Graduate Research Traineeships in Civil Infrastructure Systems

主要是由于越来越多的人口广泛使用和第二次世界大战后的重大建筑热潮，我们国家的基础设施正在以惊人的速度退化。 显然，在可预见的将来，将没有足够的资金来同时解决所有必要的基础设施更换问题。 因此，必须优先考虑所需的修复、恢复和更换战略。 为了优先考虑基础设施的保管人必须具备评估技术，退化科学，结构评估和分析，施工方法和新的高性能材料的知识。 这项建议是建立一个五年，硕士到博士，跨学科的研究生研究实习计划，这将提供未来的托管人和托管人的教育工作者的工程知识，以有效地管理我们的基础设施。 该计划将是材料科学，无损检测，结构力学，建筑工程和管理以及传感器和控制活化剂技术的完全集成的跨学科课程。 整合将通过夏季研究计划和第四年的研究顶点课程实现。 核心课程将从现有的，发展中的，并将在统计数据分析，电磁传感器和波，信号处理，材料的无损评估，基础设施状况评估，结构评估和分析，退化科学，纤维聚合物复合材料，健康监测传感器和损坏控制，和建筑开发课程。 核心课程将为学生提供呼吸，了解在维护我们的基础设施所遇到的问题。 在其中一个领域的专业化将提供深入的板条箱解决方案。 研究培训将在头三年和第四年通过工业和大学分担费用的夏季研究来完成。 第四年的研究将是行业问题的团队解决方案，第五年将致力于论文研究。 将建立一个独特的教师行业导师计划，以帮助留住学生。 该计划将与沟通技巧的发展，以确保学生的成功满载。 学生招聘将在个人的基础上由参与教师和研究生和独特的国际教育机会将建立。 计划学生住宿将在基础设施评估和管理中心的保护下，新建专用办公室和研究设施。

Primarily because of extensive use by an increasing population and a significant building boom following World War II, our nation's infrastructure is degrading at an alarming rate. It is clear that there will not be sufficient funds in the foreseeable future to address all the needed infrastructure replacements simultaneously. It is therefore necessary to prioritize the needed repair, rehabilitation, and replacement strategies. To prioritize the custodians of the infrastructure must have knowledge of assessment technologies, deterioration science, structural evaluation and analysis, construction methodologies, and new high performance materials. This proposal is for the establishment of a five year, Masters through Ph.D., interdisciplinary graduate research traineeship program which will provide the future custodians and educators of the custodians the engineering knowledge to effectively manage our infrastructure. The program will be a fully integrated interdisciplinary curriculum of material science, non-destructive testing, structural mechanics, construction engineering and management, and sensor and control activator technologies. Integration will be achieved through summer research programs and a fourth year research capstone course. A core course curriculum will be developed from existing, developing, and to be developed courses in statistical data analysis, electromagnetic sensors and waves, signal processing, non-destructive evaluation of materials, infrastructure condition assessment, structural evaluation and analysis, deterioration science, fiber-polymer composites, health monitoring sensors and damage control, and construction. The core curriculum will provide the breath for the student to understand the problems encountered in maintaining our infrastructure. Specialization in one of the areas will provide the depth to crate solutions. Research training will be accomplished through industry and university cost-sharing summer research durin g the first three years and during the fourth year. Fourth year research will be team solutions to industry problems and the fifth year will be devoted to dissertation research. A unique faculty-industry mentor program will be established to aid in the retention of students. The program will be laden with the development of communication skills to insure student success. Student recruitment will be on a personal basis by participating faculty and graduate students and unique international educational opportunities will be established. Program student accommodations will be under the umbrella of the Center for Infrastructure Assessment and Management with newly constructed dedicated office and research facilities.