Civil Engineering (Structural) MPhil, PhD

Overview

By pursuing structural civil engineering research you'll join a successful research group. Our mission is to foster, promote and conduct research of international quality. We attract high quality graduates and researchers and train them to international standards.

You'll have enthusiasm for research in the field of structural engineering. Our current research includes:

• non-linear structural optimisation
• non-linear analysis of conventional and non-conventional structures and materials
• structural integrity assessment
• seismic design and analysis
• resilience of complex infrastructure networks

Examples of MPhil and PhD supervision in our research areas include:

• analysis of concrete at elevated temperatures
• structural optimisation and reliability
• structural textiles and polymeric composites
• seismic engineering and extreme loadings
• the effects of transient loads on structures
• numerical methods
• computational mechanics
• analysis of lightweight fabric and pneumatic structures
• resilience of complex infrastructure networks

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