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 2012
Revisions to Tilt-Up Concrete Building Design: The backstory behind changes encompassed in 2009 International Building Code, John W. Lawson
Seismic Design of Timber Panelized Roof Structures, John W. Lawson
Civil engineering program evaluator reflections: The most recent lessons learned, Karl F. Meyer, Allen Estes, and Paul Francis Mlakar
Wind Design of Timber Panelized Roof Structures, Brian Vandenburgh and John W. Lawson
Submissions from 2011
International sustainability through knowledge transfer considering culture and resources – Sledgehammer attacks on adobe masonry walls, Craig V. Baltimore and David Lambert
Mixing Numbers and Letters: Collaboration Between Engineering and English to Improve Graduate Student Work, Craig Baltimore, Deborah Wilhelm, Mary Forte, and Pamalee Brady
Using Case Studies to Characterize the Broader Meaning of Engineering Design for Today’s Student, Pamalee A. Brady and John W. Lawson
Numerical simulation of centrifuge tests on homogeneous and heterogeneous soil models, Pradipta Chakrabortty and Radu Popescu
Investigating pipeline–soil interaction under axial–lateral relative movements in sand, Nasser Daiyan, Shawn Kenny, Ryan Phillips, and Radu Popescu
How the new architectural engineering program criteria differs from the new civil engineering program criteria, Allen Estes
Using the Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse Case Study in Engineering Education., John W. Lawson and Pamalee A. Brady
Interdisciplinary design: The saga continues, Brent Nuttall, Jill Nelson, and Allen Estes
Submissions from 2010
Knowledge Transfer and Adobe Block, Craig Baltimore
Urban Architecture for Rural East Africa: A Sustainable Solution, Craig Baltimore
Lessons Learned in Sustainable Information and Technology Transfer Considering Culture and Resources, Craig V. Baltimore
Gender representation in architectural engineering - Is it all in the name?, Pamalee Brady and Allen Estes
Liquefaction study of heterogeneous sand: Centrifuge, Pradipta Chakrabortty, Radu Popescu, and Ryan Phillips
ExCEEd II: Advanced training for even better teaching, Debra Larson, Allen Estes, Norman Dennis, Ronald Welch, and Carol Considine
How and What to Communicate for Efficient Joist Design, John Lawson and Bruce Brothersen
A Solution to Seismic Bracing Restrictions, John W. Lawson
New Code Changes under the 2009 IBC, John W. Lawson
Concrete Slender Wall Design – Back to the Future, John W. Lawson and James Lai
Interdisciplinary design: The good, the bad, and the ugly, Jill Nelson, Brent Nuttall, and Allen Estes
Submissions from 2009
Teaching the Design: Timber Shear Walls and Developing Student Engineering Judgement and Intuition Through a Hands-on Experience, Craig Baltimore, James Mwangi, and Brent Nuttall
The Structure of a Story, Pamalee Brady and Edmond P. Saliklis