The Department
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering brings together faculty members and researchers active in various fields and promotes synergy between disciplines to address the most current challenges in the sector through an integrated approach.
Research, innovation and education for a sustainable future
Our mission
The primary mission of DICA is to operate, through research, education, and technology transfer, in the areas of surveying, geology, geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management, transportation networks, analysis and design of structures and infrastructures, structural and seismic engineering, the safeguarding of historic structures, hydraulic and maritime constructions, and materials and structural mechanics.
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News
DICA at the International Engineering Festival 2026
From 18 to 20 September, the International Engineering Festival of Politecnico di Milano returns to Milan: three days of free admission, across the Bovisa and Leonardo campuses, with a programme of…
Marco Davolio wins the Best Oral Presentation Award at the CMCMP2026 conference in Lisbon
Marco Davolio, PhD graduate from our Department, has been awarded the Best Oral Presentation Award at the "2nd International Conference on CO₂ Mineralization in Construction Materials and…
Alberto Guadagnini elected Full Member of the Istituto Lombardo – Accademia di Scienze e Lettere
Prof. Alberto Guadagnini has been elected Full Member of the Istituto Lombardo – Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, in the Class of Mathematical and Natural Sciences – Engineering Section. Founded in…
Orizzonte DICA: ricerca e imprese a confronto per costruire nuove collaborazioni
Si è svolto il 14 luglio, nell’Aula De Donato del Politecnico di Milano, “Orizzonte DICA: incontro strategico tra ricerca, territorio e imprese”, l’evento con cui il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile…
Sicurezza antincendio e resilienza delle strutture: il Prof. Patrick Bamonte su Il Giorno
Il Prof. Patrick Bamonte, professore associato di Tecnica delle Costruzioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale del Politecnico di Milano, è stato intervistato da Il Giorno a proposito dell’incendio…
