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W. Andy Take

W. Andy Take

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
6746
World Ranking
6971
National Ranking
284

Overview

W. Andy Take is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and environmental science. Their work primarily spans civil and structural engineering, management and policy related to environmental concerns, computational mechanics, ecology, and safety, risk, and reliability studies.

The core topics W. Andy Take addresses include landslides and related hazards, dam engineering and safety, tailings management and properties, geotechnical engineering both in underground structures and analytical methods, granular flow and fluidized beds, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Their recent published papers cover a range of subjects linked to geotechnical and environmental hazards. Notable publications include:

  • Catastrophic mass flows resulting from tailings impoundment failures, 2021, Engineering Geology
  • Numerical simulation of impulse wave generation by idealized landslides with OpenFOAM, 2020, Coastal Engineering
  • Simulations of Landslide Wave Generation and Propagation Using the Particle Finite Element Method, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Global magnitude-frequency statistics of the failures and impacts of large water-retention dams and mine tailings impoundments, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Wave Generation Across a Continuum of Landslide Conditions From the Collapse of Partially Submerged to Fully Submerged Granular Columns, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

The scientist frequently publishes in several key academic venues, including:

  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Engineering Geology
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Landslides

W. Andy Take has collaborated repeatedly with coauthors such as Stephen G. Evans, Scott McDougall, Ryan P. Mulligan, Nahyan M. Rana, and Negar Ghahramani. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with experts in geotechnical and environmental engineering fields.

Best Publications

  • Soil deformation measurement using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and photogrammetry

    David White;W.A. Take;Malcolm D. Bolton

  • Improved image-based deformation measurement for geotechnical applications

    Samuel Stanier;J Blaber;WA Take;DJ White

  • Evaluation of landslide triggering mechanisms in model fill slopes

    W. A. Take;M. D. Bolton;P. C. P. Wong;F. J. Yeung

  • Tensiometer saturation and the reliable measurement of soil suction

    W. A. Take;M. D. Bolton

  • Thirty-Sixth Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium: Advances in visualization of geotechnical processes through digital image correlation1

    W. Andy Take

  • Experimental accuracy of two dimensional strain measurements using Digital Image Correlation

    Neil A. Hoult;W. Andy Take;Chris Lee;Michael Dutton

  • Distributed fibre optic sensing of strains on buried full-scale PVC pipelines crossing a normal fault

    P. Ni;I. D. Moore;W. A. Take

  • Seasonal ratcheting and softening in clay slopes, leading to first-time failure

    W.A. Take;M.D. Bolton

  • Response of pipelines of differing flexural stiffness to normal faulting

    M. Saiyar;P. Ni;W. A. Take;I. D. Moore

  • Water-Retention Behavior of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

    Ryley A. Beddoe;W. Andy Take;R. Kerry Rowe

  • Measurement of Matric Suction Using Tensiometric and Axis Translation Techniques

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  • Soil restraint on buckling oil and gas pipelines buried in lumpy clay fill

    C.Y. Cheuk;W.A. Take;M.D. Bolton;J.R.M.S. Oliveira

  • Strain localisations in FRP-confined concrete: new insights

    Luke Bisby;W. A. Take

  • Erosional control of the kinematics and geometry of fold‐and‐thrust belts imaged in a physical and numerical sandbox

    L. Cruz;J. Malinski;A. Wilson;W. A. Take

  • Tsunamis generated by long and thin granular landslides in a large flume

    Garrett S. Miller;W. Andy Take;Ryan P. Mulligan;Scott McDougall

  • Catastrophic mass flows resulting from tailings impoundment failures

    Nahyan M. Rana;Negar Ghahramani;Stephen G. Evans;Scott McDougall

  • Numerical modeling of normal fault-pipeline interaction and comparison with centrifuge tests

    Pengpeng Ni;Ian D. Moore;W. Andy Take

  • Large-Scale Quantification of Wrinkles in a Smooth Black HDPE Geomembrane

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  • A simple displacement model for response analysis of EPS geofoam seismic buffers

    Richard J. Bathurst;Amin Keshavarz;Saman Zarnani;W. Andy Take

  • On the transfer of momentum from a granular landslide to a water wave

    Ryan P. Mulligan;W. Andy Take

  • Numerical simulation of impulse wave generation by idealized landslides with OpenFOAM

    M. Rauter;M. Rauter;M. Rauter;L. Hoße;L. Hoße;R.P. Mulligan;W.A. Take

  • Effect of antecedent groundwater conditions on the triggering of static liquefaction landslides

    W. Andy Take;Ryley A. Beddoe;Roya Davoodi-Bilesavar;Ryan Phillips

  • Curvature Monitoring of Beams Using Digital Image Correlation

    Michael Dutton;W. Andy Take;Neil A. Hoult

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil A. Hoult
Neil A. Hoult Queen's University
R. Kerry Rowe
R. Kerry Rowe Queen's University
Stephen G. Evans
Stephen G. Evans University of Waterloo
Neil Dixon
Neil Dixon Loughborough University
Richard J. Bathurst
Richard J. Bathurst Royal Military College of Canada
Michel Jaboyedoff
Michel Jaboyedoff University of Lausanne
Pengpeng Ni
Pengpeng Ni Sun Yat-sen University
Ian D. Moore
Ian D. Moore Queen's University

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