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Applied research and development

Laboratory testingAdvanced lab testingMott MacDonald has established a trend in the 1990’s for investing in applied research through a number of different routes. These include our established links with CIRIA on all advisory panels, direct links with pre-eminent universities and direct commissions from major UK clients plus strands of internally funded research and development (RD) to help develop in-house leading edge technologies.

Foundations and geotechnics have been involved at the forefront of a number of RD programmes and past and current commissions include:

  • Centrifuge diagramCentrifugeAdvanced numerical analysis, laboratory testing and centrifuge modelling of clay slopes for London Underground Centrifuge
  • DETR-PIT project 'Managing Geotechnical Risk' member of the ICE Steering Group
  • Mansion House long term monitoring, part of EPSRC/CIRIA project
  • Applied research to study the effectiveness of ground improvement of liquefiable spoils to decrease susceptibility using centrifuge models
  • Research using numerical modelling to identify a more reliable method for designing pile, supported reinforced shallow embankment over soft ground
  • Modelling of dynamic loading on old railway bridges, including application of Shake Table Testing
  • Mott MacDonald/Cambridge University joint research on sustainability issues
  • Establishment of links with Illinois University, USA on a visiting basis for the Prof. R. B. Peck Center Steering Committee
  • Reinforced embankments on soft clay research with Sheffield University leading to 1997 BGS prize Upheaval buckling of offshore pipelines for a consortium of oil companies
  • FLAC modelFLAC 3D model, piled embankmentThree dimensional numerical analysis, internally funded FLAC 3D modelling subsidence damage to buildings - prediction, protection and repair, CIRIA-LINK/Imperial College
  • Autogenous healing of cracks in concrete EPSRC/Imperial College
  • Promotion of the benefits of innovation - CIRIA
  • CIRIA infrastructure embankments and cuttings: condition appraisal as remedial treatment
  • Member of expert panel on Transport Research Laboratory embankment remedial treatment project
  • Development of geographical information systems
  • State-of-the-art report on lime and cement stabilisation for soils
  • Committee member of university research steering groups
  • CIRIA core member and chairman of core programme committee
  • Mott MacDonald/Southampton University study of soil/structure interaction associated with infrastructure embankment stabilisation
  • Numerical modelling for soil nailing of steep slopes in OC clays


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