Derya moves to Ozyegin University, Istanbul

 

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Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

 

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Collapse Indicators for Existing Nonductile Concrete Frame Buildings with Varying Column and Frame Characteristics

 

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Is Resilient Engineering Sustainable?

Sarah attempts to answer this question for seismic design of buildings in a new paper accepted by the Journal of Structural Engineering. 

A teaser for the results in the paper. Check out the full manuscript! 

A teaser for the results in the paper. Check out the full manuscript! 

Orlando, Cody and Travis haVE new positionS

Orlando Arroyo has joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor at Universidad de la Sabana, near Bogota Colombia. 

Cody Harrington is working in the Truckee office of Gabbart and Woods. 

Travis Marcilla is designing modern homes at phStructure. 

Congratulations guys! We'll miss you!

 

Snow loads papers published by Journal of Structural Engineering

 

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Presentations at World Conference in Earthquake Engineering in Chile

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Congratulations Dr. Sarah!

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A fun Saturday with Habitat for Humanity!

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Congratulations to Dr. Cody and Dr. Orlando!

Cody Harrington successfully defended his thesis ADVANCEMENT OF PERFORMANCE-BASED EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING FOR RC FRAME BUILDINGS: APPLICATION TO RETROFIT DESIGN AND CONSIDERATION OF VERTICAL GROUND MOTIONS on Nov. 15. 

Congratulations, Cody! 

Orlando Arroyo defended his thesis at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile  on "OPTIMIZACIÓN DEL DISEÑO DE UN EDIFICIO DE PÓRTICOS DE HORMIGÓN ARMADO PARA MINIMIZAR EL DRIFT" 

Congratulations, Orlando! 

 

Reliability-Targeted Snow Loads for Roof Design

Two papers about reliability-targeted snow loads for roof design are forthcoming in the Journal of Structural Engineering. These cover approaches to determining ground snow loads where historical record is limited and topography is complex, and methods to ensure that roof reliability is consistent across different geographical contexts.  

(A complete version of both papers with figures embedded will be available shortly). 

Ratio of the computed reliability-targeted ground snow load to the 50-year ground snow load at 327 sites in Colorado.

Ratio of the computed reliability-targeted ground snow load to the 50-year ground snow load at 327 sites in Colorado.

Sarah to share her experiences in DC last spring

Sarah Welsh-Huggins will be participating in a panel discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 28, hosted by CIRES’ Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR), exploring the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop.

The workshop, held over three days in the spring in Washington, D.C., connects young scientists with policy-makers for exposure to science advocacy as an integral component of influencing policy. Sarah attended last spring, as the winner of a campus competition for travel support. 

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Sarah with Colorado Senator Gardner, Spring 2016 (Photo: Heather Bene)