Associate Specialist Office: Davis Hall 409 Email: g.banushi ‘at’ berkeley ‘dot’ edu Gersena Banushi is a research specialist at the University of California, Berkeley. Banushi earned her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Florence, Italy and… Read More »Gersena Banushi
The SimCenter provides next-generation computational modeling and simulation software tools and educational materials to the natural hazards engineering community with the goal of advancing capabilities to simulate the impact of natural hazards on infrastructure, lifelines, and communities. One major goal of the… Read More »SimCenter Tools to Support Natural Hazards Research: From Local to Regional Scale – Matthew DeJong
The primary aim of this project is to explore the application of fiber optic sensing (FOS) for strain measurements at crucial points in reinforced concrete structures. This is intended to evaluate structural performance and identify potential damage. FOS enables real-time… Read More »Bridge Monitoring with Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing Technology
Ph.D. Student Office: Davis Hall 545 Email: you-jia_li ‘at’ berkeley ‘dot’ edu Allen is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, specializing in Structural Engineering and Materials Mechanics (SEMM). His primary research… Read More »You-Jia (Allen) Li
Although the term “sustainability” is becoming more widespread, it can be challenging to know what tangible things we can do as geotechnical engineers and contractors to further sustainable development goals. This talk aims to advance our understanding by providing a… Read More »Advancing Sustainability in the Geotechnical Industry – Kimberly Martin
This project seeks to demonstrate the ability of fiber optic sensing (FOS) technology to produce meaningful data that characterize single-axis tracking systems with regard to dynamic wind loading. This project will explore the ability of FOS technology to capture frequency modes,… Read More »Distributed Strain Sensing of a Solar PV single-axis tracking system located at the Nextracker Development Center
Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR), a specialized branch of Fiber Optic Sensing (FOS), is emerging as a transformative approach in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures. This research explores OFDR’s potential in post-earthquake damage assessment, contrasting its… Read More »Enhanced Post-Earthquake Structural Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Moment Frames through Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
Ph.D. Student Office: 545 Davis Hall Email: rodrigo.tapia ‘at’ berkeley ‘dot’ edu Rodrigo Tapia Corvalán earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Santiago, Chile. During his Master’s research, he studied the response of metal connections in mass… Read More »Rodrigo Tapia Corvalán
Ph.D. Student Office: 508 Davis Hall Email: james.xu ‘at’ berkeley ‘dot’ edu James is a third-year Ph.D. student interested in the intersections of infrastructure health monitoring, numerical modeling, and machine learning. He is minoring in Statistics and Electrical Engineering and… Read More »James Xu
Ph.D. Student Office: 508 Davis Hall Email: han_liu ‘at’ berkeley ‘dot’ edu Han Liu is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in Structural Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, Han possesses a robust academic background, having earned a Bachelor’s degree at… Read More »Han Liu