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| Brief descriptions for current research projects are given below. 1. Nonlinear modeling reinforced concrete shear walls. Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Faculty Researchers: J. W. Wallace (PI) and J. P. Conte Student Researchers: Kutay Orakcal, PhD Student Project Overview: (click on photo) 2. Experimental Studies of reinforced concrete structural walls with embedded structural steel sections Funded Agency: National Science Foundation Faculty Researcher: J. W. Wallace Student Researchers: Marc Cherlin (MSCE March 2001) Brian Sayre (MSCE June 2001) 3. Response of highway overpasses to near-field ground motions Funding Agency: CUREe-Kajima Phase III Faculty Researcher: J. W. Wallace Student Researchers: Sandrine Lermitte (PhD Student) Post-Doctoral Researcher: Silvia Mazzoni Project Overview: (click on photo) 4. Cyclic large deflection field-testing of CIDH bridge columns Funding Agency: California Department of Transportation Faculty Researchers: J. W. Wallace (PI) & J. P. Stewart Student Researchers: Kerop Janoyan (PhD Student) Sandrine Lermitte (PhD Student) Project Overview: (click on photo) 5. Seismic performance assessment of flat-plate floor systems - Experimental and analytical studies Funding Agency: CUREe-Kajima Phase IV Faculty Researcher: J. W. Wallace Student Researchers: Thomas Hyun-Koo Kang (PhD Student) Quarterly Report: October - December 2000 Project Overview: (click on photo) 6. Evaluation and modeling of reinforced concrete columns with lap splices Funding Agency: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Faculty Researchers: J. W. Wallace (PI) & Joel P. Conte Student Researchers: Brenda Guyader (MSCE, 1999) Murat Melek (MSCE 2001) Project Overview: (click on photo) 7. Behavior of beam-column joints constructed with headed reinforcement Funding Agencies: UCLA & Headed Reinforcement Corporation Faculty Researcher: J. W. Wallace Student Researchers: Eunjong Yu (PhD Student) 8. NEES - Field testing and monitoring of structural performance Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Faculty Researchers: J. W. Wallace (PI), J. P. Conte, D. L. Estrin, P. J. Fox, W.-J. Ju, J. P. Stewart Student Researchers: TBA
9. Full-scale cyclic large deflection field-testing of foundation support systems for highway bridges (Pending) Funding Agency: California Department of Transportation Faculty Researcher: J. P. Stewart (PI) & J. W. Wallace Student Researchers: TBA
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