Major Research Areas
Environment Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization includes wastewater management, air quality monitoring, water quality modeling, solid waste management, segregation of waste (dry, wet and toxic), sludge treatment by physicochemical and biological process.
Pavement Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization include characterization of pavement materials, geometric design of pavement, rigid pavement design, flexible pavement design, structural and functional evaluation of pavements, mass transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering and issues related to road safety, Intelligent Transportation System.
Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization include meso-scale distributed hydrological modeling, satellite remote sensing and GIS for water resources management, computational river hydraulics and its applications, watershed and irrigation management, flow through porous media, stochastic sub-surface hydrology, rainfall modeling, modeling & simulation in free surface flow, GIS based watershed modeling, Dam Break Analysis.
Structural Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization include structural dynamics, bridge engineering, wind induced vibration & control, non-destructive techniques, performance based seismic design, system identification & structural health monitoring, seismic damage assessment, optimization, retrofitting of structures, spectral finite element methods, structural reliability, seismic analysis of concrete dam.
Geotechnical Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization include soil behaviour, shallow and deep foundations, reinforced soil structures, landslides, soil dynamics, analysis and design of machine foundations, engineering seismology, seismic soil-structure interaction, seismic stability of slopes and retaining walls, design of offshore foundations, field instrumentation and testing, ground improvement techniques, geo-environmental engineering, Advanced reinforcing Techniques in Soils.
Project & Construction Management
Major research areas under this specialization is focused on the development, use, and exchange of Building Information Models (BIM). BIM involves a new approach to project delivery that focuses on developing and using an information model of a facility to improve the design, construction and operation of a facility.
Bridge Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization include the use of new construction methods, components and materials. Current areas of investigation are Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) in seismic regions using prefabricated segmental construction, multiple-hazard mitigation, and response modification devices.
Transportation Systems Engineering
Major research areas under this specialization focuses on improving the efficiency, safety, sustainability, and resiliency of surface transportation systems. This area integrates research in intelligent systems, advanced computing, hazard mitigation, simulation and econometric modeling.
Computational Engineering Mechanics
Major research areas under this specialization include 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.