Structural Engineering & Structural Mechanics

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Structures Classes for Fall 2008

Structural Engineering Conference,
March 27, 2008

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Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory

NEES MUST-SIM Facility

Mid-America Earthquake Center

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Who Are Structural Engineers?

Structural engineers combine science and art to design and build our worlds infrastructure to safely resist natural and man-made forces. Buildings, bridges, stadiums off-shore and other civil facilities define the traditional core focus of structural engineers. At the periphery of the field, structural engineering extends more broadly to share common interests with mechanical, aerospace and naval engineering for the design of often large, complex systems including power plants, pipelines, aerospace vehicles and ships-submarines.

The tools of the structural engineer include physical testing, mathematical modeling and computer simulation all of which support decisions that aid in the creation and maintenance of safe and economical  structures.

Structural Engineering at Illinois

Our Department offers a comprehensive educational program in structural engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Further information on the our programs is at the CEE website, or see the options to the left for information on our graduate programs.

• The undergraduate B.S. program introduces students to the structural engineering profession and establishes core knowledge in structural analysis and design.

• The M.S. program focuses on professional education through top-notch teaching with opportunities for additional depth, breadth and an introduction to research in structural engineering. We offer degrees both with or without research or a thesis as a component of the degree, as well as dual degrees with several other programs at the university.  Interdisciplinary M.S. degree programs are also available.  Students pursuing a coursework-only M.S. degree program typically take 9 to 15 months.  For further information on a typical 12-month coursework-only M.S. program, click here.

• The Ph.D. program emphasizes world-class research, learning, and teaching opportunities in collaboration with our outstanding faculty.

The diverse interests of our structures faculty create many opportunities for innovative and creative research. Our faculty have balanced interests in the major areas of design, behavior, analysis and mechanics.

 

Activities in Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory

UIUC NEES MUST-SIM Facility Three Loading and Boundary Condition Boxes (LBCBs) UIUC NEES MUST-SIM Facility Website

UIUC NEES MUST-SIM Facility  One of Three LBCBs (Multi-Axial Actuator System) UIUC NEES MUST-SIM Facility Website

Wood Frame & Brick Veneer Test Structure Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory Shaketable Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory

Wood Frame & Brick Veneer Test Structure Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory Shaketable Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory

Recent News from the Structures Faculty

Associate Professor Dan Kuchma has been selected to receive the 2008 Collins Award for Innovative Teaching for the development of the course CEE 479 Structural Experimentation.  This course provides undergraduate and graduate students with the skills needed to conduct leading experimental research on the response of laboratory test structures to imposed loadings as well as for making assessments of the condition of the built civil infrastructure including bridges, buildings, and other structures. This course culminates with a six-week long project in which students work in small groups to complete all aspects of an experimental investigation.  Congratulations to Prof. Kuchma for his leadership in innovative teaching.

List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students for Fall 2007:  The following Structures Faculty and Graduate Students were ranked Excellent by their students for their teaching activities in Fall 2007:

     Assistant Professor C. Armando Duarte: CEE 598
     Assistant Professor Larry Fahnestock: CEE 460
     Adjunct Professor Nancy Gavlin: CEE 465
     Professor Jerome Hajjar: CEE 462
     Assistant Professor Junho Song: CEE 574

     Teaching Assistant Jason Hart: CEE 462
     Teaching Assistant Jason Janicki: CEE 300
     Teaching Assistant Anthony LoCicero: CEE 300