Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty in CEE are actively engaged in local, national and international research issues that affect the infrastructure of society and the environment. The Department is committed to research excellence as well as improved experiences for undergraduate students through research. There are many opportunities for well-qualified graduate students to work with faculty on research projects. The Department in 2007 received about 50% of its resources from external research activity and had close to $1.5M in research expenditures.
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TOPICS |
Structural |
- Static and dynamic (seismic) testing and analysis of structures, structural components and equipment
- Earthquake vulnerability of buildings in urban areas and seismic retrofit
- Creep response of fibrous composite materials, non-linear behavior of composite plates
- High performance steel and fiber reinforced composites for bridge and building structural systems
- Large-scale and shake table testing
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Environmental/
Water Resources |
- Surface water hydrodynamic and water quality modeling (CE-QUAL-W2)
- Urban stormwater particulate removal
- Solid-Liquid separation
- Groundwater contaminant transport and remediation
- Fate and transport of toxics
- Groundwater transport modeling
- Hydrodynamic processes and ecosystems
- Estuarine circulation
- Sediment transport
- Physical processes in the Columbia River
- Impacts of the Peace Conduit on the Dead Sea
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Transportation |
- Intelligent transportation systems
- Transportation data archiving/mining
- Transportation/Land use modeling
- Land use and access relationships
- Transportation safety and security
- Multi-model traveler information
- Traffic flow theory and operations using real time data
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Geotechnical |
- Slope stability
- In-situ soil testing and analysis
- Deep foundations under lateral load
- Computer design in foundation engineering
- Soil/Structure interaction
- Digital engineering education
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