Building a Bridge for the Future with Professor Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl

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Ali Palla¹  Kuntal Chowdhary¹  Jingyan Wang¹  Joshua Hernandez¹  Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth¹  Mariko Nakamura¹  Jessica Evaristo¹ 

[1] University of California

关键词: Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl;    Structural Engineering;    Civil Engineering;   

DOI  :  10.5070/BS3181020652

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University of California, Berkeley

【 摘 要 】

Although stress is primarily interpreted fromthe psychological or biological perspective, theterm stress is widely used in the realm of civiland structural engineering as well. Buildings andbridges must be able to withstand a wide varietyof stressors, ranging from natural phenomenasuch as earthquakes to blasts and terrorist attacks.Individuals like Professor Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl,professor of civil and environmental engineering atthe University of California, Berkeley, are leadingthe charge in making our buildings and bridgessafe from whatever stressors they may face.Professor Astaneh-Asl also had the privilege ofbeing one of the few researchers who had accessto the engineering blueprints for the World TradeCenters following their tragic collapse in the 9/11terrorist attacks. This past semester ProfessorAstaneh-Asl was in Turkey conducting researchas a Senior Fulbright Scholar; he graciously tooktime out of his busy schedule to speak with usover Skype. Currently, Profession Astaneh-Asladded an additional focus on blast protection. Inconjunction, he works with a large team of UCBerkeley undergraduates to create an archive ofthe information gathered from the collapse of theWorld Trade Centers.

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