Pham, Tuan

Project Title

Climate change consequences on soil behaviour and soil-structure interactions

Abstract

The global temperature is estimated to rise by 4˚C by the end of the century if no action is taken. Because of the global temperature increase and the corresponding melting ice sheets and glaciers, the sea level is predicted to rise, up to 1 metre by 2100. Moreover, rainfall patterns are changing with heavy winter rainfalls and hot dry summers. Non-homogeneous distributions of soil properties may induce differential settlements after cycles of volumetric variations which may pose a significant threat to the stability of civil infrastructure. In this project, a thorough experimental and numerical framework will be established to investigate the response of soils to temperature and moisture content fluctuations under critical conditions, with particular emphasis on investigating the thermo-hydro-mechanics of these geomaterials. Once an understanding of the potential effects on soils is acquired, the second part of the project will investigate the effect of temperature and moisture cycles on the soil-structure interactions.

Supervisors

Dr. Melis Sutman
Prof. Gabriela Medero

Contact

Email: ta.pham@hw.ac.uk
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