Dr Alan Dykes
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
- Department of Civil Engineering, Surveying and Construction Management
- School of Built Environment and Geography
- Penrhyn Road
Associate Professor in Engineering Geology
- Email:
- a.p.dykes@kingston.ac.uk
About
I obtained my PhD from King's College London in 1995 where I worked on landslide processes in tropical rainforest environments, initially as part of the 'Brunei Rainforest Project 1991–92' organised by the Royal Geographical Society with the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. After several years at the University of Huddersfield, undertaking teaching and research in geomorphology, specialising in landslides and becoming a world expert in peatland instability and failure, I joined Kingston University in 2007.
Since 2009, I have worked in civil engineering, developing and expanding my expertise in engineering geology and geotechnics whilst maintaining a research programme investigating landslide processes, controls and hazards in a wide range of contexts. As well as continuing my investigations of peat stability and failure, I have worked with international collaborators on various types of landslides and slope instability in Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Malta and Mexico.
Qualifications
- 2006: Chartered Geologist (Geological Society of London)
- 1995: PhD in Geography, King's College London
- 1990: BSc(Hons) Geography, University of Bristol
Domains
Courses taught
- Management in Construction (Civil Engineering) MSc
- Management in Construction MSc
- Structural Design and Construction Management MSc
- Structural Design and Construction Management with Sustainability MSc
- Quantity Surveying MSc
- Building Surveying MSc
- Building Surveying BSc (Hons)
- Construction Project Management BSc (Hons)
- Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)
- Civil Engineering MEng (Hons)
- Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons)
Publications
Monitoring and modelling dynamic environments: a Festschrift in memory of John B. Thornes
(2015). Chichester, U.K.:
Hazards from lakes and reservoirs : new interpretation of the Vaiont disaster
Dykes, Alan P. and Bromhead, Edward N., 2022, Journal of Mountain Science (19), pp 1717-1737
The Southwell Topple – reassessment of a very large coastal toppling failure on the Isle of Portland, UK
Dykes, Alan P. and Bromhead, Edward N., 2022, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (55), 1, pp qjegh2020-146
Botanical and geotechnical characteristics of blanket peat at three Irish bogflows
Foteu Madio, Eliane S. and Dykes, Alan P., 2022, Environmental Geotechnics (9), 1, pp 36-54
A recent peat slide in Co. Antrim extends the known range of weak basal peat across Ireland
Dykes, Alan P., 2022, Environmental Geotechnics (9), 1, pp 22-35
Coupling long-term GNSS monitoring and numerical modelling of lateral spreading for hazard assessment purposes
Mantovani, Matteo, Bossi, Giulia, Dykes, Alan P., Pasuto, Alessandro, Soldati, Mauro and Devoto, Stefano, 2022, Engineering Geology (296), pp 106466
Landslide investigations during pandemic restrictions : initial assessments of recent peat landslides in Ireland
Dykes, Alan P., 2021, Landslides
Assessment the flood hazard arising from land use change in a forested catchment in northern Iran
Hajian, Farhad, Dykes, Alan P. and Cavanagh, Sandra, 2019, Journal of Flood Risk Management (12), 4, pp e12481
New, simplified and improved interpretation of the Vaiont landslide mechanics
Dykes, Alan P. and Bromhead, Edward N., 2018, Landslides (15), 10, pp 2001-2015
The Vaiont landslide : re-assessment of the evidence leads to rejection of the consensus
Dykes, Alan P. and Bromhead, Edward N., 2018, Landslides (15), 9, pp 1815-1832
Prediction of climate change effects on the runoff regime of a forested catchment in northern Iran
Hajian, Farhad, Dykes, Alan P., Zahabiyoun, Bagher and Ibsen, Maia, 2016, Hydrological Sciences Journal (61), 15, pp 2729-2739
Caspian sea level change impacts regional seismicity
Firoozfar, Alireza, Bromhead, Edward N. and Dykes, Alan P., 2012, Journal Of Great Lakes Research (38), 4, pp 667-672
Peat slope failures and other mass movements in western Ireland, August 2008
Dykes, A.P. and Jennings, P., 2011, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (44), 1, pp 5-16
Landslides in blanket peat on subantarctic islands: causes, characteristics and global significance
Dykes, Alan P. and Selkirk-Bell, Jennifer M., 2010, Geomorphology (124), 3-4, pp 215-228
Introduction: Land use change in the tropics: causes, consequences and monitoring in Mexico
Alcantara-Ayala, I. and Dykes, A. P., 2010, Singapore Journal Of Tropical Geography (31), 2, pp 143-151
Dykes, A P, Boylan, N., Jennings, P. and Long, M., 2009, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (42), 1, pp 123-128
Geomorphological maps of Irish peat landslides created using hand-held GPS - second edition.
