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Our interdisciplinary research tackles the worldwide challenge of ensuring enduring, eco-friendly performance for both current and future infrastructure. We excel at simulating and mitigating risks from severe natural and anthropogenic hazards, including seismic events, global warming, floods, industrial operations, vehicular traffic, and mass gatherings.
Our applied research spans comprehensive national and regional frameworks (like countrywide water cycle models, utility networks, and transportation grids) to specific structures (such as nuclear plants, offshore wind turbines, subterranean utilities, reservoirs, suspension bridges, and skyscrapers), extending to microscopic analyses like steel reinforcement behavior in concrete or soil mechanics at granular levels.
A significant portion of our work involves computational and laboratory testing across multiple scales - from microscopic to massive, from individual particles to continuous systems. This encompasses real-world monitoring, such as studying vibration patterns in cable-supported bridges like the Second Severn Crossing, assessing deep foundation pits, and forecasting floods using live precipitation data from radar systems.
We maintain extensive partnerships with academic institutions and industry leaders worldwide, spanning engineering, natural sciences, and social science fields.