Kiley Rode
Class of 2007
Civil Engineering

Civil engineering student Kiley Rode analyzed the cause of surface cracks and suggested solution methodology for an iconic American structure – the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

Kiley convinced the museum to share the previously unreleased original architectural drawings made by Frank Lloyd Wright. After studying the original drawings, she performed analytical calculations to understand the causes of the cracks – largely the dynamic effect of wind. Kiley’s research details a new innovative material application of Engineered Cementitious Composite, which may be deemed to be the most feasible, least intrusive solution to the problem of the cracking.

The structural engineering work associated with the renovation of the museum is of an extremely complicated nature, and Kiley is actively involved with consulting firms in New York City as part of her learning process. In recognition or her work on this and other projects, Kiley was awarded the prestigious SOM Engineering Fellowship, granted to
emerging talent in architecture, structural engineering, design, and urban design, to study aesthetic structures in Europe.

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