About
Kevin is an Associate Professor in Geomechanics and RAEng/HS2 Ltd Senior Research Fellow (2020-2025).
Research
Research groups
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Current research
The engineering properties of Jurassic and Triassic mudstones for geotechnical design (e.g. excavations, embankments and foundations)
The impact of extreme weather and climate change on groundwater pressures beneath engineering structures
Deterioration processes in ageing of transportation earthworks (e.g. for highway and railway networks)
Moisture movement beneath floor slabs in historic buildings
Research projects
Completed projects
Publications
36 publications
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N. Dixon, C.J. Crosby, R. Stirling, P.N. Hughes, J. Smethurst, K. Briggs, D. Hughes, D. Gunn, P. Hobbs, F. Loveridge, S. Glendinning, T. Dijkstra & A. Hudson,
2019, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 52(1), 123-135
Type: article
Grace Phillips, Kevin Briggs, Iain McCaig & Richard Ball,
2019
Type: conference
Naomi Deering, Kevin Briggs, Lee Bryant & Celia Way,
2018
Type: conference
K.M. Briggs, F.A. Loveridge & S. Glendinning,
2017, Engineering Geology, 219, 107-117
Type: article
The influence of tree root water uptake on the long term hydrology of a clay fill railway embankment
K. Briggs, J. A. Smethurst, W. Powrie & A.S. O'Brien,
2016, Transportation Geotechnics, 9, 31-48
Type: article
Laura Anne Warren, Kevin Mark Briggs & Paul Francis McCombie,
2016, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Forensic Engineering, 169(3), 111-120
Type: article
J.A. Smethurst, K.M. Briggs, W. Powrie, A. Ridley & D.J.E. Butcher,
2015, Géotechnique, 65(11), 869-882
Type: article
D. Hughes, M.R. Karim, K. Briggs, S. Glendinning, D. Toll, T. Dijkstra, W. Powrie & N. Dixon,
2015
Type: conference
L.A. Warren, K.M. Briggs & P.F. McCombie,
2015
Type: conference
S. Glendinning, P.R. Helm, M. Rouainia, R.A. Stirling, J.D. Asquith, P.N. Hughes, D.G. Toll, D. Clarke, W. Powrie, J.A. Smethurst, D. Hughes, R. Harley, R. Karim, N. Dixon, C. Crosby, J. Chambers, T. Dijkstra, D. Gunn, K. Briggs & D. Muddle,
2015, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 26
Type: article
Biography
Prizes
- EPSRC RISE (Recognising Inspirational Scientists and Engineers) Connector award (2018)
- Shropshire Geological Society - Honorary Member (2023)