Gian Andrea Rassati, PhD, PE

Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Behavior of structures under seismic loads. Numerical analysis and experimentation. [Pictures] [References]

• Steel and steel-concrete composite structures. Numerical analysis, design and experimental testing under cyclic and dynamic loading conditions. [Pictures] [References]

• Partially-restrained (PR) beam-to-column connections. Numerical modeling, development of innovative simulation approaches. [Pictures] [References]

• Nonlinear static and dynamic sub-assemblage and system-wide frame finite element analysis and formulations. [Pictures] [References]

• Design optimization of structures by means of genetic algorithms. [Pictures] [References]

• Field and laboratory measurements of the behavior of structures. [Pictures] [References]

• Hybrid testing technology. Development of supporting theory and software with particular focus on pseudo-dynamic testing. [Pictures] [References]