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Associate Professor

Department: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room: Marston 235B
Email: civjan@ecs.umass.edu
Fon: (413) 545-2521

Teaching Interests: Design of structures and structural behavior. Courses include: Design of Steel Structures, Advanced Topics in Steel Design, Seismic Structural Design, and the Structures section of the Junior Level Laboratory Class.

Research Interests: Structural Engineering with an emphasis on experimental research. Specific areas of interests include the seismic design of structures, steel design, connection behavior, and structural applications of new materials. Current and recent research projects include studies on the "Hybrid/Composite Concrete and Steel Columns Subjected to Varying Load Applications" "Capacity of Shear Studs in Composite Construction Subject to Cyclic Loads" "Effects of RBS Section Details on Beam Stability" "Evaluation of CFRP Overlays to Prolong the Fatigue Life of Steel Structures" "Performance Evaluation and Economic Analysis of Combinations of Durability Enhancing Admixtures (Mineral and Chemical) in Structural Concrete for the Northeast U.S.A." and "Data Collection and Analysis of an Integral Abutment Bridge."

To complement this research, Scott has put significant effort into developing the experimental testing capacity of Gunness Laboratory at Umass. With the increased testing capacity, Gunness Structural Laboratory has the integrated capabilities to test large scale building/bridge components down to materials testing of components, and integrate results with analytical work using Finite Element Modeling or Structural Analysis Software. For more information on the research capabilities see the research facilities pages.

Courses:

- Tectonics 3