Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) and Engineering Applied Sciences (EAS) Seminar
When: Thursday,
November 17, 2016
1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Where: Textiles Building 101E
Description: Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) and Engineering Applied Science (EAS) Seminar
November 17, 2016
1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Textile Building, Room 101E
SPEAKER: Dr. Arghavan Louhghalam
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Dartmouth
TOPIC:
Quantitative Engineering Sustainability: Handshake of Mechanistic Models and Life Cycle Footprint
ABSTRACT:
The sustainable development of our nation's transportation infrastructure requires quantitative tools to translate pavements condition and design into lifecycle energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent developments in mechanistic pavement-vehicle interaction (PVI) models aim at providing such engineering estimates. I will discuss an integrated framework that involves models that range from material scale to structural scale all the way up to network scale to characterize the performance of pavement infrastructures. While the mechanics-based models within this framework establish the link between material characteristics and structural scale performance, the scale-up to network level estimates is accomplished using big data. I will also discuss the impact of aging in the form of evolution of material properties over time due to shrinkage, alkali silica reactions and other environmental stressors on durability and ultimately the life cycle environmental footprint of pavement infrastructure.
BIO:
Dr. Arghavan Louhghalam joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an assistant professor in 2016. Prior to joining the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, she was a postdoctoral research associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub@MIT). She holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the Johns Hopkins University, a M.S. in Earthquake Engineering from University of Tehran, and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran. Dr. Louhghalam's research interests are mainly focused on interconnected areas of solid mechanics, material modeling and applied statistics with applications to the development of sustainable and resilient civil infrastructure.
For more information please contact Dr. Mehdi Raessi, MNE Seminar Coordinator (mraessi@umassd.edu, 508-999-8496)
Students taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend! All other MNE students are encouraged to attend.
Graduate (MS) and undergraduate (BS) students are encouraged to attend, especially those looking for a graduate thesis project or undergraduate research opportunities.
EAS students are encouraged to attend!
November 17, 2016
1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Textile Building, Room 101E
SPEAKER: Dr. Arghavan Louhghalam
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Dartmouth
TOPIC:
Quantitative Engineering Sustainability: Handshake of Mechanistic Models and Life Cycle Footprint
ABSTRACT:
The sustainable development of our nation's transportation infrastructure requires quantitative tools to translate pavements condition and design into lifecycle energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent developments in mechanistic pavement-vehicle interaction (PVI) models aim at providing such engineering estimates. I will discuss an integrated framework that involves models that range from material scale to structural scale all the way up to network scale to characterize the performance of pavement infrastructures. While the mechanics-based models within this framework establish the link between material characteristics and structural scale performance, the scale-up to network level estimates is accomplished using big data. I will also discuss the impact of aging in the form of evolution of material properties over time due to shrinkage, alkali silica reactions and other environmental stressors on durability and ultimately the life cycle environmental footprint of pavement infrastructure.
BIO:
Dr. Arghavan Louhghalam joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an assistant professor in 2016. Prior to joining the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, she was a postdoctoral research associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub@MIT). She holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the Johns Hopkins University, a M.S. in Earthquake Engineering from University of Tehran, and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran. Dr. Louhghalam's research interests are mainly focused on interconnected areas of solid mechanics, material modeling and applied statistics with applications to the development of sustainable and resilient civil infrastructure.
For more information please contact Dr. Mehdi Raessi, MNE Seminar Coordinator (mraessi@umassd.edu, 508-999-8496)
Students taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend! All other MNE students are encouraged to attend.
Graduate (MS) and undergraduate (BS) students are encouraged to attend, especially those looking for a graduate thesis project or undergraduate research opportunities.
EAS students are encouraged to attend!
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