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Tomasz Hueckel

Tomasz Hueckel

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
hueckel@duke.edu
Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
164 Hudson Eng Ctr, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests

Mechanics of materials, theoretical soil mechanics, rock mechanics, theory of plasticity, multi-physics processes in geomechanics, nuclear waste disposal, energy and environmental geomechanics.

Selected Grants

Multiphysics degradation processes, and their mitigation, in engineered and geological barriers: experiments and simulation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2018 - 2022

Controlling Deep-Seated Landslides by Monitoring Basal Temperature (CorDeaL)

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2022

Chemo-mechanical Nano-scale Mechanisms of Aging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2012

Desiccation Cracks and Their Effect on Permeability in Clays

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2008

Nanoscopic Study of Aging of Inter-Granular Contacts in Petroleum Bearing Sediments

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2001 - 2002