Michael Constantinou Explained

Michael C. Constantinou
Birth Date:16 July 1955
Birth Place:Kyrenia, Cyprus
Citizenship:American
Alma Mater:University of Patras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Occupation:Professor, engineer, University at Buffalo
Known For:Contributions to the development and worldwide application of seismic protective systems and for the development of procedures for the design and analysis of structures with seismic isolation and damping systems.Earthquake Engineering Structural Engineering

Michael C. Constantinou is an American structural engineer who is a Samuel P. Capen Professor and State University of New York Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo. He also serves an editor of the Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics[1]

Education

Constantinou earned a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Patras, Greece in 1980. He received is M.S. in civil engineering in 1981, and his Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1984, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[2]

Research career

Constantinou is the inventor of the highly effective energy dissipation apparatus (US Patent 6,438,905),[3] Negative stiffness device and method (US Patent 8,857,110),[4] Negative stiffness device and method (US Patent 9,206,616)[5] and Motion damping system designed for reducing obstruction within open spaces (US Patent 9,580,924).[6]

Constantinou developed the toggle,[7] scissor-jack[8] and open-space damping systems[9] introduced fluidic self-centering systems. He has contributed to the development of standards and guidance related to seismic protective systems, including the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Recommended Provisions, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Standards 7 and 41, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide Specification for Seismic Isolation Design.

Honors and awards

In 2019, Constantinou received an honorary doctorate from the University of Patras,[10] the same University where he received his civil engineering diploma. He was also elected to Fellow status in the American Society of Civil Engineers[11] in October of that year.

Since 2014,[12] Constantinou has held the rank of State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor,[13] the highest academic rank in the SUNY system.[14] He received the Nathan M. Newmark Medal (2015)[15] and the Moisseiff Award (2015)[16] from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

In 2005, Constantinou received the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation from ASCE and the Civil Engineering Research Foundation.[17] He received the Grand Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies and the New York Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Diamond Award in 2002. In 1994, he received the General Services Administration Design Award. He also received the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the U.S. National Science Foundation in 1988[18]

Selected papers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wiley Online Library . About Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
  2. Web site: Constantinou . Michael . Curriculum VItae . University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
  3. Web site: Constantinou . Michael . United States Patent 6,438,905 .
  4. Web site: Constantinou . Michael . Reinhorn . Andrei . Sarlis . Apostolos . Taylor . Douglas . Lee . David . Nagarajaiah . Satish . Pasala . Dharma Theja . United States Patent 8,857,110 .
  5. Web site: Sarlis . Apostolos . Constantinou . Michael . Lee . David . Reinhorn . Andrei . Taylor . Douglas . United States Patent 9,206,616 .
  6. Web site: Taylor . Douglas . Constantinou . Michael . Metzger . John . United States Patent 9,580,924 .
  7. Constantinou . M.C. . Tsopelas . P. . Hammel . W. . Sigaher . A.N. . Toggle-brace-damper seismic energy dissipation systems . Journal of Structural Engineering . 2001 . 127 . 2 . 105–112 . 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2001)127:2(105).
  8. Sigaher . A.N. . Constantinou . M.C. . Scissor-Jack-Damper Energy Dissipation System . Earthquake Spectra . 2003 . 19 . 1 . 133–158 . 10.1193/1.1540999. 2003EarSp..19..133S . 111267731 .
  9. Polat . E. . Constantinou . M.C. . Open space damping system description, theory and verification . Journal of Structural Engineering . 2017 . 143 . 4 . 04016201 . 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001698.
  10. Web site: University of Patras Honorary Doctorate .
  11. Web site: New ASCE Fellows - October 2019 . ASCE News.
  12. News: Wuetcher . Sue Ann . Three UB faculty members named SUNY Distinguished Professors . May 1, 2019 . University at Buffalo . November 14, 2014.
  13. Web site: University at Buffalo Directory Page .
  14. Web site: SUNY Distinguished Faculty Ranks .
  15. Web site: Nathan M. Newmark Medal Past Award Winners .
  16. Web site: ASCE Moisseif Award Past Award Winners .
  17. Web site: Charles Pankow Award for Innovation Past Award Winners .
  18. Web site: NSF 92-55 Directory of Awards, Engineering Directorate .
  19. Constantinou . M.C. . Mokha . A.M. . Reinhorn . A.M. . Teflon bearings in base isolation. Part 2. Modeling . Journal of Structural Engineering . 1990 . 116 . 2 . 455–474. 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1990)116:2(455) .
  20. Mokha . A. . Constantinou . M.C. . Reinhorn . A.M. . Zayas . V. . Experimental Study of Friction Pendulum isolation system . Journal of Structural Engineering . 1991 . 117 . 4 . 1203–1219. 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1991)117:4(1201) .
  21. Constantinou . M.C. . Symans . M.D. . Experimental and analytical investigation of seismic response of structures with supplemental fluid viscous dampers . Report No. NCEER-92-0032, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research . 1992.
  22. Symans . M.D. . Constantinou . M.C. . Seismic testing of a building structure with a semi-active fluid damper control system . Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics . 1997 . 26 . 7 . 759–777. 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199707)26:7<759::AID-EQE675>3.0.CO;2-E . 1997EESD...26..759S .
  23. Constantinou . M.C. . Tsopelas . P. . Kasalanati . A. . Wolff . E.D. . Property modification factors for seismic isolation bearings . Report No. MCEER-99-0012, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research . 1999.
  24. Fenz . D. . Constantinou . M.C. . Modelling triple Friction Pendulum bearings for response-history analysis . Earthquake Spectra . 2009 . 24 . 4 . 1011–1028. 10.1193/1.2982531 . 110208177 .
  25. Kalpakidis . I.V. . Constantinou . M.C. . Effects of heating on the behavior of lead-rubber bearings. I: Theory . Journal of Structural Engineering . 2009 . 135 . 12 . 1440–1449 . 10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0000072.
  26. Pasala . D.T.R . Sarlis . A.A. . Nagarajaiah . S. . Reinhorn . A.M. . Constantinou . M.C. . Taylor . D. . Adaptive negative stiffness: a new structural modification approach for seismic protection . Journal of Structural Engineering . 2013 . 139 . 7. 1112–1123 . 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000615 .
  27. Lee . D. . Constantinou . M.C. . Quintuple friction pendulum isolator-behavior, modeling and validation . Earthquake Spectra . 2016 . 32 . 3 . 1607–1626. 10.1193/040615EQS053M . 2016EarSp..32.1607L . 111777480 .
  28. Kitayama . S. . Constantinou . M.C. . Fluidic self-centering devices as elements of seismically-resistant structures: description, testing, modeling and model validation . Journal of Structural Engineering . 2017 . 143 . 7 . 04017050 . 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001787.
  29. Lee . D. . Constantinou . M.C. . Combined horizontal-vertical seismic isolation system for high-voltage-power transformers: development, testing and validation . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering . 2018 . 16 . 9 . 4273–4296 . 10.1007/s10518-018-0494-6. 115529398 .

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