civil engineering: research areas
construction engineering
- automated construction performance monitoring; intelligent data collection systems; greenhouse gas emission reduction in construction; innovative methods for construction in cold regions (dr. e. azar)
environmental engineering
- water and wastewater treatment; cold regions environmental engineering (dr. w. gao)
geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering
- electrokinetic ground improvement; durability of cement-based concrete; electrokinetic remediation; hydrogeological and contaminant transport monitoring and analysis; waste containment barriers; hazardous waste site characterization (dr. e. mohamedelhassan, dr. l. cui)
rock engineering
- rock mechanics and mining engineering; tunnelling and underground excavations; landslides and open pit slopes; rockburst dynamics; structural reliability; dynamic stability of structures (dr. j. deng)
structural engineering
- fire resistance testing of steel, concrete and heavy timber structures; finite element modelling of structural components subjected to fire; performance-based design of structures; building fire and smoke computer modelling; health monitoring and rehabilitation of civil engineering structures under natural or man-made excitations; structural dynamics; vibration and control; sensors and sensing technology; earthquake engineering; experimental studies of steel connections (dr. a. elshaer, dr. m. billah, dr. s. salem, dr. y. gong)
transportation engineering
- design, operational and safety performance evaluation of transportation systems including intersection analysis, capacity analysis, transportation safety studies, transportation software applications and pavement performance (dr. j. pernia)
water resources engineering
- experimental and numerical investigations on hydraulic structures; experimental and numerical studies on multiphase flows; investigations on non-newtonian and complex fluids; river modelling; hydrologic systems analysis and investigations; drought analysis; drainage and irrigation systems analysis; flow through porous media analysis (dr. a. azimi, dr. u. panu)
applicants for the phd program or the msc thesis-based program should indicate their research interests and desired supervisor in their application. in order to identify a potential supervisor, applicants are encouraged to contact individual professors regarding their research.