Discovery Indigenous - Grant ID: IN150100037

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/IN150100037

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The effect of climate change on the biogeochemistry of estuarine soft soils. The Australian coastline is dotted with soft clays to a significant depth. These soft clay deposits display excessive settlement characteristics, affecting transport infrastructure. Understanding the couplings between the biogeochemical composition of the pore liquid and the mechanical behaviour of soft soils is essential, but current engineering practice is limited. Sea level rise in Australia will potentially place as much as $67 billion in transport infrastructure at risk; consequently, this project aims to examine the impact of climate change on the biogeochemical processes of estuarine sediments in relation to: geotechnical properties; soft soil stability under sea level change; and soil carbon sequestration.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-02-2015

End Date: 30-06-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Indigenous

Funding Amount: $570,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Civil Geotechnical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Coastal and Estuarine Soils |

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Civil Geotechnical Engineering | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Coastal and Estuarine Soils | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering

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