Vernon C. Matzen Professor of Civil Engineering Structural Engineering and Mechanics Alumni Distinguished Professor      for Undergraduate Teaching Associate Head and Director of Graduate Programs Director, Center for Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping Office: 202-B Mann Hall Phone: (919) 515-7736 Fax: (919) 515-5301 E-mail: matzen@eos.ncsu.edu

NSF CCLI Projects*

• ASEE Presentations: 2004, 2005, 2006
• Geotechnical Experiments
  

Research Interests

Education

MS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1968

BS, Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1966

Representative Publications

Gupta, A., M. Gabr, and V. Matzen, 2004, "Alternatives in the Implementation of Internet-Enabled Laboratory Experiments in Undergraduate Civil Engineering Courses," Proceedings, 2004 Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.

Matzen, V. C. and X. Yuan, 2003, "The B₂ Stress Index as a Function of Internal Pressure, Bend Angle, Loading Type and Material," Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Structural Mechanics and Reactor Technology, Prague.

Tan, Y., V. C. Matzen, and L. Yu, 2002, "Correlation of Test and FEA Results for the Nonlinear Behavior of Elbows," ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 124, No. 4, pp. 465-475.

Tan, Y., K. Wilkins, and V. C. Matzen, 2002, "Correlation of Test and FEA Results for Piping Elbows Subjected to Out-of-Plane Loading." Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 217, pp. 213-224.

Tan, Y. and V. C. Matzen, 2002, "Correlation of Test and FEA Results for Thin-Walled Piping Elbows Considering Welds," Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 217, pp. 21-39.

Matzen, V. C. and Y. Tan, 2002, "The History of the B₂ Stress Index," ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 168-176.

Professional Experience

Research and Development Group, Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics, Groton, CT

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Mechanics
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Chi Epsilon, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi
• International Association of Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (President, IASMiRT and Chairman, SMiRT 19)
• Sigma Xi
• Pressure Vessel Research Council Committee on Dynamic Analysis and Testing
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Working Group on Piping Design, Section III
  Seismic Engineering Technical Committee (Technical Program Representative)
• Seismic Engineering Technical Committee (Technical Program Representative)