Editorial Board for section 'Building Structures'

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Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.

Members

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Section Editor-in-Chief
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto, 4099-002 Portugal
Interests: seismic engineering; structural analysis; seismic design; RC structures
* Section: Building Structures
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Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy
Interests: theoretical research in non-linear elasticity; experimental and theoretical research on damage of quasi-brittle materials; experimental and theoretical research on metal plasticity; structural optimization and bridge design; design of glass structures

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School of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah 26666, United Arab Emirates
Interests: strengthening and retrofitting of structures; sustainable construction materials; computing in civil engineering and earthquake engineering
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Civil Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid P.O Box 3030, Jordan
Interests: instrumentation and full-scale testing of reinforced concrete members; strengthening/repairing of reinforced concrete members such as beams, columns, beam-column joints, and slabs with CFRP-composites; in place repair of damaged precast/prestressed concrete girders with CFRP-composites; strength and durability assessment of advanced composite materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) for the rehabilitation of bridges; good experience with the analysis and design of buildings and bridges according to the ACI code and AASHTO standards; simulating the behavior and response of the testing full-scale concrete members, full-scale bridges, steel members, and strengthened concrete members with CFRP composite using ANSYS package; good experience with the analysis and design of buildings and bridges according to the Sap 2000 and Staad Pro, Prokon; analysis, design, and testing of structural models and prototypes subjected to static, fatigue, and simulated seismic loading; durability and structural behavior of advanced composite materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP), to rehabilitate structural members (bridges and buildings)

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ISISE, ARISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, R. Luis Reis dos Santos 290, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: wave scattering by cracks or heterogeneities in elastic and acoustic media; numerical modelling with finite elements method; boundary elements methods and other numerical meshless methods; non-destructive evaluation techniques and structural health monitoring; building, environmental, historical and applied acoustics; acoustic materials, systems and metamaterials

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1. Department of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
2. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Interests: structural health monitoring; structural vibration mitigation; smart structures; composite structures

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 205 N. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Interests: earthquake engineering; reinforced and prestressed concrete structures; smart and advanced materials; structural application of shape memory alloys (SMAs); experimental testing; advanced numerical

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Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: earthquake engineering; environmental damage of RC bridges; fatigue damage of aluminum truss structures; seismic assessment of existing and historical structures; seismic retrofit with passive control techniques, including base isolation; friction and viscoelastic dissipation; strengthening of RC and masonry structures with advanced materials and techniques; sustainable retrofit techniques; ductility reduction factor assessment for RC frame-wall structures; risk analysis and risk mitigation at urban scale
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Interests: multiscale modeling; buckling; connection technologies for fiber composite materials; strengthening of concrete structures by FRP, SRP and FRCM; coatings; high performance fiber reinforced concrete; sustainability
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School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong 3125, Australia
Interests: timber and bamboo structures; steel and stainless steel structures; hybrid structures; modelling of materials and structures; sustainable construction and structures; 3D printed structures

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Department of Engineering, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Interests: civil engineering; structural engineering; earthquake engineering; wind engineering; wind energy; seismic isolation; performance-based seismic engineering; seismic retrofitting and structural rehabilitation; pedestrian bridge; structural robustness
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Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Interests: characterization and improvement of geomaterials; integrity of civil infrastructure systems; sustainable mine waste management; adaptation to climate change impacts

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Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: bimetallic steel structures; superior high-performance steel structures; high-strength steel structures; longitudinally profiled (LP) steel plate structures; deconstructable steel structures; structural stability; residual stresses; structural fire resistance
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Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: structural reliability; earthquake engineering; hurricane engineering; structural dynamics; sustainable materials and construction techniques; resilience to single and multiple hazards
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Composite Materials & Engineering Center, Oregon State University, Room 342 Owen Hall, Corvallis, OR, USA
Interests: earthquake and tsunami probabilistic seismic hazard, damage, loss, and recovery modelling; performance-based seismic design; nonlinear structural analysis; reinforced concrete structures; timber structures
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Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
Interests: structural engineering; earthquake engineering; structural health monitoring

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Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
Interests: theoretical formulation and implementation of crack models for static or dynamic non-linear finite elements analyses of R.C. and fiber reinforced concrete structures; experimental and numerical analysis of corroded reinforced concrete members; robustness of RC structures; green materials and eco-concrete for sustainable RC structures

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Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: structural engineering; structural strengthening; fire engineering; monumental buildings; bridges; foundations; non destructive testing; damage detection; structural health monitoring
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Interests: hybrid structural components; composite systems; recycling and reuse; sustainable construction; innovative construction materials; reinforced concrete; dissipative steel elements; FRP composites; elevated temperature; cyclic loading; heritage structures
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Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: timber engineering; wood and wood-based materials; timber joints; seismic design; reinforcement; sustainability
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Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Trinity College, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: air quality; civil engineering; earthquake engineering; earthquake resistant structures; fatigue of materials; renewable energies; steel structures; structural engineering; structures; vibration and acoustic engineering

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Department of Construction and Infrastructure, Fondazione Eucentre, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: advanced numerical modelling for structural analysis; progressive collapse; seismic design and analysis of structures; experimental testing
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: seismic behaviour of masonry buildings; numerical modelling of masonry buildings; seismic retrofitting techniques for buildings; seismic evaluation of existing buildings; seismic rehabilitation of heritage structures; post-earthquake reconnaissance studies
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Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: seismic vulnerability assessment of structures; seismic retrofitting of existing buildings; seismic isolation of structures and art objects; computational modeling for masonry structures; computational modeling for reinforced concrete structures; analysis of structures with discontinuities
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Department of Construction and Quality Management, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: 3D-printed (additive-manufactured) metal structures; connections and joints; modular structures; steel structures; structural stability; structural fire resistance and composite structures
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Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Via Montallegro 1, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural analysis; structural and seismic analysis of masonry buildings; structural repair and maintenance of heritage buildings; structural testing and modelling
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Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Interests: earthquake engineering; seismic base isolation and damping; structural reliability and assessment; reinforced concrete structures; seismic design; structural dynamics; structural analysis; finite element analysis; nonlinear analysis; bridge engineering; forensic analysis

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: building materials; structural dynamic analysis; computational solid mechanics; finite element modeling; fracture mechanics; continuum mechanics
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