Resilient design of energy pile foundations toward zero carbon buildings

该项目旨在研究复杂的热-水力学相互作用，影响能源桩基础的有效性，以提高新建筑物的能源效率。使用尖端的微观到场尺度的方法，该项目预计将支持能源桩的岩土性能的实验验证的预测的发展。该项目的预期成果是建立新的方法来改善能源桩基础的弹性设计，为其设计提供新的建议，并增加零碳建筑的整合。这些成果将为建筑物能源系统脱碳战略做出重大贡献，以实现碳中和目标。

This project aims to investigate the complex thermo-hydro mechanical interactions affecting the effectiveness of energy pile foundations for improved energy efficiency of new buildings. Using cutting-edge micro to field-scale methods, this project expects to underpin the development of experimentally validated predictions of the geotechnical performance of energy piles. Expected outcomes of this project are the establishment of new approaches to improve the resilient design of energy pile foundations, provision of new recommendations for their design and increased integration for zero carbon buildings. These outcomes will contribute significantly toward strategies to decarbonise energy systems in buildings to meet carbon neutrality goals.