Department

The Department of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering (DISEG) established in 2012 from the integration of the Departments of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering and Building and Territorial Systems Engineering, promotes, coordinates, and manages fundamental and applied research, education, technology transfer, and services to the territory in the fields of construction science, construction technology, geotechnics, technical architecture, building production, surveying, drawing, and representation.

In DISEG’s research activities, the wealth of theoretical and experimental expertise regarding the physical-mechanical behavior of natural and artificial materials, and the development of static and dynamic mathematical models at different scales for the simulation of such behavior, with particular interest in the geotechnical and structural sectors, is fundamental. Also notable are the building design and the control of their realization, surveying, representation, as well as the study of existing constructions aimed at recovery and conservation.

In a global context where the role of quality certification of processes, products, and systems is of increasing importance, the evaluation of the performance of materials, construction elements, and full-scale constructions through laboratory and on-site tests, non-destructive tests, and continuous monitoring of works finds its natural place.

DISEG promotes and supports:

  • interdisciplinary activities aimed at enhancing the interaction and coordinated work of researchers from different cultural areas, adopting analytical, numerical, experimental, and design investigation tools and methods;
  • participation in national and international research programs, organizing and managing higher education (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, PhD, and master’s programs), also with inter-departmental and inter-university consortium study courses;
  • professional training in industrial and service contexts, offering specific courses at various levels.

Additionally, it coordinates the bachelor’s and master’s degree courses in:

  • Civil Engineering;
  • Building Engineering,

facilitating the use of its research and experimental testing laboratories, making them available for teaching in master’s and doctoral courses.