Research

Structural engineering research on precast/prestressed concrete, FRP reinforcement, and structural reliability.

Word cloud of research interest keywords

Research Interests

Precast/prestressed concrete, FRP-reinforced concrete, structural mechanics, reliability analysis and code development, and digital fabrication with concrete.

Comparison of prestressing strand sizes

Prestressed Concrete

Bond, transfer length, and flexural behavior of large-diameter prestressing strands beyond current code precedent.

Schematic of a concrete sandwich wall panel with wythe connectors

Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels

Thermal bowing, partial composite action, and standard test methods for insulated wall panel wythe connectors.

Column interaction diagram with reliability bounds

Structural Reliability

Calibrating safety factors, resistance models, and material models for concrete design.

For the full record of published results, see Publications.