Architectural Engineering Department faculty research programs vary greatly, focusing on the history of traditional structures, development of unique mathematical models to support emerging structural engineering requirements, theoretical and applied understanding of seismic design, and instruction related to total project design.
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Submissions from 2017
Holistic Interdisciplinary Design - Everyone Does Everything (Engineering Students as Sculptors), Craig Baltimore and Allen C. Estes
Developing a robust teaching portfolio as a doctoral student in a research-intensive engineering program, Anahid A. Behrouzi
Experimental and numerical investigation of flexural concrete wall design details, Anahid A. Behrouzi, T. Welt, Dawn Lehman, Laura Lowes, J. LaFave, and Daniel Kuchma
Motivating and investing in the Freshmen: Paving the way for the future, Allen Estes and John Lawson
Roof Diaphragm Distributed Yielding Concept for Improved Seismic Collapse Performance of Buildings with Rigid Walls/Flexible Roof Diaphragms, Maria Koliou, Andre Filiatrault, D.J. Kelly, and John W. Lawson
Evaluation of Out-of-Plane Wall Anchorage Force Provisions in Buildings with Rigid Walls and Flexible Roof Diaphragms, Maria Koliou, John W. Lawson, Andre Filiatrault, and Dominic J. Kelly
An Alternative Procedure for the Seismic Design of Buildings With Rigid Walls / Flexible Diaphragms: FEMA P-1026, John W. Lawson, Dominic J. Kelly, Maria Koliou, and Andre Filiatrault
Verifying the Cause of Panel Cracking - A Case Study, Jack Robinson, Stewart Hooks, and John W. Lawson
Submissions from 2016
Impact of cross section, web reinforcement and load history on the seismic performance of slender concrete walls, Anahid A. Behrouzi
Physical artifacts in introductory-level reinforced concrete design instruction, Anahid A. Behrouzi
Inquiry-based learning to explore the design of the built environment, Anahid A. Behrouzi and Daniel Kuchma
Accreditation insights and the next body of knowledge, Allen Estes, Thomas A. Lenox, Kenneth J. Fridley, and Richard O. Anderson P.E.
Enhancing an upper division structural dynamics course using K'nex toys, Allen Estes, Cole C. McDaniel, and Alec Roberto Zavala
The making of a rain-induced roof collapse and the lessons learned for our profession, M. E. Parolini and John Lawson
Submissions from 2015
Physical models in the reinforced concrete design classroom, Anahid A. Behrouzi
New civil engineering program criteria: The rest of the story, Allen Estes, Thomas A. Lenox, and Richard O. Anderson P.E.
Buildings with Rigid Walls and Flexible Roof Diaphragms. I: Evaluation of Current U.S. Seismic Provisions, Maria Koliou, Andre Filiatrault, Dominic J. Kelly, and John W. Lawson
Buildings with Rigid Walls and Flexible Roof Diaphragms. II: Evaluation of a New Seismic Design Approach Based on Distributed Diaphragm Yielding, Maria Koliou, Andre Filiatrault, Dominic J. Kelly, and John W. Lawson
Distributed Yielding Concept for Improved Seismic Collapse Performance of Rigid Wall-Flexible Diaphragm Buildings, Maria Koliou, Andre Filiatrault, Dominic J. Kelly, and John W. Lawson
Crack Control Measures for Tilt-Up Concrete Panels, John Lawson
Issues Facing Design Professionals through the Lens of Two Rain-Induced Roof Collapses, J. W. Lawson and M. E. Parolini
Submissions from 2014
No Admixture, Sustainable, Self-Consolidating Grout, Craig Baltimore, James P. Mwangi, and Eric W. Bateman
Summary of large-scale C-shaped reinforced concrete wall tests, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Andrew Mock, Laura Lowes, Dawn Lehman, and Daniel Kuchma
Summary of large-scale nonplanar reinforced concrete wall tests, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Andrew Mock, Laura Lowes, Dawn Lehman, and Daniel Kuchma
Using K’nex to Teach Large Scale Structures to Architects and ConstructionStudents, Allen C. Estes and Craig Baltimore