Research fields

Research and design for constructions and installations
Sustainable development in civil engineering and rehabilitation of the built environment
Natural and environmental risk assessment
Geotechnical engineering, communications and works of art
Installation systems for sustainable development

 

Research and design for constructions and installations

The main areas of activity in this field are:

  • research in the field of constructions and construction installations
  • new materials for sustainable construction
  • environmental protection and energy saving
  • design in the field of constructions and construction installations
  • energy efficiency in the built environment
  • innovative materials, processes and products used in construction

 

Sustainable development in civil engineering and rehabilitation of the built environment

The main areas of activity in this field are:

  • research on the influence of environmental factors on constructions and each other
  • study of modern solutions for rehabilitation and reintegration of buildings in the natural environment
  • preparation of technical documentation for the rehabilitation and modernization of buildings
  • climate change and innovation in sustainable building design
  • tradition and innovation in nature-inspired architecture
  • development of algorithms for the design and analysis of the behaviour of civil engineering structures subjected to severe seismic movements
  • advanced methods in designing and optimizing complex structural elements and nonlinear behaviour of structures

 

Natural and environmental risk assessment

The main research topics in this field are:

  • hydraulics and hydrology of floodplains
  • analysis of extremes in arid areas
  • assessment of the hazard and vulnerability of natural hazards: floods, landslides, earthquakes
  • assessing the vulnerability of coastal areas
  • climate change and health

 

 • Geotechnical engineering, communications and works of art

The main research topics in this field are:

  • research of land properties from a geomechanical point of view, as a support for constructions, road, railway and airport structures
  • modern solutions for rehabilitation and consolidation of construction foundations, road, railway and airport structures
  • modern landslide stabilization solutions
  • superior recovery of industrial waste in the layers of road, railway and airport structures
  • innovative materials, processes and products used to build land and underground roads (roads, highways, railways, airport runways and bridges, etc.)
  • modelling and simulating the behaviour of structures
  • studies and research in finite element technology and numerical calculation algorithms in structural mechanics
  • simulation of the behaviour of civil, road and airport, railway, geotechnical and bridge structures

 

 • Installation systems for sustainable development

The main research topics in this field are:

  • sustainable management of water resources
  • low temperature radiation heating / cooling systems
  • low-energy ventilation and air-conditioning systems through natural ventilation and night cooling
  • installations with heat pumps for harnessing solar and geothermal energy