a better understanding of how various types of structure respond to earthquake and other types of dynamic loading, in many cases using large scale laboratory tests to validate his theories.
Particular research areas of interest are:
Civil Engineering Dynamics Structures, Bridges, Human Structure Interaction, Soil Structure Interaction
Dynamics of Bridges Multiple Support Excitation of Bridges (varying support input motions), Dynamic Behaviour of Asymmetric Bridges, Cable Dynamics, Cable-Deck Interaction
Full-Scale Testing Laboratory Testing using Shaking Tables and Reaction Walls, Telepresence, Teleparticipation, Teleoperation
Shaking Table Modelling Shaking Table Dynamics, Shaking Table Control, Shaking Table-Structure Interaction
Advanced Test Systems Real Time Dynamic Substructuring, Real-time Control
Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction Reservoir Intake Towers, Masonry Walls, Concrete and Steel Frame Buildings
Public Understanding of Engineering Schools Activities, Media, General Public
Research Groups and Themes
- Cabot Institute Natural Hazards and Disasters Research
- Cabot Institute City Futures Research
- Earthquake and Geotechnical
Keywords
- Earthquake Engineering
- Reinforced Concrete
- Shaking table testing
- Field Testing
- Structural dynamics
- Masonry
- Discrete Element Modelling
- Nuclear Reactors
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
-
Large-scale uplift tests to improve design of pad foundations for Overhead Line Equipment
Diambra, A., Brown, M., Gokce, T., Davidson, C., Crewe , A. J., Williams, D., Horseman, T. R., Flint, S., Ward, M. & Sextos, A., 26 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
-
Damping methods for carbon-efficient design
Martinez-Paneda, M., Crewe , A. J., Youssef, M. & Sein, M., 1 Apr 2025, In: The Structural Engineer. 103, 4, p. 22-28 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)17 Downloads (Pure) -
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FIBRE-REINFORCED CONCRETE EXPOSED TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE
Junghare, T. S., Crewe , A. J. & Toumpanaki, E., 21 Jul 2025, 5th International Fire Safety Symposium (IFireSS 2025). Nadjai, A., Alam, N. & Tretsiakova-Mcnally, S. (eds.). Belfast, Vol. 1. p. 557-566 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
Open AccessFile17 Downloads (Pure)
-
UKCRIC - Bristol Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Facility (SoFSI)
Bond, I. P. (Principal Investigator), Alexander, N. A. (Principal Investigator), Crewe , A. J. (Principal Investigator), De Luca, F. (Principal Investigator), De Risi, R. (Principal Investigator), Diambra, A. (Principal Investigator), Ibraim, E. (Principal Investigator), Karamitros, D. K. (Principal Investigator), Macdonald, J. H. G. (Principal Investigator), Mylonakis, G. (Principal Investigator), Neild, S. A. (Principal Investigator), Sextos, A. (Principal Investigator), Stoten, D. P. (Principal Investigator) & Vardanega, P. J. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Research
-
FIELD INVESTIGATION OF THE MW8.8 CHILE EARTHQUAKE OF 27TH FEBRUARY 2010
Crewe , A. J. (Principal Investigator)
20/05/10 → 20/11/10
Project: Research
-
WISER: Women's Institutes & Seismic Engineering Research
Crewe , A. J. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/04 → 1/04/06
Project: Research
Prizes
-
Nuclear Reactor Seismic Studies
Crewe, A. J. (Recipient) & Taylor, C. A. (Recipient), Sept 2017
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
-
Nuclear Research Seismic Studies
Crewe, A. J. (Recipient) & Taylor, C. A. (Recipient), Jul 2017
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
-
PLEX Research at Bristol
Crewe, A. J. (Recipient) & Taylor, C. A. (Recipient), Feb 2014
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
-
IStructE Young Researchers' conference 2021
Crewe , A. J. (Participant)
17 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
-
External Examiner for MSc course
Crewe, A. J. (Examiner)
2019 → 2022Activity: Examination types › External Examination and Supervision
-
External Examiner for UG Programme
Crewe, A. J. (Examiner)
2018 → …Activity: Examination types › External Examination and Supervision
Thesis
-
The characterisation and optimisation of earthquake shaking table performance
Crewe, A. J. (Author), Taylor, C. (Supervisor), 1998Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
-
The characterisation and optimisation of earthquake shaking table performance
Crewe, A. J. (Author), 1998Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
File
Equipment
-
Earthquake and Large Structures (EQUALS) Laboratory
Williams, D. (Manager), Crewe, A. (Manager) & Sextos, A. (Manager)
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringFacility/equipment: Facility
-
UKCRIC Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Laboratory
Williams, D. (Manager), Sextos, A. (Manager) & Crewe , A. J. (Manager)
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringFacility/equipment: Facility