Qualifications & Memberships
Research Interests
Research interests include:
-Performance-Based Seismic Design and Assessment Philosophy
-Displacement-Based Design
-Role, assessment and mitigation of residual deformations
-Seismic design of self-centring precast/prestressed buildings and bridges
-Vulnerability assessment and seismic response of existing reinforced concrete buildings
-Retrofit/Strengthening strategies (i.e. Fibre Reinforced Polymer, FRP, materials or alternative non-invasive solutions)
-Modelling of the seismic behaviour of precast/prestressed and connections and systems
-Use of high performance materials for seismic application (i.e. high strength concrete, HSC; fibre reinforced concrete, FRC, fibre reinforced polymers FRP, shape memory alloys, SMA)
Recent Publications
- Buchanan A., Pampanin S. and Palermo A. (2015) An engineered wood construction system for high performance structures.Patent No. CA2660466, Canada.
- Buchanan A., Pampanin S. and Palermo A. (2015) Engineered wood construction system for high performance structures.Patent No. US 8935892 B2, U.S.A.
- Buchanan A., Pampanin S. and Palermo A. (2014) An engineered wood construction system for high performance structures.Patent No. 5606735.
- Palermo A. and Pampanin S. (2014) Pre-stressed beams or panels.Patent No. CA2909402,, Canada.
- Buchanan A., Pampanin S. and Palermo A. (2006) An Engineered Wood Construction System for High Performance Structures.Patent No. 549029.