Matthew Bandelt
Acting Dean, Newark College of Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- bandelt@njit.edu
- 973-596-3252
- 235 Colton Hall (COLT)
About Me
Dr. Bandelt presently serves as Acting Dean in the Newark College of Engineering. He is an expert in the behavior and modeling of novel infrastructure materials for improved lifecycle performance, sustainability, and resiliency. Dr. Bandelt joined the John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NJIT in July 2015. He received his PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University in 2015 with a concentration in structural engineering, and his bachelors and masters degrees in civil engineering from Villanova University, both with concentrations in structural engineering. Dr. Bandelt is the recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Fred R. Havens Fellowship, and the John A. Blume Fellowship from Stanford University. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in the State of New Jersey and the Commonweatlh of Pennsylvania. He has served as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the Newark College of Engineering since 2022.
Education
Ph.D.; Stanford University; Civil And Environmental Engineering; 2015
M.S.; Villanova University; Civil Engineering; 2011
B.S.; Villanova University; Civil Engineering; 2010
Awards & Honors
2024 High Value Research Award, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Committee
2022 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
2021 Excellence in Graduate Instruction by a Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty, New Jersey Institute of Technology
2021 Excellence in Teaching, Newark College of Engineering
2020 Educator of the Year, ASCE North Jersey Branch
2011 Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation
Website
2026 Fall Courses
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 333 - REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
Teaching Interests
Dr. Bandelt teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering, mechanics, materials, and numerical modeling. He is the recipient of the 2020 ASCE North Jersey Branch Educator of the Year award, 2021 Newark College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching award, 2021 NJIT Excellence in Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate Instruction, and the NSF CAREER Award in 2022.
Past Courses
CE 333: REINFORCED CONCRETE DES
CE 333: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
CE 630: MATRIX ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES
CE 631: ADV REINFRCD CONCRTE DSN
CE 631: ADVANCED REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
CE 702: ST: APPLICATION & MODELING OF INNOVATIVE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
CE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
Dr. Bandelt conducts experimental and computational research on durable, damage-tolerant, and sustainable building materials and structural systems. The main goal of his research is to develop guidelines to design with, and predict the performance of, novel materials and systems that can improve the performance of the built environment under harsh mechanical and environmental conditions. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, the United States Department of Transportation Region 2 University Transportation Center, and others.
Journal Article
Shashank Gupta, Matthew P. Adams, Aaron Strand, Yan Zhang, Wei Huang, Matthew J. Bandelt, Hao Wang, Reza Moini. 2026. "Behavior and Design of Short Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete Columns." Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 123, no. 115860, pp. 1-20.
Mohamad A. Saadeghvaziri, Marzieh Eskandari, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2025. "Advancing Active Learning: An In-Depth Review and an Innovative Model (M3)." Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 48-58.
Jin Fan, Aaron J Strand, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams. 2025. "Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Cracking and Chloride Concentrations on Corrosion in Steel-Reinforced Concrete." Journal of Materials in Civil Engienering, vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 04025433.
Joseph A Almeida, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2025. "Behavior and Design of Short Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete Columns." Engineering Structures, vol. 343C, no. 121028, pp. 1-14.
Jin Fan, Wei Huang, Hao Wang, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2025. "Multi-Physics Simulation–Driven Assessment of Environmental and Cost Performance in Concrete and Ultra-high Performance (UHPC) Bridge Decks under Local Climate Effects." Engineering Structures, vol. 343B, no. 121029, pp. 1-13.
Noah A Thibodeaux, Md. Maruf Hassan, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams. 2025. "Impact of Freeze-Thaw Cycling on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Rapid Repair-Based Overlay Systems." Construction Materials, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-27.
Jin Fan, Yi Shao, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams, Claudia P. Ostertag. 2024. "Sustainable Reinforced Concrete Design: The Role of Ultra-high Performance Concrete (UHPC) in Life-cycle Structural Performance and Environmental Impacts." Engineering Structures, vol. 316, no. 118585, pp. 1-12.
Joseph A Almeida, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2024. "Plastic Hinge Length in Reinforced HPFRCC Beams and Columns." Engineering Structures, vol. 315, no. 118345, pp. 1-13.
Jin Fan, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2024. "Meso-scale Numerical Study on Time-dependent Non-uniform Steel Corrosion Induced Damage in Recycled Aggregate Concrete Systems." ASCE Jouranl of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 04024064.
Yarden Rahamim, Isabel Zayas, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt, Alva Peled. 2023. "Enhancements in Bond in Textile Reinforced Concrete: Experiments and Modeling." NanoWorld Journal, vol. 9, no. S2, pp. 121-124.
