by Vance Tan | Mar 24, 2014 | Geohazards
Abstract All the UK’s local roads are deteriorating, as most readers will no doubt be able to confirm by personal experience. Currently the UK ranks 24th in the world for the quality of its road infrastructure. Councils are facing increasingly tight budget...
by Vance Tan | Jun 24, 2013 | Geohazards
Abstract Over 15,000 landslides (inland and coastal) have been recorded within the United Kingdom (UK), with some of the largest and well known landslide complexes (i.e. Ventnor Undercliff, Isle of Wight) being in a coastal setting. The demand for growth of...
by Vance Tan | May 24, 2013 | Geohazards
Abstract Corrosion is the degradation of a metal as a result of a reaction with its environment, affecting almost all metals. The cost of corrosion for most developed European countries is assumed to be approximately 4–5% of the gross national product, suggesting it...
by Vance Tan | Mar 24, 2013 | Geohazards
Abstract It was recognised by Lincolnshire County Council that an increasing number of roads on their network have been subject to apparent drought-related subsidence during the last several years. UK Government has highlighted extreme climatic events as a high risk...
by Vance Tan | Nov 24, 2012 | Geohazards
Abstract This report presents the final draft of a literature review of the soil-related impacts on national infrastructure in the United Kingdom on behalf of the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) project. Much of the UK’s national...
