RESUME
MICHAEL
D. SYMANS (SUNY Fredonia Class
of 1990)
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, 1995.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, 1993.
B.S. in Civil Engineering (cum laude), SUNY at Buffalo, 1990.
B.S. in Physics, SUNY College at Fredonia, 1990.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering, Seismic
Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems,
Structural Vibration Control, Damping, Smart
Structures, Computational and Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics, System
Identification, Structural Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Constitutive Modeling,
Seismic Analysis Methods
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Associate
Professor (2001
- present)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assistant
Professor
(1995 - 2001)
Graduate
Program Coordinator - Structural Engineering & Materials Group (1998 - 2001)
Washington State University; Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Graduate
Research Assistant and Lecturer (1990 - 1995)
SUNY at Buffalo; Department of Civil, Structural and
Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate
Research Assistant (Summer 1990)
SUNY at Buffalo / National Center for Earthquake
Engineering Research
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental
Engineering
Undergraduate
Research Assistant (1989 - 1990)
SUNY at Buffalo; Department of Civil, Structural and
Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate
Research Assistant (Summer 1989)
University of Notre Dame; Department of Civil
Engineering and Geological Sciences
Undergraduate
Research Assistant (Summer 1988)
Michigan Technological University; Department of
Physics
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering
Washington
State University; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Introduction to
Structural Engineering, Structural Steel Design, Structural Dynamics, Earthquake
Engineering, Graduate Seminar
SUNY at
Buffalo;
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Applied Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics;
Structural Analysis and Design I and II
RESEARCH
GRANTS
Development of a Wireless Smart
Vibration Isolation System for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation
of Structures, PI, Office for Research
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, $50,000, Pending.
Seismic Protection of Woodframe
Buildings using Supplemental Fluid Dampers, National Science Foundation, PI, $175,573, Pending.
Development of
an Educational Module on the Seismic Design of Woodframe Buildings for
Practicing
Architects and Engineers, Co-PI, Consortium of Universities for Research on Earthquake
Engineering, $20,000, 2000-2001.
Interactive
Web-Based Learning Modules for Seismic Behavior of Timber Structures, Co-PI, Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center, $25,610, 2000-2001.
Evaluation of
Displacement-Based Methods for Seismic Analysis of Highway Bridges, PI, Washington State
Department of Transportation, $50,000, 2000-2002.
Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute Travel Grant, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, $1,000,
2000.
Fluid Dampers
for Seismic Energy Dissipation of Woodframe Structures, PI, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, CUREe-Caltech Woodframe Project, $50,000, 1999-2001.
Instructional
Shake Tables: A Cooperative Effort in Earthquake Engineering Education, PI within University
Consortium on Instructional Shake Tables, National Science Foundation, $12,000,
1999-2001.
Energy
Approach for the Seismic Design of Wood Structures, PI, American Forest and
Paper Association, $23,744, 1999-2001.
Pacific
Earthquake Engineering Research Center Travel Grant, Pacific Earthquake Engineering
Research Center, $3,000, 1998.
Development of
Hybrid Seismic Response Control Systems, PI, National Science Foundation, $420,000,
1996-2001.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Papers
1.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (In Preparation). “Numerical Evaluation
of Adaptive Base-Isolated Structures Subjected to Earthquake Ground Motions,” Engineering Structures.
2.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (In Preparation). “Experimental Evaluation
of Adaptive Sliding Base-Isolated Structures Using Variable Fluid Dampers,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Dynamics.
3.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (In Preparation). “Experimental
Evaluation of Adaptive Elastomeric Base-Isolated Structures Using Variable
Fluid Dampers,” J. of Structural
Engineering, ASCE.
4.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (Accepted). “Application of a Genetic
Algorithm for Optimal Damper Distribution within the Nonlinear Seismic
Benchmark Building,” J. of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, Special Issue on Structural Control Benchmark Problems for
Dynamically Excited Buildings.
5.
Twitchell,
B.S. and Symans, M.D. (Accepted). “Analytical Modeling, System Identification and Tracking
Performance of Uniaxial Seismic Simulators,” Technical Note, J. of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE.
6.
Symans, M.D., Cofer, W.F., Fridley, K.J.
and Du, Y. (2002). “Base Isolation and Supplemental Damping Systems for Seismic
Protection of Wood Structures: Literature Review,” Earthquake Spectra, EERI, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 1-24.
7.
