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Doctor Joel Smethurst

Dr Joel Smethurst

 BEng PhD GMICE FHEA
Associate Professor

Research interests

  • The effects of vegetation and climate on the performance of earthworks (cuttings and embankments)
  • The stabilisation of both infrastructure slopes and large landslides using discretely spaced piles
  • The mechanical stabilisation of soil by plants roots

More research

Accepting applications from PhD students.

Email: j.a.smethurst@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF (View in Google Maps)

Research Publications External roles and responsibilities

Research

Research groups

Research interests

  • The effects of vegetation and climate on the performance of earthworks (cuttings and embankments)
  • The stabilisation of both infrastructure slopes and large landslides using discretely spaced piles
  • The mechanical stabilisation of soil by plants roots
  • The use of terrestrial laser scanning in geotechnical engineering, and development of novel slope instrumentation approaches
  • Short and long-term heave of clay beneath deep basement structures

Research projects

Active projects

Assessment, Costing and Enhancement of Long-Life, Long-Linear Assets (ACHILLES)
Sponsor: EPSRC

Completed projects

J Smethurst - Earth and water pressures on the base of ground-contacting slabs within deep basement structures
Researchers:
Doctor Joel Smethurst
Sponsor: EPSRC
J Smethurst 2015 - EPSRC: Rooting for Sustainable Performance
Sponsor: EPSRC
Quantifying macroscopic flow and transport in the unsaturated zone to address the long-term contaminant burden of waste repositories.
Sponsor: EPSRC
Infrastructure Monitoring using Passive Remote Imagery
Sponsor: EPSRC
GROUND ENERGY
Sponsor: EPSRC
Powrie - Track Systems for High Speed Railways: Getting it Right
Sponsor: EPSRC
ISMART - Sustainable management and resilience techniques for infrastructure
Sponsor: EPSRC
W Powrie - PLEXUS
Sponsor: EPSRC
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