The Construction Materials Area within the Missouri S&T Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental (CArE) Engineering offers a program of study designed to cover a diverse range of construction materials types, properties, processing, and performance. Activities in the area include teaching, research, and continuing education.
Coursework at the graduate level can be viewed below or by visiting the CArE Engineering Department's website. Recent research had centered on the design and behavior of pavement structures and materials such as asphalt mixtures, aggregate durability, aggregate particle shape, stabilized and unstabilized aggregate bases, pavement drainability, concrete mix design methods, slag concrete, effect of test method variable, and subgrade behavior. Continuing education features current topics involving both asphalt and concrete. Visit Missouri S&T's Distance and Continuing Education Department's website for complete details.
Both MS and PhD degrees programs are available in the Construction Materials area. And, both external and internal fellowships are available. Additional information about the graduate program can be obtained by visiting the CArE Engineering Department's website.
An MS degree-with thesis requires 24 credits of coursework plus 6 hours research credit. At least two courses must be from out of department and at least two courses must be at the 400-level. Typically, students who obtain an MS in materials have an accompanying emphasis depending on their career goals, such as transportation/materials, geotechnical/materials, construction engineering/materials, independent testing lab/materials, and structural engineering/materials.
Missouri S&T is rich in the diversity of materials-related course offerings within the areas of Civil Engineering, as well as in from other departments, such as Geological Engineering, Geology, Mining Engineering, Metallurgy, Ceramic Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, as well as Engineering Management and Mathematics/Statistics.
Depending on the graduate candidate's career goals, a typical program might look like one of the following:
Geotechnical/Materials | Structural Engineering/Materials | ||
CE 312 | Bituminous Materials | CE 313 | Properties of Concrete |
CE 313 | Properties of Concrete | CE 326 | Advanced Steel Structures |
CE 315 | Intermediate Soil Mechanics | CE 401 | Advanced Concrete Technology |
CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design | CE 401 | Rheology of Concrete |
CE 414 | Measurement of Soil Properties | CE 301 | Structural Masonry Design |
CE 416 | Soil Stabilization | CE 318 | Smart Materials and Sensors |
GeE 375 | Aggregates and Quarrying | CE 374 | Infrastructure Strengthening with Composites |
CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design | Met 305 | Non Destructive Testing |
CE 490 | Research | CE 490 | Research |
Transportation/Materials | Construction Engineering/Materials | ||
CE 312 | Bituminous Materials | CE 312 | Bituminous Materials |
CE 313 | Properties of Concrete | CE 313 | Properties of Concrete |
CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design | CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design |
CE 311 | Highway Engineering | CE 345 | Construction Methods |
CE 414 | Measurement of Soil Properties | CE 401 | Advanced Concrete Technology |
CE 416 | Soil Stabilization | CE 401 | Rheology of Concrete |
CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design | Met 305 | Non Destructive Testing |
CE 314 | Geosynthetics in Engineering | CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design |
CE 490 | Research | CE 490 | Research |
Independent Testing Lab/Materials | Alternate Courses | ||
CE 312 | Bituminous Materials | GeE 361 | Transportation Applications of Geophysics |
CE 313 | Properties of Concrete | CrE 377 | Principles of Engineering Materials |
CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design | GeE 331 | Subsurface Hydrology |
CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design | ||
GeE 375 | Aggregates and Quarrying | ||
CE 416 | Soil Stabilization | ||
CE 401 | Advanced Concrete Technology | ||
Met 305 | Non-Destructive Testing |
The Construction Materials Area within the Missouri S&T Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental (CArE) Engineering offers a program of study designed to cover a diverse range of construction materials types, properties, processing, and performance. Activities in the area include teaching, research, and continuing education.
Coursework at the graduate level can be viewed below or by visiting the CArE Engineering Department's website. Recent research had centered on the design and behavior of pavement structures and materials such as asphalt mixtures, aggregate durability, aggregate particle shape, stabilized and unstabilized aggregate bases, pavement drainability, concrete mix design methods, slag concrete, effect of test method variable, and subgrade behavior. Continuing education features current topics involving both asphalt and concrete. Visit Missouri S&T's Distance and Continuing Education Department's website for complete details.
Both MS and PhD degrees programs are available in the Construction Materials area. And, both external and internal fellowships are available. Additional information about the graduate program can be obtained by visiting the CArE Engineering Department's website.
