Research project

ROBOCONE: Intelligent characterisation of sub-surface properties

Research groups:
Lead researcher:

Professor Dave White
Other researchers:

Professor Susan Gourvenec,

Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine
Research funder:

EPSRC
Status:

Active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Dave White PhD (Cantab), FREng, FICE, FTSE, FRINA, FIEAust

Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics

Research interests

Offshore renewable energy - wind, tidal and wave
Geotechnical modelling of foundations, anchoring systems and subsea cables
Site characterisation - in situ and laboratory testing

Connect with Dave

Email: david.white@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Susan Gourvenec FREng, FICE, FIEAust, PhD, BEng

Prof Offshore Geotechnical Engineering

Connect with Susan

Email: susan.gourvenec@southampton.ac.uk

Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering

Research interests

Offshore renewable energy - wind, tidal and wave
Numerical and Physical Modelling of infrastructure for renewable energy
Constitutive modelling of geomaterials for cyclic loading

Connect with Benjamin

Email: b.cerfontaine@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Infrastructure Group

The Infrastructure Research Group has expertise across structural and geotechnical engineering. We address research challenges found onshore and offshore, supporting sustainability and resilience.