Vellore Gopalaratnam

• Professor
• P.E.
• Department: Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Phone: 573-882-2683
• Address: E2501 Lafferre Hall
• Email: GopalaratnamV@missouri.edu

Research Focus

• Bridges and pavements
• Concrete composites
• Experimental mechanics

Education

• Ph.D. from Northwestern University
• M.Eng. from the Asian Institute of Technology
• B.E. (Hons) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Vellore S. Gopalaratnam is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Missouri. Gopalaratnam has extensive experience in experimental stress analysis and in developing test procedures and instrumentation techniques, with particular emphasis on laboratory and field testing of cementitious and polymer composite materials. He also has worked on developing automated test control and data acquisition systems, as well as on using laser holographic interferometry and image processing for full-field displacement measurements. A fellow of the American Concrete Institute, Gopalaratnam has served as the principal investigator on many research projects sponsored by the federal and state government and by the industry on advanced cementitious composites, bridges, dams and pavements. He is a registered professional engineer in Missouri.

Topics

• Structures

• Materials