Benjamin Cerfontaine

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 915 citations indexed

About

Benjamin Cerfontaine is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Cerfontaine has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 915 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 9 papers in Ocean Engineering and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Cerfontaine's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (29 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (23 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (17 papers). Benjamin Cerfontaine is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (29 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (23 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (17 papers). Benjamin Cerfontaine collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Australia. Benjamin Cerfontaine's co-authors include Frédéric Collin, Michael Brown, Jonathan Knappett, Robert Charlier, Craig Davidson, Matteo Oryem Ciantia, David White, Mahdi Taiebat, Jean‐Pol Radu and R Charlier and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable Energy, Géotechnique and Engineering Geology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Cerfontaine

40 papers receiving 887 citations

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Cyclic and Fatigue Behaviour of Rock Materials: Review, Interpretation and Research Perspectives

2017 333 citations Benjamin Cerfontaine, Frédéric Collin profile →

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Arghya Das India

Chen Long-zhu China

Jeoungseok Yoon South Korea

Chaojun Jia China

Xiaobao Zhao China

Hengjie Luan China

Matthew Pierce United States

Jiong Wei China

Wen Nie China

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Wen, Kai, David White, Benjamin Cerfontaine, Susan Gourvenec, & Andrea Diambra. (2025). Interpretative framework for CPT p-y module tests in drained sands: a practical model for end effect elimination considering sand relative density and surcharge pressure. Computers and Geotechnics. 183. 107205–107205. 2 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Centrifuge and DEM modelling of helical piles for offshore jacket foundations in sand. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 1000–1007.

Wen, Kai, Benjamin Cerfontaine, David White, Susan Gourvenec, & Andrea Diambra. (2024). Lateral bearing factors and elastic stiffness factors for robotic CPT p-y module in undrained clay. Computers and Geotechnics. 172. 106487–106487. 2 indexed citations

Mylonakis, George, et al.. (2023). p-y curves from in-situ ROBOCONE tests: a similarity approach for laterally loaded piles in clay. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). DEM study of particle scale effect on plain and rotary jacked pile behaviour in granular materials. Computers and Geotechnics. 161. 105559–105559. 13 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations. Ocean Engineering. 279. 114327–114327. 44 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Effects of installation advancement ratio on cyclic uplift response of a single-helix screw pile: experimental and numerical investigation in sand. 1–2. 1 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Centrifuge Testing of Large Screw Pile Geometries for Offshore Applications. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 139–144. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Michael, et al.. (2021). Assessing single-helix screw pile geometry on offshore installation and axial capacity. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 174(5). 512–529. 12 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications. Géotechnique. 73(3). 234–249. 23 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). DEM study of particle scale and penetration rate on the installation mechanisms of screw piles in sand. Computers and Geotechnics. 139. 104380–104380. 35 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael, Benjamin Cerfontaine, Craig Davidson, et al.. (2020). Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the discrete element method. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58(9). 1334–1350. 31 indexed citations

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Davidson, Craig, Michael Brown, Benjamin Cerfontaine, et al.. (2020). Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket-supported wind energy structures. Géotechnique. 72(2). 108–126. 41 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael, Matteo Oryem Ciantia, Benjamin Cerfontaine, et al.. (2020). Using discrete element method (DEM) to create a cone penetration test (CPT)-based method to estimate the installation requirements of rotary-installed piles in sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58(7). 919–935. 20 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, Jonathan Knappett, Michael Brown, & Aaron S. Bradshaw. (2019). Effect of soil deformability on the failure mechanism of shallow plate or screw anchors in sand. Computers and Geotechnics. 109. 34–45. 33 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2019). Screw pile design optimisation under tension in sand. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 7 indexed citations

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Collin, Frédéric, et al.. (2018). Bio – Chemo – Thermo – Hydro - Mechanical modelling of a municipal waste disposal. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2015). Three-node zero-thickness hydro-mechanical interface finite element for geotechnical applications. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1185–1196. 2 indexed citations

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Collin, Frédéric, et al.. (2015). Numerical modelling of a Municipal Waste Disposal as a Bio- Chemo- Thermo- Hydro-Mechanical problem. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 259–281. 1 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, Robert Charlier, & Frédéric Collin. (2013). Possibilities and limitations of the Prevost model for the modelling of cohesionless soil cyclic behaviour. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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