Mervyn Kowalsky is a Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. His research, which has largely focused on the seismic behavior of structures, has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Alaska and North Carolina Departments of Transportation, the Alaska University Transportation Center, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and several industrial organizations. He is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and an active member of several national and international committees on Performance-Based Seismic Design. Dr. Kowalsky is currently serving on the editorial board of Earthquake Spectra (the journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute), and has received the American Concrete Institute Structural Research Award for his work on the seismic behavior of lightweight concrete bridges. He is the co-author of a textbook on the Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures and also teaches and maintains research collaborations with the School for Reduction of Seismic Risk (ROSE School) at the University of Pavia, Italy.

Dr. Kowalsky's students are usually involved in a combination of large scale structural experimentation and non-linear dynamic analysis aimed at identifying practical solutions to problems faced by earthquake engineers. His students generally conduct their research at the Constructed Facilities Lab on Centennial Campus. Within the CCEE department, Dr. Kowalsky has had research collaborations with Drs. Nau, Seracino, Hassan, Gabr, and Stone.

Recent Research Projects for Kowalsky

• Strain Limits for Concrete Filled Steel Tubes in AASHTO Seismic Provisions — 07/01/11 - 12/31/12 Details
• Analysis of Truck Load Weight Distribution in North Carolina — 07/01/11 - 06/30/12 Details
• Effect of Load History on Performance Limit States of Bridge Columns — 07/12/10 - 08/15/12 Details
• Ductility of Welded Steel Column to Cap - Part Two — 07/15/10 - 08/15/12 Details
• Behavior Of Hollow Steel Pipe Piles In Coastal Regions — 06/01/09 - 12/31/10 Details
• Effect of Load History on Performance Limit States of Bridge Columns — 11/25/08 - 06/30/13 Details
• Parameter Determination for Chaboche Model in ANSYS Finite Element Software Package — 11/01/07 - 08/31/10 Details
• Effects of Low Temperature on Strength and Ductility of Bridge Structures in Seismic Regions — 06/01/05 - 12/31/09 Details
• SST: Polymer Fiber Waveguide Sensors for Performance-Based Assessment and Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure Systems — 08/15/04 - 07/31/08 Details

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• CE 725 - 601 — Fall '12 Earthquake Structural Engineering