Honoring Our History
Grad student uses confocal laser scanning microscope, 1994
Graduate student Anne Abell uses a confocal laser scanning microscope to acquire a topographic image of the fracture surface of fiber-reinforced mortar. The roughness of the fracture surface has been shown to characterize material fracture. Surface roughness indicates the presence of microstructural toughening mechanisms.
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Support this spaceUnidentified Laboratory Worker
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Support this spaceNewmark Lab under construction, October 1965
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Support this spaceHydrosystems Lab Water Tower
A part of the original Hydrosystems Laboratory construction, the iconic water tower was demolished in 2018 along with the south portion of the building to make way for the new addition.
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Support this spaceProfessors Tim Stark (left) and Barry Dempsey, 1999
In the Geosynthetics Laboratory, Professors Barry Dempsey and Tim Stark discuss a multiaxial test on a geomembrane.
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Michael Voorhees, Barbara Miller and Assistant Professor Vahid Alavian, 1981
In conjunction with the project on resources description of the upper Mississippi River system, graduate assistants Michael L. Voorhees and Barbara Miller confer with assistant professor Vahid Alavian about water quality and resources of the Illinois River.
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Stanley L. Paul works on concrete tunnel liner, 1978.
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Support this spaceSetting up adsorption bed, 1998
From back of photo: "Graduate student Chloe Reece setting up the activated carbon fiber cloth adsorption bed to capture and recover methyl ethyl ketone from gas streams."
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Support this spaceASCE Student Organization, 2005
Those identified include PJ Larson, Kevin Hatcher, Stefano Truschke, Jeremy Butkovich, Amanda Bordelon and Andrea Sapienza.
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Support this spaceMete Sozen, 1986
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Support this spaceConcrete Canoe team, 2008
Team captains Carrie Peterson and Will Kolbuk kneel in front of the canoe, the Sustain-a-Boat, with other members standing in back. The team placed fourth at the Great Lakes regional competition.
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Support this spaceResearch Assistant Rachael Contorer adjusts laboratory-scale spray drier apparatus in the Air Pollution Laboratory
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Support this spaceLaboratory-scale spray dryer reactor, 1990
A laboratory-scale spray dryer reactor is operated by graduate research assistant Jonathan Yuan.
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Support this spaceArthur N. Talbot, circa 1920
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Support this spaceCivil Engineering Faculty, 1952
From left to right: Horace Rayner, C. C. Wiley, J. S. Crandell, and W. L. Huntington.
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Support this spaceGeotech Soil Nailing
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Support this spaceMicroscopic Analysis
Photograph of two people conducting microscopic observation. From a folder labeled "Civil Laboratory 1948-55".
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Support this spaceChildren at Civil Laboratory, circa 1955
Children viewing a project at the civil engineering laboratory, circa 1955.
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Support this spaceNathan and Anne Newmark
Nathan M. and Anne M. Newmark.
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Support this spaceAssistant professors Vahid Alavian and Al Valocchi, 1982
Assistant professors Vahid Alavian and Al Valocchi are shown inspecting the performance of Thermistor probes developed to measure small temperature and velocity fluctuations in fluids.
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Support this spaceDiving for substrate samples
From back of photo: "Research associate David E. Himelick (right) is shown after diving for substrate samples at the bottom of the Kaskaskia River. The samples undergo preliminary processing by Donald Klopke immediately following their recovery. This study includes field surveys for fish and other aquatic organisms." Undated.
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Support this spaceChi Epsilon, 1947
Top row: Dale Sheldon, Lawrence Breinin, James Stallmyer, Macdonald Henderson, Charles Bruggen, Ernest Kunicky, Herbert Newmark, Joseph Briscoe, James Keith, Arnold Dunham. Second Row: Paul Lopinat, William Mollenhauer, Isaac Forbes, Bernard Pitchik, Robert Krug, Arthur Skale, William Oliver, James Perry, Edwin Bly, Richard Lichtenberger. Bottom row: Townsend Smith, Harold Luther, Warren Day, Robert Mahan, Frederick Reimers Jr., William Curtis, Frank Bushman, John Leek. Photo from The Illio.
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Testing Laboratory, circa 1917
Students working in the testing laboratory for bituminous road materials.
