Catalyzing New International Collaborations: The Use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

促进新的国际合作：生命周期评估 (LCA) 方法在岩土工程中的应用

• 批准号: 1132960
• 负责人: Patricia Gallagher
• 金额: $ 3.21万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1132960&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Catalyzing; New; International; Collaborations; Use

OISE 11-32960This project supports a planning visit for the US PIs (Gallagher, Spatari, and Bartoli), three graduate students and one undergraduate student to meet with UK Professor Soga and his graduate students at the University of Cambridge. Both groups are pioneering the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) methods in geotechnical engineering. During this visit the PIs will catalyze collaboration and explore the synergies of developing, adapting, and integrating LCA methods in geotechnical decision making, particularly as they relate to geotechnical engineering?s role in designing resilient and sustainable infrastructure. A follow on 2011-2012 workshop is planned.Because geotechnics involves using relatively large amounts of materials, at times employs heavy construction equipment that consumes large amounts of fuel and at times changes the natural landscape, successful incorporation of LCA into geotechnical engineering could have a significant impact on the environmental sustainability of major projects.This project also integrates research and education by providing US students with the opportunity to discuss research that is at an early development state with their peers at a foreign university.

OISE 11- 32960该项目支持美国PI（Gallagher，Spatari和Bartoli），三名研究生和一名本科生的计划访问，以会见英国教授Soga和他在剑桥大学的研究生。这两个小组都是在岩土工程中使用生命周期评估（LCA）方法的先驱。 在此次访问期间，PI将促进合作，并探索在岩土工程决策中开发，调整和整合LCA方法的协同作用，特别是当它们与岩土工程相关时？在设计有弹性和可持续的基础设施方面的作用。 计划在2011-2012年举办后续讲习班。由于岩土工程涉及使用相对大量的材料，有时使用消耗大量燃料的重型建筑设备，有时改变自然景观，将生命周期评估成功地纳入岩土工程，将对重大项目的环境可持续性产生重大影响。该项目还通过提供美国学生有机会与外国大学的同龄人讨论处于早期发展状态的研究。