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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise including civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering plus materials science, geoscience, physics, chemistry and
microbiology.
Its world-class research portfolio includes leadership of international and multi-institutional research consortia in close collaboration with both industry and government.
The Department's researchers work across three main interdisciplinary centres:-
• Ground Engineering & Energy Geoscience
• Intelligent Infrastructure
• Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health
Centre for Ground Engineering & Energy Geoscience
Our researchers have expertise in a range of different disciplines, including:
-ground barrier technologies
-experimental geomechanics
-geotechnical engineering
-geophysics
-site investigation
-structural geology
-hydrogeology
-constitutive & numerical modelling of geomaterials
Centre for Intelligent Infrastructure
We are committed to transforming traditional structural engineering through cross-disciplinary research, recognising and transposing the recent radical innovations in material science, communication and sensor technology.
Our expertise includes:
-intelligent infrastructure & artificial intelligence
-sensors & automation
-sustainable construction materials
-safety, resilience & economic assessment
-computational modelling
Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health
We undertake fundamental and applied research to provide novel solutions to some of the most pressing environmental challenges, working both locally and internationally.
Our expertise includes:
-water
-public & environmental health
-soil contamination, restoration & remediation
-environmental assessment
-waste, energy & the circular economy
-international development
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Bridge monitoring based on single pass SAR images
Clemente, C., Ilioudis, C. & Tubaldi, E.
1/09/23 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Understanding where and how CO2 is trapped in silicate rocks and minerals during milling (£30k)
17/07/23 → 16/07/24
Project: Internally funded project
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PEERS: Pathways for Equal access to the Energy Research Sector
Beattie, S., Switzer, C., Kremer, Y. & Murray, M.
10/07/23 → 10/10/23
Project: Research
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A methodology for the risk-based design of bridges in Italy
Turchetti, F., Tubaldi, E., Douglas, J., Zanini, M. & Dall’Asta, A., 15 Sept 2023, p. 1-10. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Learning Through Doing Arts Residencies for Carers
McLauchlan, A., Farrer, C., Davies, J., Jeans, C. & Uster, D., 15 Sept 2023, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 31 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Research on the effects of heating and cooling processes on the mechanical properties of yellow rust granite
Zhou, L., Zhu, Z., Oterkus, E., Oterkus, S. & Xu, H., 15 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geohazard Mechanics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Multi risk index estimated on a selection of waste facilities in Great Britain
Ponti, M. (Creator) & White, C. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 16 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.15129/fd0ddb4e-1ae3-4042-880d-46f716877443
Dataset
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Transport and fate of ureolytic Sporosarcina pasteurii in saturated sand columns: experiments and two-site kinetic modeling
Sang, G. (Creator), Zenodo, 15 Feb 2023
Dataset
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Waste facilities footprint VS the polygon size reported by INSPIRE Index polygons
Ponti, M. (Editor), Endley, S. (Creator) & White, C. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 16 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.15129/e51adc21-9e93-4299-8516-0bcda20bc126
Dataset
Prizes
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1st Place Winner and Audience Award at the Falling Walls Lab Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Salifu, Emmanuel (Recipient), 26 Sept 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2008: TOPCON Award, 13th FIG Symp. on Deformation Measurements (€ 600) Prize for the best young researchers’ paper, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pytharouli, Stella (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2014 Person of the Year Award for outstanding contribution to the field of Structural Health Monitoring
Zonta, Daniele (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
John Douglas (Participant)
30 Jun 2024 → 5 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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10th Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research
Bahareh Kamranzad (Member of programme committee)
4 Sept 2023 → 6 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of special symposia
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Construction and Building Materials (Journal)
Pooria Ghadir (Peer reviewer)
20 Sept 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review
Impacts
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Cafe Logistique
Joan Aitken (Participant), Iain Docherty (Participant), Derek Halden (Participant), Neil Ferguson (Main contact) & Malcolm Reed (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Public understanding, information and debate, Economic and commerce, Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Policy and legislation
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Climate change, unpacking the burden on food safety
Steven Allen (Participant), Deonie Allen (Participant) & Vernon Phoenix (Participant)
Impact: Policy and legislation
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Climate Justice and Groundwater Resource Management in Malawi Africa
Robert Kalin (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Policy and legislation
Equipment
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1,000 PSIG panel mounted Loading Hassler
Civil And Environmental EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment
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10,000 PSIG Quick Loadin Hassler Cell
Civil And Environmental EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Student theses
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3D printed alkali-activated sensors for civil infrastructure
Author: Vlachakis, C., 23 Aug 2021Supervisor: Perry, M. (Supervisor) & Switzer, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A comprehensive optimum integrated water resources management approach at a river basin level, application at Diylala river basin in Iraq
Author: Al-Jawad, J., 20 Nov 2018Supervisor: Kalin, R. (Supervisor) & Zawdie, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Air quality implications of developing the United Kingdom’s unconventional petroleum resources, with a focus on geological drilling and other analogous environments
Author: Grainger, S., 11 Jan 2022Supervisor: Phoenix, V. (Supervisor) & Beattie, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis