土木工程专业的研究生使用电动学，纳米粒子，传感器和通信技术以及先进的物理和力学进行了惊人的规模的实验，同时监督着一些世界上最大，最先进的结构测试和模拟设施。Lehigh的结构测试设施是北美最大的，可进行地震工程，多灾减灾，纤维增强复合材料，疲劳和断裂，智能结构的开发，造船以及基础设施可靠性，维护和生命周期性能的研究。毕业生校友在全球60余所大学任教，并在私营部门和政府方面表现出色。教师环游世界，就抗震结构以及防洪和防腐蚀提供建议。学生旅行在会议上进行演讲，并进行新技术的现场演示。
Graduate students in Civil Engineering conduct experiments across a breathtaking range of scales, using electrokinetics, nanoparticles, sensor and communications technology, and advanced physics and mechanics while overseeing some of the world's largest and most advanced structural testing and simulation facilities. Lehigh's structural testing facilities are the largest in North America and enable research in earthquake engineering, multi-hazard mitigation, fiber reinforced composites, fatigue and fracture, development of smart structures, shipbuilding, and infrastructure reliability, maintenance and life-cycle performance. Graduate alumni teach in more than 60 universities worldwide and excel in private sector and government. Faculty travel the world to give advice on earthquake-resistant structures, and on flood and erosion control. Students travel to give presentations at conferences, and to conduct field demonstrations of new technologies.