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Class of 2007
Structural Engineering Class of 2007
UCSD's Structural Engineering Department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. Our programs and curricula provide education and training through a holistic approach to structural engineering, by emphasizing and building on the commonality in materials, mechanics, and analysis considerations across the disciplines of civil, aerospace, and marine engineering. The program features strong components in laboratory experimentation, basic theory, information technology, and engineering design.
 
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Segmental Bridge Test, June 2004
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SCSE
 Student Chapter Places High in Steel Bridge
Competition at Regional Conference

UCSD’s Student Chapter, The Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (SCSE), recently traveled to Cal State Northridge for ASCE’s annual Regional Student Conference. Several hundred students from eighteen chapters competed in several events in the North Los Angeles area. For being in the top three for the Steel Bridge Competition, the SCSE Steel Bridge Team will be going to the National Conference for the forth consecutive year, held this year in Gainesville, FL from May 23 – 24, 2008. To read the full story click here.

SE-1 Bridge Competition Winners
 Winners Announced From SE-1 Bridge Competition During December 2007, final exam month at UCSD, one hundred and twenty students in Prof. Restrepo's SE-1 (Introduction to Structures & Design) class were divided into 30 teams to take an unusual and creative final exam: to build a 9-foot long bridge made of cardboard tubes. The winning team, whose bridge held not only the instructor, but a total weight of 370 pounds, was Team #10, featuring students Allison Yu, Denny Fulop, Lacey Cobb, and Marion Buyson. To read the full story, click here.

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 US News and World Report™ Ups Jacobs School of Engineering
in National Rankings

UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering was ranked 11th among the nation’s 191 engineering schools, up from 13th place last year. The Department of Structural Engineering, ranked 16th in the specialty of civil engineering. To read the full story, click here.

Englekirk book
 SE Professor Publishes Italian Travel Book
Adjunct Professor Robert Englekirk recently completed a "labor of love;" a book about his favorite travel destination - Italy. Read more about this critically acclaimed book by clicking here.

Winning Team
 SE Team Takes First Place at National Competition
Six undergraduate SE students traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana from February 6-9, 2008 to compete in the Fifth Annual Seismic Design Competition, against 16 other schools nationwide. UCSD's 2008 Seismic Design Team won first place! To read the full story and see photos, click here.

Mural
 Innovative Research Focuses on Minimizing Damage
to Structures Under Terrorist Attack

A new technique has been developed by SE graduate student Janet Wolfson and her advisor, Dr. Gilbert Hegemier, which can mitigate damage from a terrorist attack when traditional solutions are not feasible. This retrofit was developed for a specific class of structures where the support steel is ruptured, or fragmented, when a nearby bomb is detonated. To read the whole story, click here.