An MS degree-with thesis requires 24 credits of coursework plus 6 hours research credit. At least two courses must be from out of department and at least two courses must be at the 400-level. Typically, students who obtain an MS in materials have an accompanying emphasis depending on their career goals, such as transportation/materials, geotechnical/materials, construction engineering/materials, independent testing lab/materials, and structural engineering/materials.
Missouri S&T is rich in the diversity of materials-related course offerings within the areas of Civil Engineering, as well as in from other departments, such as Geological Engineering, Geology, Mining Engineering, Metallurgy, Ceramic Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, as well as Engineering Management and Mathematics/Statistics.
Depending on the graduate candidate's career goals, a typical program might look like one of the following:
Geotechnical/Materials | Structural Engineering/Materials | ||
CE 312 | Bituminous Materials | CE 313 | Properties of Concrete |
CE 313 | Properties of Concrete | CE 326 | Advanced Steel Structures |
CE 315 | Intermediate Soil Mechanics | CE 401 | Advanced Concrete Technology |
CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design | CE 401 | Rheology of Concrete |
CE 414 | Measurement of Soil Properties | CE 301 | Structural Masonry Design |
CE 416 | Soil Stabilization | CE 318 | Smart Materials and Sensors |
GeE 375 | Aggregates and Quarrying | CE 374 | Infrastructure Strengthening with Composites |
CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design | Met 305 | Non Destructive Testing |
CE 490 | Research | CE 490 | Research |
Transportation/Materials | Construction Engineering/Materials | ||
CE 312 | Bituminous Materials | CE 312 | Bituminous Materials |
CE 313 | Properties of Concrete | CE 313 | Properties of Concrete |
CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design | CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design |
CE 311 | Highway Engineering | CE 345 | Construction Methods |
CE 414 | Measurement of Soil Properties | CE 401 | Advanced Concrete Technology |
CE 416 | Soil Stabilization | CE 401 | Rheology of Concrete |
CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design | Met 305 | Non Destructive Testing |
CE 314 | Geosynthetics in Engineering | CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design |
CE 490 | Research | CE 490 | Research |
Independent Testing Lab/Materials | Alternate Courses | ||
CE 312 | Bituminous Materials | GeE 361 | Transportation Applications of Geophysics |
CE 313 | Properties of Concrete | CrE 377 | Principles of Engineering Materials |
CE 317 | Asphalt Pavement Design | GeE 331 | Subsurface Hydrology |
CE 356 | Concrete Pavement Design | ||
GeE 375 | Aggregates and Quarrying | ||
CE 416 | Soil Stabilization | ||
CE 401 | Advanced Concrete Technology | ||
Met 305 | Non-Destructive Testing | ||
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David N. Richardson, P.E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla, 1971
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla, 1973
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla, 1984
Dr. Richardson is active in the field of Construction Materials. The thrust of his research has been focused on transportation materials which includes the subgrade as well as concrete, asphalt, and aggregate pavement materials. Special areas of interest include aggregate durability, shale durability, pavement design, mechanical properties of concrete, mechanical properties of asphalt paving mixtures and granular base materials, drainage characteristics of pavements, concrete gradation optimization, Superpave topics, and Quality Control/Quality Assurance of pavement materials.
Dr. Richardson is active in professional society committees, serves as a consultant to private organizations, and has lectured and given presentations on topics related to construction materials properties, testing, and construction methods. He has directed over 55 conferences and 134 short courses related to concrete, asphalt, and aggregate materials, as well as pavement design and construction.
Technician, St. Louis County Highway Department, Materials Laboratory, part-time (1969-1971)
Graduate Student, Missouri University of Science and Technology (1971-1973)
Project Manager and Laboratory Director, Johnson Engineers, Inc. (1973-1975)
Owner, Richardson Testing Laboratories (1975-1996)
Partner, Long and Richardson Consulting Engineers (1977-1980)
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Missouri S&T (1984-90)
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Missouri S&T (1990-Present)
American Concrete Institute
Association of Asphalt Pavement Technologists
American Society of Civil Engineers
Arkansas, Missouri
Teaching: ASEE National New Engineering Educator; ten Missouri S&T Outstanding Teaching Awards; Campus Faculty Teaching Award.
Research: ASCE Materials Division Best Paper
Overall: Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers Faculty Achievement Award; two Outstanding Advising Awards
126 Butler-Carlton Hall
Rolla, MO 65409
Tel: (573) 341-4487
Fax: (573 341-4729