Joel Smethurst
Lecturer
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Joel Smethurst is Lecturer within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. My main technical interest is in geotechnical transport infrastructure, including the long-term performance, deterioration/aging, and failure of geotechnical structures, and their upgrade and repair. I have been a Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Southampton since 2012, and I am currently the undergraduate Admissions Tutor for Civil Engineering.
Research Interest
My research on geotechnical infrastructure encompasses: The effects of vegetation and climate on the performance of earthwork structures (cuttings and embankments) The stabilisation of both infrastructure slopes and large landslides using discretely spaced piles Short and long-term heave of clay beneath deep basement structures The mechanical stabilisation of soil by plants roots The use of terrestrial laser scanning in geotechnical engineering, and development of novel slope instrumentation approaches The design of earth retaining structures
