EPSRC FIBE3 CDT PhD studentship with Tracey Concrete: Next generation low-carbon crack-resistant precast shaft and tunnel segments

This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). Further details can be found at This project is funded in collaboration with Tracey Concrete, a leading precast manufacturer extending its tunnelling range from jacking pipes and cover slabs into shaft segments and seeking to introduce lower-carbon materials while improving the performance and durability of its products. Precast manufacturing is a key modern method of construction that enables efficient and low-carbon fabrication under factory-controlled conditions that optimise material mix designs, energy use and curing conditions. Tunnels and shafts, typically 5-25m in diameter, are commonly constructed from a series of interconnected segments.