Research
Teaching and research are linked: the skills and leading edge technology utilized in research projects are transferred to students in the classrooms and laboratories.
News
Styslinger College of Engineering Hosts Annual E-Day for Prospective Students
The Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering hosted more than 1,000 prospective high school students and guests for its annual E-Day event on March 6. E-Day serves as an...
UA Concrete Canoe Team Makes Program History with First-Place Finish
The University of Alabama’s Concrete Canoe team made program history with a first-place finish at the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers Gulf Coast Student Symposium, earning a spot at...
Areas & Laboratories
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering operates environmental, geotechnical, materials, hydraulics, structures and transportation laboratories in Cyber Hall, the North Engineering Research Center (NERC), and the South Engineering Research Center (SERC). The Department also maintains two Senior Design Studios equipped with the latest computer-aided design software for students enrolled in CE 401/402/405 and CE 403/404/406 Capstone Senior Design Project.
Major research topics include pre-project planning for construction projects, evacuation routing during emergencies, contaminants in wet-weather flows, affordable housing through engineering and manufacturing innovation, and the potential safety enhancements of seat belts in school buses.
More CCEE Research Areas
- Accelerated Bridge Construction
- Adaptive Building Envelope Systems
- Advanced Experimental Techniques
- Airport Engineering and Design
- Behavior of Steel and Composite Structures
- Building Information Modeling
- Community Resilience
- Construction Health
- Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
- Design and Behavior of Pre- and Post-Tensioned Concrete Structures
- Earthquake Engineering
- Forensic Investigation of Damaged Structures
- Geometric Design
- Infrastructure Materials Characterization
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Investigation of Corrosion in Structural Concrete
- Large-Scale Testing
- Living Materials for Well-Being in the Built Environment
- Multi-Hazard Evaluation
- Nanotechnology and its Applications in Civil Engineering Materials
- Natural Hazards
- Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation
- Project Risk Management
- Safety Engineering
- Space Structures / Extra-Terrestrial Habitats
- Structural Condition Assessment
- Structural Vibration Control under Extreme Loading Conditions
- Transportation Operations
- Transportation Planning
- Transportation Safety
- Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC)
- Wind Engineering
- Wind Hazard Engineering
- Wood Structures
Specialized
Research Units
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering also directs four specialized research units: