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Civil Engineering Heritage and Future

The Civil Engineering Heritage and Future research group conduct high-quality research into Ancient Water systems, Sustainable Materials for Construction and Repair, Transport Infrastructure, Earth and Rock Slope Monitoring, Infrastructure Sensing and Imaging, and Structures and Materials (concrete, steel, timber, aluminium and composite structures). We use new, multi-disciplinary techniques to understand, interpret and conserve existing engineering and to establish how we create and sustain resilient infrastructures for the future.

Group Leadership and Contacts

Contact: Professor Michael Lim

Follow us on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) @NUCivilEng 

This research group forms part of the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering and Department of Architecture and Built Environment.

Academic Team

Academic Staff

Postdoctoral Researchers

  • Dr Muhammad Waqas Khan
  • Mr Muhammad Maaz (KTP Associate)

PhD Students

  • Mr Irshad Ansari (2023) – supervised by Vikki Edmondson
  • Miss Georgia Coote (2024) – supervised by Craig Warren
  • Mr Drew Gray (2022) – supervised by Keerthan Poologanathan
  • Mr Fitsum Haile (2021) – supervised by Brabha Nagaratnam
  • Mrs Tyler Johnston (2024) – Giovanni Pesce
  • Mr Thushanthan Kannan (2023) – supervised by Muhammad Rahman
  • Mr Jack Lifsey (2023) – supervised by Keerthan Poologanathan
  • Mr Luke Macpherson (2024) – supervised by Craig Warren
  • Mr Dishan Markandu (2024) – supervised by Brabha Nagaratnam
  • Mr Ameer Radwan (2025) – supervised by Mohammadali Rezazadeh
  • Mr Jeffri Ramli (2018) – supervised by Brabha Nagaratnam
  • Mr Kajaharan Thirunavukkarasu (2022) – supervised by Keerthan Poologanathan
  • Mr Zachery Wilson (2024) – supervised by Craig Warren

Research Relationships

To view research papers emanating from this group, please click here to view Northumbria Research Link, our open access repository of research output from Northumbria University.

Structural and Materials Engineering

Steel structures, Innovative steel products, Modular building, Optimization, Fire safety of buildings, Machine learning, Composite structures, Timber structures, 3D printed concrete, Advanced computer modelling, Lightweight gauge steel, High strength steel and Stainless steel.

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Ancient Water Systems

Civil Engineering infrastructure such as water and waste water systems and transport networks is expensive, and its value to society stretches over many generations.

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Transport Infrastructure Heritage and Future

Optimising the serviceable condition of our infrastructure legacy and informing future resilience against climate change are today’s key challenges.

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Digital Imaging for Slope Monitoring

Slope and slope related issues provide a critical challenge to civil engineering projects.

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Infrastructure Sensing and Imaging

Improving the monitoring and maintenance of current infrastructure, and developing predictive sensing systems for our next generation infrastructure.

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Undergraduates in Research

Northumbria University takes pride in offering research-rich learning on all its undergraduate degree programmes. Some of the research projects being undertaken by Civil Engineering students as part of their degree are:

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