Overview

Duke’s Geomechanics and Geophysics for Energy and the Environment research group bridges the gap between geology and geophysics.

Key Features

Hazards that the Civil and Environmental Engineering (Geomechanics and Geophysics for Energy and the Environment) degree at Duke University addresses include earthquakes, sinkholes, desiccation soil cracking, material degradation, geostructure degradation, landslides and mudslides.

They use geomechanics principles to assess wellbore stability, reservoir properties, nuclear waste geological disposal, landslide stability and hydraulic stimulations, including hydraulic fracking.

Research Areas

Chemo-mechanical couplings in geomaterials

Thermo-plasticity of soils and rocks

Long-term multi-physics aspects of resilience of geo-structures

Multi-physics of geological nuclear waste isolation

Evaporation, drying and cracking of geomaterials

Multi-physics aspects for friction laws

Stability and bifurcation of multiphysical systems

Computational geomechanics

Non-invasive geophysical characterization of earth subsurface for engineering, energy and environmental applications

Subsurface contamination and related health issues

Stability of earth subsurface based on percolation theory

Multiscale analysis of porous materials

Stochastic modeling of heterogeneous materials

Uncertainty quantification for complex systems

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied Partial Differential Equations and Complex Variables

Partial Differential Equations

Scientific Computing

Mathematical Modeling

Nonlinear Finite Element Method

Wave Propagation in Elastic and Poroelastic Media

Environmental Transport Phenomena

Plasticity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United States

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering & Construction Mechanical Engineering View 361 other Masters in Civil Engineering & Construction in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Letters of recommendation

Statement of purpose

Life Experiences Statement

Resume

Tuition Fees

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67724 USD / year

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67724 USD / year

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67724 USD / year

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Living costs

Durham

United States

990 - 1670 USD / month

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