Johns Hopkins University Department of Civil Engineering

"Guide to Use of ASCE 7-10 Wind Load Provisions"

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12:00 – 12:45 PM, Shafer Hall 3
Dong Hun Yeo, Ph.D., IPA Research Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology

The talk aims at assisting undergraduate students in the use of the wind load provisions of ASCE/SEI Standard 7-10, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It will introduce a brief history of the wind load provisions, design approaches specified by ASCE 7-10, and the associated fundamentals in wind engineering. A design example of a low-rise building for wind will be presented to illustrate how wind loads are determined using the design procedure described in ASCE 7-10.

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"Directions and Challenges of the Multi-Scale Structural Mechanics and Prognosis Program of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research"

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:00 – 12:45 PM, Hackerman Hall B17
David S. Stargel, Ph.D., Program Manager, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

The presentation will start with a historical perspective of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the role it has played in funding and promoting fundamental basic research for the benefit of the Air Force and the US scientific community in general. Next, the presentation will offer a brief review of the current AFOSR organization and its research focus areas. Particular attention will be given to the field of Multi-Scale Structural Mechanics and Prognosis, its current directions and new challenges.

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"Microstructural Design of Porous Biomaterials -Applications of Topology Optimization in Biomedical Engineering"

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 12:00 – 12:45 PM, Hackerman Hall B17
Yuhang Chen, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, University of Sydney, Australia

This talk will provide an overview of our recent developments in design of porous biomaterials in biomedical engineering. Computational design and microstructural optimization of porous biomaterials will be presented using topology optimization and other mathematical approaches.

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