Shawn Kenny
Professor
Faculty of Engineering and Design
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Clusters:
Climate change
Ottawa, Ontario
Shawn.kenny@carleton.ca
Office:
(613) 520-2600 ext. 8338
Bio/Research
Linear civil infrastructure systems (e.g. pipeline, culvert, road, railway) are assets that provide services and support our current standard of living. Climate change effects may impact service delivery through added stressors, increase the frequency of service disruption, increase costs to meet...
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Bio/Research
Linear civil infrastructure systems (e.g. pipeline, culvert, road, railway) are assets that provide services and support our current standard of living. Climate change effects may impact service delivery through added stressors, increase the frequency of service disruption, increase costs to meet performance goals and levels of service, and affect infrastructure performance or integrity (e.g., damage, failure) that could have negative consequences (e.g., personal injury, loss of life). Sustainable practices and resilient infrastructure are needed for communities to flourish.
Kenny's research is focused on the response of these linear assets to geohazards and climate change effects (e.g., permafrost thaw, ground subsidence, relative ground movement, frost heave and ice gouging).
Current studies are investigating the effects of permafrost thaw on the natural environment and infrastructure in the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, permafrost thaw and flooding on the performance and integrity of the Hudson Bay Railway, and climate change on the performance of the Rideau Canal Skateway.
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Kenny's research is focused on the response of these linear assets to geohazards and climate change effects (e.g., permafrost thaw, ground subsidence, relative ground movement, frost heave and ice gouging).
Current studies are investigating the effects of permafrost thaw on the natural environment and infrastructure in the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, permafrost thaw and flooding on the performance and integrity of the Hudson Bay Railway, and climate change on the performance of the Rideau Canal Skateway.
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