Interdisciplinary Research Areas
1. Structural Engineering
Assessment of existing structures, Response of structures under severe loading (earthquakes, blast...etc), Strengthening and retrofitting of existing structures, Destructive and nondestructive testing of structures, Concrete materials, concrete sustainability and recycling
2. Geotechnical, Highway and Transportation Engineering
Numerical analysis in geotechnical engineering, Energy Geotechnics, Piled Foundations., Tunneling and Deep Excavations, Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, Ground Improvement, Centrifuge Modeling of Geotechnical Systems , Reliability-Based Design in Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation and Highway Engineering, Implementation of AI Tech. in Environmental Engineering field, Sustainable transportation systems, Sustainable developments.
3. Material Sciences
Material Testing/Characterization, Fabrication of Nano-crystalline materials, Polymer processing, Material characterization at high strain-rates, Finite element modelling of experimental results.
4. Composites for Structural Applications
Lightweight composite structure for automotive applications, Optimum design of laminated composite, Finite element analysis of composites, Fracture and damage of composites, Aging of laminated fiber-reinforced plastics, Microscale modelling and testing of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.