For more than 30 years, Curtin has been amassing comprehensive expertise in structural monitoring and protection, geotechnical engineering, concrete technology and construction management, with research relevant to the resources, automotive, biomedical, chemical processing, defence and maritime industries.
We continue to build on these long-standing research strengths – including in asset monitoring and corrosion control – and to attract expertise for new areas of innovation, such as sustainable engineering for low-energy design projects in the built environment.
Our strengths
Corrosion engineering
Curtin has comprehensive expertise in the testing, monitoring and prevention of corrosion in all its forms. Our research is particularly relevant to the resources, automotive, biomedical, chemical processing, defence and maritime industries.
We’ve developed multifunctional prototype and testing protocols, in collaboration with Vinsi Partners and Curtin civil engineering and mechatronic engineering researchers, to monitor and assess environmental influences on chloride-induced degradation of reinforced concrete and to predict corrosion initiation and propagation, and concrete deterioration.