Dykes, A P, 2009, Journal of Maps (2009), pp 179-185
Landslides in blanket peat on Cuilcagh Mountain, Northwest Ireland
Dykes, Alan P., Gunn, John and Convery (Née Kirk), Katie J., 2008, Geomorphology (102), 3-4, pp 325-340
Tensile strength of peat: laboratory measurement and role in Irish blanket bog failures
Dykes, A.P., 2008, Landslides (5), 4, pp 417-429
Characteristics of the Shetland Islands (UK) peat slides of 19 September 2003
Dykes, A.P. and Warburton, J, 2008, Landslides (5), 2, pp 213-226
Dykes, A.P., Warburton, J., Nichol, D., Doherty, G.K. and Scott, M.J., 2008, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (41), 1, pp 123-126
Failure of peat-covered hillslopes at Dooncarton Mountain, Co. Mayo, Ireland: analysis of topographic and geotechnical factors
Dykes, Alan P. and Warburton, Jeff, 2008, Catena (72), 1, pp 129-145
Geomorphological maps of Irish peat landslides created using hand-held GPS
Dykes, AP, 2008, Journal of Maps, pp 258-276
Significance of geomorphological and subsurface drainage controls on failures of peat-covered hillslopes triggered by extreme rainfall
Dykes, Alan P. and Warburton, Jeff, 2007, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (32), 12, pp 1841-1862
Mass movements in cave sediments: investigation of a ~40,000-year-old guano mudflow inside the entrance of the Great Cave of Niah, Sarawak, Borneo
Dykes, A.P., 2007, Landslides (4), 3, pp 279-290
Landslides in the Tandayapa Valley, northern Andes, Ecuador: implications for landform development in humid and tectonically active mountain ranges
Dykes, A.P. and Welford, M.R., 2007, Landslides (4), 2, pp 177-187
Mass movements in peat: a formal classification scheme
Dykes, Alan P. and Warburton, Jeff, 2007, Geomorphology (86), 1-2, pp 73-93
UV-fluorescence microscopy and the coherence of pollen assemblages in environmental archaeology and Quaternary geology
Hunt, C.O., Rushworth, G. and Dykes, A.P., 2007, Journal of Archaeological Science (34), 4, pp 562-571
The 'human revolution' in lowland tropical Southeast Asia: the antiquity and behavior of anatomically modern humans at Niah Cave (Sarawak, Borneo)
Barker, Graeme, Barton, Huw, Bird, Michael, Daly, Patrick, Datan, Ipoi, Dykes, Alan, Farr, Lucy, Gilbertson, David, Harrisson, Barbara, Hunt, Chris, Higham, Tom, Kealhofer, Lisa, Krigbaum, John, Lewis, Helen, McLaren, Sue, Paz, Victor, Pike, Alistair, Piper, Phil, Pyatt, Brian, Rabett, Ryan, Reynolds, Tim, Rose, Jim, Rushworth, Garry, Stephens, Mark, Stringer, Chris, Thompson, Jill and Turney, Chris, 2007, Journal of Human Evolution (52), 3, pp 243-261
Hoga Island, Sulaweisi, Indonesia: geomorphology and groundwater resource of a small tropical carbonate island
Dykes, A.P. and Gunn, J., 2006, Cave and Karst Science (33), 1, pp 21-28
The liquid limit of peat and its application to the understanding of Irish blanket bog failures
Yang, J. and Dykes, A.P., 2006, Landslides (3), 3, pp 205-216
Hoga island, Sulawesi, Indonesia: geomorphology and groundwater resources of a small tropical carbonate island
Dykes, Alan P and Gunn, J, 2006, Cave and Karst Science (33), 1, pp 21-28
The geomorphology of the Great Cave
Hunt, C.O. and Dykes, A.P., 2003, Sarawak Museum Journal (58 (N.), pp 51-53
The palynology of the modern landscape
Hunt, C., Gilbertson, D., Kurui, E. and Dykes, A., 2003, Sarawak Museum Journal (58 (N.), pp 92-93
Investigating the geotechnical properties of guano
Dykes, A.P., 2003, Sarawak Museum Journal (57 (N.), pp 60-62
Mass movements and conservation management in Malta
Dykes, Alan P., 2002, Journal of Environmental Management (66), 1, pp 77-89
Weathering-limited rainfall-triggered shallow mass movements in undisturbed steepland tropical rainforest
Dykes, A.P., 2002, Geomorphology (46), 1-2, pp 73-93
The use of salt dilution gauging techniques: ecological considerations and insights
Wood, P.J. and Dykes, A.P., 2002, Water Research (36), 12, pp 3054-3062
The role of bedrock failures driven by uplift in long-term landform development in Brunei, Northwest Borneo
Dykes, Alan P., 2002, Chikei (23), 2, pp 201-222
Initiation of a multiple peat slide on Cuilcagh Mountain, Northern Ireland
Dykes, A.P. and Kirk, K.J., 2001, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (26), 4, pp 395-408
Geotechnical studies of lithofacies 3
Dykes, Alan (2016). In: Barker, Graeme, (eds.) and Farr, Lucy, (eds.), Archaeological investigations in the Niah Caves, Sarawak. Cambridge, U.K.: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, pp S41-S47