Madden,
G.J., Wongprasert, N. and Symans, M.D.
(2003). “Analytical and Numerical Study of a Smart Sliding Base Isolation
System for Seismic Protection of Buildings,” Int. J. on Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering; Special
Issue on Smart Civil Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 18, pp. 18-29.
9.
Peterson,
S.T., McLean, D.I., Symans, M.D.,
Pollock, D.G., Cofer, W.F., Emerson, R.N. and Fridley, K.J. (2001). “Application of Dynamic System
Identification to Timber Beams: Part
I,” J.
of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 418-425.
10.
Peterson,
S.T., McLean, D.I., Symans, M.D.,
Pollock, D.G., Cofer, W.F., Emerson, R.N. and Fridley, K.J. (2001). “Application of Dynamic System
Identification to Timber Beams: Part II,” J.
of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 426-432.
11.
Symans, M.D. (2000). “Introducing Middle
School Students to Engineering Principles Using Educational Bridge Design
Software,” J. of Engineering Education, ASEE,
Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 273-278.
12.
Yu,
Y., Symans, M.D., McLean, D.I. and
Cofer, W.F. (1999). “Evaluation of Analysis Methods for Assessing Seismic
Response,” Transportation Research Record
No. 1688, Transportation Research Board - National Research Council,
Washington, D.C., pp. 163-172.
13.
Symans, M.D. and Kelly, S.W. (1999).
"Fuzzy Logic Control of Bridge Structures using Intelligent Semi-Active
Seismic Isolation Systems,” Earthquake
Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 37-60.
14.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1999). "Semi-Active Control Systems for Seismic Protection of
Structures: A State-of-the-Art
Review," Engineering Structures: The
Journal of Earthquake, Wind and Ocean Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp.
469-487.
15.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1998). “Passive Fluid Viscous Damping Systems for Seismic Energy Dissipation,”
J. of Earthquake Technology, ISET,
Invited Paper for Special Issue on Passive Control of Structures,
Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 185-206.
16.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1997). "Experimental Testing and Analytical Modeling of Semi-Active Fluid
Dampers for Seismic Protection," J.
of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 644-657.
17.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1997). "Seismic Testing of a Building Structure with a Semi-Active Fluid
Damper Control System," Earthquake
Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 759-777.
18.
Constantinou,
M.C. and Symans, M.D. (1993).
"Seismic Response of Buildings with Supplemental Damping," J. of
The Structural Design of Tall Buildings, Vol 2, pp. 77-92.
19.
Constantinou,
M.C. and Symans, M.D. (1993).
"Experimental Study of Seismic Response of Buildings with Supplemental
Fluid Dampers," J. of The Structural Design of Tall
Buildings, Vol 2, pp. 93-132.
Monograph Papers
1.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C. (In Review). “Passive and Active Fluid
Orificing Dampers for Seismic Energy Dissipation: Mathematical Modeling, Experimental Testing, and Recent
Applications,” Monograph of NSF Research on Structural Control.
Technical Reports
1.
Symans, M.D., Cofer, W.F., Du, Y. and Fridley, K.J. (in press). “Evaluation
of Fluid Dampers for Seismic Energy Dissipation of Woodframe Structures,” CUREE
Report No. W-20, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering (CUREE), Richmond, CA.
2.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1995). "Development and
Experimental Study of Semi-Active Fluid Damping Devices for Seismic Protection
of Structures," Report No. NCEER 95-0011, National Center for Earthquake
Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.
3.
Constantinou,
M.C. and Symans, M.D. (1992).
"Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Seismic Response of
Structures with Supplemental Fluid Viscous Dampers," Report No. NCEER
92-0032, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.
Conference Papers
1. Symans, M.D., Cofer, W.F., Fridley, K.J. and Du, Y. (2002).
“Effects of Supplemental Energy Dissipation Systems on the Seismic Response of
Light-Framed Wood Buildings,” Proc. of
Seventh U.S. National Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, MA, July.
2. Wongprasert, N. and Symans, M.D. (2002). “Modeling and
Simulation of a Semi-Active Base Isolation System for Earthquake Hazard
Mitigation,” Proc. of Fifteenth ASCE
Engineering Mechanics Conf., New York, NY, June (invited paper).
3. Wongprasert, N. and Symans, M.D. (2002). “Experimental Evaluation of a Smart
Base-Isolation System Consisting of Spherical Sliding Bearings and Variable
Fluid Dampers,” Proc. of Third World
Conference on Structural Control, Como, Italy, April.