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Support this spaceArthur N. Talbot homework, 1880
Photo of a chart created by Arthur Talbot as a civil engineering student in 1880.
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Support this spaceSenior staff reviewing study results, 1980
From back of photo: "Senior staff members review the results of a study on the earthquake project engineering design for natural hazards. Clockwise from left are professors W.J. Hall, W.H. Walker, D.A. Foutch, D.A.W. Pecknold and A.R. Robinson."
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Support this spaceArchive Photo, 1963
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Support this spaceTechnograph editor
Consuelo Minnich (BS 51) spent four years on the staff of the Technograph, eventually rising to editor during her final years.
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Road Materials Testing
Unidentified student using lab equipment. Caption reads: "Placing specimen in Page Impact Machine for test on cementing value of stone. Page Impact Machine for toughness test to left."
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T.M. Hayat investigates behavior of geostatic stress, 1991
From back of photo: "Graduate research assistant T. M. Hayat investigates behavior of geostatic stress in soft clays. These measurements are used to interpret in situ tests and analyze ground response to construction."
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Support this spaceHoubolt sketch of the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
A sketch made by John Houbolt (BS 40, MS 42) at NASA, showing the basic flight plan of Apollo 11 using lunar rendezvous. The original sketch is part of the John C. Houbolt Papers collection housed in the University of Illinois Archives.
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Support this spaceWilliam H. Walker, John D. Haltiwanger and Frederick V. Lawrence
Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory crane bay, 2003. All served as advisers to U.S. Coast Guard students throughout the years.
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Support this spaceRoad Materials Testing, circa 1917
Unidentified man operating diamond core-drill to obtain stone core for hardness and toughness tests.
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Support this spaceCement Testing Laboratory, circa 1917
Unidentified men testing cement samples.
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Support this spaceProf. Lutgarde Raskin discuss wastewater treatment processes with grad student, 1998
From back of photo: "Biological wastewater treatment processes are discussed by graduate student Jim Danalewich and Professor Lutgarde Raskin."
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Support this spaceKarl Terzaghi gives lecture
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Archive Photo, 1966
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Support this spacePreparing specimens to study bond mechanisms in masonry, 1998
Grad student Anne Werner and Professor David Lange.
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Support this spaceFrank Monastra and Professor Leslie Struble, 1992
Graduate student Frank Monastra points out microstructural features observed in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to his adviser, Professor Leslie Struble. Monastra uses the SEM to study why concrete railroad ties are degrading beneath the rail seat in research funded by the Association of American Railroads.
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Support this spaceSurveying trip to Allerton Park
Gordon Dalrymple, who provided the photo, is at the far left. Undated.
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Support this spaceCementitious materials equipment
Mark Huebschman, graduate student, and professor R. Berger inspect the x-ray diffraction equipment used for study of cementitious materials.
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Support this spaceYanfeng Ouyang, 2005
Professor Yanfeng Ouyang joined the CEE faculty in 2005 as an Assistant Professor.
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Support this spaceProfessor David Lange and Anne Werner prepare specimens, 1998
From back of photo: "Specimens to study bond mechanisms in masonry are prepared by graduate student Anne Werner and Professor David Lange."
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Support this spaceDigitizing Camera, 1987
From back of photo: "Professor Sharon Wood and research assistant Ricardo Lopez discuss the use of a digitizing camera for input of images for computer analysis."
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Support this spaceProfessor Hay at work
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Support this spaceGraduate assistants Scott MacArthur (left) and Mark Ferris, 1981
A transportation network problem of the Chicago metropolitan region is being studied by graduate assistants Scott A. MacArthur (left) and Mark E. Ferris. The grids on the map help simplify the detailed regional network for computer modeling. The research is under the direction of professor David E. Boyce and sponsored by the Urban Mass Transit Administration.
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Support this spaceRobert H. Dodds Jr.
Undated photo. Now Professor Emeritus, Dodds joined the CEE at Illinois faculty in 1987. He was the Nathan M. Newmark Professor of Civil Engineering from 1996–2000 and in 2000 became the inaugural holder of the M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Chair in Civil Engineering. He served as department head of CEE from 2004-2009.
