MPhil Civil Engineering (Geotechnical and Engineering Geology)

Newcastle University

MPhil Civil Engineering (Geotechnical and Engineering Geology)

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Course Duration 12 month
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Graduate
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 3.3
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Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
Free GBP 26,700

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2022-12-07
2023-01-10

Program Description

Our geotechnical engineering and engineering geology research is revolutionary worldwide.By pursuing research in the School of Engineering you'll join a successful research group. Our focus is on geotechnical engineering and geology. Our mission is to foster, promote and conduct research of international quality. We attract high-quality graduates and researchers and train them to international standards. Our geotechnical engineering and engineering geology research is recognised worldwide.Our research links with the themes of sustainability in construction, adaptation and mitigation of climate change effects in civil engineering.
We provide MPhil and PhD supervision. This is within the broad disciplines of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology. Our current research areas are:
  • seismic engineering and extreme loadings
  • stability of man-made and natural slopes, open pit mines and tailing dams
  • multi-phase flow and coupled multi-field analysis
  • soil modelling and numerical modelling
  • characterisation and modelling of particulate materials
  • waste minimisation and reuse
  • ground improvement
  • site characterisation
  • Geo-energy
We also encourage multidisciplinary research, such as:
  • ground improvement and remediation
  • in situ testing
  • geotechnical design
  • geotechnical processes in construction and the natural environment
As a result of our research we have been able to revolutionise:
  • electrokinetic geosynthetics
  • self-boring pressuremeters
  • Numerical modelling
  • geothermal testing
We have also constructed a full-scale embankment for field experimentation and host the National Green Infrastructure Facility (NGIF), a ‘living laboratory’, underpinning research into Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs), Green Infrastructure approaches, and making urban centres more resilient and sustainable for future generations.