The structural engineering faculty have a complementary set of expertise in theoretical, analytical, computational, experimental and field investigation techniques well suited to address critical infrastructure issues.
Overview
This program includes infrastructure system response to extreme-event loading, durability of infrastructure and materials, health monitoring, evaluation and strengthening of existing structures, and the development of construction methods to improve long-term sustainability of new infrastructure.
Structural Engineering research within ESSIE at the University of Florida includes:
- Infrastructure system response to extreme-event loading, durability of infrastructure and materials
- Health monitoring, evaluation and strengthening of existing structures
- The development of construction methods to improve long-term sustainability of new infrastructure
ADMISSIONS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
About
Education for Leadership Roles
- Structural Engineering Analysis
- Bridge and Building Structural Design
Research Focus Areas
- Extreme event loading and infrastructure system behavior
- Wind
- Vessel Impact
- Blast
- Durability, evaluation, and strengthening of existing structures
- Connections to concrete
- Computational mechanics, structural dynamics, and structural analysis
Research Outcomes
- Improved safety and reliability of structures
- Lower maintenance and rehabilitation costs
- Improved understanding of structural behavioral under extreme events
Research Benefits
- Building code enhancement
- Sustainable and more reliably constructed infrastructure
- Cost-effective repair methods
Graduate Study Program
Master of Engineering (ME) or Master of Science (MS) Degree
People
Office
475G Weil Hall
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101 Powell Family Structures and Materials Lab
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475J Weil Hall
Email
fef@ce.ufl.edu
Office
460B Weil Hall
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475I Weil Hall
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475K Weil Hall
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460E Weil Hall/Bldg. 1604
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300 Weil Hall
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460E Weil Hall
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475K Weil Hall
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475E Weil Hall
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128 Weil Hall
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460C Weil Hall
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365 Weil Hall
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475F Weil Hall
To view a full listing of each person’s profile, visit the Structural Engineering category in our directory.
Facilities
- Two parallel-processing supercomputers
- Structural testing laboratory with strong wall and floor
- Electronic data acquisition systems
- Field instrumentation for monitoring structural performance during extreme events
- Building enclosure wind teaching and testing laboratory
- Full-scale hurricane simulation facility
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