Engineering resilient infrastructure and communities
SiRIUS Lab · University of Nebraska–Lincoln
We combine structural mechanics, sensing, and AI to understand how infrastructure performs under natural hazards and help communities plan for recovery.
Our research connects data and models to decisions, from monitoring individual buildings to assessing interdependent infrastructure and community systems.
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Research directions
Sensing & inference
Digital twins & monitoring
We fuse sparse sensor measurements with physics-based models to reconstruct structural response, assess condition, and support post-event decisions.
Risk & recovery
Community resilience
We model how damage to buildings and infrastructure affects essential services, people, and economies, then compare mitigation and recovery strategies under uncertainty.
Mechanics & reliability
Resilient structural systems
We use nonlinear simulation and reliability analysis to evaluate hazard-resistant structures, including mass timber and hybrid systems, and connect structural behavior to design decisions.
Funding & partnerships
Our research connects federal agencies, transportation partners, and university programs with practical questions about infrastructure risk and recovery.
Current work includes the NSF-supported IN-CORE open-source ecosystem, NIST-supported tornado resilience measurement, Nebraska bridge and transportation resilience, rail track monitoring, weather-resilient airports, and infrastructure and public-health recovery.
Selected support & collaborations
Federal research
NSF · NIST · Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) · US Department of Transportation
Transportation resilience
Nebraska Department of Transportation · Mid-America Transportation Center · NASEM/TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program
University partnerships
Colorado State University · University of Illinois · Rice University · University of Central Florida · University of South Carolina · Montclair State University · University of Nebraska Medical Center
Industry collaborations
ResiCore · Simorgh · HDR · Aon · Protection Engineering Consultants
STUDENTS & COLLABORATORS
Join SiRIUS Lab
Help advance resilient infrastructure through sensing, simulation, and computational engineering.
We welcome undergraduate and graduate students who are curious about how structures and communities respond to natural hazards.
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