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Liang Liu, 1994
Professor Liang Y. Liu studies information management in construction projects, 1994.
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Support this spaceBill Hall discusses fabrication of structure with grad students, 1985
From back of photo: "Graduate students Steve McCabe and Dave Segal, and W. J. Hall, Professor and Head of Department, discussing fabrication of a steel model structure to be tested on the departmental earthquake simulator."
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Professor Ellis Danner
Professor Ellis Danner earned his B.S. in Railroad Civil Engineering (1930) and M.S. degree in Civil Engineering (Highways) (1949) from Illinois. He joined the CEE at Illinois faculty in 1946, where he served until his retirement in 1974.
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Karl von Terzaghi
Karl von Terzaghi, known as the 'father of soil mechanics,' was a visiting research professor and frequent lecturer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Undated photo.
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Nathan Newmark working at desk
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Support this spaceProfessor Dan Abrams, 1991
From back of photo: "Professor Dan Abrams checks a gage in preparation for testing a full-scale masonry wall. The objective is to develop improved methods of nondestructive evaluation for masonry building structures. The research is sponsored by the Advanced Construction Technology Center."
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Support this spaceProfessors Dick Shaffer (left) and Steven Fenves
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Road Materials Lab, ca. 1915
Students operating machinery in the Road Materials Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering.
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Support this spaceProfessor William L. Gamble and S. Mojtahedi, 1977
Faculty member William Gamble (left) and S. Mojtahedi work in the crane bay. 1977
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Testing the resistance of bacteria to chlorinated water, ca. 1970
Elaine Greening (BS 67, MS 69/71) and graduate student Sai Lee test the resistance of bacteria to chlorinated water.
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J. Burkitt Webb
Professor J. Burkitt Webb was the first head of the Civil Engineering Department.
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Support this spaceEarthquake Simulator 1968
Clockwise from left: N. Nielson, Mete Sozen, P. Gulkan, S. Otani
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ASCE Club, 1949
Undergraduate Connie Minnich (second row) is the only woman in the ASCE club in 1949. Minnich was the third woman undergraduate in the department, earning her degree in 1951.
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Monitoring relative deflection measurements of concrete pavements with reinforced joints, 1981
Relative deflection measurements of concrete pavements with reinforced joints are being monitored by undergraduate Vicki L. Thomann. The weighted test wheels have completed 12 million revolutions of simulated traffic over the pavement which is being tested along with the pavement joints and foundation materials under various weather conditions.
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Support this spaceMapping with a Plane Table, circa 1917
Unidentified men using surveying equipment on the Quad outside of Engineering Hall.
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Support this spaceCampus View, 1874
Shot from south of Green Street looking north across Green Street, the Silver Creek (Boneyard Creek), and the Champaign and Urbana Horse Railroad. The University Building ("The Elephant") is in the center-left of the background and the old Mechanical Building is center-right.
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Support this spaceProfessor Mete Sozen and Gloria Caban (BS 69, MS 70) in 1967
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Mary Thelma Miller
Mary Thelma Miller was the first woman undergraduate to earn her degree (BS 1933) from the department of civil engineering.
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Civil Engineering Classroom, circa 1919
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Support this spaceProfessor William Walter Hay
Holding a plaque that says, "From your 1967 Railway Engineering Students", with names listed on the right: Clyde L. Anderson, M.K. Gamal El-Din, Mohamed F. Howeedy, Gregory C. Martin, Robert E. Ahlf, Alan B. Butler, Kenneth J. DeHaan, Stephen P. Heath, Y.V. Ramana Murty, William G. Richmond, Warren G. Taylor.
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Support this spaceCement Testing Lab, circa 1917
Unidentified man making test for tensile strength of cement using standard briquettes.
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Support this spaceAutomobile License Plate Study, ca. 1962
C.C. Wiley, Professor of Highway Engineering, and John Baerwald, Director of the University's Traffic Safety Center, inspecting samples of Illinois automobile license plates. Photo courtesy University of Illinois Archives.
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Support this spaceUnidentified researchers, 1969
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Unidentified students. Undated photo.
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Support this spaceTunnel liner, 1970s
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Support this spaceNathan Newmark and John Haltiwanger
Professor Nathan Newmark, left, with Professor John D. Haltiwanger. Undated photo.
