Research


The following is a concise overview of the research that the group is involved with. It is organized by topics, but of course there is a necessary overlap among topics. Credit must be given to the students, visitors, and faculty collaborators who have worked with us and have pushed the field forward.

Fracture Mechanics
Discontinuous Media
Autoadaptive Systems
Analytical and Numerical Models
Soil-Structure Interaction
Tunnels
Problem Soils
Extreme Events
Current Projects

Current Projects


  • Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure: Network Coordination Office 2021-2025. National Science Foundation.

  • Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. University of Utah/DOE

  • Study on the Permissible Depth of Utilities under the MSE Walls and Means and Methods of Protecting the MSE Walls when the Permissible Depth Cannot Be Provided. Joint Transportation Research Program.

  • BRITE Synthesis: Seismic Cracking of Embankments and Earth Dams. National Science Foundation.