Research

At the Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest research work is carried out by the teaching staff and by a limited number of research employees, with the involvement of postgraduate students and of doctoral candidates. The promotional, contractual and financial administration of research funding in the University is in the responsibility of the Department for Research and Development working in close cooperation with the Chairs. In the year 2000, 446 teachers took part in the contract research programmes under the auspices of the Department.

The research infrastructure consists mainly of the 46 laboratories belonging to the Chairs of the University, among which are the Laboratory of Hydraulics, the Laboratory of Soil Mechanics, the Laboratory of Structures, the Laboratory of Roads, the Laboratory of Building Materials, the Laboratory of Geodesy, the Laboratory of Building Services, the Laboratory of Water Treatment, the Laboratory of Construction Machines, etc.

In 2003, the Romanian National Council for University Research gave an accreditation to seven Research Centers founded at the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest:

•  Center for Reliability of Structures under Natural Hazards Actions ( Director Prof. Dan Lungu)

•  Center for Geotechnical Engineering ( Director Prof. Iacint Manoliu)

•  Center for Civil Engineering ( Director Prof. Serban Dima)

•  Center for Roads and Airfields ( Director Prof.Constantin Romanescu)

•  Center for Enviromental Engineering ( Director Prof. Marin Sandu)

•  Center for Hydraulic Works and Water Resources Management ( Director Prof. Mircea Selarescu )

•  Center for Equipments and Processes in Construction Engineering ( Director Prof. Nicolae Zevedei)

The main areas covered by the research carried out at the University are as follows:

-Anti- seismic protection of structures

-Ensurance of strength, safety and durability of structures

-Retrofitting of buildings

-Devising new building materials

-Geotechnical problems in special soil conditions

-Ecology and environmental protection

-Hydraulics

-Hydraulic structures

-Water supply, sewerage, water sewage and regeneration

-Bridges and transportation networks

-Geodesy, photogrammetry and remote sensing

-Ensuring the requirements for normal exploitation and the health and comfort of users of the buildings

-Modern technology and equipments for the mechanisation and automation of construction work

-Electric and lighting installations for buildings

-Elaboration of codes and specifications for various types of constructions, in compliance with international standards.