MSc Civil Engineering: Innovative Structural Materials

Develop your knowledge of sustainable engineering materials and design to enhance the built environment with our MSc course.
There are master's and PhD opportunities across the different disciplines.
Develop your knowledge of sustainable engineering materials and design to enhance the built environment with our MSc course.
Find out more about our PhD programme and how you can apply.
Our PhD students are valued members of our research team.
Read about some of our existing projects
The EU-funded project Circular Bio-based Construction Industry (CBCI) focuses on more efficient use of raw materials in construction.
We are developing cementitious materials that will adapt to their environment, develop immunity, self-diagnose and self-heal.
Locating resource efficiency at the heart of future industrial strategy in the UK.
Our research with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) has saved thousands of structures from unnecessary demolition or intrusive retrofit works, including the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
We’ve developed assessment and strengthening techniques for ageing concrete bridges and structures. Our guidance is used by consulting engineers worldwide.
We are committed to bringing together multiple disciplines across science and engineering to address innovation in construction materials.
A moving chamber equipped with virtual reality projection will aid study of people’s reactions to different buildings, including swaying skyscrapers and bridges
We are a group of academics conducting research in the areas of the role of materials for structural and indoor environments applications.
Find out about our facilities that are available to researchers, students and industry with expert support from University staff.
We are passionate about delivering research impact through close collaboration with industry.
BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials is leading the way in researching solutions to the environmental impacts of construction and infrastructure. Developing the use of radical, low-carbon building materials and reinforcement technologies for the construction industry, the Centre is assisting in reducing the UK’s eco footprint - vital to mitigate the projected doubling of cement-based CO2 emissions by 2050.
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