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Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Civil and structural engineers help to create and protect the world we live in. Driven by teaching and research excellence, we inspire and empower our students to engineer a better future.

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15 April 2021

We're hiring

We have 3 lecturer positions available and a University Teacher post.

ICAIR
22 February 2021

Congratulations to Danny Smyl who has received £400k for the EPSRC project "Three-dimensional electrical tomography for imaging large concrete members"

The project will run for three years, aims to develop a new technique for imaging large concrete structures will be carried at the new ICAIR centre (pictured).
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26 January 2021

Professor Martin Mayfield discusses flooding with the Yorkshire Post

Rise in flood victims more likely to suffer from poor mental health, Yorkshire flooding experts warn.

Published by the Yorkshire Post

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What happens when a bomb explodes?

Watch this video showing the fantastic work of Dr Sam Clarke and Dr Sam Rigby at our Blast Laboratory where they work with the Ministry of Defence on the impact of explosions at close range.

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Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street (via Broad Lane)
Sheffield
S1 3JD

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+44 114 222 5738

civil@sheffield.ac.uk

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