Specialty Areas

The CEM group develops efficient decision-making processes to support the construction and management of the built environment in a safe and sustainable manner. To achieve this objective, the CEM group offers graduate instruction and research opportunities in the areas of construction project management, construction safety, digital technologies and automation, sustainable and resilient built environments, and human-centered design processes.

The objective of the CM program is to provide a well-balanced education in construction materials and design and theoretical and practical aspects of civil engineering. Students learn the classical behavior of engineering materials through graduate-level CE courses, explore modern computational techniques, recognize the uncertainties and errors in calculations, and gain hands-on experiences through laboratory/field testing to prepare for a consulting or research career path. Students are also encouraged to explore supporting and complementary courses offered in other Civil Engineering disciplines and other departments at Clemson University.

The objective of the Geotechnical Engineering program is to provide a well-balanced education in geotechnical engineering analysis and design and in theoretical and practical aspects of civil engineering. Through the graduate-level courses offered within the department, students learn classical soil mechanics and the behavior of soils, explore modern computational techniques, recognize the uncertainties and errors in calculations, and gain hands-on experiences through laboratory/field testing to prepare for a consulting or research career path. Students are also encouraged to explore supporting and complementary courses offered in other CE disciplines and other departments at Clemson University.

The objective of the Structural Engineering program is to provide a well-balanced education in structural analysis and design and in theoretical and practical aspects of civil engineering. Through the graduate-level courses offered within the department, students learn classical structural mechanics and the behavior of engineering materials, explore modern computational techniques, recognize the uncertainties and errors in calculations, and gain hands-on experiences through laboratory/field testing to prepare for a consulting or research career path. Students are also encouraged to explore supporting and complimentary courses offered in other CE disciplines and other departments at Clemson University.

Transportation systems are essential for the efficient movement of people and goods. Interconnected air, land, and marine transportation systems play a vital role in ensuring strong economic health and improved quality of life for all of society. Because transportation systems are interrelated with many other activities, the challenges of creating and managing transportation systems must be addressed in an interdisciplinary manner. The Transportation Systems graduate program at Clemson focuses on the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of transportation systems. The program provides a foundation of knowledge on the basics of how transportation systems work and how they are designed and encourages students to add breadth to their education by understanding the environmental, institutional, and societal context within which the systems operate.

The Water Resources program emphasizes the flow of common, natural fluids - water and air - the forces they create, and the movement of materials - suspended or dissolved - within those fluids. Coursework and research focus on environmental fluid mechanics, sediment transport and scour, turbulent jets, plumes, contaminated sediments, coastal engineering, dredging-related operations, raindrop physics, and more.