Matthew Kirkham

Matthew Kirkham’s Biography

•  2006 – ongoing : Geotechnical Soils Lab Specialist.
•  2000 – 2006 : Sample Preparation Technician.

Research interests

• Shrink-Swell properties of clays
• Geophysical-Geotechnical property relationships.
• Rock and soil mechanics.

Current projects and collaborations

• Physical properties and behaviour of UK rocks and soils.
• Landslide Hazards and Research.
• Shrink swell properties of the Oxford Clay
• Geophysical Properties in Interrelations.
• National pilot soil erosion monitoring project funded by Defra

Published outputs

• NERC Open Research Archive — Matthew Kirkham

Skills

• Geotechnical soil and rock properties testing.
• Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning.
• X-Ray Sedigraph Analysis.
• dGPS