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Invited lectures: Advanced Experimental Techniques in Structural Engineering (2020376E)
Instructor
| Dr. Ashraf A. El Damatty, P.Eng. Professor and Chair Civil and Environmental Engineering Western University, Canada | |
Host faculty
Wensheng Lu, Kaoshan Dai, Jiangtao Yu
Lecture content
§ Analysis and behaviour of high rise buildings
§ Seismic analysis or capacity design of earthquake resisting structures
§ Shake table testing of tuned liquid dampers
§ System testing of structure/TLD system
Schedule
| Date | Lecture/Lab/Discussion | Location |
| Nov 11: 1-11节 | Lecture (morning), Lab (afternoon), Discussion (evening) | Structure Lab，Jianding Campus Shanking Table Lab |
| Nov 12: 1-11节 | Lecture (morning), Lab (afternoon), Discussion (evening) | Structure Lab, B504 |
| Nov 13: 1-11节 | Lecture (morning), Seminar (afternoon), Discussion (evening) | Structure Lab |
About the instructor
Dr. Ashraf El Damatty is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. He has more than 25 years experience in teaching, research and consulting in Structural Engineering, with special emphasis on Wind and Earthquake Engineering. Dr. El Damatty is the Founder and Principal of the company Engineering Analysis and Dynamics (EAD) specializing in advanced analysis and design of structures. He is Founder and Past Chair of the Steel Committee of the Canadian Society of Civil engineering. He has been a consultant to many private and government organizations in Canada, USA, and the Middle East. He has designed a large number of high-rise, medium-rise and industrial buildings, tanks, bridges and other special structures in Canada and abroad. He has also conducted field monitoring and seismic testing of a number of structures. He has over 120 publications in the area of structural engineering and supervised the research of about 40 graduate students. He has been the principal and co-principal investigator of awarded research grants exceeding $15.0 M. He is currently serving on many technical committees in Structural Engineering in Canada and USA and has received numerous prestigious recognitions and awards.
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