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Craig D. Foster
Assistant Professor
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Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering (2006)
Stanford University
M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering (2002)
Stanford University
B.S. Mathematics (1995)
Princeton University
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Office: 3085 ERF
Phone: 312-996-3428
Fax: 312-996-2426
E-mail: fosterc@uic.edu
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Faculty Profile
Publications
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Research Interests
My research focuses on computer modeling of deformation in solid materials with an emphasis on geomaterials such as rocks, soils, and concrete. In particular, I use finite elements to investigate a variety of problems, from plasticity and damage to fracture, shear banding and other types of localized deformation. Current areas of interest include:
. Evolving discontinuity methods for capturing fracture, shear banding, and other forms of localized deformation
. Coupled-physics problems, for example thermal-fluid-mechanical systems such as earthquake faults
. Faulting and earthquake engineering, including soil-structure interaction
. Geomechanical issues in energy production, including hydrocarbon reservoirs, carbon sequestration, and heat pumps
. Computational plasticity, damage and constitutive modeling
. Finite elements and other computational techniques
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