Research

Smart Structures

Structural Control

Vibration control of structures subjected to multiple hazards by

  • Evolutionary Game Theory
  • Agent-based modeling
  • Decentralized vibration control
  • Neural Dynamic model
  • Real-Time Hybrid Simulation
  • Model-free Adaptive Control
  • Controlled Rocking Steel Braced Frame

 

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Smart Structures

Morphing Building Envelope

Adaptive building facade based on origami-inspired movements subjected to windstorms.

  • Morphing shell structures
  • Wind engineering
  • Topology optimization
  • Multi-agent control
  • Origami-inspired compliance mechanisms
  • Aerodynamic mitigation

 

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Smart Structures

Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication

Nature-inspired design of structures for smart application

  • Smart community layouts
  • Windstorm design
  • Nano-, Micro- and Macro level of adoption
  • Marine movements and aquatic life
  • Robotics

 

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Smart Structures

Community Resilience

Develop resilience frameworks to evaluate how communities respond and recover from natural hazards

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Smart Structures

Sustainable Engineering

Wave energy harvesting in civil engineering

  • Hydrodynamic control of wave energy converters
  • Energy harvesting from mechanical vibrations
  • Multi-objective optimization
  • Tsunami mitigation

 

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