| UCLA's Structural Engineering and
Mechanics Program offers the following areas of emphasis |
Solid and Structural Mechanics
- Computational mechanics
- Damage and fracture mechanics
- Computational material science
- Constitutive modeling of nonlinear material behavior
- Mechanics of composite structures and material systems
- Nondestructive and destructive testing and evaluation
- Smart/Active structures and material systems
Structural/Earthquake Engineering
- Static and dynamic laboratory testing of structural elements and
systems
- Field testing of full-scale structures and structure-foundation
systems
- Applications of sensors and sensor networks to field testing
- Seismic health monitoring and system identification
- Development, calibration, and implementation of nonlinear models
for
structural elements and systems
- Development of design and evaluation methodologies
- Implementation of research into practice
- Optimum design of structures
- Soil-structure interaction