Towards hurricane-resilient structures with WOW
Natural disasters can have a devastating effect on society, affecting people and infrastructure in often unalterable ways. Andrew, Katrina and Sandy are just a few of the powerful hurricanes that have...
View ArticleChronicle of Higher Education: Engineer Connects His Research With Campus...
Atorod Azizinamini, 57, is director of the Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center, at Florida International University, and a professor and chair of civil and environmental...
View ArticleSouth Florida Bridges On The Brink
SOUTH FLORIDA BRIDGES ON THE BRINK(VIDEO) MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Earlier this year, Miami-Dade engineers sounded the alarm over Key Biscayne bridges that are actually crumbling into the ocean. In a panic,...
View ArticleBridge Tendon Failures in the Presence of Deficient Grout
Kingsley Lau, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Ivan Lasa and Mario Paredes, FDOT State Materials Office, Gainesville, Florida The assessment of recently failed external post-tensioned...
View ArticleCivil & Environmental Engineering, Spring 2014 Distinguished Speakers Series
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Spring 2014 Distinguished Speakers Series The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at FIU is pleased to announce that the second annual...
View ArticleFurther Improvements in Post- Tensioning Grout Materials
by Gregory Hunsicker, Structural / VSL, and Theodore L. Neff and Miroslav F. Vejvoda, Post-Tensioning Institute In 2012, the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) published the updated PTI M55.1-12,...
View ArticleCEE to Host Renowned Speaker
TITLE: GIS Terrain Analysis for Modeling River Basin Processes and Features at the Large Scale DATE: Thursday, January 9, 2014 LOCATION: EC 1110 FIU Engineering Center SPEAKER: Dr. Fernando Nardi, PhD,...
View ArticleCounty of Los Angeles Department of Public Works is Recruiting Civil Engineer...
Civil Engineering Assistant Monthly Salary: $5,114.18 – $6,017.74 Civil Engineer graduates completing their degree by June 2014 are invited to submit an employment application online at...
View ArticleJoin us January 31, 2014, for Renowned CEE Distinguished Speaker Dr. Roger...
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FIU is pleased to announce that the first lecturer of the 2014 FIU CEE Distinguished Speaker Series is Roger Staehle, Ph.D., NAE., who will be...
View ArticleFebruary 21, 2014 is FIU CEE’s 2nd Annual Graduate Research Day
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of FIU is pleased to be participating in National Engineers Week with a day of events on Friday, February 21. CEE Graduate Research Day will also...
View ArticleJoin us February 28, 2014, for CEE Distinguished Speaker Robert Bertini
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FIU is pleased to announce that the second lecturer of the 2014 FIU CEE Distinguished Speaker Series is Dr. Robert Bertini, Portland State...
View ArticleABC-UTC kicks-off with first steering committee meeting
Florida International University’s (FIU) first ever Accelerated Bridge Construction university Transportation Center (ABC-UTC) completed its kick-off steering committee meeting on December 2013....
View ArticleCEE Students Receive Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) and...
Two Civil and Environmental Engineering students, along with four other FIU engineering students, have been awarded a total of $6,000 in scholarships from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)...
View ArticleFIU CEE to host the 2015 IAHS World Congress
Florida International University’s (FIU) Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department will host the 41st International Association for Housing Science (IAHS) World Congress at the FIU campus in...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Andres Urrego and Maria Martinez Awarded $1,000 Scholarship
Andres Urrego and Maria Martinez, two Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) students at Florida International University (FIU) were the recipients of a $1,000 Florida Structural Engineers...
View ArticleCEE Welcomes two Prestigious Fellows from the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering welcomed two new student fellows, Mr. Ular Palmiste and Mr. Pavels Senivs. Palmiste and Senivs won a prestigious fellowship from the...
View ArticleWall of Wind™ completes first TAC meeting
The FIU Wall of Wind™ (WOW) ended the year with a wow as the team has just completed a very successful first Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting. The meeting, which began with opening remarks...
View ArticleMeeting Announcement:Search and Screen Committee Pre-Review Meeting for...
Meeting Announcement Search and Screen Committee Pre-Review Meeting for Transportation Engineering Faculty Position (#507201) Location : Engineering Center, 10555 West Flagler street, Miami, FL...
View ArticleJoin us March 28 for CEE Distinguished Speaker Dr. Danny Reible
Join us March 28 for CEE Distinguished Speaker Dr. Danny Reible The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FIU is pleased to announce that the third lecturer of the 2014 FIU CEE...
View ArticleMeet the Principal Investigator: Atorod Azizinamini, FIU UTC Director
University Transportation Centers (UTC) are located at 75 institutions of higher learning across the U.S. Established in 1987 under the USDOT Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance...
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