Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Civil and environmental engineering professionals face many challenges in the development of new concepts and tools to preserve and improve the built environment. The graduate program in the Mechanics of Materials and Structures seeks to advance fundamental understanding and develop innovative approaches to structural engineering problems. This includes assessing and upgrading aging infrastructure, developing and using better construction materials and designing for increased performance by improving safety, lowering costs and reducing the impact on the environment.

Faculty

Markus J. Buehler, Associate Professor
Oral Buyukozturk, Professor
Jerome J. Connor, Professor
Eduardo Kausel, Professor
John Ochsendorf, Associate Professor
Franz-Josef Ulm, Professor
Daniele Veneziano, Professor

Representative Research Areas

• Interface fracture and interfacial characterization in cementious materials
• Development and behavior of high-performance concrete composites
• Development of fiber-reinforced high-strength silica fume concrete
• Micromechanics-based design of fiber-reinforced concrete composites
• Accelerated curing of concrete with microwave energy
• Use of reinforced plastic composites in repair and retrofitting concrete and steel structures
• Nondestructive evaluation of materials and structures
• Materials science and mechanics of natural and biological material (elasticity, deformation and fracture)
• Large-scale atomistic, molecular and multiscale modeling, supercomputing

Research Projects