Lecturer IV

Location

2004 GG Brown

2350 Hayward, 2004 GG Brown Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

Education

• PhD in Structural Engineering and Innovative Materials: University of Perugia, Italy, 2012
• Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering: University of Perugia, Italy, 2008
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering: University of Perugia, Italy, 2005

Teaching

• CEE 211 – Statics and Dynamics
• CEE 212 – Solid and Structural Mechanics
• CEE 312 – Structural Engineering
• CEE 412 – Matrix Structural Analysis
• CEE 415 – Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
• CEE 512 – Nonlinear Analysis of Structures
• CEE 514 – Prestressed Concrete

Publications

• Bernardini, E., Spence, S.M.J., Kwon, D.-K., Kareem, A. (2015), “Performance-based design of high-rise buildings for occupant comfort,” Journal of Structural Engineering, 141(10).
• Bernardini, E., Spence, S.M.J., Wei, D., Kareem, A. (2015), “Aerodynamic shape optimization of civil structures: a CFD-enabled Kriging-based approach,” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 144:154-164.
• Bobby, S., Spence, S.M.J., Bernardini, E., Kareem, A. (2014), “Performance-based topology optimization for wind-excited tall buildings: a framework,” Engineering Structures, 74:242-255.
• Spence, S.M.J., Bernardini, E., Guo, Y., Kareem, A., Gioffrè, M. (2013), “Natural frequency coalescing and amplitude dependent damping in the wind-excited response of tall buildings,” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 35:108-117.
• Kareem, A., Spence, S.M.J., Bernardini, E., Bobby, S., Wei, D. (2013), “From architectural concept to engineering detail: innovative strategies for the optimum design of tall buildings,” in CTBUH Journal, Issue III, pp. 38-42.
• Kareem, A., Bernardini, E., Spence, S.M.J. (2013), “Control of the Wind Induced Response of Structures,” in Tamura, Y., Kareem, A. Eds., Advanced Structural Wind Engineering, Springer Japan, pp. 377-410.
• Bernardini, E., Spence, S.M.J., Kareem, A. (2012), “A probabilistic approach for the full response estimation of tall buildings with 3D modes using the HFFB,” Structural Safety, 44:91-101.
• Bernardini, E., Spence, S.M.J., Gioffrè, M. (2012), “Effects of the aerodynamic uncertainties in HFFB loading schemes on the response of tall buildings with coupled dynamic modes,” Engineering Structures, 42:329-341.
• Bernardini, E., Spence, S.M.J., Gioffrè, M. (2012), “Dynamic response estimation of tall buildings with 3D modes: a probabilistic approach to the high frequency force balance method,” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 104-106:56-64.
• Spence, S.M.J., Bernardini, E., Gioffrè, M. (2011), “Influence of the wind load correlation on the estimation of the generalized forces for 3d coupled tall buildings,” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 99(6/7):757-766.