Research
The following ongoing and recent past projects represent the research being pursued in the Structural Engineering and Mechanics Program
Solid and Structural Mechanics
- Micromechanical and continuum elastoplastic damage mechanics
- Modeling of chemically induced damage of concrete
- Micromechanics of heterogeneous composites
- Mechanical modeling and simulation of Ferromagnetic Fe particle reinforced elastomer composites for automotive applications
- Adaptive multiple-scale meshfree method for geomechanics and earth-moving simulation
- Optimized meshless algorithms for seamless integration of CAD, simulation, and design
- Meshless method for earth-moving simulation
- Development of soil-wheel interaction model using an adaptive multi-scale meshfree method
- Simulation of self-piercing rivets using the meshfree method
- Semi analytic methods for mechanics of composite cylinders
- Analysis and optimum design of piezoelectric sensor/actuator systems
- Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian methods for regressing solid domains
- Resilient response of granular materials
Structural/Earthquake Engineering
- Nonlinear modeling of reinforced concrete shear walls
- Experimental studies of reinforced concrete walls with embedded structural steel sections
- Cyclic large-deflection field-testing of CIDH bridge columns
- Evaluation and modeling of reinforced concrete columns with lap splices
- Full-scale cyclic large deflection field-testing of foundation support systems for highway bridges
- Seismic performance assessment of flat-plate floor systems – Experimental and analytical studies
- NEES – Field testing and monitoring of structural performance
- CENS – Center for Embedded Network Sensors: Sensors and Sensor Networks for Seismic Monitoring
- Numerical modeling of soil-structure interaction
- System identification for structural health-monitoring
- Source localization for unattended ground sensor systems
Research and Instructional Laboratories
- Structural Design and Testing Laboratory
- Nondestructive Testing Laboratory
- Reinforced Concrete Laboratory
- Mechanical Vibrations Laboratory
- Large-Scale Structure Test Facility
- Building Earthquake Instrumentation Network
- NEES Mobile Seismic Laboratory