TERRE project

Interplay between unsaturated soil mechanics and low-carbon geotechnical engineering

Journal article (2020)

Authors

Alessandro Tarantino University of Strathclyde
Grainne El Mountassir University of Strathclyde
Simon Wheeler University of Glasgow
Domenico Gallipoli University of Genova
Giacomo Russo Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Charles Augarde Durham University
J.W.G. van de Kuilen Bio-based Structures & Materials - CEG
W.F. Gard Bio-based Structures & Materials - CEG
A.C. Kamath Bio-based Structures & Materials - CEG
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Bio-based Structures & Materials (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 Alessandro Tarantino, Grainne El Mountassir, Simon Wheeler, Domenico Gallipoli, Giacomo Russo, Charles Augarde, J.W.G. van de Kuilen, W.F. Gard, A.C. Kamath, More Authors
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019501002
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Engineering Structures

Research Group

Bio-based Structures & Materials

Abstract

The geotechnical construction industry is a major component of the overall construction sector and is strategically important in infrastructure development (transportation, flood and landslide protection, building foundations, waste disposal). Although industry and research in the overall construction sector have been investing significantly in recent years to produce innovative low-carbon technologies, little innovation has been created in geotechnical construction industry, which is lagging behind other construction industry sectors. This paper discusses the interplay between low-carbon geotechnical engineering and unsaturated soil mechanics based on the research carried out within the project TERRE (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks funded by the European Commission, 2015-2019,H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015-675762).