Sven Knutsson

Name: Sven Knutsson
Title: Professor
Department: Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
Division: Mining and Geotechnical Engineering
Email: Sven.Knutsson@ltu.se
Phone: +46 (0)920 493312
Room F1053

Main research interests

Frost, frost action, thaw weakening, permafrost, snow mechanics

Water retension dams; internal erosion, stability

Tailings dams; mechanical properties, long term stability

Erosion and erosion processes

Mechanical properties in coarse grained material

Use of industrial by-products

Dredging and deposition of dredged sediments

Ongoing projects

"Sustainable Management Of Contaminated Sediments" (SMOCS) finanzed by EU Baltic Sea Region Program; http://smocs.eu/

"Snow and Ice" finanzed by EU target 2 program

Swedish Hydropwer Center (SVC);  http://www.svc.nu/

Publications (178)

  1. A GIS-based drastic model for assessing aquifer vulnerability in Amman-Zerqa groundwater basin, Jordan

    M. Al-Rawabdeh1, A. ,Al-Ansari, N. , A. Al-Taani, A. &Knutsson, S.23 May 2013 In :Journal of Engineering .Journal of Engineering ,5 ,p. 490.504 p.

    Publication: Research - peer-reviewJournal article

  2. Application of swat model to estimate the sediment load from the left bank of Mosul dam

    Al-Ansari, N. ,Ezz-Aldeen, M.&Knutsson, S.2013 In :Journal of Advanced Science and Engineering Research .3 ,1 ,p. 47-61.14 p.

    Publication: Research - peer-reviewJournal article

  3. A talc-based cement-poor concrete for sealing boreholes in rock

    Pusch, R. , Warr, L. , Grathoff, G. , Pourbakhtiar, A. ,Knutsson, S.&Hatem, M.2013 In :Engineering .5 ,3 ,p. 251-267.17 p.

    Publication: Research - peer-reviewJournal article

  4. Dust emission from unpaved roads in Luleå, Sweden

    Jia, Q. ,Al-Ansari, N.&Knutsson, S.2013 In :Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering .3 ,1 ,p. 1-13.13 p.

    Publication: Research - peer-reviewJournal article

  5. Effect of treated wastewater irrigation on vegetables

    Al-Ansari, N. , Aldardor, W. ,Siergieiev, D.&Knutsson, S.2013 In :Journal of Environmental Hydrology .21 ,p. Paper 5.12 p.

    Publication: Research - peer-reviewJournal article

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