4.
Symans, M.D.
and Wongprasert, N. (2002). “Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Near-Field Earthquakes
on Structures with Adaptive Base Isolation Systems,” Proc. of Fifteenth Conf. on Analysis and Computation held in Conjunction
with ASCE Structures Congress 2002, ASCE, Denver, CO, April.
5.
Symans, M.D., Cofer, W.F., Du, Y. and
Fridley, K.J. (2001). “Fluid Dampers for Seismic Protection of Woodframe
Structures,” Proc. of the 2001 Structures
Congress and Exposition, ASCE, Edited by P.C. Chang, Washington, D.C., May.
6.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (2001). “Seismic
Response Control of Nonlinear Base Isolated Structures Using Variable Fluid
Dampers,” Proc. of Eighth Int. Symposium
on Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Smart Systems for Bridges, Structures
and Highways, Edited by S.C. Liu, V. 4330, Newport Beach, CA, March, pp.
333-344 (invited paper).
7.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (2000). “Application of Fluid Viscous Dampers for
Control of the Nonlinear Seismic Benchmark Problem,” Proc. of Second European
Conf. on Structural Control, Paris, France, July.
8.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (2000). “Application of Genetic Algorithms for
Optimal Distribution of Fluid Dampers within the Wind-Excited Benchmark
Building,” Proc. of Second European Conf. on Structural Control, Paris,
France, July.
9.
Madden,
G.J., Wongprasert, N. and Symans, M.D.
(2000). “Analytical Study of an Adaptive Sliding Base Isolation System for
Seismic Protection of Buildings,” Proc.
of Fourteenth ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conf., Austin, TX, May (invited
paper).
10.
Wongprasert,
N. and Symans, M.D. (2000). “Optimal
Distribution of Fluid Dampers for Control of the Wind Benchmark Problem,” Proc. of Fourteenth ASCE Engineering
Mechanics Conf., Austin, TX, May (invited paper).
11.
Madden,
G.J., Symans, M.D. and Wongprasert,
N. (2000). "Adaptive Seismic Isolation Systems for Structures Subjected to
Disparate Earthquake Ground Motions,"
Proc. of Fourteenth Conf. on
Analysis and Computation held in conjunction with ASCE Structures Congress 2000,
ASCE, Philadelphia, PA, May.
12.
Madden,
G.J., Wongprasert, N. and Symans, M.D.
(2000). “Analytical and Numerical Study of a Smart Sliding Base Isolation
System for Seismic Protection of Buildings,” Proc. of Seventh International Symposium on Smart Structures and
Materials 2000: Smart Systems for Bridges, Structures, and Highways, S.C.
Liu, Editor, V. 3988, Newport Beach, CA, March, pp. 18-29.
13.
Symans, M.D., Madden, G.J. and
Wongprasert, N. (2000). “Experimental Study of an Intelligent Base Isolation
System for Buildings,” Proc. of Twelfth
World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, January,
Paper No. 1965.
14.
Symans, M.D., Madden, G.J. and
Wongprasert, N. (1999). “Semi-Active Hybrid Seismic Isolation Systems: Addressing the Limitations of Passive
Isolation Systems,” Proc. of Structures
Congress 1999, ASCE, New Orleans, LA, April, pp. 862-865 (invited paper).
15. Symans, M.D. and Kelly, S.W. (1999).
“Hybrid Seismic Isolation of Bridge Structures,” Proc. of Second World Conference on Structural Control, Kyoto,
Japan, June, 1998, Vol. 2, pp. 923-932
(invited paper).
16. Symans, M.D. and Kelly, S.W. (1998). “Seismic Protection of Bridge Structures using
Hybrid Isolation Systems,” Proc. of Sixth
U.S. National Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, WA, May (peer
reviewed).
17.
Symans, M.D. and Twitchell, B. (1998). “System Identification of a Uniaxial Seismic
Simulator,” Proc. of Twelfth ASCE
Engineering Mechanics Conf., La Jolla, CA, May, pp. 758-761 (invited
paper).
18. Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C. (1998). “Constitutive Models for Variable
Orifice Fluid Viscous Dampers,” Proc. of
Twelfth ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conf., La Jolla, CA, May, pp.
298-301 (invited paper).
