Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering
at the University of Delaware
Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering (CIBrE)
™ CIBrE is a leading resource for the world’s highway and railroad bridge community
through education, research, and technology transfer.
™ Education
¾ Educating outstanding bridge engineers for careers in industry, government, and
academia
¾ Serving as NSF site for Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Bridge
Engineering
¾ Providing teamwork experiences through state-of-the-art bridge design and highbay structures laboratories
™ Research
¾ Providing a focal point for researchers in bridge engineering
¾ Advancing the state of the art of bridge engineering
¾ Organizing multidisciplinary teams to address bridge infrastructure renewal
through
Design and analysis
Advanced materials
Health monitoring
Advanced sensors
Bridge management
Hydraulics and scour
Geotechnical engineering
Bridge Security
™ Technology Transfer
¾ Integrating knowledge from diverse fields into bridge engineering
¾ Transferring technology to bridge owners
¾ Organizing workshops, research seminars, and lab demonstrations
Dennis Mertz
Director
(302) 831-2735
[email protected]
For more information, contact:
www.ce.udel.edu/cibre
Diane Kukich
Research Administrator
(302) 831-1721
[email protected]