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Program Area: Structural Engineering Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000 M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1997 Specialist in Structural Engineering, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela, 1996 B.S., Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela, 1994 Honors - Shah Family Innovation Prize, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, February 2005. - Award for Exceptional Achievement, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, April 2004. - Keynote Speaker, Fourth International RILEM Conference on High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites, Ann Arbor, MI, June 2003. - Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1999-2000. - Distinguished Achievement Award in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 1998. - Excellency Award in Thesis Work, AVICOPRE, Venezuela, 1995. - Publication (Mention) Award in Thesis Work, Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela 1994. - Merit Scholarship, Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela 1989-1994 Professional Affiliation and Activities: Secretary of ACI Committee 335; member of: ACI Sub-Committee 318-F, ACI Committee 352, ACI Committee 544; ASCE Committee on Composite Construction; FIB Task Group 7.5; EERI Task Force on Data Collection & Management Action Plan; Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). Technical Interests: My research work focuses on the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete and composite steel-concrete structures, as well as on the application of high-performance fiber reinforced cement (HPFRC) composites in members subjected to large shear reversals. Some of the projects I am currently active on include: use of HPFRC composites to enhance punching shear resistance of slab-column connections under displacement reversals (NEES); development of highly damage-tolerant coupled wall systems through the use of HPFRC composites (NEES); behavior of HPFRC composite structural walls and flexural members under large displacement reversals; behavior of reinforced concrete column-steel beam (RCS) connections; development of bond stress-slip models for reinforcing bars and prestressing strands embedded in HPFRC composites. Sponsors for my research include the National Science Foundation, American Concrete Institute, and the University of Michigan. Selected Publications Parra-Montesinos, G. (2005). “High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites: A New Alternative for Seismic Design of Structures,” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 102, No. 3, pp. 487-495. Canbolat, B.A., Parra-Montesinos, G.J., and Wight, J.K. (2005). “Experimental Study on the Seismic Behavior of High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite Coupling Beams,” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 102, No. 1, pp. 159-166. Liang, X., and Parra-Montesinos, G. (2004). "Seismic Behavior of RCS Beam-Column-Slab Subassemblies and Frame Systems," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 2, pp. 310-319. Aguilar, G., Matamoros, A., Parra-Montesinos, G., Ramirez, J. A., and Wight, J. K. (2002). "Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Design Procedures for Shear Strength of Deep Reinforced Concrete Beams," ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 99, No. 4, pp. 539-548. Parra-Montesinos, G., and Wight, J. K. (2001). "Modeling Shear Behavior of Hybrid RCS Beam-Column Connections," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 127, No. 1, pp. 3-11. |
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