Research

• Earthquake engineering

• Engineering seismology

• Structural condition and health-monitoring; modal testing and analysis [live camera feed from the Bowen Laboratory]

• Large-scale structural analysis and simulation

  • impact response of the WTC Tower I on 9/11/01 [analysis/simulation and visualization  

  • A high-quality physically-accurate visualization of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center with P Rosen, V Popescu, and C Hoffmann. Technical Report CSD TR#07-007, March 2007. Accompanying video [big file! 122 MB]; visit the WTC-1 simulation Phase IV website for some amazing rendered images. A faster-loading version of the video is available [9MB] locally or on YouTube. Read Newspiece #1 and #2 about the work. Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Project website is at Purdue 9/11/01 studies. [06/2007]

Teaching

• CE 297: Statics

• CE 298: Dynamics

• CE 371:  Structural Analysis I (not updated anymore)

• CE 474:  Structural Analysis II (not updated anymore)

• CE 497:  Earthquake Engineering/Istanbul at the Threshold (2008) and Eq Eng/Christchurch, New Zealand (2014)

• CE 571:  Earthquake Engineering

• CE 573: Structural Dynamics (not updated anymore)

• CE 597M:  Geologic and Engineering Seismology (not updated anymore)

• CE 691S:  Structures Seminars

Graduate Researchers

• Osama Abdelaleim [PhD]
• Charles Kerby [MS, 2022]
    An Experimental Study of the Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Wood Panel Infills to Simulated Earthquakes
• Samyog Shresta [PhD, 2022]
    Seismic Isolation of Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Vessels considering Soil-Structure Interaction
• Sokheang Thea [MS, 2019]
    Identification of Stiffness Reductions using Partial Natural Frequency Data
• Sekandar Zadran [MS, 2018]
    Estimating Likelihood of Severe Damage due to Earthquakes in Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings
• Li-Hui Cheng [PhD, 2017]
    Phase Difference Index: A Frequency-Domain Analysis Tool for Structural Mode Identification
• Pedram Hesam [PhD, 2016]
    Estimating Effective Viscous Damping and Restoring Force in Reinforced Concrete Structures
• Amer al-Kloub [PhD, 2015]
    Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Panels Subject to Impact by Non-Deformable Projectiles
• Rabab al-Louzi [PhD, 2015]
    Seismic In-Plane Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Masonry Infill Walls
• Jeffrey Dowgala [PhD, 2013]
    Detecting and Quantifying Damage in Buildings using Earthquake Response Data and Capacity Curves
• Prasanth Tanikella [MS, 2012]
    Detection of Damage by Tracking Building Natural Frequencies using Empirical Mode Decomposition of Dynamic Response
• Aditya Tan [MS, 2012]
    Study of Response of Buildings to the 1994 Northridge, California Earthquake
• Sergio Abondano [MS, 2011; co-advisor: Prof. Antonio Bobet]
    Effects of Column-Base and Foundation Rotational Flexibility on the Dynamic Response of a Column
• Mustafa K. Ozkan [MS, 2010]
    Dynamic Response of Beams with Tuned Mass Dampers
• Bismarck N. Luna [MS, 2009]
    On Development of Base Shear versus Roof Drift Curves Using Earthquake-Response Data
• Fabian A. Consuegra [PhD, 2009]
    On the Relationship between Small Amplitude Vibration Dynamic Properties and the Past Maximum Displacement in Reinforced Concrete Structures

School Related Useful Links

• Helpful registration documents and tools for undergraduate students
• Scholarships/financial aid/school loan sources:
  • College Board
  • FastWeb
  • Sallie Mae
  • FinAid!

Extra-Curricular

• Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs at Purdue University

• Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Organization at Purdue University

• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute - Purdue University Student Chapter

• EQ bits and pieces (repository of electronic info on a selection of earthquakes); also see Anatolian Quakes website.

• BURURU structural dynamics demonstrations from Prof. Fukuwa's Laboratory at Nagoya University.

• IAESTE - the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience.

• PocketStatics by Mahmoud M Hachem. A very handy analysis program. Try it.

• Scale - do you have a good sense of scale of things in this Universe?

• Atmospheric optics

• Optical illusionsdf

• Ph.D.

• Last-FM

• NASA Tech Briefs

Last partial update: September 2022

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