4 collections related to Civil engineering -- Research -- North Carolina

Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda, work plans, photographs, and project files dating from 1896 to 2010 and relating to the establishment of the marine science curriculum, the Integrated Manufacturing Engineering Institute, and the Henry M. Shaw Lecture Series in Civil Engineering. Civil engineering at North Carolina State University began as part of the Mechanics Course, which was first taught in 1889. In 1895 the Mechanics Course separated into civil engineering and mathematics when Wallace Carl Riddick became the first professor of civil engineering. Civil engineering became a separate department in 1906. The Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD) accredited the civil engineering curriculum in 1937 and renewed the accreditation in 1949. Less

The records of North Carolina State University's chapter of the Chi Epsilon Honor Fraternity include correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, clippings, membership rosters, information on the formation of the chapter, and other general information. Some issues of the national Fraternity newsletter, The Transit are also included. The Chi Epsilon Honor Fraternity was established in 1923, and acts as the national honorary society for undergraduates studying civil engineering. Students at NC State petitioned to form a chapter in 1948, a granted request designating them as the 23rd chapter of the national organization. The chapter remained active as of 2008. Less

This collection contains research and project material created by Paul Zia. Included are the materials for the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move, work with corrosion resistant alloy steel (MMFX) and reinforced concrete, the planning for the University of Tennessee Arena repair, the Crystal River Nuclear Plant containment investigation, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) reports, conference and workshop proceedings, and instructional materials from Zia's time as a professor at North Carolina State University. Topics covered include Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, reinforced concrete, the Crystal River Nuclear Plant, the University of Tennessee Arena, North Carolina State University faculty, civil engineering, and the North Carolina State University Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. The materials span the time period 1953-2018, with recent articles and displays reflecting on the success of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move. For over 50 years, Paul Zia taught, researched, and consulted in many areas of concrete materials, reinforced and prestressed concrete structures, and construction. Zia joined the civil engineering faculty at North Carolina State University in 1961. He advised more than 60 masters and doctoral students at North Carolina State University. He conducted sponsored research on many aspects of prestressed and reinforced concrete, including torsion and shear, bond and development length, loss of prestress, applications of high performance and high strength concrete, self-consolidating concrete, jointless bridge deck, and cracking in large prestressed concrete girders. His studies also included fatigue strength of cracked prestressed concrete girders, assessment of high performance concrete bridges, development of non-destructive test method for measuring air permeability of concrete, the use of self-consolodating concrete in highway structures, and the application of corrosion-resistant high-strength MMFX streel for concrete structures, and structural applications of new proprietary materials called Grancrete and Elimix Admixture. This information is adapted from The Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture Series (https://zialecture.com/dr-zia). Less