There is a sticky thread at the top of this forum, that lists a number of U.K. institutions offering Ph.D. by publication. You'll have to check to see if any of the schools on the list offer this for Civil Engineering. Good Luck, Tom
Most UK universities restrict Ph.D.by publication to their faculty. But Middlesex U has a D.Prof. by public works: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/wbl/courses/dprof/pworks.asp I'm not sure if they now accept US candidates (they did not a few years ago when I enquired).
Ph.D. by publicatioon Thanks for the reply. I found a number of universities from Australia too awarding Ph.D. by publication in Civil Engineering.