Stories in Civil Engineering

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We research advanced materials which can contribute to achieving the aims of the Circular economy and Net Zero with innovative technology applied in future manufacturing and construction industries

Published on 8 June 2021 

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Professor Jonathan Knappett of the Geotechnical Engineering & Fluid Mechanics Research Cluster is looking at how vegetation can protect unstable slopes from the damaging effects of threats such as earthquakes, landslides and extreme storms

Published on 19 April 2019 

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Would the Sydney Opera House be considered as timeless if it was turquoise, or the vast wall of the Hoover Dam as robust in red? Would Rome’s Pantheon still be regarded as resplendent if its iconic dome had been completed in pink?

Published on 21 January 2019 

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Soil conditions may have been responsible for hundreds of deaths following September’s deadly earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.

Published on 13 December 2018  Collection: Sustainable Cities and Communities