The UKCRIC Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Laboratory (SoFSI), University of Bristol
Smart and Resilient Infrastructure: Understanding research needs to support the sustainment and future requirements for resilient national infrastructure
UKRIC events offer an opportunity for industry, policy makers and the research community within UKCRIC member institutions to exchange knowledge, discover opportunities for collaboration, learn about facilities across the UKCRIC Network, and engage in this unique national research programme.
The aim of the 9th July event is to debate key priorities for national infrastructure and discuss how laboratories such as SoFSI (and other UKCRIC facilities) in collaboration with industry and policy makers can be used to address these priorities.
Hosted by the University of Bristol at the SoFSI facility, there will be plenty of opportunities for networking and discussion as well as a tour of the facility. An output from the workshop session in the afternoon will be an outline of a UKCRIC white paper on the future research needs for resilient infrastructure. Attendees will have the opportunity to be listed as a contributor to the white paper.
Spaces are limited so please register to attend.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at hello@ukcric.com.
Agenda 10:00 - 16.45
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Registration and refreshments |
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10:30 – 10:40 |
Host welcome: |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 | UKCRIC welcome, outline of the UKCRIC roadmap | UKCRIC Deputy Convenor Chris Rogers |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Introduction to SoFSI | Anastasios Sextos |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Problems SoFSI has been designed to meet | Adam Crewe |
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11:30 – 12 :00 |
Case study: PLEXUS Plus Project Aims and results. What this means for the future of transport corridors and bridges. |
Chris Rogers and Flavia De Luca |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | South West England - Vision and route map for future infrastructure needs | Theo Tryfonas |
| 12:30-12:45 | Isambard AI and how AI can support innovation in infrastructure | TBC |
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12:45 – 14:00 |
Lunch and networking |
David Williams |
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14:00 – 14:10 |
The Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) C-DICE brings together 18 higher education institutions from across the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) |
Joanne Leach/Tim Yates |
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14:10 – 15:15 |
Panel discussion Experts from academia, industry and policy debate the key priorities for national infrastructure Discussion themes:
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Chaired by Anastasios Sextos Panel members:
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| 15:15 – 15:30 | Refreshment break |
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15:30 – 16:30 |
Workshop drawing on the themes from the panel discussion – Output will be an outline a UKCRIC white paper on the future research needs for resilient infrastructure. Attendees invited to be listed as a contributor. |
Each theme will be led by one panellist. |
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16:30 – 16:45 |
Plenary and close |
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