{"id":117237,"date":"2021-07-28T04:42:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T04:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/?page_id=117237"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:42:05","slug":"structural-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-areas\/structural-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Structural engineering and monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For more than 30 years, Curtin has been amassing comprehensive expertise in structural monitoring and protection, geotechnical engineering, concrete technology and construction management, with research relevant to the resources, automotive, biomedical, chemical processing, defence and maritime industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We continue to build on these long-standing research strengths \u2013 including in asset monitoring and corrosion control \u2013 and to attract expertise for new areas of innovation, such as sustainable engineering for low-energy design projects in the built environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"video-panel\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-variant=\"content\"\n        data-type=\"short\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    \n<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1K3gFIHBN2Y?mute=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n                \n        <div class=\"video__button\" data-variant=\"large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1.png\"\n                alt=\"Closeup of bio-concrete - play video\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1-740x370.png 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1.png 890w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1-480x240.png 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MohamedShahin-scaled-1.png 1000w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"video-panel__content\">\n                            <h4>Bio-cement breakthrough<\/h4>\n            \n                            <p>Professor Mohamed Shahin has pioneered bio-cementation, using bacteria as a green alternative to bind and self-repair road materials. This research has potential annual savings of $200 million to Australia&#8217;s road and pavement industries, reducing carbon footprints and contributing to Australia\u2019s 2030 net-zero goals.<\/p>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"tabs\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Tabs\"\n        data-segment=\"all\"\n        data-easy-tabs>\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"our-strengths\">Our strengths<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid tabs--vertical \">\n    <div class=\"tab-group-wrap tab-group-wrap--sticky\">\n        <ul role=\"tablist\" class=\"tab-group\">\n                                                <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-corrosion-engineering\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"true\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-corrosion-engineering\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-corrosion-engineering\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Corrosion engineering\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-monitoring-and-maintenance\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-monitoring-and-maintenance\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-monitoring-and-maintenance\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Monitoring and maintenance\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Sustainable engineering\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs__tabs\" role=\"presentation\">\n                                    <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-corrosion-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-corrosion-engineering\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Corrosion engineering<\/h3>\n                    <p>Curtin has comprehensive expertise in the testing, monitoring and prevention of corrosion in all its forms. Our research is particularly relevant to the resources, automotive, biomedical, chemical processing, defence and maritime industries.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve developed multifunctional prototype and testing protocols, in collaboration with Vinsi Partners and Curtin civil engineering and mechatronic engineering researchers, to monitor and assess environmental influences on chloride-induced degradation of reinforced concrete and to predict corrosion initiation and propagation, and concrete deterioration.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/curtin-corrosion-centre\">Curtin Corrosion Centre<\/a><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-monitoring-and-maintenance\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-monitoring-and-maintenance\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Monitoring and maintenance<\/h3>\n                    <p>Curtin\u2019s Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection is involved in structural health monitoring, earthquake engineering, and blast and impact engineering. Expertise is applied to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>methods of predicting structure behaviour, rehabilitation and strengthening<\/li>\n<li>devices for structural vibration control and mitigation<\/li>\n<li>lightweight, sustainable and high-strength materials<\/li>\n<li>structural health monitoring techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recent collaborations range from in-situ testing of Perth\u2019s innovative Matagarup pedestrian suspension bridge for Main Roads Western Australia, to improving the structural performance of Midland Brick\u2019s construction systems.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/structuraldynamics.curtin.edu.au\/\">Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Sustainable engineering<\/h3>\n                    <p>The Sustainable Engineering Group is delivering low-energy design projects that reduce the environmental impacts of production. Our researchers are investigating the use of incineration waste in construction materials; industrial symbiosis benefits in battery-related industries; and ways to make our cities feel cooler with enhanced material selection, shading and pavement design.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seg.curtin.edu.au\/\">Sustainable Engineering Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block  block-name=\"description-list\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Description list\" data-segment=\"all\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"list\">\n            <div class=\"list__item\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-border-is-rounded crop-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Indrus.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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structural engineering.<\/p>\n                                            <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/structuraldynamics.curtin.edu.au\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"checkered-item\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Corrosion-under-insulation-RESIZED-.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"Curtin Corrosion Centre\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Corrosion-under-insulation-RESIZED--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Corrosion-under-insulation-RESIZED--740x370.jpg 740w, 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spaces may help protect unborn babies from the effects of air pollution during pregnancy, review finds\"\n                         srcset=\"\"\n                         sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\"\n                         loading=\"lazy\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"thumb__content\">\n                                \n                        \n                    \n                    <h3 class=\"thumb__title no-chevron\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/news\/green-spaces-may-help-protect-unborn-babies-from-the-effects-of-air-pollution-during-pregnancy-review-finds?type=media\" target=\"_top\">Green spaces may help protect unborn babies from the effects of air pollution during pregnancy, review finds<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n                        <p class=\"article-excerpt\">Living 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href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/news\/scientists-uncover-the-secret-behind-perfectly-3d-preserved-sea-reptile-fossils?type=media\" target=\"_top\">Scientists uncover the secret behind perfectly 3D preserved \u2018sea reptile\u2019 fossils<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n                        <p class=\"article-excerpt\">Scientists at Â鶹ֱ²¥ have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world\u2019s best-preserved fossils formed in ancient&hellip;<\/p>\n        \n                                                            <div class=\"thumb__meta\" dir=\"ltr\">\n                    <time datetime=\"\" class=\"article-date\">26 Mar 2026<\/time>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                                \n<div class=\"thumb\" onclick=\"location.href='https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/news\/curtins-open-day-postponed-due-to-approaching-cyclone?type=media'\">\n    <div class=\"thumb__nail\">\n 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