Structural Engineering Seminars

Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering

Fall 2014 ~ Room: CIVL 1144 ~ Tue 4:30-5:20 p.m.

Tentative Schedule – may be modified as per speaker’s request and availability

Updated on 10/03/2014

Week	Seminar Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
1	Tue 26 Aug	Arun Prakash	Purdue	Introduction
2	Tue 2 Sep	Hold
3	Tue 9 Sep	C. Armando Duarte	University of Illinois	Recent Developments in the Generalized Finite Element Method for Simulation of 3D Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Interactions
4	Tue 16 Sep	Justin Barton Matthew Pavelchak	Walter P. Moore	Target Field – Design and Construction of America’s 21st Century Urban Ballpark (Seminar + Info Session 5:30pm-7:30pm)
5	Tue 23 Sep	Bin Xu	Hunan University, China	Research on Monitoring and Defect Detection at HNU & Future Collaboration with Purdue (Curtis Visiting Professor Seminar)
6	Tue 30 Sep	Joseph Colaco	CBM Engineers	Steel/Concrete/Composite: a three legged structural solution for Tall Buildings
6*	Fri 3 Oct 4:30pm	Amr S. Elnashai	Dean of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University	Comprehensive Assessment of Earthquake Impact
7	Tue 7 Oct	Megan Jarrett Patrick McVicker	Bechtel Corporation	Innovation in Business and Construction Practices
8	Tue 14 Oct	October Break
9	Tue 21 Oct	Terry Paret	Wiss Janney Elstner Associates	Post-earthquake Damage Assessment, Earthquake Damage Repair, and Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of the Washington Monument
10	Tue 28 Oct	Qingshan Yang	Beijing Jiaotong University	Overview of Research in Structural Engineering at Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU)
11	Tue 4 Nov
12	Tue 11 Nov	John Peronto	Thornton Tomasetti	Designing Tall and Slender
13	Tue 18 Nov	Esteban Anzola	WSP Global	Wind design for slender high rise buildings
14	Tue 25 Nov
15	Tue 2 Dec	Roger Becker	Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute	Enhancing the seismic capabilities of precast concrete
16	Tue 9 Dec
17	Tue 16 Dec	Final Exams Week
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Related Information

• Seminar room information and photographs.

• Directions and Lodging information.

• Shuttle service between Indianapolis airport and West Lafayette/Purdue is provided by the Lafayette Limo.

• Shuttle service between Chicago O'Hare and West Lafayette/Purdue is provided by the Express Air Coach.

• Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research and Bowen webcam.

• Free Parking is available at the Bowen Lab (Address: 1040 S. River Road, West Lafayette, IN 47907). Conveyance from the Lab to the seminar room is also available.

• Complementary Parking Permits can be arranged upon request. Same day permits can also be purchased online from Parking Facilities office at the Purdue West Shopping Center, 1404 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906.

• Structures group in School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University.

Contact: Arun Prakash (arunprakash@purdue.edu), Ghadir Haikal (ghaikal@purdue.edu)