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Support this spaceStudents working in the crane bay (undated)
Students Doug Hardin and Debra Laefer working in the crane bay.
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Support this spaceResearch assistant Tao-Wei Feng, 1990
Research assistant Tao-Wei Feng is examining the uniqueness principle of soil compressibility by means of laboratory consolidation of half-meter thick natural soft clay specimen.
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Support this spaceProfessor Thomas K. Liu
Professor Thomas K. Liu in the Soil Mechanics Laboratory. Professor Liu taught Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) at the University of Illinois in the mid-1960's.
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Support this spaceProject Conference in Talbot Laboratory, 1939
Research engineers gather for a conference in Talbot Laboratory. From left: unknown, Nathan Newmark, Professor Frank E. Richart, V. P. Jensen (Special Research Assistant Professor, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics).
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Support this spaceStrain Gauge Reading, 1939
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Support this spaceCivil Engineering Building Model, 1966
Nathan Newmark (center) reviews an early model of the new Civil Engineering Building with Professors R. J. Mosborg (right) and G. K. Sinnamon.
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Support this spaceProfessor Marcelo Garcia
Professor Marcelo H. Garcia stands inside one of the massive tunnels deep under Chicago, part of the Tunnel and Reservoir Project.
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Support this spaceIllinois' first concrete canoe team
The first concrete canoe team poses on the lawn at Newmark Civil Engineering Lab. Some names of participants have been found, but individuals cannot be identified. Participants included: Rocco Gibala, Mike Novak, Bill Rettberg, Rick Rettberg, Jim Schmudde, Bill Wuellner.
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Old University Building, circa 1870
Old University Building, also known as the "Elephant," with several individuals on the front stoop and the balcony.
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Support this spaceTorque Control
From back of photo: "Research assistant D. F. Meinheit is shown installing high-strength bolts in a structural steel connection by means of torque control. Professor W. H. Munse is reading the torque control. A clamping force of approximately 30,000 pounds is produced in the 3/4-inch bolts; it is sufficient to provide structural connections in which the forces are transmitted by virtue of the friction between the connected parts." Undated.
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Support this spaceHydraulic Research, 1951
From back of photo: Models of Illinois highway 460 bridge over Wabash River flood plain to New Harmony, Indiana built by University of Illinois engineers who found way to tame eddy which threatened to drop bridge into 40-foot deep hole. Solution is 100-foot upstream dikes directing water under bridge and cutting away end of timbered island. Zigzag wire in model represents underbrush. Left to right: Mulford Martin; Irbey J. Hickenlooper; Prof. John C. Gillou. Photo courtesy University of Illinois Archives.
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Support this spaceProfessors Hall and Young oversee grad student, 1990
From back of photo: "Professors W. J. Hall (standing left) and J. F. Young (right) watch as graduate student Darmawan Ludirdja adjusts a permeability cell used to measure the rate of flow of water through concrete samples. This is part of a project that examines the relationship between the initial curing of concrete and its permeability. Such information is necessary for long-term service prediction."
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Professor Praveen Kumar with grad students, 1999
From back of photo: Professor Praveen Kumar (seated) discusses large-scale hydrologic modeling with his graduate students Ji Chen, Amy Kaleita and Patricia Saco."
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Support this spaceRainfall Simulator
From back of photo: "A rainfall simulator has been developed by Professor V. T. Chow to investigate basic watershed hydraulics. Mr. T. E. Harbaugh, an assistant on the left, and a graduate student are using a small model to run preliminary tests while the 40-by-40-foot model is being constructed." Undated photo.
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Support this spaceArchive Photo, 1967
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Support this spaceUnidentified Researcher, 1969
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Support this spaceWooden form construction for load history effects research, 1981
Assistant professor Charles F. Scribner and graduate students T.-H. Hwang (left) and Richard C. Hendricks (foreground) examine the construction of a wooden form to be used in their research on the effects of load history on the flexural response of concrete members. A beam will be cast in the form, cured, and then tested under repeated reverse loading.
