About us
We identify the following needs in Earthquake Engineering:
- Innovative design methods that save material and result in resilient structures
- Better understanding of the seismic behavior of structures, so that only the necessary retrofit measures are taken
- Use of materials with lower environmental footprint
- Solutions that have decent chances of being socially acceptable and are affordable
The above needs require innovative use of mathematics, mechanics, structural analysis, and material science. In this framework, we seek to answer questions such as:
- Can we construct structures that would sustain only minimal and easily repairable damage during an earthquake?
- How can we reduce the cost of earthquake resistant structures by developing new design concepts and devices?
- How safe are existing structures? Is it worth upgrading them? How?
- How detailed should our structural models be? Should we refine them or does the excitation uncertainty prevail?
- Can we re-solve the Seismic Design problem in the socio-economic context of the underdeveloped world? With what kind of materials?
- Can we take advantage of recent developments in other scientific fields to radicalize our profession?
Our work typically combines analytical, numerical, and experimental methods.
