Frederick Nai Charkley

Civil Engineering

About

Dr Frederick Nai Charkley is a lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering. He holds a PhD and MSc in Geotechnical Engineering from Hohai University, Nanjing, China. Dr Charkley received his BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering from KNUST, Ghana. His area of specialty is slope stability and ground improvement. He has special interest in investigating the stabilization of expansive soils using solid waste materials. Dr Charkley has authorized a wide range of publications in reputable journals

Research Summary

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The researcher conducts a comprehensive study of material behavior across multiple domains, focusing on how materials respond under varying stresses and conditions. Their work encompasses geotechnical engineering, where they investigate shear strength influenced by mineral composition and wet-dry cycles; underground structures, examining geosynthetic materials and pipeline performance under static and dynamic loads; soil mechanics, analyzing deformation in expansive soils through experiments; and geophysical methods, applying electrical resistivity to study soil compaction. This interdisciplinary approach highlights the researcher's expertise in understanding material behavior across physical sciences and engineering disciplines.

Research Themes

All (9 Papers)

Physical Sciences (9 Papers)

All Papers

Shear Strength of Compacted Clays as Affected by Mineral Content and Wet‐Dry Cycles(2019)

Discussion of “Numerical Investigation of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Bridge Abutments under Static Loading” by Yewei Zheng and Patrick J. Fox(2016)

An anisotropic constitutive model of geomaterials based on true triaxial testing and its application(2017)

Deformation Calculation of HDPE Pipeline under Upper Load of Landfill Site(2016)

Deformation Calculation of HDPE Pipeline under uneven settlement of Landfill Site(2016)

Crack development in a physical model of undisturbed expansive soil slope and core sample under wet-dry cycles(2023)

Experimental Research on Strength Parameters of Expansive Soil from the “Yin Jiang Ji Huai” Project(2018)

The use of natural non-expansive soil cover to prevent water loss and crack formation in underlying expansive soil slope(2024)

Compaction Verification of Lateritic Soil Using Electrical Resistivity: A Laboratory Study(2023)

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