CIVE Weekly

CIVE 898: Infrastructure Assessment Techniques to be offered Spring 2019

Instructor: Dr. Christine Wittich
MW 4:30-5:45PM

This course provides an introduction to both traditional and non-contact methods for documentation and assessment of civil infrastructure with particular application for structural and geotechnical/materials engineering. Includes the study of laser scanning (lidar), point clouds, mesh generation, computer vision, introduction to signal processing, and modal analysis/system identification of structures. The course is project-based and will include laboratory sessions to obtain data for the real-world assessment of various structures and sites.

Graduate student standing or instructor permission required. Email Dr. Wittich at cwittich@unl.edu for additional information.

 

Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School (LADSS)

Next summer, Los Alamos National Laboratory will be hosting the twentieth edition of the Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School (LADSS). The primary goal of the LADSS is to get U.S. citizens to attend graduate school. The deadline to apply is January 6th.

For more information, see the LADSS flyer.

 

This week's employment and internship opportunities

Naval Facilities Engineering Command is seeking Civil/Structural engineers for a position in the Explosives Effects and Consequences Division. See the job flyer for more information.

The 2019 Front End Engineering Internship is open to students who are currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or technical related field. More information is available on the Big Internship website.

View other current openings on Handshake at https://engineering.unl.edu/civil/civil-jobs-opportunities/.

 

New articles from Drs. Bartelt-Hunt, Hu, Kim, and Dvorak

Dr. Shannon Bartelt-Hunt is the co-author of "Source tracking microplastics in the freshwater environment", published in 'TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry'.

Drs. Jiong Hu and Yong-Rak Kim are the co-authors of "Effect of slag, silica fume, and metakaolin on properties and performance of alkali-activated fly ash cured at ambient temperature", published in 'Construction and Building Materials'.

Dr. Bruce Dvorak is the co-author of "Lactate wastewater dark fermentation: The effect of temperature and initial pH on biohydrogen production and microbial community", published in 'International Journal of Hydrogen Energy'.

 
Originally published December 5, 2018 - Submit an Item