Structural engineering is the field of engineering particularly concerned with the design of load-bearing structures. The field crosses engineering disciplines, and structural engineering can be found within civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Within civil engineering, it is largely the implementation of mechanics to the design of the large structures that are fundamental to basic living, such as buildings, bridges, walls, dams and tunnels. Structural engineers need to design structures so that the structures do not collapse or behave in undesirable ways while serving their useful functions. The efficient use of funds and materials to achieve these structural goals is also a major concern. Structural engineers work closely with architects, construction managers and transportation engineers, to name only a few.
Some of Our Research Specialties
- Seismic & Wind Performance
- Damage Detection
- Fatigue & Fracture
- Vibration & Control
- Risk & Reliability
- Offshore Structures
- Preservation of Historic Structures
Area faculty and researchers
Luciana Barroso
- Associate Department Head, Undergraduate Programs, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 705D
- Phone: 979-845-0290
- Email: lbarroso@civil.tamu.edu
Anna Birely
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Williams Brothers Construction Company Associate Professor
- Office: DLEB 710E
- Phone: 979-862-6603
- Email: abirely@civil.tamu.edu
Mary Beth Hueste
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Truman R. Jones, Jr. ’43 Professor
- Office: DLEB 705H
- Phone: 979-845-1940
- Email: mhueste@tamu.edu
Stefan Hurlebaus
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- R.P. Gregory ‘32 Chair
- Office: DLEB 705L
- Phone: 979-845-9570
- Email: shurlebaus@civil.tamu.edu
Peter Keating
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Director, C.E. High-Bay Structural & Materials Testing Laboratory
- Office: DLEB 710C
- Phone: 979-845-9969
- Email: keating@civil.tamu.edu
Maria Koliou
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 710G
- Phone: 979-845-4469
- Email: maria.koliou@tamu.edu
John Mander
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Zachry Professor in Design and Construction Integration I
- Office: DLEB 701A
- Phone: 979-862-8078
- Email: jmander@civil.tamu.edu
John Niedzwecki
- Professor Emeritus, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Regents Professor
- Affiliated Faculty, Ocean Engineering
- Office: DLEB 709A
- Phone: 979-845-4707
- Email: j-niedzwecki@tamu.edu
Arash Noshadravan
- Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 702C
- Phone: 979-845-2449
- Email: noshadravan@tamu.edu
Stephanie Paal
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Williams Brothers Construction Company Associate Professor
- Office: DLEB 701B
- Phone: 979-845-4394
- Email: spaal@civil.tamu.edu
Petros Sideris
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 701C
- Phone: 979-845-2708
- Email: petros.sideris@tamu.edu
Kinsey Skillen
- Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 709C
- Phone: 979-845-1520
- Email: skillen@tamu.edu
