• Seismic Energy Dissipation of Engineered Cladding Systems.
• Advisor: Prof. Scott Civjan
• Tools: OPENSEES, ANSYS, SAP2000

Research interest

Earthquake Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Computer-Aided Analysis and Design

Publication

Nguyen, Q.V., and Civjan, S.A., "Seismic energy dissipation of steel buildings using engineered cladding systems." Proceedings of The Sixth International Conference on Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Submitted).

Courses taken at University of Massachusetts

• Advanced Solid Mechanics
• Structural Stability
• Advanced Topics in Reinforced Concrete Design
• Finite Element Analysis
• Structural Dynamics
• Advanced Topics in Steel Design
• Seismic Structural Analysis
• Tectonics III
• Building Physics III

TA's courses at University of Massachusetts

• Introduction to Civil Engineering (Fall 2007)

Courses taught in Vietnam

• Introduction to Bridge Engineering
• Design of Concrete Bridges

Professional registration

• Fundamentals of Engineering Certification (#5080 - NH - USA)

Membership

• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Boston Society of Civil Engineers
• American Concrete Institute
• Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute

Conctact

Quan V. Nguyen

Graduate Student / Research Assistant

236 Marston Hall

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Massachusetts

130 Natural Resources Road

Amherst, MA 01003-9293

Phone:      (413) 577-0142

Fax:          (413) 545-9569

Email:        vietquan@engin.umass.edu

Miscellaneous

• My 1st trip in the States: the East Coast
• The 2nd trip: the West Coast