Overview

Research Centers

Research Laboratories

CSEE Research Areas

• Computational Engineering Mechanics

• Construction Engineering and Management

• Earthquake Engineering

• Electronic Packaging

• Environmental Engineering

• Hydrosystems Engineering

• Geomechanics, Geotechnical, and Geoenvironmental Engineering

• Structural Engineering

Computational Engineering Mechanics

Research in computational engineering mechanics involves the application of the fundamental principles of solid and fluid mechanics to a variety of emerging engineering problems, using state-of-the-science numerical algorithms and high-performance computing technology.

Faculty

• Amjad Aref

• Cemal Basaran

• Gary Dargush

• Andrei Reinhorn

Current projects

• Application of finite element-based large-increment method for nonlinear structural problems (Aref, Dargush)

• Micromechanical modeling of particle-infilled composites for fatigue life prediction (Basaran)

• Computational damage mechanics of solids under high electrical current density (Basaran)

• Size-dependent computational damage mechanics for microelectronics packaging (Basaran)

• Active aerodynamic control of civil structural systems (Dargush)

• Computational aseismic design and retrofit (Dargush)

• Evolutionary methodologies for decision support (Dargush)