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Research
Activities
Research activities within the Department of
Civil Engineering have included:
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Structural analysis & design, infrastructure management, seismic
analysis of reinforced concrete (Ed
Schmeckpeper)
- Slope
stability, soil dynamics, earthquake engineering (Sunil
Sharma)
- Sustainability through advanced biological nutrient removal systems, and converting waste organic matter into biological thermoplastics (Erik Coats)
- Ecohydraulics,
environmental river management, ecological restoration and enhancement
of river, wetland and estuarine systems (Peter
Goodwin,
Center for Ecohydraulics Research, CER )
- Flood
management, sediment management, geomorphic evolution and environmental
management (CER)
- Subgrade
soil moisture monitoring for pavement design, development and performance
prediction of SuperPave mixes (Fouad
Bayomy)
- Dynamic
transportation systems modeling (Mike Dixon)
- Hydrologic
systems modeling (Fritz Fiedler)
- Fluid
transients and pipeline monitoring, modeling hydraulic transients in
pipelines (Jim Liou)
- Water
resources systems, conjunctive management of ground water and surface
water, evapotranspiration (Richard Allen)
- Water
quality management, statistical analysis of environmental and climatological
data (Steve Porter)
- Transportation
operations and control, pavement systems, transportation infrastructure,
video-based traffic detection (Michael Kyte,
National Institute for Advanced
Transportation Technology, NIATT)
- Traffic
flow theory and control, traffic signal controller interface development,
control strategy for signalized intersections
Research
Centers
Research
opportunities are offered at several University of Idaho centers. For
more information on Civil Engineering research, contact the following
centers:
National
Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT), niatt@uidaho.edu,
(208) 885-0576. There are four centers within NIATT:
Idaho
Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI), iwrri@uidaho.edu,
(208) 885-6429
Center for Ecohydraulics
Research (CER), Boise,
ruthsb@uidaho.edu,
(208) 364-6164
Kimberly
Research Center Water Resources, kimberly@uidaho.edu,
(208) 423-6559
Inland
Northwest Research Alliance (INRA), Idaho Falls, inra@inra.org,
(208) 524-4800
Engineering
Outreach, outreach@uidaho.edu,
(208) 885-6373 or 1-800-824-2889
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UI
Boise students collect river data.
CE graduate student Jason Stegner is participating in a research project
for ITD investigating the causes of cracking in concrete bridge decks.
Stream surveys using differential GPS, satellite based technology.
The Red
River Wildlife Management Area is a river restoration project being
developed as a field research site and educational center. Managed by the
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the restoration effort has been guided
by an interagency scientific advisory panel that includes the Nez Perce
Tribe, U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Idaho
Department of Environmental Quality. The project is a collaborative effort
between small business and the University and is funded by the Bonneville
Power Administration Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Program.
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