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Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
Steel Plate Pic

In an experiment run on a shake table in CSEE's earthquake engineering lab, a steel plate shear wall specimen dissipates seismic energy by large cyclic inelastic deformations. Such research may lead to cost-effective, replaceable damage absorbing components for large structures.


THE FACES OF CSEE

Christina Tsai
Asst. Professor

Environmental Engineering

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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

RESEARCH

NEWS & EVENTS

Earthquakes, the Great Lakes, submicron-scale damage mechanics: we are multifaceted in our teaching and research interests.

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UNDERGRADUATE:

B.S. in civil engineering

B.S. in environmental engineering

Combined degrees

GRADUATE:

M.Eng.

M.S.

Ph.D.

Some of our facilities are unique in the world. Our location itself is a laboratory for some of our research. Our interdisciplinary collaborations are productive.

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June 12, 08: Research to provide glimpse of how structures collapse


June 08: Ecosystem Restoration Workshop


May 8, 08: Steel bridge, concrete canoe teams take second place in regional contests


Apr 24, 08: Civil and Environmental students earn top national awards

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A Greener Department

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