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Paul Steneker, Ph.D.
Paul Steneker graduated from McMaster University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 2015. Following this, he pursued graduate research studies in earthquake engineering, with an emphasis on the optimization of steel moment resisting frames (MRF) design at McMaster University and in conjunction with faculty at IUSS Pavia. The majority of the research focused on adapting various optimization procedures for use within performance based earthquake engineering (PBEE). These optimization process helped determine the viability of combined structural and non-structural upgrades for the improvement of seismic resiliency using various target metrics such as economic loss reduction and downtime reduction.
His long-term interests will be mostly centered on advising clients for efficient decision making and risk reduction planning when considering downstream upgrade options beyond earthquake engineering. In the future, the continued development of these strategies will hopefully encourage buildings owners to make preventative investments for the improvements in resiliency and risk reduction.
Ph.D. Research
Optimizing Structural-Nonstructural Performance Based Seismic Design of Buildings.
Publications
Refereed journal publications (published, in press or accepted)
[J1] Steneker, P., Filiatrault, A., Wiebe, L. and Konstantinidis, D. 2020. “Integrated Structural–Nonstructural Performance-Based Seismic Design and Retrofit Optimization of Buildings,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002680.
Papers in conference proceedings
[C6] Steneker, P., Filiatrault, A., Wiebe, L. and Konstantinidis, D. 2020. “Optimizing the Integrated Structural and Nonstructural Seismic Retrofit of Buildings,” 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 17WCEE, Sendai, Japan, Paper N° C002201, 12 p.
[C5] Steneker, P., Wiebe, L. and Filiatrault, A. 2019. “Retrofit vs. Repair: Economic Benefits and Costs of Seismic Retrofit of Non-structural Components,” Fourth International Workshop on the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements (SPONSE), Pavia, Italy, 12 p.
[C4] Steneker, P., Wiebe, L. and Filiatrault, A. 2019. “Steel Moment Resisting Frames with Sliding Hinge Joint Connections: Seismic Evaluation Using Various Response Indices,” 12th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12CCEE), Quebec City, Canada, 9 p.
[C3] Steneker, P., Wiebe, L. and Filiatrault, A. 2018. “A Comparison of Recently Developed Analytical Models of MRF Connections,” Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference (CSCE 2018), Fredericton, Canada, 10 p.
[C2] Steneker, P., Wiebe, L. and Filiatrault, A. 2018. “Identifying Critical Locations for Connection Ductility in Steel Moment Resisting Frames,” 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA. 12 p.
[C1] Steneker, P., Wiebe, L. and Filiatrault. 2018. “Identifying Critical Connections for the Global Performance of Steel Moment Resisting Frames,” The 9th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA ‘18), Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 p.
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