Professor
Nonlinear Analysis; Structural Design and Behavior

Director of the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center

B.S. (1981) Cornell University
M.S. (1982) University of California at Berkeley
Ph.D. (1988) University of Texas at Austin
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Room 118
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-3037
Tel. (650) 723-0453
Fax. (650) 725-9755
e-mail: ggd@stanford.edu

Greg Deierlein’s research and professional interests focus on improving the structural design of buildings, bridges, and other constructed facilities. His research includes both computational and experimental techniques with emphasis on the development and application of nonlinear analysis of structural limit states, characterization of structural material and component behavior, performance-based engineering for earthquake and fire hazards, finite element simulation of ductile crack initiation in steel structures, design and behavior of steel and concrete structures. Deierlein is active in several national technical and specification committees, including the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Specification Committee, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the Applied Technology Council, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. From 2000 to 2007, Deierlein served as Deputy Director for Research of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) center, whose mission is to develop a comprehensive methodology and enabling technologies for performance-based earthquake engineering. Prior to joining Stanford University in 1998, Deierlein was on the faculty at Cornell University and worked as a structural engineer with the firm of Leslie E. Robertson and Associates in New York.

Some Recent Publications

• Myers, A.T., Kanvinde, A.M., Deierlein, G.G., Fell, B.V. (2009), “Effect of Weld Details on the Ductility of Steel Column Baseplate Connections,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, V65, ppg. 1366-1373.

• Liel, A. B., C. B. Haselton, G. G. Deierlein and J. W. Baker (2008). "Incorporating Modeling Uncertainties in the Assessment of Seismic Collapse Risk of Buildings." Structural Safety (in press).

• Goulet, C., Haselton, C., Mitrani-Reisner, J., Beck, J., Deierlein, G.G., Porter,K., Stewart, J. (2007), “Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of a Code-Conforming Reinforced-Concrete Frame Buildings: From Seismic Hazard to Collapse Safety and Economic Losses,” Earthquake Engrg. and Struct. Dynamics, 36(13), pg. 1973-1997.

• Fell, B.V., Kanvinde, A.M., Deierlein, G.G., Myers, A.T. (2008), “Experimental Investigation of Inelastic Cyclic Buckling and Fracture of Steel Braces,” Jl. Struct. Engrg., ASCE, (in press)

• Kanvinde, A., Deierlein, G.G. (2007), “A Cyclic Void Growth Model to Assess Ductile Fracture Initiation in Structural Steels Due to Ultra Low Cycle Fatigue,” EM, 133(6), ASCE pp. 701-712.

• Takagi, J., Deierlein,G.G. (2007), “Strength Design Criteria for Steel Members at Elevated Temperatures,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 63(8), pp. 1036-1050.

• Chi, W-M., Kanvinde, A., Deierlein, G.G. (2006), “Prediction of Ductile Fracture in Steel Connections Using SMCS Criterion,” Jl. Struct. Engrg., ASCE, 132(2), pp. 171-181.

• Deierlein, G.G. and C.B. Haselton (2005). “Benchmarking the Collapse Safety of Code-Compliant Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame Building Systems.” ATC/JSCA US-Japan Workshop on Improvement of Structural Design and Construction Practices, Proc. International Workshop, Kobe, Japan, October 17-19, 2005.

• Deierlein, G.G, Cordova, P., Tsai, K-C, Chen,C-H, and Lai, W-C, (2005), “Composite Moment Frames”, Concrete International, 27(5), pp. 39 to 44.

• Deierlein, G.G. (2004), “Direct Analysis Method for Stability Design of Steel Framed Buildings” The Structural Engineer, Nov. 2004, pp. 24-28.

• Deierlein, G.G., Noguchi, H. (2003), “Overview of US-Japan Research on the Seismic Design of Composite Reinforced Concrete and Steel Moment Frame Structures,” JSE, ASCE, 130(2), Feb. 04, pp. 361-367.

• Mehanny, S.S., and Deierlein, G.G., “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Composite RCS Moment Frames,” Journal of Structural Engineering., ASCE, Vol. 127(9), 2001.

• El-Tawil, S., and Deierlein, G.G., “ Analysis Models for Mixed Steel-Concrete Space Frames Part I – Beam-Column Element Formulation, Part II – Implementation and Verification”, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 127 (6), 2001.

• Deierlein, G.G., “New Provisions for the Seismic Design of Composite and Hybrid Structures”, Earthquake Spectra, EERI, Vol. 16(1), 2001.

Some Recent Research Projects:

• Controlled Rocking of Steel-Framed Buildings with Replaceable Energy Dissipating Fuses (NSF and NIED/E-Defense)

• Micro-mechanical models for simulating earthquake-induced fractures in steel structures (NSF and the Nippon Steel Corporation)

• Reliability-Based Approach for Capacity Design Factors for Seismic Resistant Structural Steel Buildings (American Institute of Steel Construction)

• Seismic performance of exposed column base plates (American Institute of Steel Construction)

• Benchmarking the Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center)

• Seismic Design Criteria and Plans for Large Scale Testing of Composite RCS Frames (NSF and the Taiwan National Center for Research in Earthquake Engineering)

• Analytical Models for RC Frames with Strength and Stiffness Degradation (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center)

• Performance-Based Engineering for Fire in Steel Structures (internal study)

Links:

John A Blume Earthquake Engineering Center

Controlled Rocking Frame Project