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Support this spaceCivil Engineering Laboratory, circa 1955
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Support this spaceConcrete Canoe, 2016
Concrete Canoe Casting, Spring 2016
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Support this spaceProfessor William L. Gamble, 1991
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Traffic Signals
From back of photo: "The interrelationships between the traffic signal indications which are visible to a driver at an intersection and the settings and adjustments in a traffic signal controller are being explained to these traffic engineering students." Undated.
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Support this spaceLiang Liu demonstrates construction monitoring device, 1995
From back of photo: "Professor Liang Liu demonstrates his device for documenting construction site conditions. This device includes a hardhat-mounted video camera, a headup display, voice-activated control-recognition, and wireless 2-way communications. With it, inspectors can document project progress/condition with narrative and images, access design information from the field, and transmit real-time site images to remote experts."
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Support this spaceCEE Freshman Women, Fall 2009
In Fall 2009, CEE welcomed the largest group of incoming freshman women to date.
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Support this spaceSurvey Camp, late 1950s
A handful of people have been identified in this photo, taken at surveying camp sometime in the 1950s. Those who have been identified are Louis Shaffer, Milton O. Schmidt, “Wyn” Eldridge, Gordon Gracie, Sam Karara, Rolf Demoll, Henry Atkinson, Robert Anderson, Robert Marks, Harry Abramowski, Jack Lane, Fred Stone, Gerald Hoft, Barry Dempsey, Harry Wendel, Paul Biggars, Bijan Mohraz, Roy Fonda, Larry Salz, George Hanson, Marshall Thompson, Mike Terstriep, Tom Mulcahey, Rex Livingston.
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Support this spaceProfessor Fred Lawrence with students, 1990
Professor Frederick V. Lawrence (current Professor Emeritus) oversees welding.
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Support this spaceJohn C. Houbolt and family, 2001
CEE alumnus John C. Houbolt (BS 40, MS 42) is considered an unsung hero of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Pictured here with his family, Houbolt (middle row) donated his papers to the University of Illinois in 2001. Read more about Houbolt here. Photo: Michael Deane - Photographer
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Support this spaceRalph Peck, circa 1960s
Photograph of Ralph Peck, Professor of Civil Engineering (1942-1974).
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Ralph Peck, Walter Hansen, Gholamreza Mesri
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Chester P. Siess at desk
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Support this spaceChicago Subway Soils Lab, 1940
In front of Chicago Subway Soils Lab on E. Huron Street, 1940 (from left): Ben Eisenstein, Chester Siess, Everett Johnson, James Richardson, Ralph Peck, Thomas Speer, Michael Salgo, Willard Wells.
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Support this spaceProfessor Barry Dempsey records load data, 1985
From back of photo: "Load data from a dynamic permeability text on geotextiles is recorded by professor Barry J. Dempsey. This test is used in the selection of geotextiles for pavement subdrainage construction."
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The Transportation Classroom honoring Barry Dempsey and Marshall Thompson is in need of additional funding.
First faculty at the University of Illinois, 1869
Portraits of the first faculty members at the University featuring Regent John Milton Gregory in the center. Although the photo is not labeled, the 1868-69 Course Catalog lists the following 11 professors: William M. Baker, George W. Atheron, J.W. Powell, Willard F. Bliss, A.P.S. Stuard, Thomas J. Burrill, S.W. Shattuck, Edward Snyder, Johathan Periam, John A. Warder and Edward Eggleston. Shattuck (center portrait on the left side) was the first professor of civil engineering at Illinois.
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Support this spaceGrad student Joel Ducoste adjusts camera settings in a study of flocculation, 1996
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Support this spaceBridge Slab Investigators, ca. 1939
Engineers examining bridge slab materials in Talbot Laboratory, circa 1939.
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Support this spaceHydrosystems Lab, 1980s
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Support this spaceNathan Newmark in front of LatinoAmericana Tower
Portrait of Nathan M. Newmark standing in front a picture of the Latinoamericana Tower in Mexico City, Mexico. Newmark served as a consultant on the building's innovative aseismic design.
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Support this spaceExperimental investigation of the arching phenomena occurring over a buried rectangular plate
A circular plate with wings, made of reinforced concrete, is subjected to bending and twisting moments in more than one direction. The deflections are measured by a combination of photogrammetry and mechanical dial gages by Professor Mete Sozen (left) and R.J. Lenschow.
