Professor Pal Mangat is a Senior Academic and Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Management at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University.

The Centre for Infrastructure Management (CIM) has a strong track record and reputation in the fields of environmental protection, infrastructure management and materials and recycling solutions.

Research Opportunities available with the Centre of Infrastructure Management (CIM)

The Centre for Infrastructure Management has a wide range of capabilities for testing concrete. A brief of each test we perform is given below.

Bridge Inspectors training events are being delivered by Sheffield Hallam University, one of the first in the country to teach the new code of practice for bridge inspectors

We aimed to develop an expert system to enable the optimisation of repairs and maintenance solutions for reinforced concrete highway bridges

This professorial lecture will explore how to ensure infrastructures are fit for purpose with ideas on how to design a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly infrastructure to improve and increase its lifespan and how they can be retained which will in turn reduce the need for more costly demolition and replacement processes.

Professor Fin O'Flaherty works in the Centre for Infrastructure Management within MERI. Within this research centre, Fin uses his wealth of experience to deliver services for businesses operating in the infrastructure and construction sector