Department of Civil Engineering

Research

Our Research Focus Areas

Offshore Engineering

  • Innovative Structural Systems
  • Jack-Up Platform and Floating Production Systems
  • Marine Operations and Installation
  • Very Large Floating Structures

Protective Engineering

  • Advanced and New Protective Materials
  • Airblast and Groundshock Effects, including Blast-Induced Liquefaction
  • Hardening and Protective Measures for Structures, Personnels and Vehicles
  • Rapidly Deployable Protective Structures

Hazards, Risks and Mitigation

  • Design and Protection of Infrastructures against Natural and Manmade Hazards
  • Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
  • Earthquake Effects on Soils, Foundations and Structures
  • Earthquake Tectonics
  • Hazards Induced by Climate Change
  • Risk Analysis and Management
  • Tsunami Forecasting, Propagation and Run-Up

Structural Engineering

  • High Strength, Lightweight and High-Performance Materials
  • Novel Composite Structural Systems
  • Repair and Strengthening
  • Smart Materials and Structural Health Monitoring

Geotechnical Engineering

  • Land reclamation and Coastal & Offshore Geotechnics
  • Underground Construction

Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering

  • Coastal Engineering & Protection
  • Modelling of Hydrodynamic and Transport Process
  • Environmental Hydraulics
  • Hydroinformatics
  • Water Resources Planning and Management

Infrastructure Systems

  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Transportation Logistics
  • Infrastructure & Project Management
  • Performance-based Asset Management