Our work, for an impact in civil engineering, is executed by academics, post docs and research students in the Structural Engineering research group (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/research/grouplist/structural/) within the Civil and Environmental Engineering stream.

Good design is synonymous with sustainable construction and this requires materials and structures research.

Research involves evaluation of results from both full-sized static and dynamic testing in our structures laboratories (strong floor 23x9 m plan) and advanced computational modelling. Research on resilience has focused on damage-free seismic-resistant self-centring steel and steel-concrete composite frames; on smart fully replaceable and demountable steel connections; on passive (metallic, viscous, elastomeric) dampers; and on multi-hazard (seismic, wind, blast) resistant design pocedures.

Research into vibration pollution and human-structure interaction is ongoing. Structural health monitoring is another area of research explored within the group. It involves damage detection, measurement and structural identification.

Funded projects are characterising materials and structures of fibre reinforced polymer shapes and systems for new build projects. Particular attention is given to the design of bolted connections and joints, and to the long-term durability. Test results are analysed and transferred into practice to inform the preparation of methods for introduction in national or international design standards.

The slide show illustrates in photographs a number of projects that have been carried out by our researcher; publications and other outcomes will be made available on their personal web pages, accessed via Research Publications