The Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (SESM) research area teaches and perform research on mechanics of solids, mechanics of structures, and structural engineering. Our research spans ...

These applications include hypervelocity ballistic impact and blast simulations for defense and national security, composite body armor systems, vehicle crashworthiness, traumatic injury biomechanics, ...

In addition to established practices of nano-scale modeling and large-scale structural mechanics, the group is bridging the gap between these scales by developing accurate constitutive modeling and ...

The program builds on the strengths of the world-renowned structural mechanics faculty and elite Chicago-based structural design firms. The theoretical and behavioral study of structures is ...

The Structural Health Management (SHM) research area is focused on the development of an integrated approach to intelligent structural health management (ISHM) of safety-critical aerospace, mechanical ...

Leveraging the complimentary expertise of our team in the key areas of materials, structural engineering and computational mechanics we develop a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of ...