- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Granular mechanics from micro-to-macro scales
- Breakage mechanics
- Bio-mediation techniques for soil improvement
- Bio-inspired geotechnics
- Material models for discrete element method (DEM)
- Department Chair, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- kutay@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1525
- Dow 871
Research Interests
- Material characterization, design and modeling of asphalt pavements
- Pavement design, analysis and modeling
- Applications of 3D (X-ray CT) and 2D imaging techniques to pavement and geotechnical engineering
- Granular mechanics and micromechanical modeling techniques
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- msadeghi@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3420
- Dillman 201G
Links of Interest
Courses Taught
- Soil mechanics and foundation design
- Advanced soil mechanics
- Applied Machine Learning
- Mechanics of materials
Research Interests
- Soil and rock mechanics
- Ground improvement and foundation design
- Bio inspired Geotechnics/Foundations
- Geomaterial behavior and testing
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in geotechnical engineering
- Measurement While Drilling (MWD) in geotechnical engineering
- Slope stability and debris flow hazards
- Stability of underground structures
- Mine tailings and abandoned mines geohazards and remediation
- Intellectual, numerical and analytical modeling