The program builds on the strengths of the world-renowned structural mechanics faculty and elite Chicago-based structural design firms. The theoretical and behavioral study of structures is ...

The Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (SESM) research area teaches and perform research on mechanics of solids, mechanics of structures, and structural engineering. Our research spans ...

Analytical and experimental study of stresses and deformations and their application to the design of machine and structural elements subjected to static loads. Mechanics of Materials, F.B. Beer, E. R ...

These applications include hypervelocity ballistic impact and blast simulations for defense and national security, composite body armor systems, vehicle crashworthiness, traumatic injury biomechanics, ...

The Mechanics of Multi-scale Materials research group uncovers the relationships of structures across the full range of engineering scales, from the molecular to the macro. In addition to established ...

A flurry of recent papers report structural results on proteins that are essential for membrane fusion during exocytosis, providing a starting point from which a mechanistic understanding of ...

Leveraging the complimentary expertise of our team in the key areas of materials, structural engineering and computational mechanics we develop a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of ...

Predicting the real-world performance of capacitive devices, including touchscreens and other sensors, requires accounting ...