Dr Madabhushi's research goal is to deepen the insight and understanding of civil engineering and geotechnical problems from a mechanistic point of view. The complementary use of physical modeling, and in particular centrifuge modeling, with numerical or analytical models is a key component of his research. The combination of techniques is used to fundamentally explore the deformation and failure mechanisms of a variety of civil engineering systems, such as foundations, retaining walls, coastal defences and dams. As the design paradigms for tomorrow's infrastructure continually evolve, striking the balance between efficiency and sustainability with multi-hazard resiliency requires the interacting components in civil engineering systems to be understood at a fundamental level. Relating the observed and predicted material response of the soil to the global system behavior, for example progressive dynamic soil-structure interactions, fluid-soil-structure interaction and the consequences of soil liquefaction are of particular interest.
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Centrifuge Modeling, Multi-Hazard Modeling of Geotechnical and Civil Engineering systems, Static and Dynamic/Seismic Soil Structure Interaction, System level response to Soil Liquefaction, Comparative study between centrifuge modeling and numerical analyses, Instrumentation development and verification for geotechnical applications, Coastal Engineering, Fluid-soil-structure interaction
CVEN 3708 - Geotechnical Engineering 1
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Fall 2023
Covers basic engineering characteristics of geological materials; soil and rock classifications; site investigation; physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of geologic materials; the effective stress principle; soil and rock improvement; seepage analysis; stress distribution; and consolidation and settlement analyses. Selected experimental and computational laboratories.
CVEN 3718 - Geotechnical Engineering 2
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Covers stress analysis and plastic equilibrium, sheer strength of soil, bearing capacity, lateral earth pressures, slope stability and underground construction. Analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls and other earth and rock structures. Selected experimental and computational laboratories.
CVEN 4728 - Foundation Engineering
Primary Instructor
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Focuses on geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations, including spread footings, mats, driven piles and drilled piers. Coverage includes bearing capacity, settlement, group effects and lateral load capacity of the various foundation types. Additional topics include subsurface exploration, construction of deep foundations and analysis of pile behavior using wave equation and dynamic monitoring methods. Same as CVEN 5728.
CVEN 5728 - Foundation Engineering
Primary Instructor
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Focuses on geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations, including spread footings, mats, driven piles and drilled piers. Coverage includes bearing capacity, settlement, group effects and lateral load capacity of the various foundation types. Additional topics include subsurface exploration, construction of deep foundations and analysis of pile behavior using wave equation and dynamic monitoring methods. Same as CVEN 4728.
