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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

Our research group is currently led by:

Professor Michael Lim
Michael Lim

 

You can follow our research activities and announcements on our LinkedIn page

Research from this group was submitted to REF 2021 under UoA 12: Engineering.

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

Academic Team

Academic Staff

Vivek Agarwal
Dr Vivek Agarwal
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Dr Aleena Alex
Martin Crapper
Professor Martin Crapper
Vikki Edmondson
Dr Vikki Edmondson
Michael Lim
Professor Michael Lim
Lauren McMillan
Dr Lauren McMillan
Brabha Nagaratnam
Dr Brabha Nagaratnam
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Dr Hoang Nguyen
Giovanni Pesce
Dr Giovanni Pesce
Keerthan Poologanathan
Dr Keerthan Poologanathan
Xiaohui Qi
Dr Xiaohui Qi
Muhammad Rahman
Dr Muhammad Rahman
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Dr Honeyeh Ramezan Sefat
Mohammadali Rezazadeh
Dr Mohammadali Rezazadeh
Craig Warren
Dr Craig Warren
Chuanbin Zhu
Dr Chuanbin Zhu
 

Postdoctoral Researchers

  • Dr Muhammad Waqas Khan
  • Mr Muhammad Maaz (KTP Associate) – Railway bridge inspection and assessment services platform development

PhD Students

  • Mr Irshad Ansari (2023) – supervised by Vikki Edmondson – Condition monitoring of civil assets by using non-destructive methods to assist the prediction of residual service life and maintenance interventions.
  • Miss Georgia Coote (2024) – supervised by Craig Warren – Planning for the future in Inuvialuit Settlement Region: infrastructure resilience in a rapidly changing landscape
  • Mr Drew Gray (2022) – supervised by Keerthan Poologanathan – New Generation of cold-formed steel beams for structural applications
  • Mr Fitsum Haile (2021) – supervised by Brabha Nagaratnam – Reinforcement of masonry and timber structures with advanced materials
  • Mrs Tyler Johnston (2024) – supervised by Giovanni Pesce – Technical and economic development of innovative bio-based construction materials
  • Mr Thushanthan Kannan (2023) – supervised by Muhammad Rahman – Formulation of high-strength lightweight aggregates using renewable sewage sludge
  • Mr Jack Lifsey (2023) – supervised by Keerthan Poologanathan – Structural performance of modular construction optimised beams with web openings
  • Mr Luke Macpherson (2024) – supervised by Craig Warren – Where is the permafrost? High resolution 3D mapping of ground ice in the Arctic
  • Mr Dishan Markandu (2024) – supervised by Brabha Nagaratnam – Light-weight High Performance Concrete for Floating Modular Structures
  • Mr Ameer Radwan (2025) – supervised by Mohammadali Rezazadeh – Sustainable Development of 3D Printed Concrete for Civil Engineering Constructions
  • Mr Jeffri Ramli (2018) – supervised by Brabha Nagaratnam – Strengthening of shear walls using fibre-reinforced self-compacting concrete
  • Mr Kajaharan Thirunavukkarasu (2022) – supervised by Keerthan Poologanathan – Structural performance of cold formed sigma beams subject to web crippling action
  • Mr Zachery Wilson (2024) – supervised by Craig Warren – What lies beneath the surface of Mars? Advanced Numerical Modelling and Data Intensive Processing for Large and Complex Ground Penetrating Radar Data

 

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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