Priming Laboratory EXperiments on infrastructure and Urban Systems
Characterising the hydro-thermal potential of sustainable drainage systems.
Project leader
Dates
Project staff
Professor S Glendinning
Dr RA Stirling
Dr L Le Pen (CO-I), University of Southampton
Dr DMG Taborda, Imperial College London
Professor S Rees, University of Leeds
Professor P Jeffrey, Cranfield University
Professor B Jefferson, Cranfield University
Professor NJ Cassidy, University of Birmingham
Professor CA Taylor, University of Bristol
Professor N Metje, University of Birmingham
Professor DJ Richards, University of Southampton
Professor SD Guest, University of Cambridge
Professor Y Wang, University of Manchester
Dr A Schellart, University of Sheffield
Dr F De Luca, University of Bristol
Dr G Biscontin, University of Cambridge
Dr R Villa, De Montfort University
Professor DN Chapman, University of Birmingham
Professor S Tait, University of Sheffield
Dr FA Loveridge, University of Leeds
Professor P Carrillo, Loughborough University
Professor A Sextos, University of Bristol
Professor P Jarvis, Cranfield University
Professor Q Li, University of Manchester
Professor I Jefferson, University of Birmingham
Dr M Z B Elshafie, University of Cambridge
Dr J Schooling, University of Cambridge
Professor G Mylonakis, University of Bristol
Dr JA Smethurst, University of Southampton
Professor L Black, University of Leeds
Professor W Powrie, University of Southampton
Dr P Shepley, University of Sheffield
Professor N Dixon, Loughborough University
Dr CI Goodier, Loughborough University
Sponsors
EPSRC
Description
PLEXUS will enable academics and industry stakeholders to co-produce and test the essential collaborative frameworks. These frameworks underpin the success of the UKCRIC enterprise.
This integrated view will help drive progress towards the more integrated and holistic sector mindset. This mindset must underpin transformative thinking and practice in infrastructure provision.
Three important and urgent technical challenges will contextualise the research:
- Intense physical interdependency of urban infrastructure systems. Each of which relies on ground support.
- Harvesting energy from buried infrastructure systems.
- Accelerated deterioration of infrastructure materials due to extreme loading.
The challenges are synergistic. Identified by industry as high added-value problems offering quick-win outcomes.