Geotechnical analysis of recycled materials for use in a sports environment May 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015
The project will investigate the effectiveness of adding crumbed rubber to the site soil as a means of improving soil resilience to wheel loads, resisting erosion and hence reducing maintenance burden. The project will take the form of geotechnical... Read More about Geotechnical analysis of recycled materials for use in a sports environment.

RSE Bilateral Exchange Programme - Statistical Entropy in Granular Materials Jan 1, 2018 - Apr 30, 2018
This research builds on existing cooperation with Dr Emoke Imre from Obuda University in Hungary.

The aim of the project is to visit the institution in Budapest to further research and deliver a lecture on modelling with Discrete Element Methods... Read More about RSE Bilateral Exchange Programme - Statistical Entropy in Granular Materials.

Getting the numbers right and getting the right numbers: quantifying the embodied carbon of building structures Feb 1, 2018 - Apr 30, 2019
Building-related carbon emissions in the UK total over 200MtCO2e, which is more than 40% of the national figure. The correct measurement of the embodied carbon of structural materials would enable a reliable and correct assessment of the carbon inten... Read More about Getting the numbers right and getting the right numbers: quantifying the embodied carbon of building structures.

Experimental study of a strengthening technique for rubble walls used in Scottish monuments Nov 1, 2017 - Feb 28, 2018
Experimental study of the pull-out strength of anchors embedded in rubble walls and evaluation of factors affecting the efficiency of such a strengthening intervention.
Historic Environment Scotland are providing in kind expertise, equipment and per... Read More about Experimental study of a strengthening technique for rubble walls used in Scottish monuments.

Development of a European collaborative proposal on big data and machine learning techniques for engineering numerical simulations Apr 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
The PEER activity aims at the development of a Horizon 2020 large-scale research proposal across the disciplines of computational mechanics and of data science. The planned proposal will address important aspects in the performance of engineering num... Read More about Development of a European collaborative proposal on big data and machine learning techniques for engineering numerical simulations.

Development of an innovative grid-scale energy storage to push UK and China renewables Sep 1, 2018 - Jan 31, 2025
Wind and solar energy holds a lot of promise when it comes to replace the conventional energy sources such as fossil fuels and coal. However, there is one problem: How do we store solar and wind energy for times where wind doesn’t blow or sun doesn’t... Read More about Development of an innovative grid-scale energy storage to push UK and China renewables.

Statistical mechanis of particle breakage, fragmentation and shape evolution during shearing of granular materials Feb 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2019
This is a follow on project, which aims to use statistical entropy concepts to understand the behaviour of granular materials, and will fund a 4-week stay in Hungary to work with Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Obuda University and U... Read More about Statistical mechanis of particle breakage, fragmentation and shape evolution during shearing of granular materials.

Innovative Engineered Bamboo-Timber Composite Materials Sep 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
The proposed project aims to 1) develop an innovative prestressed Bamboo-timber Sandwich Composite Beam; 2)
to improve the I-bone Bamboo-timber Composite Beam with the support of the manufacturing expertise and
capacity from the industry.

Monitoring Of Railway Related Infrastructure Using Optical Fibre Sensors Apr 8, 2019 - Mar 28, 2020
Student Placement Innovation Voucher as continuation of earlier Standard Innovation Voucher in partnership with Geo-Info Ltd.
This project aims to extend the earlier project by assessing the performance of the same optical fibre sensors for full sca... Read More about Monitoring Of Railway Related Infrastructure Using Optical Fibre Sensors.

Construction on Peat Jun 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Housing Construction on Peatland: Opening up Opportunities and Minimising Disruption through Innovation – Phase 1 Feasibility of Proposed Solutions

Bamboo-Timber Composite Materials for Structural Use Aug 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
Based on the successful proof-of-concept pioneering timber structures manufactured in the university lab, the proposed project aims to explore the potentials to 1) develop an innovative prestressed Bamboo-timber Sandwich Composite Beam; 2) to improve... Read More about Bamboo-Timber Composite Materials for Structural Use.

Mortice Lock Prototype Development Dec 2, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
The company has designed a new lock on CAD (computer aided design) which is about 95% complete, the design needs to completed by an expert to the British standards requirements and so as the lock is manufacture ready. The outcome will be a new innov... Read More about Mortice Lock Prototype Development.

Adapting to Industry 4.0 oriented international education and research collaboration Oct 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2025
The project aims to utilise the seed fund from British Council to develop an international research and education network to 1) form a virtual research centre on AI and Robotic for Industry 4.0; 2) conducting a thorough evaluation of the current rese... Read More about Adapting to Industry 4.0 oriented international education and research collaboration.

Augmented Virtual Reality Enhanced Building Information Modelling Technology for Bamboo-Timber Grid-shells Jul 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024
This project aims to develop the state-of-the-art building information modelling technology enhanced by augmented virtual reality function for design, manufacturing and building of the bamboo-timber grid-shell structures. The new technology will be d... Read More about Augmented Virtual Reality Enhanced Building Information Modelling Technology for Bamboo-Timber Grid-shells.

Productivity and Sustainability Management in the Responsive Factory Oct 18, 2021 - Apr 17, 2025
The ambition of this project is to use a mix of factory activity data to optimise industrial operations, and to identify opportunities and deliver improvements in efficiency, productivity and sustainability.
The rapid advance of digital sensing tech... Read More about Productivity and Sustainability Management in the Responsive Factory.

Prestressed Bamboo-Timber Composite - Phase Two Aug 31, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020
The main objectives of this project include: 1) completion of the full-scale pre-stressed Bamboo-Timber Composite Beam prototype with the support of manufacturing expertise and capacity from the industry; 2) convert the novel and effective structural... Read More about Prestressed Bamboo-Timber Composite - Phase Two.

PhD, An Investigation of the Influence of Construction Methods on the Dynamic Response of Long Span Residential Timber Floors Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024
This PhD project will investigate the influence of optimum effectiveness of construction parameters and level of fixity to obtain satisfactory vibrational performance timber floors built with long spanned I-joists. Laboratory-based experimental work... Read More about PhD, An Investigation of the Influence of Construction Methods on the Dynamic Response of Long Span Residential Timber Floors.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling for the Design of Spill-proof Coffee Cup Lid Aug 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2022
The project team conducted CFD modelling for the Design of Spill-proof Coffee Cup lid designed and patented by SipSecure Ltd. The results of the numerical simulation will be utilised the product designer to optimise the current design and the simulat... Read More about Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling for the Design of Spill-proof Coffee Cup Lid.

Integration and re-engineering of architectural heritage in Guangxi, Inner Mongolia minority regions in China with UK modern bio-based construction technology Jan 16, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024
Architecture is frozen music. Architectural heritage is a crystallization of arts, engineering, culture and history, carrying the ancient wisdom of different nations, an indelible mark of human-nature interactions, and undoubtedly, a national treasur... Read More about Integration and re-engineering of architectural heritage in Guangxi, Inner Mongolia minority regions in China with UK modern bio-based construction technology.

An Investigation into the Structural Performance of Engineered Wood I-Joists with Web Openings Mar 1, 2023 - Feb 28, 2026
This research will be conducted in collaboration with James Jones and Sons. The aim is to conduct a research investigation to evaluate the influence of geometrical and numerical configurations of web openings on the strength and stiffness of I-joists... Read More about An Investigation into the Structural Performance of Engineered Wood I-Joists with Web Openings.