Applied Geotechnics Research Topics 1. Lessons learnt from the collapse of retaining walls 
 2. Lessons learnt from the collapse of road tunnels 
 3. Construction approaches and design methods of braced excavation walls 
 4. General considerations in designing foundations for vibration control 
 5. Current construction methods of drilled piers or caissons 
 6. New advances in site investigations and in-situ testing and monitoring 
 7. Lessons learnt from design and construction of reinforced soil walls 
 8. Design of displacement piles in soft clay considering the effects of negative skin friction 
 9. Applications of geosynthetic clay liner in modern municipal solid waste landfills 
 10. Quality control and remediation of contaminated sites in urban areas 
 11. Design of foundations on rocks 
 12. Geotechnical aspects of geothermal power plants 
 13. New advances in design and construction of tailings dams 
 14. Advantages and shortcomings of ballasted rail tracks 
 15. Advantages and challenges of slab tracks in comparison with ballasted tracks 
 16. Geotechnical design and construction aspects of modern landfills 
 17. Residential development in landslide areas in NSW and remedial techniques 
 18. Problems associated with expansive soils and remedial techniques 
 19. Problems associated with collapsible soils and remedial techniques 
 20. Design and construction aspects of earth dam foundations, drainage systems and filtrations 
 21. Waterway bridge abutments and bridge foundation design 
 22. Geotechnical aspects of the high speed rail (HSR) 
 23. Present situation and future development of the high speed rail (HSR) in China 
 24. Design and construction aspects of slab tracks for high speed rails 
 25. Modern dewatering systems including conventional and horizontal dewatering systems 
 26. Effect of groundwater movement on long-term tunnel behaviour 27. The past, present and future of the new Austrian tunnelling method (NATM) 
 28. Design and construction challenges associated with soft ground tunnelling including twin 
tunnels 
 29. Design and construction challenges associated with hard rock tunnelling 
 30. Design and construction aspects of immersed tunnels 
 31. Challenges associated with tunnelling in urban areas and time dependent ground 
movement control 
 32. Long term ground movement and tunnel lining behaviour including design and installation 
aspects of the tunnel lining 
 33. Recent development in compensation grouting to reduce tunnelling related ground 
settlement 
 34. An applied geotechnical related research topic based on your choice, negotiated with the subject coordinator 
 Assignment guidelines Each student should provide a project report (MS-Word) as well as a presentation file (MS-
PowerPoint)
 The presentation file should include at least 46 slides. The name(s) of the provider of each slide should be clearly stated at the bottom of each slide.
 26. The length of project report should be at least 31 pages including the title page, table of contents, introduction, all main sections, conclusions and the list of references. The name of the author(s) of each section of the report must be clearly stated at the beginning of each section.
 27. In main sections explain the past, the present and the future situations of your research topic if warranted. Design and construction aspects of the selected method can be explained. Some illustrative examples would also be useful.
 28. Please provide at least one relevant case study with appropriate details and discussion.
 29. Please use clear and suitable figures, charts, and tables with proper in-text referencing if
they are taken from a known source.
 30. Please clearly explain the topic supported by figures, charts and tables. All figures and tables should have unique numbers and appropriate titles.
 31. Use at least 30 proper references. Using recent journal papers are strongly recommended. Provide the list of references at the end of your report in an alphabetical order (just before appendices if there are any).
 32. Please follow the Harvard system for in-text references (within the text: in-text citations)
 33. Please use A4 pages with a maximum font size of 12 and with 25 mm margins (top, bottom,
 left and right).