| Url |
https://cimne.com/sgp/rtd/Project.aspx?id=674 |
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| Acronym |
TERRE |
| Project title |
Training Engineers and Researchers to Rethink geotechnical Engineering for a low carbon future |
| Official Website |
http://www.terre-etn.com/ |
| Reference |
675762 |
| Principal investigator |
Enrique Edgar ROMERO MORALES - enrique.romero-morales@upc.edu
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| Start date |
01/11/2015 |
End date |
31/10/2019 |
| Coordinator |
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Consortium members |
- CIMNE
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
- INRA
- UNINA
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
- UNIVERSITE DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CASSINO E DEL LAZIO MERIDIONALE
- ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
- UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
- CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
- LimitState Limited
- NOBATEK
- KEMPFERT GEOTECHNIK GMBH
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| Program |
H2020 (2014-2020) |
Call |
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015 |
| Subprogram |
MSCA-Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions |
Category |
Europeo |
| Funding body(ies) |
EC |
Grant |
$389,296.57 |
| Abstract |
TERRE aims to develop novel geo-technologies to address the competitiveness challenge of the European construction industry in a low carbon agenda. It will be delivered through an inter-sectoral and intra-European
coordinated PhD programme focused on carbon-efficient design of geotechnical infrastructure. Industry and Research in the construction sector have been investing significantly in recent years to produce innovative low-carbon technologies. However, little innovation has been created in the geo-infrastructure industry, which is lagging behind other construction industry sectors. TERRE aims to close this gap through a network-wide training programme carried out by a close collaboration of eleven Universities and Research Centres and three SMEs. It is structured to provide a balanced combination of fundamental and applied research and will eventually develop operational tools such as software for low-carbon geotechnical design and a Decision Support System for infrastructure project appraisal. The research fellows will be involved in inter-sectoral and intra-European projects via enrolment in 8 ‘Joint-Awards’ and 7 ‘Industrial’ PhDs. The research fellows will be trained in low-carbon design by developing novel design concepts including eco-reinforced geomaterials, ‘engineered’ vegetation, engineered soil-atmosphere interfaces, biofilms, shallow geothermal energy and soil carbon sequestration. Distinctive features of TERRE are the supervision by an inter-sectoral team and the orientation of the research towards technological applications. Training at the Network level includes the development of entrepreneurial skills via a special programme on ‘Pathways to Research Enterprise’ to support the research fellows in establishing and leading spin-out companies after the end of the project. |
