Research expertise in the Department mainly focuses on Built Environment which includes: (1) Civil Engineering (including Structural, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation, Smart City and Construction Engineering and Management): Computational mechanics; Engineering mechanics; Nano-mechanics; Composite structures; Wind engineering; Hydrology; Environmental engineering; Seismic response and disasters; Structural integrity and diagnosis; Construction materials; Experimental soil mechanics; Micromechanics of soils; Machine learning and data analytics in geotechnical engineering; Geotechnical risk; Reliability and uncertainty; Landslides; Infra-structural engineering; Transportation; Pedestrian flow; Smart city development; Construction Engineering and Management. (2) Architectural Engineering: Building systems and facilities management; Energy, natural and artificial lighting; Thermal comfort, indoor and regional air quality; Building sustainability; Fire safety engineering, Fire Evacuation.  (3) Architecture:  Construction and land economy; Architectural design, history, theory, ecology and technology; Landscape architecture; architectural science. (4) Surveying and Urban Planning: Building information modelling; Building contracts and laws, and Disputes and resolutions; Real estate development, Urbanism, urban design and planning, digital twin, blockchain.