faculty.Joseph Nadeau

Joseph Nadeau, Associate Professor of the Practice

Joe Nadeau earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and then continued his education and earned a S.M. in Civil Engineering in 1991 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then matriculated to the University of California at Berkeley where he earned his Ph.D., in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1996.

Dr. Nadeau’s primary research focus is in the areas of theoretical and applied mechanics, micromechanics, composite materials, and probabilistic methods.

Education

• Ph.D. Civil and Environ. Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1996
• S.M. Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991
• B.S. Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1989

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2005-Present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 1997-2005
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1996-1997

Sample Publications [complete publication list]

Nadeau, J. C. (2003). “A Multi-Scale Model for Effective Moduli of Concrete Incorporating ITZ Water-Cement Ratio Gradients, Aggregate Size Distributions, and Entrapped Voids.” Cement and Concrete Research, 33:103-113.

Dolbow, J. E. and Nadeau, J. C. (2002). “On the use of effective properties for the fracture analysis of microstructured materials.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 69:1607-1634.

Nadeau, J. C. (2002). "Water-to-cement ratio gradients in mortars and corresponding effective elastic properties." Cement and Concrete Research, 32(3):481-490.

Nadeau, J. C. and Ferrari, M. (2001) "On Optimal Zeroth-order bounds with application to Hashin-Shtrikman bounds and anisotropy parameters." International Journal of Solids and Structures, 38:7945-7965.

Nadeau, J. C. and Meng, X. N. (2000). "On the Response Sensitivity of an Optimally Designed Functionally Graded Layer." Composites: Part B, 31:285-297.

Courses Taught

• EGR 75L. Mechanics of Solids
• CE 133L. Concrete and Composite Structures
• CE134. Metallic Structures
• CE192. Integrated Structural Design
• CE 202. Continuum Mechanics
• CE 205. Mechanics of Composite Materials
• CE292. Structural Engineering Project Management

Honors and Awards

• Earl I. Brown, II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award, Duke University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004.
• ASCE Faculty Advisor Reward, ASCE Committee on Student Activities, 2000.
• 1999 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 1999.
• D. Jackson and Sara-Louise Faustman Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, 1992-93.
• Arthur Gould Tasheira Scholarship, University of California at Berkeley, 1991-92.
• Hugh B. Williams Scholarship, Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors, 1989-90.
• John B. Carson Prize, Lehigh University, 1989.
• John S. Morrison Jr. Civil Engineering Award, Pennsylvania Engineering Foundation, May 1988.
• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
• Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Arts & Science Honor Society
• Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society
• Phi Eta Sigma, National Freshman Honor Society

Professional and Service Activities

• Registered Professional Engineer - North Carolina
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Reviewer for: Composites, Part B: Engineering, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, International Journal of Geomechanics, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Oecologia

Current and Ongoing Research

• Theoretical and applied mechanics, micromechanics, and composite materials
• Modeling concrete's interfacial transition zone and its corresponding impact on effective properties
• Microstructural modeling of magnetio-elastomeric composites
• Response of human cornea to refractive procedures