About NBIF

The National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) is part of UKCRIC – the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities.

NBIF building

Based at the University of Birmingham, it is a ‘one of its kind’ facility for research, education and training.

  • buried infrastructure-ground interaction,
  • soil stabilisation and improvement,
  • geophysical sensing,
  • pipeline detection and condition assessment,
  • tunnelling,
  • trenching & trenchless technologies,
  • structural performance of transport-ground-pipeline systems and green-grey infrastructure interdependencies.


Read the NBIF 2023 Annual Report

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NBIF 2023 annual report

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NBIF 2023 annual report PDF

Introducing the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF)

We are a 'one of its kind' facility spanning research, innovation, education, CPD and training in buried infrastructure-ground interaction.

Introducing the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF)