Seismic systems & resilience
Curved steel dampers, hybrid steel walls, probabilistic performance, and the selection of earthquake inputs.
RESEARCH THEMES & PUBLISHED STUDIES
Mechanics in context.
From structural systems to the mechanics of small-scale composites. Explore six connected research fields, each with its complete related bibliography, and focused study collections that examine individual questions.
6 Connected fields14 Study collections24 Journal publications
GPLRC denotes graphene platelet- or nanoplatelet-reinforced composites; FG denotes functionally graded reinforcement. The composites field also includes related reinforced microstructures and steel–concrete systems, identified separately in its research threads.
THE COMPLETE RESEARCH FIELDS
Six perspectives.
One connected body of work.
Publication counts cover each entire field. A paper may belong to more than one field when its materials, methods, or applications overlap.
GPLRC & composite mechanics
Graphene-reinforced plates, panels, disks, and shells, alongside multiscale hybrid composites and steel–concrete and FRP systems.
Microstructures & smart materials
Size-dependent microplates and microshells, piezoelectric actuation, thermal buckling, and electro-elastic vibration.
Machine learning for engineering
Predictive and interpretable models for structural composites, concrete strength, nanofluid processing, and biomaterial properties.
Materials & manufacturing
Material strength and interfaces, thin-sheet forming, nanofluid-assisted superfinishing, and structure–property relationships in gelatin scaffolds.
Digital engineering & monitoring
Building information modeling, structural health monitoring, and Internet of Things integration for connected building information.
BROWSE THE RESEARCHTopics overlap across the collections.
01
Curved steel dampers & seismic resilience
Energy dissipation across portal frames, braced frames, and hybrid cold-formed and hot-rolled steel walls.
Cyclic finite-element analysisDamper geometryHybrid steel walls
02
Uncertainty in hybrid steel wall performance
Mechanics-informed probabilistic screening of hybrid steel wall subassemblies equipped with curved dampers.
Monte Carlo simulationFragility functionsReliability indices
03
Selecting earthquake records with genetic algorithms
Joint selection and scaling of ground-motion records for dynamic time-history analysis.
Genetic algorithmRecord selectionSpectrum matching
04
Bending & stress in graded GPLRC plates
Graphene-reinforced circular, annular, and sector plates under bending, elastic support, and friction.
3D poroelasticityRefined higher-order theoryElastic foundations
05
Impact & vibration of reinforced panels
Low-velocity impact, resonance, and free vibration in graded composite panels and annular plates.
Hertz contactNewmark integrationGDQM
06
Size-dependent mechanics of microstructures
Graphene-reinforced microplates and cylindrical microshells with small-scale and viscoelastic effects.
Nonlocal strain-gradient theoryEnergy formulationsGDQM
07
Electro-elastic & piezoelectric composites
Coupled electrical, thermal, and mechanical behavior in reinforced small-scale disks and shells.
Electro-thermo-mechanical couplingCouple-stress theoryThermal buckling
08
Large-amplitude dynamics of hybrid disks
Free and forced vibration of a multiscale hybrid composite disk on a nonlinear elastic foundation.
Third-order shear theoryvon Kármán nonlinearityGDQM
09
Learning concrete strength & interface behavior
Hybrid learning models for concrete compressive strength and the bond between FRP reinforcement and concrete.
Neural networksSwarm optimizationFRP–concrete bond
10
Predicting steel–concrete structural response
Hybrid predictive methods for composite beams and floor systems, including elevated-temperature response.
Extreme learning machinesMetaheuristic optimizationThermal response
11
Formability of thin & tailor-welded sheets
Forming limits, bending effects, and weld orientation in thin steel sheets.
Forming-limit diagramsNakazima testingFinite-element simulation
12
Nanofluid lubricants for precision finishing
Alumina nanofluid experiments and predictive modeling of surface roughness and thermal conductivity.
Al₂O₃ nanofluidsSuperfinishing experimentsSupervised learning
13
Structure–property learning in gelatin scaffolds
Experimental characterization and interpretable learning for GPTMS-crosslinked gelatin scaffolds.
GPTMS crosslinkingGaussian process regressionSHAP interpretation
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BIM, monitoring & connected buildings
A review of structural health monitoring and Internet of Things integration with building information modeling.
Literature reviewBIM integrationStructural health monitoring
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Analysis that informs decisions.
Structural assessment
Forensic investigations and condition assessments supported by observations, engineering calculations, and three-dimensional modeling of mechanical and thermal response.
Shell & plate structures
Computational analysis of storage tanks and shell structures, including structural integrity, thermal behavior, fatigue, and combined loading.