Current CAE Focus related to Cluster
CAE faculty have been working to understand and improve the sustainability and resilience of infrastructure materials, primarily concrete and composites. Faculty have used both applied and fundamental experimental and modeling approaches, and research has spanned several length and time scales. Research areas have included increased use of novel materials to increase concrete sustainability, bio-inspired and self-healing concrete materials, dissolution and reaction kinetics of calcium aluminosilicate glasses, long-term durability of glass fiber reinforced polymers and concrete, deployment of non-corrosive rebars in infrastructure, advanced concrete repair materials, and design and monitoring of resilient coastal infrastructure. Faculty also collaborate with the surrounding community and have worked on increasing community resilience in the face of sea-level rise. Faculty also work on enhancing enhancing engineering education and increasing diversiy of under-represented communities.
Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
CAE Faculty have established research collaborations with other COE faculty and faculty from Arts & Sciences (A&S), the Miami Herbert Business School (MHBS), the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), and the School of Architecture (SoA). Collaborations are particularly strong in the topics of materials science, materials characterization, material chemistry, bio- and bio-inspired materials, and coastal resilience. One opportunity for increasing Cluster impact lies in expanding materials characterization and imaging capabilities through the establishment of a central facility, which will enhance fundamental understanding and interdisciplinary studies with faculty in Chemistry, Biology, and RSMAS.
COE Thrust Supported
- Advanced Materials
- Sustainability and Resilience
Graduate Courses Offered
Graduate courses in Materials include
- CAE 711 (Theory of Elasticity)
- CAE 716 (Fracture Mechanics)
- CAE 720 (Concrete Materials Science)
- CAE 790 (Computational Modeling of Molecular and Nanoscale Materials)
Courses at the Interface of Materials include
- CAE 660 (Sustainable Construction), CAE 712 (Structural Reliability)
- CAE 744 (Risk Management and Resilience)
- CAE 766 (Forensic Engineering)
- CAE 781 (Advanced Building Energy Modeling and Simulation).
