Research project

Instrument time (IMAT, Isis Neutron and Muon source, ID RB1920746): Neutron tomography of pile-chalk interface in model foundations

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Dr Fernando Alvarez Borges
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Project overview

Awarded instrument time proposal at the Isis Neutron and Muon Source and Diamond Light Source titled "Quantification of water distribution in chalk/pile interface after pile installation". Proposal ID RB1920746. Mode: Direct Access. Techniques: correlative neutron and X-ray tomography. Instrument time allocation: 9 shifts (3 days).

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Dr Fernando Alvarez Borges

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

X-ray and neutron computed tomography applications for geomaterials, particulates and porous …
Development and deployment of image processing and analysis solutions, including Deep Learnin…
Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, with emphasis on offshore renewable energy infrast…

Connect with Fernando

Email: F.J.Alvarez-Borges@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Engineering Materials and Surface Engineering Group

We’re working to enable surface interactions to occur with minimal energy loss and impact on the environment through enhanced materials performance and improved designs.

Research outputs

Correlative neutron and X-ray tomography imaging of pile installation in chalk

Fernando Alvarez Borges, Genoveva Burca, Robert C. Atwood, Andrew James, Mark Wolstenholme & Sharif Ahmed, 2024, Géotechnique, 74(10), 974-984

DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.21.00318

Type: article