| Structures and Materials Graduate
Program |
The University of Cincinnati offers an extensive program
in the areas of structures and materials. A large selection of basic and advanced courses
are offered to provide a strong theoretical and applied background for all students. In
addition, courses are offered by other programs in construction, geotechnical, mechanics,
and vibrations to complement the structures and materials programs. The faculty has a wide
range of teaching and research interests in both analytical and experimental areas.
The Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute (CII) was formed as part of the program to
bring faculty, students, government, and industry together to research current problems
in infrastructure evaluation and rehabilitation. The CII faculty members from
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
participate in interdisciplinary research related to civil infrastructure.
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Program Faculty
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T. Michael
Baseheart (Professor; Ph.D. 1973 University of Cincinnati) Dr.
Baseheart's area of expertise is structural engineering. His research interests include
reinforced concrete and masonry behavior and design; computer and laboratory applications
in civil engineering; nondestructive testing; blast loading; and structural dynamics.
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Anant R. Kukreti(Professor/Head; Ph.D. 1977; University of Colarado)Dr. Kukreti's interests include experimental and finite element analysis of linear and nonlinear structural systems, behavior of steel connections, cyclic plasticity problems, sub-structuring procedures, fracture mechanics, constitutive modeling, and flow through saturated-unsaturated porous media. He is also interested in undergraduate curriculum and research experience projects
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Richard
A. Miller (Associate Professor; Ph.D. 1989 Northwestern University) Dr.
Miller's area of expertise is civil engineering materials. His research interests include
fracture of concrete and rock; nondestructive testing; early age, high strength, and
prestressed concrete; and applied mechanics.
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Bahram
M. Shahrooz (Professor; Ph.D. 1987 Univ. of California - Berkeley)
Dr. Shahrooz's area of expertise is structural engineering. His research interests include
analytical and experimental studies of reinforced and prestressed concrete and composite
structures; interaction of components in building systems; structural dynamics; and
condition assessment of constructed facilities.
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James A.
Swanson (Assistant Professor; Ph.D. 1999 Georgia Institute of Technology)
Dr. Swanson's area of expertise is structural engineering. His research interests include the behavior of
steel structures, partial restraint and partial strength moment connections and bridge engineering.
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Visiting/Adjunct Faculty
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Gian
A. Rassati (Post
Doctoral Associate; Ph.D. 2001 University of Trieste, Italy)
Dr. Rassati's area of expertise is structural engineering. His research interests include
steel-concrete composite structures design, beam-to-column connection analysis and design, computer applications
in civil engineering, structural optimization by means of innovative techniques,
structural dynamics and earthquake engineering.
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Course Requirements |
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