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A laboratory model of a meandering river is used by Professor Marcelo Garcia to study the interaction of bedforms with the geometry of the channel.
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Support this spaceAsphalt concrete materials evaluation, 1998
From back of photo: "As part of a large study to evaluate asphalt concrete materials in Illinois roadways, graduate student Bill VAvrik loads an asphalt concrete sample into a special triaxial apparatus with independent control of axial and radial stress and strain to evaluate the constitutive characteristics of the material under a variety of load conditions."
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Support this spacePaving test, 1989
An experimental full-depth asphalt concrete paving section on U.S. Route 50 near Carlyle, Ill., is studied by researchers on Project IHR-524 in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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Support this spaceHardy Cross
Hardy Cross was Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois from 1921 to 1937. During that period, his technical achievements significantly changed the field of structural analysis and the understanding of structural behavior.
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Support this spaceTurbine blade model, 1985
A finite-element model for a turbine blade on the Apollo CAD workstation is examined by graduate student C. DelaGarza and professor L. A. Lopez.
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Support this spaceThomas H. Thornburn, 1968
Thomas H. Thornburn (BS 38) was professor of civil engineering from 1948-75.
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Support this spaceProfessor W. H. Walker inspects a welded detail on a beam fatigue specimen, 1986
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Support this spaceWilliam Walter Smith, circa 1900-1907
Portrait of William Walter Smith, the first African-American graduate of the University of Illinois. He was from the Broadlands, Ill., area and graduated with an A.B. in 1900 and a B.S. in civil engineering in 1907.
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Support this spaceSue Larson removes filter at air quality sampling site, 1992
From back of photo: "Professor Susan Larson removes the filter from a monitor designed to measure the concentration of inhalable particles in the atmosphere. The monitor is part of an air quality sampling site on the roof of Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory used by students learning air sampling techniques.
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Support this spaceNancy Brazell Brooks
Nancy Brazell Brooks was the first woman to earn a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, in 1953.
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Unidentified Man Testing Stone for Hardness in a Dorry Abrasion Machine
Circa 1917.
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Grad students with Professor Jamshid Ghaboussi
Graduate students Anne Raich and Djoni Sidarta discuss some neural network applications with Professor Jamshid Ghaboussi.
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Support this spaceFazlur Khan, circa 1980-81
Fazlur Khan (MS 53, PhD 55) sits at his desk in his office at Skidmore, Owings and Merril architectural firm. Khan is noted for his structural design work as co-designer of John Hancock Center and Willis Tower.
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Support this spaceUnidentified Researchers
This test track was located along Boneyard Creek, near Hendrick House.
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Support this spaceCustom test instruments
From back of photo: "Many uniquely designed test instruments are constructed in the Civil Engineering shops. A Viscometer has been fabricated out of plastic to meet precise specifications for the measurement of shear characteristics of clay suspension in terms of effective stresses. Research assistant W. T. Painter is carrying out this research." Undated photo.
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Support this spaceIra O. Baker
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Support this spaceAdjusting a level, circa 1917
Unidentified man using surveying equiptment on the Quad outside of Engineering Hall.
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Support this spaceBicycle traffic on campus
From back of photo: "The increased use of bicycles by University of Illinois students and staff members led to the development of new techniques for studying traffic flow and the design of special bicycle facilities. George W. Greenwood, graduate student in traffic engineering, is shown checking the plans for lanes recently installed on this campus." Undated.
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Support this spaceHydrosystems Lab Construction, May 2019
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Support this spaceInspecting steel tie for cracks, 1999
From back of photo: "Graduate student Kennata BaRaKa shown inspecting a steel tie for cracks after five million cycles of load."
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Support this spaceHarold E. Babbitt
Harold Eaton Babbitt, specialist in sanitary engineering, was a professor of engineering at the University from 1914-54.
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Support this spaceReception for new faculty, 1969
Standing, left to right: Vern Snoeyink, Nathan Newmakr, Wilson Tang, Maartti Mikkola. Seated: Ann Newmark.
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Support this spaceSanitary Engineering Test Area, ca. 1919
Civil engineering students testing steam pipes. Photo courtesy University of Illinois Archives.
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