19. Symans, M.D. and Kelly, S.W. (1997). “Fuzzy Logic Control of Structures with Hybrid
Seismic Isolation Systems,” Proc. of
Eleventh Symp. on Structural Dynamics and Control, Virginia Polytechnic and
State University, Blacksburg, VA, May, pp. 21-30 (invited paper).
20. Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C. (1997). "Semi-Active Fluid Damping Control
Systems for Seismic Hazard Mitigation," Proc. of Structures Congress XV, ASCE, Portland, OR, April, pp.
1353- 1357 (peer reviewed).
21. Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C. (1996). "Semi-Active Control of Earthquake
Induced Vibration," Eleventh World
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, June, Paper No. 95.
22. Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C. (1996). "Experimental Study of Seismic
Response of Structures with Semi-Active Damping Control Systems," Proc.
of Twelfth Conf. on Analysis and Computation held in conjunction with
Structures Congress XIV, ASCE, Chicago, IL, April, pp. 350-360 (invited
paper / peer reviewed).
23. Symans, M.D., Constantinou, M.C., Taylor, D.P. and Garnjost, K.D. (1994).
"Semi-Active Fluid Viscous Dampers for Seismic Response Control," Proc. of First World Conference on
Structural Control, Pasadena, CA, August, pp. FA4-3 to FA4-12.
24. Constantinou, M.C., Symans, M.D. and Taylor, D.P. (1993).
"Fluid Viscous Damper for Improving the Earthquake Resistance of
Buildings," Proc. of Structures
Congress XI, ASCE, Irvine, CA, April, pp. 718-723 (peer reviewed).
25. Constantinou, M.C., Symans, M.D., Tsopelas, P. and Taylor,
D.P. (1993). "Fluid Viscous Dampers in Applications of Seismic Energy
Dissipation and Seismic Isolation," Proc.
of ATC-17-1 Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy Dissipation, and
Active Control; San Francisco, CA, March, pp. 581-591 (peer reviewed).
Miscellaneous Publications
1.
Symans, M.D. (2001). “Task 1.4.7 - Innovative Systems for Seismic Protection
of Wood Structures: Literature Review,” in Woodframe
Project Testing and Analysis Literature Reviews, CUREE Report No. W-03,
Edited by A. Filiatrault, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering (CUREE), Richmond, CA, pp. 225-246.
2.
Symans, M.D. (1998). “Development of
Intelligent Isolation Systems for Seismic Protection of Structures,” White Paper for NSF Workshop on the
Integration of Engineering Research and Education, Arlington, VA, November,
pp. 182-183.
3.
Yu,
Y., Symans, M.D., McLean, D.I. and
Cofer, W.F. (1998). “A Comparative Study of Analysis Methods for Assessing
Seismic Response,” Transportation
Research Board 77th Annual Meeting Preprint CD-ROM, Washington,
DC, January.
4.
Symans, M.D. and Kelly, S.W. (1997).
"Seismic Protection of Structures using Hybrid Control Systems," Fifth
NSF Coordination Meeting on Structural Control Research, University of
Nevada – Reno, Reno, NV, August.
5.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1996). "Semi-Active Fluid Damping Control Systems for Seismic Protection
of Structures," Fourth NSF Coordination Meeting on
Structural Control Research, University of Notre Dame, IN, October.
6.
Symans, M.D. and Constantinou, M.C.
(1993). "Seismic Response of Structures with Supplemental
Fluid Viscous Dampers," NCEER Bulletin, National Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research,
7(2), pp. 1-5, Buffalo, NY.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations
1.
NSF
Workshop on the Integration of Engineering Research and Education, Arlington,
VA, “Development of Intelligent Isolation Systems for Seismic Protection of
Structures,” November, 1998.
2.
Structural
and Geotechnical Engineering Alumni Seminar Series, Department of Civil
Engineering and National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, SUNY at
Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, “Semi-Active Hybrid Control Systems for Seismic
Protection,” April, 1997.
Conference Presentations
1.
Seventh
U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, MA, “Effects of Supplemental Energy Dissipation Systems on
the Seismic Response of Light-Framed Wood Buildings,” July, 2002.
2.
Fifteenth
ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, New York, NY, “Modeling and Simulation of a Semi-Active Base
Isolation System for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation,” June, 2002.
3.
Third
World Conference on Structural Control, Como, Italy, “Experimental Evaluation of Adaptive Seismic Isolation
Systems with Semi-Active Fluid Dampers,” April, 2002.
4.
