Civil and Environmental Engineering

Crowd Safety Incidents

Researchers create database of more than 280 crowd accidents over the past 120 years and propose new ‘Swiss Cheese’ model aimed at reducing deaths and injuries down to zero in future.

tailings dam

UNSW geotechnical expert says one in four international tailings dam failures are due to earthquakes.

chemical in the water

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be found almost everywhere and in almost everyone and can take over 1000 years to break down.  

dam

A new study says existing models for potential maximum rainfall are out of date and suggests existing dams are potentially at greater risk due to spillway i

Gordon Dam

Industry-funded research says existing models for potential maximum rainfall are out of date and suggests existing dams are at greater risk due to spillway inadequacy.

the aftermath of a severe storm damaging beachfront property

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

Young woman graduate on the Library Lawn

Mineral & Mining Engineering is the University’s highest ranking subject, moving up two places to third in the world.

Trees are reflected by the calm waters of the Daly River in the Northern Territory

Tree rings are ‘nature’s weather stations’ and reveal far more of the Daly River’s history than scientific records can.

A train line is reflected in the water of the Daly River, Northern Territory

Tree ring analysis suggests strong flows in NT’s Daly River can’t go on forever and water allocation could lead to environmental and cultural damage.

A person on a bike in a city with green spaces

Urban gardens, parks and green walls are crucial ways to tackle flash floods and city heat. But new global research finds its effectiveness varies from city to city.

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