The sedimentology of the West Mouth lithofacies
Stephens, Mark, Hunt, Chris, Rose, James, Gilbertson, David, McLaren, Sue, Grattan, John, Rushworth, Garry and Dykes, Alan (2016). In: Barker, Graeme, (eds.) and Farr, Lucy, (eds.), Archaeological investigations in the Niah Caves, Sarawak. Cambridge, U.K.: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, pp 81-104
Environmental change and landslide hazards in Mexico
Dykes, Alan P. and Alcantara‐Ayala, Irasema (2015). In: Dykes, Alan P., (eds.), Mulligan, Mark, (eds.) and Wainwright, John, (eds.), Monitoring and modelling dynamic environments: a Festschrift in memory of John B. Thornes. Chichester, U.K.:, pp 267-298
Introduction: understanding and managing landscape change through multiple lenses: the case for integrative research in an era of global change
Dykes, Alan P., Mulligan, Mark and Wainwright, John (2015). In: Dykes, Alan P., (eds.), Mulligan, Mark, (eds.) and Wainwright, John, (eds.), Monitoring and modelling dynamic environments: a Festschrift in memory of John B. Thornes. Chichester, U.K.:, pp 1-7
The cave entrance sequences and environmental change
Gilbertson, David, McLaren, Sue, Stephens, Mark, Hunt, Chris, Rose, James, Dykes, Alan, Grattan, John, Bird, Michael, Lewis, Helen, Kealhofer, Lisa, Mani Banda, Richard, Badang, Dana, Daly, Patrick, Rushworth, Garry, Pyatt, Brian, Thompson, Gill B., Piper, Philip J. and Rabett, Ryan J. (2013). In: Barker, Graeme, (ed.), Rainforest foraging and farming in Island Southeast Asia. Cambridge, U.K.: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, pp 71-134
Properties of peat relating to instability of blanket bogs
Dykes, Alan (2008). In: Chen, Zuyu, (eds.), Zhang, Jian-Min, (eds.), Ho, Ken, (eds.), Wu, Fa-Quan, (eds.) and Li, Zhong-Kui, (eds.), Landslides and engineered slopes: from the past to the future. Boca Raton, U.S.A.: CRC Press, pp 339-345
Slope instability and mass movements in peat deposits
Dykes, A.P. and Kirk, K.J. (2006). In: Martini, I.P., (eds.), Martinez Cortizas, A., (eds.) and Chesworth, W., (eds.), Peatlands: Evolution and Records of Environmental and Climate Changes. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, pp 377-406
Shear and shear surface
Dykes, A.P. (2004). In: Goudie, A.S., (ed.), Encyclopedia of Geomorphology. London, UK: Routledge, pp 946-947
Lessons from the Vaiont landslide
Dykes, Alan P. and Bromhead, Edward N.(2021). In: XIII International Symposium on Landslides : Landslides and Sustainable Development, 22-26 Feb 2021 :Held online
The Miramar landslide at Herne Bay and the storm surge of 1953
Bromhead, E.N., Ibsen, M-L. and Dykes, A.P.(2016). In: 12th International Symposium on Landslides, 12 - 19 Jun 2016 :Napoli, Italy
A new assessment of the Southwell Topple of 1734
Dykes, A.P., Ibsen, M-L. and Bromhead, E.N.(2016). In: 12th International Symposium on Landslides, 12 - 19 Jun 2016 :Napoli, Italy
Landslides in blanket peat on subantarctic islands: Causes, characteristics and global significance
Dykes, A.P. and Selkirk-Bell, J.M.(2010). In: 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, 06 - 11 July 2009 :Melbourne, Australia
Rock slope instability in England's Lake district
Dykes, A.P.(2010). In: International Conference - Mountain Risks: Bringing Science to Society, 24 - 26 Nov 2010 :Firenze, Italy
Overview: What is Peat?
Dykes, Alan(2010). In: Seminar: Peat Stability, 7 Oct 2010 :Dublin, Ireland
Causes and implications of mass movements in peatlands
Dykes, A.(2009). In: 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, 06-11 July 2009 :Melbourne, Australia
Hurricane Earl, chronicle of a Mexican foretold landslide disaster
Alcantara-Ayala, I., Dykes, A.P. and Garnica-Peña, R.J.(2009). In: 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, 06-11 July 2009 :Melbourne, Australia
Natural and anthropogenic causes of peat instability and landslides
Dykes, Alan P.(2008). In: 13th International Peat Congress, 08 - 13 Jun 2008 :Tullamore, Ireland
Properties of peat relating to instability of blanket bogs
Dykes, A.P.(2008). In: 10th International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 30 June - 4 July 2008 :Xian, China
Geomorphological maps of Irish peat landslides created using hand-held GPS - Second Edition
Dykes, A.P.(2008). In: International Meeting on Environments Analysis and Geomorphological Mapping for a Sustainable Development, 26 Feb 2008 :Addia Ababa, Ethiopia