2002
ASCE Structures Congress, Denver, CO, “Evaluation of the Effects of
Near-Field Earthquakes on Structures with Adaptive Base Isolation Systems,”
April, 2002.
5.
2001
ASCE Structures Congress, Washington, D.C., “Fluid Dampers for Seismic
Protection of Woodframe Structures,” May, 2001.
6.
2000
ASCE Structures Congress, Philadelphia, PA, “Adaptive Seismic Isolation Systems
for Structures Subjected to Disparate Earthquake Ground Motions,” May, 2000.
7.
Seventh
International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Smart Systems
for Bridges, Structures, and Highways, Newport Beach, CA, “Analytical and
Numerical Study of a Smart Sliding Base Isolation System for Seismic Protection
of Buildings,” March, 2000.
8.
Twelfth
World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand,
“Experimental Study of an Intelligent Base Isolation System for Buildings,”
January, 2000.
9.
1999
ASCE Structures Congress, New Orleans, LA, “Semi-Active Hybrid Seismic
Isolation Systems: Addressing the
Limitations of Passive Isolation Systems,” April, 1999.
10.
Second
World Conference on Structural Control, Kyoto, Japan, “Hybrid Seismic Isolation
of Bridge Structures,” June, 1998.
11.
Sixth
U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, WA, “Seismic Protection of Bridge Structures
using Hybrid Isolation Systems,” May,
1998.
12.
Twelfth
ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference, La Jolla, CA, “Development and
Identification of a Uniaxial Seismic Simulator, May, 1998.
13.
Twelfth
ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference, La Jolla, CA, “Constitutive Models for Variable Orifice
Fluid Viscous Dampers,” May, 1998.
14.
Eleventh
Symposium on Structural Dynamics and Control, Virginia Polytechnic and State
University, Blacksburg, VA, “Fuzzy Logic Control of Structures with Hybrid
Seismic Isolation Systems,” May, 1997.
15.
ASCE
Structures Congress XV, Portland, OR, "Semi-Active Fluid Damping Control
Systems for Seismic Hazard Mitigation," April, 1997.
16.
Eleventh
World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, "Semi-Active
Control of Earthquake Induced Vibration,"
Poster Presentation, June, 1996.
17.
Twelfth
Conference on Analysis and Computation held in conjunction with the ASCE
Structures Congress XIV, Chicago, IL, "Experimental Study of Seismic
Response of Structures with Semi-Active Damping Control Systems," April, 1996.
18.
First
World Conference on Structural Control, Pasadena, CA, "Semi-Active Fluid
Viscous Dampers for Seismic Response Control," August, 1994.
Miscellaneous Presentations
1.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Troy, NY, “Development of Adaptive Isolation Systems
for Seismic Protection of Structures,” October, 2000.
2.
Washington
State Department of Transportation, Bridge Research Division, Olympia, WA,
"Evaluation of Displacement-Based Methods for Seismic analysis of Highway
Bridges," September, 2000.
3.
CUREe-Caltech
Woodframe Project: Element 1 - Research Meeting No. 4, University of San Diego,
La Jolla, CA, “CUREe-Caltech Woodframe Project: Task 1.4.7 – Innovative
Systems; Fluid Dampers for Seismic
Energy Dissipation of Woodframe Structures,” September, 2000.
4.
Clarkson
University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Potsdam, NY,
“Development of Adaptive Isolation Systems for Seismic Protection of
Structures,” July, 2000.
5.
CUREe-Caltech
Woodframe Project: Element 1 - Research Meeting No. 3, University of San Diego,
La Jolla, CA, “CUREe-Caltech Woodframe Project: Task 1.4.7 – Innovative
Systems; Fluid Dampers for Seismic
Energy Dissipation of Woodframe Structures,” April, 2000 (poster and oral
presentation).
6.
George
Washington University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington, D.C.,
“Development of Adaptive Isolation Systems for Seismic Protection of
Structures,” December, 1999.
7.
Villanova
University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova, PA, “Advanced
Systems for Seismic Protection of Structures,” May, 1998.
8.
Fifth
NSF Coordination Meeting on Structural Control Research, University of Nevada -
Reno, Reno, NV, "Seismic Protection of Structures using Hybrid Control
Systems," August, 1997.
9.
Fourth
NSF Coordination Meeting on Structural Control Research, University of Notre
Dame, IN, "Semi-Active Fluid Damping Control Systems for Seismic
Protection of Structures," October, 1996.
