Geomechanics, Geotechnical, and Geoenvironmental Engineering - Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering - University at Buffalo

Research in gemochanics, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering addresses a range of topics, including computational geomechanics, deep foundations, ground improvement, seismic response of soils, liquefaction, and retrofit of foundations, dams, slopes, and retaining walls.

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Geotechnical Laboratory

Featured PhD Projects

8/4/16 Effect of non-plastic fines on cone resistance in silty sands
8/4/16 Induced Partial Saturation (IPS) for soil liquefaction mitigation: Large-scale shake testing

Featured Research Projects

Related Graduate Programs

MS in Civil Engineering (concentration in Geomechanics & Geotechnical Engineering)
PhD in Civil Engineering (concentration in Geomechanics & Geotechnical Engineering)

View the flyer on the Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Graduate Program. (PDF)

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Research Highlights

Team heads to Nepal to study seismic performance of buildings

8/4/16

After a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal in late April, CSEE Assistant Professor Andreas Stavridis received an NSF grant to travel to Nepal with a team of researchers to examine why certain structures held up and others did not.
Research shows algae blooms act as bodyguards for bacteria in great lakes

8/4/16

CSEE researchers found that green algae blooms (orange strands in the smaller picture) act as a barrier between UV radiation and bacteria, such as salmonella (green dots), which allows organisms to grow unheeded on Great Lakes beaches.
Telescopic walls could rise on demand to stop flood waters

1/25/17

PhD candidate Jorge Cueto devised a patent-pending system of telescoping rectangular fiber-reinforced concrete boxes that he hopes will be the basis for "rise on demand" flood walls.
Student’s six-foot water and solar-powered lens purifies polluted water

5/12/17

Deshawn Henry, a University at Buffalo sophomore civil engineering major, researched how to improve a 6-foot-tall, self-sustaining magnifying glass with the goal of purifying polluted water.
IBE and MCEER to Receive Upto $15M in Funding from FHWA

8/4/16

The Institute of Bridge Engineering and MCEER received a contract valued at up to $15M over a period of five years to provide structural engineering services to the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Bridges and Structures.
Navy eyes graphene nanoribbon for ultimate power control system

8/4/16

A research team led by CSEE Professor Cemal Basaran received a $800,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to develop graphene nanoribbons that may revolutionize how power is controlled in ships, smartphones and other devices.
CSEE researchers' shake test may lead to safer concrete buildings

8/4/16

A research team led by CSEE Professor Andreas Stavridis recently subjected an existing 10-story concrete warehouse in Utica, N.Y., to a series of shake tests in order to study the behavior of archaic concrete structures under lateral loads.
Twitter data can make roads safer during inclement weather

8/4/16

A UB study involving faculty members Adel Sadek and Qing He examined how weather-related tweets can be analyzed to bolster computer models that recommend safe driving speeds and routes during inclement weather.