Centre for Structural Engineering and Informatics

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 Keywords Name

Application of Building Information Modelling and novel information technologies to engineering design  and the performance of steel and steel-concrete composite connections

Dr Walid Tizani (Head of Group)
Performance assessment, monitoring, and retrofitting of masonry and historical structures, Durability and long-term performance of materials and structures, Multi-scale experimental testing and computational modelling, computational mechanics and constitutive modelling, Innovative construction/strengthening materials Dr Bahman Ghiassi
Ultralight weight materials/structures; micromechanics of composite materials; numerical simulations of materials behaviour under extreme environment; impact engineering; design optimisation of multifunctional materials/structures; modelling of live cells and cell mechanics Dr Tao Liu
Multi-phase multi-physics numerical modelling, meta models, optimisation algorithms, sensitivity analysis, massive and parallel computations, BIM and parametric modelling, integration of numerical analysis in BIM software. Dr Jelena Ninic
Wind Engineering, Dynamic response of structures to wind, Structural dynamics, Structural Health Monitoring Dr John Owen
Vibration-Based Damage Detection; Soil-Structure interaction; Offshore Foundations; Structural Health Monitoring; Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Dr Luke Prendergast
Performance based seismic assessment and retrofitting of structures; Novel and sustainable solutions for retrofitting of substandard construction; Innovative concrete for resilient and sustainable construction; Unreinforced masonry structures: assessment and restoration of cultural heritage Dr Georgia Thermou
Computational Mechanics, multiscale modelling for damage processes, nonlinear dynamics, earthquake engineering, retrofitting methods for reinforced concrete and masonry, constitutive modelling Dr Savvas Triantafyllou     

Centre for Structural Engineering and Informatics

The University of Nottingham
The Faculty of Engineering,
Nottingham, NG7 2RD


telephone: +44 (0)115 84 68933
email:CSEI@nottingham.ac.uk