Tag Archives: Ph.D.
Omar Al-Masarani
Started Ph.D. program in 2022 Investigating modular steel floor systems and floor systems with composite beams
Pratiksha Dhakal
PhD Student starting in 2021 Working on a project investigating retrofit of reinforced concrete diaphragms using fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) Co-Adivsed with Dr. Eric Jacques
Raul Avellaneda
BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech Research Project: Cyclic Testing of Cantilever Composite Diaphragms The primary objective of this study is to expand our understanding of the seismic performance of concrete-filled composite diaphragms constructed using modern construction practices.
Gengrui Wei
BS from Tongji University MS from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Project: Computational Study of Tension Field Action in Metal Building Gable Frame Panel Zones Gable metal frames are popular, cost-efficient structural systems for commercial and industrial buildings. The … Continue reading
Trai Nguyen
BS from Ho Chi Minh University of Technology MS from Colorado State University – Fort Collins Research Project: Analytical Development and Experimental Study of Optimized Structural Fuse Shapes
Xiaogang Huang
MS from Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology Research Project: Seismic Analysis of Self-Centering-Beam Moment Frames
Basit Qayyum
BS from State University of New York 2013 MS from State University of New York 2016
Adrian Patricio Tola Tola
BS from University of Cuenca MS from Virginia Tech Research Project: Analytical and Experimental Assessment of Ductile Fracture Due to Low-Cycle Fatigue in Steel Structural Components Earthquakes can induce large strains in structural components within a small number of cycles … Continue reading
Alireza Farzampour
BS from Sharif University MS from Sharif University Research Project: Converting global shear deformations into local buckling resistant yielding mechanisms in metallic plates
Adam Phillips
B.S. in CEE at Virginia Tech, 2012 Project: Ring-Shaped Steel Plate Shear Walls
