• Collaborative Project on the Long-Term Performance of Barrier Systems
• Progressive failure of clay embankments
• Long-term degradation of dams
• Triggering mechanisms of landslides
• Tensile strength of clay
• Field measurement of ground movements using image analysis
• Development of novel technology for matric suction measurement
• Development of novel technology for image-based deformation measurement
• Geotechnical centrifuge modelling

Qualified students for a number of research projects in the above areas are currently being sought at the Master’s and Doctoral level. Prospective students are encouraged to contact Professor Take.

	movie clip Tensile failure at the crest of a model embankment (see Take, 2003)