Geotechnical Engineering & Geomechanics
Welcome to the Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing (CIEST) at CU 麻豆影院, an experimental facility offering geotechnical centrifuges, structural dynamics and materials testing and research for business, government, and academic
Engineering a sustainable and equitable future takes innovation and collaboration. Shideh Dashti is the Acting Associate Dean of Research at CU 麻豆影院's College of Engineering & Applied Science, as well as an Associate Professor in the Civil,
The drone whirs to life on a driveway in the Spanish Hills neighborhood of 麻豆影院 County. Its four spinning motors lift it to nearly 200 feet above the ground. Below, the cul-de-sac comes into view, revealing the stone chimneys and blackened
Nearly one month after the Marshall Fire became the most destructive and one of the most unique wildfires in Colorado history, CU 麻豆影院 researchers from across campus鈥攎any of them personally affected by the fire鈥攈ave pivoted and applied their
The Resilient Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Interdisciplinary Research Theme is funding two new projects this summer through its seed grant initiative. Interdisciplinary Research Themes in the college are made of faculty,
Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics Shideh Dashti has received the 2021 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for 鈥渉er work in advancing the state-of-the-art in evaluating and improving the seismic performance
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. The three explosions and release of nuclear radiation forced the evacuation of more than 150,000 people and re-opened old wounds from the
Led by Assistant Research Professor Brad Wham, the team will use the award to develop a new testing and modeling framework to allow the gas industry to better evaluate the products it uses to rehabilitate aging cast iron and steel natural gas pipelines.