SEAS Seminar Series: Engineering Challenges in the 21st Century

Great Past and Future Project Design in Civil Engineering

Presenter: Professor Pedro Silva
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Marvin Center, Room 310 (800 21st Street, NW)

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Abstract:
How has the design of buildings and bridges changed over time? How does research affect the design of structures? From his perspective as an earthquake engineering researcher, Professor Silva looks at how great engineering projects have changed the practice of civil engineering in the last century, and at how they may continue to influence and change civil engineering design and practice in the future.

Short bio:
Professor Pedro Silva holds a Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego and has been involved in more than 20 large-scale projects that have dealt with new and retrofit design concepts for bridge structures. His recent research includes projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). His FHWA research investigates the seismic hazards of existing bridge structures located in the New Madrid Seismic Region, while his NSF research attempts to better understand the response of bridges under earthquakes. Other partner institutions in the NSF-sponsored project include the University of Missouri-Rolla, University of California-Los Angeles, the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Washington University-St. Louis and the University of Nevada-Reno, as well as a team of Japanese researchers.

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