10.
Washington
State Department of Transportation, Bridge Research Division, Olympia, WA,
"Base Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems for Seismic Protection of
Bridge Structures," December, 1995.
11.
Washington State University, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Pullman, WA, “Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Seismic
Response of Structures with Supplemental Fluid Viscous Dampers,” March,
1994.
Departmental Presentations
1.
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, NY, “Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics: Research and Teaching Experience and Future
Goals”, September, 2001.
2.
Geotechnical/Transportation
Engineering Graduate Seminar, Washington State University, Pullman, WA,
"Development of Advanced Seismic Isolation Systems for Structures
Subjected to Disparate Earthquake Ground Motions,” February, 2000.
3.
Structural
Engineering Graduate Seminar, Washington State University, Pullman, WA,
"Evaluation of Analysis Methods for Assessing Seismic Response," August, 1999.
3.
ASCE
Student Chapter Meeting, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, “Base
Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems for Seismic Hazard Mitigation,”
December, 1996.
4.
Structures,
Geotechnical, and Transportation Engineering Graduate Seminar, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA, "An Overview of Seismic Response Control Strategies:
Base Isolation, Supplemental Energy Dissipation, and Active Control," September, 1995.
INVITED
LECTURES
Multihazard Building Design Summer Institute, FEMA
National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg,
MD, “Advanced Topics in Earthquake Engineering: Energy Dissipation and Seismic
Isolation Systems,” July, 2002.
STUDENT
RESEARCH ADVISING
Graduate
Student Research Advising
1.
Damon G. Reigles, Ph.D., “Modeling, Simulation and Experimental Verification
of Smart Vibration Isolation Systems for Seismic Hazard Mitigation”, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Expected Dec. 2004.
2.
Jonathan D. Kunin, M.S., “Replacement of Wood Deck with Fiber
Reinforced Polymer Deck: Effects on Modal Properties,” Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Expected Dec. 2003.
3.
David
A. Dutil, M.S., “Application of Seismic Energy Dissipation Systems to
Woodframed Buildings,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Expected May 2003.
4.
Hsin-Yen
Wei, M.Eng., “Energy-Based Seismic Analysis and Design of Steel-Framed
Buildings,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, July 2002.
5.
Lars
Hinke, M.Eng., “Interpretation of Complex Modal Analysis for Application to Structures
with Advanced Seismic Protection Systems,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, June
2002.
6.
Nasim
Shattarat, Ph.D., “Evaluation of Displacement-Based Methods for Seismic
Analysis of Highway Bridges,” Washington State University, Expected Dec. 2002.
(Served as research advisor
and provided funding support for 18 months; Student remained at
Washington State University and will graduate under a different advisor).
7.
Ying
Du, Ph.D., “Fluid Dampers for Seismic Energy Dissipation of Woodframe
Structures,” Washington State University, Expected Dec. 2002.
(Served as research advisor
and provided funding support for 18 months; Student remained at
Washington State University and will graduate under a different advisor)
8.
Bradley
A. Martin, M.S., “Development of an Energy-Based Procedure for the Analysis and
Design of Wood Structures Subjected to Seismic Loads,” Washington State
University, July 2001.
9.
Nat
Wongprasert, Ph.D., “Development of Adaptive Base Isolation Systems for Seismic
Response Control of Structures,” Washington State University, June 2001.
10.
Glenn
J. Madden, M.S., "Adaptive Sliding
Base Isolation Systems for Seismic Protection of Buildings,” Washington State
University, August, 1999.
11.
Brian
Twitchell, M.S., "Analytical
Modeling and Experimental Identification of a Uniaxial Seismic Simulator,"
Washington State University, May, 1998.
12.
Steven
W. Kelly, M.S., "Seismic Response
Protection of Structures using Hybrid Control Systems," Washington State University, May, 1997.
13.
Yong
J. Yu, M.S. (co-advisor with D.I. McLean), "A Comparative Study of
Analysis Methods for Assessing Seismic Response," Washington State
University, August, 1996.
14.
Thomas
A. Spear, M.S. (Non-Thesis),
"Shaking Tables for Seismic Simulation Studies,” Washington State
University, June, 1996.
Undergraduate
Student Research Advising
1.
David
Dutil, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Design and Construction of Seismic
Simulator for Earthquake Engineering Research and Education,” Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Fall 2001.
2.
