Geotechnical and Materials
Program Description
Geotechnical and Materials and Pavement Engineering are two important disciplines of Civil Engineering associated with the characterization and behavior of natural particulate materials, pavement structures, soil-structure interaction, and infrastructure materials. Geotechnical and Materials includes the study of soil characterization, soil mechanics and foundation design.
The goal of Geotechnical and Materials is to understand the fundamental phenomena of soil behavior, beginning at the levels of nano- and micro-scale particle interaction, and apply that knowledge to predict macro-scale material response for soil structure and foundation design. Pavement engineering covers the areas of: a) pavement structural design and analysis, b) material characterization using experimental, numerical, analytical, and imaging techniques; and c) pavement management, rehabilitation, and preservation.