Hasan Tariq, Ezra A Jampole, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2023. "Seismic Collapse Assessment of Archetype Frames with Ductile Concrete Beam Hinges." Resilient Cities and Structures, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 103-119.
Yi Shao, Wilson Nguyen, Matthew J. Bandelt, Claudia P Ostertag, Sarah L Billington. 2022. "Seismic Performance of High-performance Fiber-reinforced Cementitious Composite (HPFRCC) Structural Members: A Review." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 148, no. 10, pp. 04024064.
Jin Fan, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2022. "Predicting Corrosion in Reinforced UHPC Members through Time-Dependent Multi-Physics Numerical Simulation." Construction and Building Materials, vol. 340, pp. 1-19.
Anuruddha Jayasuriya, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams. 2022. "Stochastic Mesoscopic Modeling of Concrete Systems Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregates using Monte Carlo Methods.." ACI Materials Journal, vol. 119, no. 2, pp. 3-18.
Noah Thibodeaux, Daniel E Guerrero, Jose L Lopez, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams. 2021. "Impact of Cold-Plasma Treatment of Plastic Fibers on Mechanical Properties of Concrete." Fibers / MDPI, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 1-21.
Hasan Tariq, Ezra A. Jampole, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2021. "Development and Application of Spring Hinge Models to Simulate Reinforced Ductile Concrete Structural Components under Cyclic Loading." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 147, no. 2, pp. 04020322.
Anuruddha Jayasuriya, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2020. "Generation and numerical analysis of random aggregate structures in recycled concrete aggregate systems." ASCE Jouranl of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 04020044.
Mandeep Pokhrel, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2019. "Plastic Hinge Behavior and Rotation Capacity in Reinforced Ductile Concrete Flexural Members." Engineering Structures, vol. 200, no. 109699, pp. 1-20.
Matthew J. Bandelt, Shawn P. Gross, David W. Dinehart, Joseph Robert Yost, Joshua D. Pudleiner. 2019. "Flexural Behavior of a Composite Steel and Precast Concrete Open Web Dissymmetric Framing System." Engineering Structures, vol. 198, no. 109456, pp. 1-14.
Mandeep Pokhrel, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2019. "Material Properties and Structural Characteristics Influencing Deformation Capacity and Plasticity in Reinforced Ductile Cement-Based Composite Structural Components." Composite Structures, vol. 224, pp. 111013.
Megan E. O'Neill, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt, Shawn A. Chester, Wenbo S. Cai, Siva P.V. Nadimpalli. 2019. "Cohort Learning: Supporting Transdisciplinary Communication and Problem-Solving Skills in Graduate STEM Researchers." International Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 166-175.
Wilson Nguyen, Matthew J. Bandelt, Will Trono, Sarah L Billington, Claudia P Ostertag. 2019. "Mechanics and failure characteristics of hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete (HyFRC) composites with longitudinal steel reinforcement." Engineering Structures, vol. 183, pp. 243-254.
Hasan Tariq, Ezra A Jampole, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2018. "Fiber-hinge Modeling of Engineered Cementitious Composite Flexural Members under Large Deformations." Engineering Structures, vol. 182, pp. 62-78.
Matthew J. Bandelt, Sarah L. Billington. 2018. "Simulation of Displacement Capacity in Reinforced High-Performance Cementitious Composite Flexural Members." Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 144, no. 10, pp. 04018188.
Anuruddha Jayasuriya, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2018. "Understanding variability in recycled aggregate concrete mechanical properties through numerical simulation and statistical evaluation." Construction and Building Materials, vol. 178, pp. 301-312.
Matthew J. Bandelt, Timothy E. Frank, Michael D. Lepech, Sarah L. Billington. 2017. "Bond Behavior and Interface Modeling of Reinforced High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites." Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 83, pp. 188-201.
Matthew J. Bandelt, Sarah L. Billington. 2016. "Impact of Reinforcement Ratio and Loading Type on the Deformation Capacity of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Mild Steel." Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 142, no. 10, pp. 04016084.
Matthew J. Bandelt, Sarah L Billington. 2016. "Bond behavior of steel reinforcement in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composite flexural members." Materials and Structures, vol. 49, no. 1-2, pp. 71–86.
Conference Proceeding
"Assessing the Effectiveness of the Rapid Chloride Permeability Test for Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A Comparative Study with Long-Term Chloride Diffusion Test"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
"Evaluating Analytical Expression Prediction Accuracy for Low-Carbon Concrete Mechanical Properties"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
"Evaluating Low Carbon Concrete Systems: Analyzing Mechanical and Durability Performance for Sustainable Engineering Construction"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
"Understanding the Behavior of HPFRCC Columns Subjected to Axial and Lateral Loads"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.
"Behavior of Reinforced HPFRCC Columns Subjected to Axial and Lateral Loads"
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, September, 2023.