Jason
H. Collins, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Shaking Table Demonstration of
Dynamic Response of Base-Isolated Buildings,” Washington State University, Fall
2000.
3.
Stuart
C. Bennion, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Shaking Table Demonstration of
Dynamic Response of Base-Isolated Buildings,” Washington State University, Fall
2000; “Application of Fluid Dampers to Woodframe Buildings,” Washington State
University, Fall 1999.
4.
Sara-Beth
Herron, ALVA (Alliances for Learning and Vision for Underrepresented Americans)
High School Graduate Intern, “Performance of Wood-Framed Buildings During the
1994 Northridge Earthquake,” Washington State University, Summer 2000.
5.
Fanny
E. Elim, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Evaluation of Energy Methods for
Seismic Analysis of Wood-Framed Buildings,” Washington State University, Spring
1999.
6.
Joel
B. Tubbs, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Numerical Analysis of Seismic
Response of Nonlinear Structural Systems,” Washington State University, Fall
1997.
7.
Glenn
J. Madden, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Design of a Test Frame for
Structural Control Device Testing and a Multi-Story Building for Seismic
Testing,” Washington State University, Fall 1997; “Development of Design
Project for Undergraduate Structural Steel Design Course,” Washington State
University, Summer 1997.
8.
Ronald
A. Hillegaart, Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Design of an Inertial
Reference Frame for Seismic Simulator Testing,” Washington State University, Spring 1997 to Fall 1997.
Member of
Graduate Student Advisory Committee for the following students:
1.
Keith Landry, Ph.D. “The
Structural Response of Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Walls to Out-of-Plane
Blast Pressure Loads,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Pending.
2.
Paul
D. Rogness, M.S., “Composite Material Retrofitting of Split Reinforced Concrete
Bridge Columns,” Washington State University, August, 1999.
3.
Moein
H. El-Aarag, M.S., “Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of Split Reinforced
Concrete Bridge Columns,” Washington State University, August, 1999.
4.
Fernando
G. DeQuevedo, M.S., “Relative Effects of Pavement Roughness and Traffic
Congestion on Vehicle Excitation,” Washington State University, Dec., 1998.
5.
Jason
J. Thompson , M.S., “Behavior and Design of Tension Lap Splices in Reinforced
Concrete Masonry,” Washington State University, August, 1997.
6.
Scott
E. Kuebler, M.S., “Evaluation of Seismic Retrofit Strategies for Multi-Column
Bridge Bents,” Washington State University, May, 1997.
7.
Balasingam
Raveendran, M.S., “A New Index for Pavement Roughness,” Washington State
University, May, 1997.
8.
Bradley
M. Voorhees, M.S., “Building Code Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Light Frame
Timber Design,” Non-Thesis Project, Washington State University, May, 1996.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Society of Civil
Engineers
(1989 - present)
Seismic
Effects Committee (Oct. 1999 - present)
- Control Group Member and Secretary of Task
Committee on Supplemental
Damping
Systems for Seismic Applications (Oct. 1999 – April 2001)
- Co-Chair of session on “Seismic Protection Systems
for Wood-Framed Buildings” at
2001 ASCE
Structures Congress, Washington, D.C., May, 2001.
Dynamics
Committee
(Engineering Mechanics Division)
- Member of Task Group on Benchmark Problems in
Structural Control
(Sept. 1999 – present)
Structural
Control Committee (1996 - present)
- Vice-Chair (Effective Oct. 2002)
- Control Group Member (Oct. 1999 – present)
- Chair of session on “Passive Energy Dissipation
Systems for Seismic Response
Control”
at 2002 Seventh National Conference on Earthquake Engineering.
- Chair of session on “Base Isolation Systems for
Near-Field Earthquakes” at 2002
ASCE
Structures Congress.
- Co-Chair of session on “Innovative Seismic
Protection Systems for Bridges” at 2001
ASCE
Structures Congress.
- Co-Chair and moderator of session on “Intelligent
Seismic Isolation Systems for
Structural
Control” at 2000 ASCE Structures Congress.
Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center
- PEER Education Committee (1998 –
2001)
- Task Force on Instructional Shake
Tables (1998 - 2001)
Second World Conference on
Structural Control, Kyoto, Japan, June, 1998.
