Introduction to the UK Infrastructure
Transitions Research Consortium
(ITRC)
David Alderson
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Newcastle University
Overview
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Project aim and challenges
Consortium
Work Streams
National Infrastructure Asset Database, Newcastle
Visualisation
– Examples
– Challenges
• Links and Contact
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ITRC Aim and Ambition
Aim: To develop and demonstrate a new generation of
simulation models and tools to inform the analysis, planning and
design of national infrastructure
Challenges:
• Analysing the long term state of NI systems
• Uncertainties e.g. in demand, economic
conditions, costs, performance
• The complexity of multiple governance
arrangements and projects
• The capacity of UK industry to compete in
globalised markets for infrastructure
services
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Consortium
Lead Universities
• Cardiff University
• University of Leeds
• University of Southampton
• Newcastle University
• University of Oxford
• University of Sussex
• University of Cambridge
Support
• Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council Programme Grant
£4.7 million
• University contributions £1 million
• Industry contributions £1.6 million
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ITRC Partners
Over 40 partners in industry and
government:
• Government departments,
agencies and local authorities
• Utility companies
• Engineering and multidisciplinary consultants
• Contractors
• Insurers
• Research organisations and data
providers
• Engineering institutions
• NGOs
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ITRC Work Streams
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Work Stream Integration
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National Infrastructure Database - Newcastle
ITRC
Hazards
ITRC
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Population Economics
ITRC
Water
ITRC
Energy
ITRC spatial database
comprises of 100’s layers
organised into separate
databases by sector.
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ITRC
Transport
ITRC
Waste
Visualisation – Economics and Demographics
Population (Leeds)
Economics (Cambridge)
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Visualisation – Networks
Gas Transmission
OS Strategi Roads
Electricity Transmission
OS Strategi Rail
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Regional Electricity Distribution
Network
Interdependency
Database
(PostGIS)
NetworkX
Visualisation Challenges
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ZIMBABWE
ECONOMICCOMPLEXITYINDEX[2008] ≥-0.327/ (80/6)
Spatial and a-spatial
2008
High dimensionality data
Multiple scales of modelling
Infrastructure complexity 2008
– Volume
– Interdependencies
2008
– Failure
– Uncertainties
• Infrastructure performance
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Infrastructure Performance (ITRC FTA Executive Summary)
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Links
ITRC Newsletter:
http://www.itrc.org.uk/news/newsletters/subscribe-to
itrc-newsletter/
Fast Track Analysis Executive Summary Report:
http://www.itrc.org.uk/outputs/fta/
EPSRC ITRC Programme Grant:
http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRe
=EP/I01344X/2
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Contact
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ukitrc/
Email: enquiries@itrc.org.uk
Project Manager (Benjamin Kidd):
benjamin.kidd@ouce.ox.ac.uk
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Thank you.
David.Alderson@ncl.ac.uk
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