Posted: January 15th, 2010 | Author: G. Cusatis | Filed under: I.2 Doctoral Research Assistants | No Comments »
PhD Thesis - TBD
MS Thesis – “Development of Concrete Constitutive Model on ABAQUS Platform and its Application to Elasto-plastic Dynamic Analysis of Building Structures under Rare Earthquakes”. China Academy of Building Research, Jan 2009.
Xinwei Zhou earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and M.S. degree in China Academy of Building Research, Beijing, China, both with emphasis on Structures. He joined RPI in August, 2009 pursuing his PhD degree and, since then, he has been working in the research group of Dr. Cusatis. His research deals with the formulation and implementation of multiscale models and methods for the simulation of fracture and fragmentation of concrete, reinforced concrete and other quasi-brittle materials subjected to extreme loading events.
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Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Gianluca | Filed under: I.2 Doctoral Research Assistants | No Comments »
PhD Thesis - “Numerical Simulation of the Effect of Blast and Penetration on Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Expected Completion Date: August 2010.
MS Thesis – “Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for Concrete: Calibration and Validation under Quasi-Static Loading Condition.” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, December 2007.
Andrea Mencarelli earned a “Laurea” degree in Civil Engineering, with emphasis on structures, from Politecnico di Milano University in October 2005. His final thesis dealt with the mechanical behavior of Tetrapak materials. As an undergraduate, he received the ISU scholarship from 2000 to 2004. In October 2006 he passed the Professional Exam in Italy. He joined the Rensselaer Polytechnic Instutute in Spring 2006. His research work a Rensselaer focuses on mesoscale modeling of concrete based on a recently developed model, called Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) and the application of LDPM to extreme loading conditions, such blast and penetration. In his free time, he likes playing soccer and reading Wikipedia.
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Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Gianluca | Filed under: I.2 Doctoral Research Assistants | No Comments »
PhD Thesis - “Discrete Approaches for Fracture and Fragmentation of Quasi-Brittle Materials”. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Expected Completion Date: August 2010.
MS Thesis – “Size Effect and Cohesive Crack Propagation in Quasi-Brittle Materials.” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August 2007.
Edward Shauffert received his Bachelor of Science from SUNY Buffalo in 1986. He then worked for 17 years as a design engineer and project manager for several civil engineering consulting firms. The main emphasis of that work was in the field of structural engineering, and more specifically, the design and analysis of bridges. His wife’s completion of graduate studies and attainment of full-time employment provided an opportunity for Ed to pursue his own graduate studies. He took several classes at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2004, and in 2005 began full-time study at Rensselaer. He attained his MS in 2007, and expects to graduate from RPI with his doctoral degree in August of 2010. The main focus of his research is cohesive fracture and size effect. Currently, he is assisting Dr. Cusatis in the development of a new discrete model for quasi-brittle materials. Ed is member of Chi Epsilon, and is a licensed engineer in the states of Arizona, Massachusetts, and New York.
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Xinwei Zhou earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and M.S. degree in China Academy of Building Research, Beijing, China, both with emphasis on Structures. He joined RPI in August, 2009 pursuing his PhD degree and, since then, he has been working in the research group of Dr. Cusatis. His research deals with the formulation and implementation of multiscale models and methods for the simulation of fracture and fragmentation of concrete, reinforced concrete and other quasi-brittle materials subjected to extreme loading events.
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