ACHILLES

This Programme Grant is funded by the EPSRC and forms a unique opportunity uniting 6 academic institutions (Newcastle, Loughborough, Durham, Southampton, Bath and Leeds) and the British Geological Survey, coalescing our field, laboratory and computing facilities. Combined with a large cohort of PhD students and an experienced stakeholder community in close collaboration as project partners, we undertake world-leading science and create a long-term legacy. Long linear assets are fundamental to the delivery of critical services over long distances. Examples include road and railway embankments and cuttings, pipeline bedding, and flood protection structures. The focus of ACHILLES is on the geotechnical aspects of these assets.