- Co-Chairman of session on “Bridge
Dynamics and Control: Base-Isolated Bridges”
- Participant in US-Japan Joint
Workshop on Structural Control for Civil Infrastructure Systems
Earthquake Engineering
Research Institute (1995 – present)
International Association
for Earthquake Engineering (1996 – present)
International Association
for Structural Control (1996 – present)
American Society for
Engineering Education (1995 – present)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Who’s Who in America 2001, 55th Edition ,
Marquis Who’s Who, Reed Elsevier, New Jersey.
Who’s Who in America 2002, 56th Edition ,
Marquis Who’s Who, Reed Elsevier, New Jersey.
Nominated
for Shah Family Innovation Prize for
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Spirit in the Field of Earthquake
Risk Mitigation and Management (Fal1 1999)
National Science Foundation
Faculty Early Career Development Award (July 1996 - July 2000)
Graduate Research
Assistantship
(Spring 1993 to Spring 1995)
Graduate Student
Presidential Fellowship (Fall 1990 to Spring 1993)
B.S. in Civil Engineering
with Honors (cum laude) (May 1990)
Civil Engineering Senior
Scholarship (Fall 1989 and Spring 1990)
SUNY at Buffalo, Dept. of Civil, Structural and
Environmental Engineering
National
Science Foundation REU Fellow (Summer 1989)
University of Notre Dame,
Dept. of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
United States National Collegiate Award in Physics (June 1988)
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering
Honor Society
Chi Epsilon - National Civil
Engineering Honor Society
Pi Mu Epsilon - National Mathematics
Honor Society
PEER
REVIEWER
Grant Proposals
National
Science Foundation (Individual and Panel Reviewer)
United States
Department of Agriculture
Journal Papers
Earthquake
Engineering and Structural Dynamics
ASCE Journal
of Engineering Mechanics
ASCE Journal
of Structural Engineering
Engineering
Structures; The Journal of Earthquake, Wind and Ocean Engineering
Natural
Hazards Review
International
Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering
Journal of
Sound and Vibration
Journal of
Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
Conference Papers
2002 Seventh
National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7NCEE), Boston, MA, July
2002.
2000 American
Control Conference (ACC00), Chicago, IL, June, 2000.
1998 Sixth
National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (6NCEE), Seattle, WA, May, 1998.
1997 American Control
Conference
(ACC97), Albuquerque, NM, June, 1997.
Miscellaneous
1999 ASCE CERF
Charles Pankow Innovation Award
NCEER
Monograph on History and State of the Art of Base Isolation
TEXTBOOK
REVIEWS
Shames, I.H. and Pitarresi, J.M. (2000). Introduction to Solid Mechanics,
Third Edition, Prentice Hall.
Shames,
I. H. (1997). Engineering Mechanics:
Statics and Dynamics, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Advisor of Chi Epsilon Honor
Society,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, October 2002 to present.
Member of Graduate Programs
Committee,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, March 2002 to present.
Member of Website
Development & Newsletter Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Washington State University, Aug. 2000 to May 2001.
Member of ad hoc Committee
on the Development of a Practitioner-Track for the Civil and Environmental
Engineering Graduate Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Washington State University, May 1999 to August 1999.
Graduate Program Coordinator
for Structural Engineering and Materials Group, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Aug. 1998 to March
2001.
Member of Graduate Studies
Committee,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Washington
State University, Aug. 1998 to March 2001.
Member of Search Committee
for Pavement Engineering Faculty Position, Department of Civil
and
Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Fall 1997 and Spring
1998.
Member of Graduate Faculty, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering,
Washington
State University, Nov. 1996 to present.
Undergraduate Student
Faculty Advisor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State
University, Aug. 1996 to present.
Member of Computing
Committee,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Washington
State University, Aug. 1996 to Aug. 1998.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
Multihazard
Building Design Summer Institute: Advanced Topics in Earthquake Engineering, FEMA National Emergency
Training Center, Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD, July, 2002.
Earthquake Reconnaissance Team Training Workshop, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Boston,
MA, July 2002.
Lessons from the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack: Management
of Complex Civil Emergencies and Terrorism-Resistant Civil Engineering Design, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research Workshop, New York, NY, June 2002.
US-European Seminar/Workshop on Cooperative US-Europe
Research in Sensors and Smart Structures Technology, Como, Italy, April, 2002.
ExCEEd Effective College
Teaching Seminar, Seattle, WA, October, 2000.
ATC/BSSC Regional Training
Seminar on NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, Seattle, WA, February,
1999.
NSF Workshop on the
Integration of Engineering Research and Education, Arlington, VA, November,
1998.