Research

The Department of Civil and Resource Engineering conducts research across a wide range of areas, such as:

  • Structural
    Constructing bridges and buildings, masonry beam-column elements, design of steel, reinforced and pre stressed concrete and timber components
  • Environmental
    Water and wastewater treatment, soil and groundwater contamination
  • Hydrotechnical and Water Resources
    Hydrology, open channel hydraulics, hydro power, water
  • Transportation
    Roadways, traffic control management and intelligent transportation systems
  • Geotechnical
    Foundations, soil assessment and landfill designs
  • Mineral Processing & Materials
    Underground and surface mining, oil and gas, mining geology and mineral processing
  • Petroleum
    Drilling and petroleum-related issues

Learn more about our research centres, groups and labs.