Staff Lead researchers Professor Joel Smethurst BEng PhD GMICE FHEA Professor Research interests Deterioration of geotechnical infrastructure subject to both seasonal cycles of wetting and d… The effect of extreme weather events and climate change on the performance of earthworks (cut… The effects of vegetation transpiration and root reinforcement on the performance of earthwor… Connect with Joel Email: J.A.SMETHURST@soton.ac.uk Research outputs