Civil Engineering

Structural engineering

The structural engineering element focusses on:

• soil/structure interactions
• damage detection and structural testing
• stainless steel structures
• high strength steel structures
• composite structures
• structural fire engineering
• physical and numerical modelling applications
• health and safety
• construction management.

Materials science

The materials science element focusses on:

• construction materials
• environmental materials
• sustainable materials in construction.

Geotechnics

The geotechnics element focusses on:

• sustainable geotechnics
• soil/structure interactions
• physical and numerical modelling applications
• offshore soil mechanics.

Coastal flood and erosion risk management

The coastal flood and erosion risk management element focusses on:

• coastal hydrodynamics and sediment transport dynamics
• coastal flood modelling and forecasting
• coastal climate variability (remote sensing data, climate models data, machine learning algorithms)
• flood risk modelling frameworks for climate resilience.

Water engineering

The water engineering element focusses on:

• water quality engineering
• water and wastewater treatment and management
• blue-green Infrastructure concepts and water resources management concepts
• water-energy nexus
• ocean renewables
• numerical modelling applications.

Staff

• Dr Sam Abbey, Senior Lecturer
• Dr Antonia Chatzirodou, Lecturer
• Dr Sarah Fray, Lecturer
• Dr Ghassan Nounu, Senior Lecturer
• Dr Luc Pellecuer, Senior Lecturer
• Dr Tanvir Qureshi, Senior Lecturer