Apply your advanced engineering skills to an industry focused research project and develop solutions to existing and emerging civil and infrastructure engineering problems.

The School of Engineering conducts research in a broad spectrum of topics with the overall vision of delivering sustainability, longevity and efficiency of infrastructure essential for the 21st century.

Our research strengths are in the fields of:

• asset management and decision making for optimized management of infrastructure
• challenges in supporting infrastructure in reactive and unsaturated soils
• design of new material and structural forms and optimization
• innovative and sustainable materials
• predicting remaining life of structures including bridges, buildings, tunnels and underground utilities considering changes in climate
• strengthening of structures using innovative techniques
• sustainable construction

You can select from existing applied research projects that are well supported by industry. These projects will deliver fundamental research leading to innovative new products, processes and knowledge.

You will be closely supervised while you work on a project within one of the following research areas:

• computational mechanics
• construction engineering
• construction management
• construction materials
• geotechnical engineering
• high-strength and high-performance concrete
• infrastructure maintenance and management
• structural engineering
• structural optimisation
• transport engineering
• water systems engineering and water resources

You will be able to pursue an academic career in a university or be employed in senior leadership and management positions in government, scientific and industrial research laboratories.