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, September, 2023.
"Effects of Axial Load and Tensile Strength on Reinforced UHPC Plastic Hinge Length"
Proceedings of the Third International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June, 2023.
Proceedings of the Third International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June, 2023.
"Experimental Characterization of Plastic Hinge Behavior from Flexure and Axial Effects"
Proceedings of the Third International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June, 2023.
Proceedings of the Third International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June, 2023.
"Meso-scale Simulation of Non-Uniform Steel Corrosion Induced Damaged in Recycled Aggregate Ductile Concrete"
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2022), May, 2022.
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2022), May, 2022.
"Multi-physics Simulation of Steel Corrosion in Reinforced UHPC Beam under Coupled Sustained Loading and Chloride Attack"
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2022), May, 2022.
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2022), May, 2022.
"Finite Element Simulation of Mechanical-Electrochemical Coupling Effect of Steel Corrosion in Concrete Structures"
Proceedings of fib Symposium 2021, June, 2021.
Proceedings of fib Symposium 2021, June, 2021.
"Effect of Fiber Content Variation in Plastic Hinge Region of Reinforced UHPC Flexural Members"
Proceedings of Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Improvements and Innovations (BEFIB 2020), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2020.
Proceedings of Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Improvements and Innovations (BEFIB 2020), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2020.
"High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Seismic Design: A Review of Columns"
Proceedings of the Seventeenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), September, 2020.
Proceedings of the Seventeenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), September, 2020.
"Assessment of Plastic Hinge Region and Rotation capacity in Reinforced HPFRCC Members at Difference Performance Levels"
Proceedings of Seventh International Colloquium on Performance, Protection, and Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading and Events (PROTECT 2019, September, 2019.
Proceedings of Seventh International Colloquium on Performance, Protection, and Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading and Events (PROTECT 2019, September, 2019.
"Estimation of compressive strength performance trends of recycled concrete aggregate systems through a statistical database analysis"
Bridge Engineering Institute, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
Bridge Engineering Institute, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
"Estimation of compressive strength performance trends of recycled concrete aggregate systems through a statistical "
Bridge Engineering Institute, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
Bridge Engineering Institute, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
"Predicting UHPC Structural Response at Ultimate Limit State through Numerical Simulation Techniques"
Second International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June, 2019.
Second International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June, 2019.
"Fiber-based Modeling of Reinforced HPFRCC Hinge Regions"
Proceedings Eleventh National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June, 2018.
Proceedings Eleventh National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June, 2018.
"Simulation of Cracking Susceptibility in Recycled Concrete Aggregate Systems"
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), February, 2018.
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), February, 2018.
"Simulation of Reinforced Ductile Cement-based Composite Beams under Cyclic Loads"
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), February, 2018.
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), February, 2018.
"Simulation of Reinforced HPFRCC Deformation Capacity under Flexure- and Shear-Dominated Stress States"
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), February, 2018.
Proceedings of Computational Modeling of Concrete and Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), February, 2018.
"Influence of HPFRCC Tensile Properties on Numerical Simulation of Reinforced HPFRCC Component Behavior"
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB 2016), September, 2016.
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB 2016), September, 2016.
"Influence of field-cast tensile properties and test methods on simulated reinforced HPFRCC component behavior"
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-9), June, 2016.
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-9), June, 2016.
"Impact of Reinforcement Ratio on Deformation Capacity of Reinforced High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites"
Proceedings of the Seventh International RILEM Conference on High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCC-7), June, 2015.
Proceedings of the Seventh International RILEM Conference on High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCC-7), June, 2015.
"Monotonic and cyclic bond-slip behavior of ductile high-performance fiber-reinforced cement-based composites"
Proceedings of the Third International RILEM Conference on Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC-3), November, 2014.
Proceedings of the Third International RILEM Conference on Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC-3), November, 2014.
"Simulating bond-slip effects in high-performance fiber-reinforced cement based composites under cyclic loads"
Proceedings of Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2014), March, 2014.
Proceedings of Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2014), March, 2014.
"Bond of Reinforcement in High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete"
Proceedings of the Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways (7NSC), May, 2013.
Proceedings of the Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways (7NSC), May, 2013.
"Bond Strength and Bond-Slip Behavior of Steel Reinforcement in High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites"
Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering (10CUEE), March, 2013.
Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering (10CUEE), March, 2013.
"Development of a Model Middle School Engineering Club"
Proceedings of the Fall 2010 American Society of Engineering Educators Middle Atlantic Section Conference, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2010.
Proceedings of the Fall 2010 American Society of Engineering Educators Middle Atlantic Section Conference, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2010.
Technical Report
"Mass Concrete in Drilled Shafts: A Synthesis Report"
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December, 2015.
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December, 2015.