Platform Grant for Laboratory Soil Mechanics Research

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This application is for a renewal of the Platform Grant that has helped to rejuvenate research en experimental soil mechanics at Imperial College. The first period of the grant has underpinned the operations of the largest soil element research laboratory en the UK and one of the most influential worldwide. The renewed grant well maintain the momentum gained over the last four years, supporting the post-doctoral and technical staff who ensure continuity of expertise in the laboratory and the continued success of the Research Group. Renewal will allow the group to retain key staff while developing important new avenues of experimental research and international collaborative links. The Platform Grant funding will enable talented young staff to develop their careers, so training high quality academic staff and engineers, while allowing Imperial College to maintain its position at the forefront of experimental geotechnical research, setting the agenda for improving the understanding and modelling of soils and weak rocks. An important feature of the new application is developing new research themes involving recently recruited highly able staff: Dr.C.Fenton (geological aspects), Dr.C.O'Sullivan (mecromechanics and DEM) and Dr.J.Standeng (mechanics of residual and unsaturated soils, field observations).