Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100200306

Funded Activity Summary

Minimisation of damage to residential structures due to ground movement. In Australia some 150,000 new houses are built every year with a total value of approximately $40 billion; making it one of the most significant industries affecting consumers and industries. With a quadrupling of the cost of building new houses in the last 20 years, an increase in the levels of expectations of owners, a high rate of reported damage in new and existing houses, and predications of worsening conditions under climate change scenarios; there is an urgent need to evaluate the causes of damage. The outcomes from this project will assist in minimising damage to houses from ground movement and in adopting new performance-based design methods for new homes to better match owner expectations. This will lead to cost effective and innovative solutions to meet adverse conditions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2010

End Date: 31-03-2015

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $345,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Construction Engineering | Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management | Structural Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Residential Construction Processes | Residential Building Management and Services | Residential Construction Design |

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Construction Engineering | Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management | Residential Building Management and Services | Residential Construction Design | Residential Construction Processes | Structural Engineering

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