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Research Summary
Our research group program at McGill primarily focuses on seismic risk mitigation of infrastructure facilities. Through
integrated experimental and computational research, we currently investigate factors that cause buildings to
collapse during extreme loading. Our main goal is to provide advanced simulation tools that are validated
with experimental data in order to improve seismic design provisions that will ultimately increase the safety margins of
buildings against collapse. We are also working on the modeling and utilization of advanced technologies and high robustness steel materials
that guarantee continuous functionality of a facility after extreme loading.
Our research agenda includes the following major topics:
Collapse assessment of structural steel systems under extreme loading
High performance steel materials for multi-hazard mitigation
Development and evaluation fo welding procedures for heavy assemblies and steel sections
Experimental methods in structural engineering
Advanced finite element nonlinear modeling and analysis for high performance computing
Fatigue and fracture of metals
Multi-hazard resilient structural systems
Structural component databases for performance-based earthquake engineering
Retrofit techniques for structural systems with innovative materials
Supplemental damping for design and retrofit of steel structures
Rapid earthquake damage assessment of infrastructure facilitie