“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
Research and innovation are central to the success of engineering enterprises. Civil Engineering at Dundee enjoys an international reputation for research and advanced teaching. Its excellence in research was recognised in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise with the award of a Grade 5A rating, placing it top in Scotland, and in the top six in Civil Engineering in the whole of the UK. Together with research income approaching £2m a year, provided in roughly equal measure by government and a wide range of industrial collaborators, this serves to ensure that the Division's postgraduate population of 60 or more enjoys an environment for advanced training and research which is amongst the best in the world.
2001 RAE Grading: 5A
Research in concrete technology and construction is focused on the short and long term needs of the construction industry. Current research is aimed at the problems of durability and the use of cement replacement materials, particularly PFA and GGBS, and new research initiatives include a novel waste containment system for landfill sites and the protection of concrete through the use of polymeric surface coatings.
Contact: Professor R K Dhir
Research is dedicated to improving the performance of the construction, petro-chemical and allied industries. It ranges from fundamental to highly applied, from advanced data analysis and modelling techniques to the social sciences. Current projects include the application of lean thinking to construction, sustainability, whole life costing, modern methods of procurement, including partnering, prime cost contracting and public private partnerships, productivity improvement programmes, novel estimating and control techniques, developing trust in the team, measuring project success, supply chain management and improving the flow of skilled workers into the construction industry.
Contact: Professor R M W Horner
Fundamental and applied research is related to flows having engineering applications and environmental consequences. Geophysical fluid dynamics is directed to problems related to topographic interactions with ocean currents and airflows and the generation of waves and turbulence in rotating and stratified fluids. Research on transient internal flows is focused on air flows in roads and rail tunnels and on fluid/structure interactions in cooling water systems and liquid column dampers. Solid/liquid separation work concentrates on rapid gravity filtration, while research on flow control by valves is motivated by industrial and medical problems.
Contact: Professor P A Davies
Both fundamental investigations and applied studies are conducted which typically include a combination of physical modelling, laboratory testing, analytical and/or numerical modelling and field studies. Research in geotechnical engineering includes topics within the areas of ground improvement and reinforcement (including bio-engineering), slope stability, earthquake engineering, offshore geotechnics, foundation engineering and soil/structure interaction. The Dundee Geotechnical Centrifuge Centre provides a facility to conduct world-class physical model testing and facilities are available for laboratory-scale physical modelling, element testing and numerical modelling.
Contact: Dr M F Bransby
Research opportunities are available in the applications of finite element methods of analysis, bridge engineering, composite structures and concrete, steel, and masonry structures, and the application of modern computing methods to structural engineering, including object-oriented analysis and neural networks. Recent developments include a new space truss system. Laboratory facilities include a testing (strong) floor, testing machines capable of imparting 50 tonnes in tension and 600 tonnes in compression, and automatic data logging, recording and processing.
Contact: Dr A I El-Sheikh
Dr M R Jones BSc, PhD, CEng, MICE, MIM, FGS
Professor R K Dhir OBE, BSc, PhD, CEng, MIMM, FGS, Hon FICT
Professor P A Davies BSc, DipEd, PhD, FRSE
Professor A E Vardy BSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, MASCE, EurIng, FRSA
Professor P Dong BEng, PhD, DIC
Professor R M W Horner BSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, MIM, FRSE
Dr N K Subedi BSc, PhD, CEng, EurIng, FICE, FIStructE, FASCE
Dr R I Mackie
Tel: 01382 384702 / +44 1382 384702
Fax: 01382 384816 / +44 1382 384816
Email: r.i.mackie@dundee.ac.uk
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