Kevin Briggs

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Research interests

Kevin Briggs is a Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering and RAEng Industrial Fellow in ‘Railway Infrastructure Resilience’ (2017/18). He is an EPSRC RISE Connector (2019).

His research is being used to assess the ageing and degradation of infrastructure earthworks (embankments & cuttings) supporting the railway and highway networks. This includes field and laboratory investigations into the behaviour of natural soils and engineered fills.

Kevin was awarded the EPSRC Doctoral Prize in 2011 and is currently Bath PI for the £4.8M EPSRC ACHILLES Programme (2018-2022) led by Newcastle University. ACHILLES will examine how to better monitor and maintain UK infrastructure earthworks, to save money and reduce transport disruptions.

Kevin is the industrial placement tutor and site visit co-ordinator for civil engineering students.

Willing to supervise PhD

Infrastructure earthworks and retaining structures
Monitoring and assessment of historic structures
Climate and extreme weather impacts on geotechnical structures
Small-strain stiffness
History of civil engineering
Geotechnical case studies

External positions

Adviser: Reservoir Research Advisory Group, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

22 Dec 2017 → …

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Projects 2013 2022

2 Active
4 Finished

Assessment, Costing and enhancement of long life, Long Linear assets

Briggs, K.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/07/18 → 31/12/22

Project: Research council

Moisture Movement Beneath Solid Ground Floors in Historic Buildings

Briggs, K. & Ball, R.

Historic England

1/11/16 → 1/10/20

Project: UK charity

Industrial Fellowship in Railway Infrastructure Resilience

Briggs, K.

Royal Academy Of Engineering

1/09/17 → 31/03/18

Project: UK charity

GCRF: Solar-based faecal sludge treatment for rural communities in developing countries

Briggs, K., Wenk, J. & Bryant, L.

7/07/16 → 21/03/17

Project: Research council

Global Mobility Scheme - Unsaturated Ground Water Flow in Response to Weather

Briggs, K. & Bryant, L.

4/05/15 → 1/02/16

Project: Research-related funding

Research Output 2010 2019

11 Article
5 Conference contribution
2 Paper
1 Chapter
2 More
- 1 Other chapter contribution
- 1 Other contribution

26 Downloads (Pure)

Comparing the moisture permeability of limecrete and concrete floor slabs

Phillips, G., Briggs, K., McCaig, I. & Ball, R., 2019, 5th Historic Mortars Conference . Álvarez, J. I., Fernández, J. M., Navarro, Í., Durán, A. & Sirera, R. (eds.). RILEM, p. 1267-1278 12 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

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Evaluating the deterioration of geotechnical infrastructure assets using performance curves

Briggs, K., Dijkstra, T. & Glendinning, S., 20 Mar 2019, (Accepted/In press) International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) 2019. Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

1 Citation (Scopus)