Civil Systems
The Civil Systems interdisciplinary area is focused on the interaction within complex systems addressed by two or more civil engineering disciplines. It is a partnership that includes faculty from:
- Structural engineering and structural mechanics
- Hydrology, water resources, and fluid mechanics
- Building systems
- Construction engineering management
- Geotechnical engineering and geotechnical mechanics
- Environmental engineering.
Civil systems students adopt a large-scale, systems analysis approach to the development, management and monitoring of civil infrastructure systems under natural and society-induced hazards, applying engineering, social science, economic, and public policy approaches. In their research and coursework, students integrate model-based analysis, field and laboratory experiments, and life-cycle decisions to address the built and human environment.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ graduating from this program pursue careers in diverse areas including USAID, the World Bank, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and engineering consulting organizations.