Every day, state-of-the-art research is done in our impressive laboratories that allow graduate and undergraduate students to shape the future of civil engineering for years to come. Following are just a few of the current research projects that are being completed by our students and professors today. Influence of Fracture Surface Roughness Characteristics on the Specific Fracture Energy of Concrete as a Function of Specimen and Aggregate Size   Emery Material Testing Machine   Development of Optimal Concrete Sealant Techniques A Vapor Extraction Teaching Module Based on AIRFLOW/SVE   Design Analysis of Sequential Ex-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Soil   The Impact of Brinkman's Extension to Darcy's Law in the Neighborhood of a Circular Preferential Flow Pathway   Shared Resources Modules to Support Environmental Engineering Education   The Evolution of Flood Risk and Erosion Damage in the Shaker Lakes / Doan Brook Urban Watershed   Colloid Transport Through Porous Media: Effects of Flow Rate and Aggregation   Surfactant-Induced Hydraulic Conductivity Changes in Clay Soils   Drying and Oxidation Properties of Sediments from an Urban Lake     Video Analysis of Pavement   The Influence Of Grain-Size Characteristics in Determining the Liquefaction Potential of a Soil Deposit by the Energy Method   Validation of the Energy Method to Determine the Liquefaction Potential of a Soil Deposit by the Centrifuge   Fuzzy Finite Element Methods Measurement and Modeling of Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys with Emphasis on Thin Films Influence of Fracture Surface Roughness Characteristics on the Specific Fracture Energy of Concrete as a Function of Specimen and Aggregate Size Fracture and Fatigue of MicroElectroMechanical Systems Stress Chromic Polymeric Coatings for Visual Detection of Overstress Condition Theoretical Modeling of Micro-electro-mechanical Systems   Transient Finite Element Analysis of Non-linear Piezoelectric Material   Biomechanics of the Human Mandible and Mid-Face   Development of Optimal Concrete Sealant Techniques                     Program Menus Undergraduate Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Engineering Mechanics |  CWRU Department of Civil Engineering Main Menu | Sitemap | Department Activities | On-Campus Menu                                     Communication Click to request a Graduate | Undergraduate Application Form. Click to get in touch with a Graduate | Undergraduate Student. Click to Schedule a Tour of the Department.