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IHRR hosts visitors from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, for research on road slope policy guidelines

[08/24] The Institute of Hazard, Risk, and Resilience (IHRR) was delighted to welcome Tunisha Gyawali, Prajwal Timsina, and Dr. Bhim Kumar Dahal from the Institute of Engineering (IoE), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, for collaborative research.
Picutre of Abhiparna Dasgupta, Prajwal Timsina, Tunisha Gyawali, Ellen Robson & David Toll, and picture of Prajwal Timsina, Ellen Robson, Tunisha Gyawali & Bhim Dahal

New article on deterioration of road infrastructure in Tanzania when subject to cycles of wetting and drying

[08/24] Professor David Toll, IHRR Co-Director, is co-author of “Deterioration of a compacted soil due to suction loss and desiccation cracking” published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
Triaxial setup used at Durham University for testing the Tanzanian soil

Humanities and Social Sciences, The British Academy and IHRR

[07/24] Dr Ruszczyk of The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) speaks at the 122nd AGM of the British Academy
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Dr Samprada Pradhan is winner of ICE West Midlands Emerging Engineers Award

[07/24] Dr Samprada Pradhan has been awarded the 2024 Emerging Engineers Award by the Institution of Civil Engineers West Midlands
Poster for Dr Samprada Pradhan Emerging Engineer Award 2024

Dr Ruszczyk spoke about gendered infrastructure at the Gender in Crisis conference in Utrecht

Dr Ruszczyk spoke at the Gender in Crisis conference in Utrecht, 4 July 2024
'Feminism and the City???' magazine, and the University of Utrecht

Dr Ruszczyk speaks at the GLITCH – 2024 conference in Bologna

[07/24] Dr Hanna Ruszczyk spoke at the GLiTCH Project conference on migration confinement.
A long corridor with arched ceiling and orange pillars

Fieldwork investigating sediment flood hazards in Chile

[07/24] Dr Harries (IHRR) builds evidence for catastrophic sediment transport in Chile
Dr Rebeka Harries and Dr Elizabeth Orr in Chile

Dr Ashutosh Kumar, IIT Mandi Visits IHRR June 2024

The Institute for Hazard, Risk, and Resilience (IHRR) was delighted to welcome Dr. Ashutosh Kumar, Assistant Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Mandi, India, for a collaborative week of research
Ashutosh

Sediment Cascades and Climate Change workshop, Chile

[06/24] Exploring Sediment Cascades and Climate Change in the Andes: A four-day workshop
Sedement workshop Chile June 2024

Fieldwork on the Rio Teno, Chile

[06/24] The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) and colleagues from Durham University undertook fieldwork on the Rio Teno.
The Rio Teno River, and Rebekah Harries presenting data

New article on behaviour of infrastructure earthworks when subject to changing climatic conditions

[06/24] Professor David Toll, Co-Director of IHRR, is co-author of “Soil–Water Retention Curve Prediction for Compacted London Clay Subjected to Moisture Cycles” published in Geotechnical & Geological Engineering
Instrumented embankment used in the ACHILLES project with Paul Hughes (left) and Joao Mendes (right)

Publication in Transportation Geotechnics: 'Cost-benefit methodology for road slope stabilisation'

[06/24] Dr Ellen Robson has published her research in Transportation Geotechnics on 'Cost-benefit methodology for road slope stabilisation'.
Two pictures of road cut slopes in Nepal