Resilient Structural Systems

Creating durable, resilient, and responsive structures

Discoveries and impact

Reliability-based codification of structural steel design, culminating in the load factor and resistance design (LFRD) approach
Development of isogeometric finite element methods for CAD-integrated structural analysis and design
Advanced understanding of the scale effect in fracture and failure of quasibrittle structures
Advancement of structural testing methods including effective force testing
Contributed to the understanding of multi-directional loading effects on structural systems
Development of novel composite structural systems
Development of climate-resilient pavement materials and infrastructure
Enhanced identification of damage in quasibrittle materials and systems via acoustic emission
Developed general linear failure criteria for quasi-brittle materials

Modeling of probabilistic failure of engineering structures with novel mechanistic models
Understanding the behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete structural systems
Investigating the effects of earthquakes and other hazards on structures and developing resilient systems
Investigating behavior of infrastructure systems and transferring advancements into practice
Evaluating the drained and undrained response of fluid-saturated rock with applications to geologic carbon storage
Developing experimental apparatus for measuring the constitutive behavior of rock, including guidelines to achieve controlled failure