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SUMMARY:An Idiot's Guide to Modelling and Assessment of Reinforced Concret
 e Structures
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DESCRIPTION:Frank J. Vecchio\, Professor of Structural Engineering\, Depar
 tment of Civil Engineering\, University of Toronto\, Canada\nA slow but un
 deniable embracement of computer-based procedures for design and analysis 
 of concrete structures is well underway. This change has been driven by ex
 ternal factors such as popular culture\, modern office practices\, and adv
 ancements in computer technology\, and by internal factors such as the mov
 e from prescriptive design code specifications to more holistic performanc
 e-based design requirements. As a result\, there has been a proliferation 
 of analysis and assessment software\, and a tendency amongst engineers to 
 use them unquestioningly. Such software can be a valuable tool\, enabling 
 assessments that would be difficult or impossible otherwise. But are they 
 always reliable and accurate? What are the potential pitfalls in their use
 ? What are the long-term prospects for full integration into mainstream pr
 actice\, and is the profession well-positioned to deal with it? These ques
 tions will be addressed by examining the results of various prediction com
 petitions\, experimental investigations\, and case studies\, ranging from 
 Roman times to present. In the process\, an number of ‘inconvenient trut
 hs’ will be exposed\, and ‘tips for idiots’ suggested.\n\nBio : Fran
 k J. Vecchio\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\, is a Professor of structural engineering i
 n the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto\, where
  he has been on Faculty since 1985. Dr. Vecchio received his doctorate fro
 m the University of Toronto (1981)\, after having also received his B.A.Sc
 . (1978) and M.Eng. (1979) degrees there. He was previously employed as a 
 research engineer at Ontario Hydro (1981-1985) where he undertook research
  relating to concrete nuclear structures\, and at M.S. Yolles and Partners
  (1979)\, Consulting Engineers\, where he was a structural designer. He is
  a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario\, and is also a member of t
 he Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)\, the American Concrete I
 nstitute (ACI)\, and the Federation Internationale du Beton (fib).\nHis re
 search interests generally relate to the development of improved analysis 
 and design procedures for reinforced concrete structures\, particularly fo
 r those that are shear-sensitive. Activity includes the development of adv
 anced constitutive models and nonlinear finite element procedures\, applic
 ation to the assessment and forensic analysis of concrete structures\, and
  analysis of repaired or rehabilitated structures. Additional interests in
 clude the modeling and assessment of fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) struc
 tures\, structures rehabilitated with fibre reinforced polymers (FRP)\, an
 d structures subjected to extreme loads including blast\, impact\, fire an
 d earthquake.\nDr. Vecchio has served as a consultant on numerous projects
  in which the analysis software developed by his group was used to provide
  expert assessment on the safety and performance of structures. The types 
 of structures investigated included: nuclear power plant buildings\, highw
 ay and rail bridges\, subway tunnels\, wind turbine foundations\, heavy in
 dustrial buildings\, silos\, crash barriers\, warehouses\, storm caissons\
 , and residential and institutional buildings. He has provided consulting 
 services to such organizations as: the Toronto Transit Commission\, Consul
 tec Limited\, Holcim Group Canada\, AMEC Limited\, Hatch Limited\, LEA Con
 sulting\, Yolles Consulting\, ABS Consulting Limited\, Hatch Mott McDonald
 \, U.S. Nuclear regulatory Commission\, Bechtel\, and numerous others. As 
 of April 15\, 2019\, according to Scopus\, his publication citation record
  shows 5443 citations and a document H-index of 31. This makes him the mos
 t heavily cited researcher in Canada in the area of modelling and analysis
  of concrete structures\, and amongst the highest in the world.\n 
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