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Emeritus Faculty
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Eric M. Hines
Professor of Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Associate, LeMessurier Consultants
Dr. Hines’s primary research area is in the design and
assessment of collapse resistant low-ductility systems in
moderate seismic regions. His research team is currently
developing a design philosophy for these systems that relies
on a stiff, primary lateral system to resist wind loads and
a flexible, semi-ductile, reserve system to resist collapse
under a major seismic event. Structures designed according
to such a philosophy promise to become not only more
reliable and cost-effective, but also more adaptable to
creative structural ideas. Dr. Hines writes and teaches
about the history of structural design and its relationship
to architectural design, cultivating a direct and dynamic
link with his practice in Cambridge.
Education
- Ph.D., 2002, the University of
California, San Diego, Department of Structural Engineering.
- M.S.E., 1998, the University of California, San Diego.
Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Science.
- Fulbright Fellow, 1996, Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
- B.S.E., 1995, Princeton University, Department of Civil
Engineering and Operations Research. Certificate in
Architecture.
Teaching
ES 9–Mechanics of Materials
CEE 24–Structural Steel Systems
CEE 124–Advanced Steel Design
CEE 120 / FAH 290–The Art of Building
CEE 193S–Structural Design for Seismic Demands
Employment History
Academic Affiliations
- Professor of Practice, Tufts University, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006–present.
- Research Assistant Professor, Tufts University,
2003–2006.
- Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University, Department
of Civil Engineering and Operations Research, 1997.
Professional Affiliations
- Associate, LeMessurier Consultants, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 2005–present.
- Structural Engineer, LeMessurier Consultants,
2002–2005.
Honors
- Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper, American
Concrete Institute, 2006.
- Chester Paul Siess Award for Structural Research,
American Concrete Institute, 2006.
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research
Fellowship, 1997-2002.
Refereed Publicationss
Archival Journals
E.M. Hines and M.E. Appel (in review). Collapse
Performance of Low-Ductility Chevron Braced Steel Frames
in Moderate Seismic Regions. AISC Engineering Journal.
T.A. Nelson, E.M. Hines (in review). Performance of a
9-Story, Low-Ductility, Moment Resisting Frame under
Moderate Seismic Demands. ASCE Journal of Structural
Engineering.
C. Brett, M. Sanayei, J.A. Zapfe, E.M. Hines (in
review). Predicting Train-Induced Vibrations in
Multi-Story Buildings. ASCE Journal of Structural
Engineering.
E.M. Hines, R.A. Henige (2007). Seismic Performance
of a 62-Story Steel Frame Hotel Tower, AISC Engineering
Journal, 44(2), pp. 93-102, Second Quarter.
E.M. Hines, A. Dazio, F. Seible (2006). Structural
Testing of the New East Bay Skyway Piers. ACI Structural
Journal, 103(1), pp. 1-10, January - February.
E.M. Hines and D.P. Billington (2004). Anton Tedesko
and the Introduction of Thin Shell Concrete Roofs in the
United States. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering,
130(11), pp. 1639-1650, November.
E.M. Hines and F. Seible (2004). Web Crushing
Capacity of Hollow Rectangular Bridge Piers. ACI
Structural Journal, 101(4), pp. 569-579, July - August.
E.M. Hines, J.I. Restrepo and F. Seible (2004).
Force-Displacement Characterization of Well Confined
Bridge Piers. ACI Structural Journal, 101(4), pp.
537-548 July–August.
E.M. Hines and D.P. Billington (1998). Case Study of
Bridge Design Competition. ASCE Journal of Bridge
Engineering, 3(3), pp. 93-102, August 1998.
Other Publications
Conference Proceedings
M.Sanayei, C.R.Brett, J.A.Zapfe, E.E.Ungar, E.M.Hines
(2008). Predicting Train-Induced Vibrations in
Multi-Story Buildings. ASCE Structures Congress,
Vancouver, British Columbia, April.
E.M.Hines and M.Appel (2007). Behavior and Design of
Low-Ductility Braced Frames, ASCE Structures Congress,
Long Beach, California, May.
S.Sorabella, L.G.Baise, E.M.Hines (2006). Ground
Motion Suite Selection for Boston, Massachusetts, 8th
National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI,
paper #916, San Francisco, California, April.
T.A.Nelson, M.C.Gryniuk, E.M.Hines (2006). Comparison of
Low-Ductility Moment Resisting Frames and Chevron Braced
Frames under Moderate Seismic Demands. 8th National
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI, paper #1286,
San Francisco, California, April.
M.Dodge, M.Sanayei, E.M.Hines (2006). A Portable Real
Time Data Acquisition System for the Comparison of Floor
Vibration Data with AISC Design Guide 11 Estimates. ASCE
Structures Congress, St. Louis, Missouri, May.
E.M.Hines, M.Ravindra, C.D,Blanchet, M.Sanayei,
M.D.Dodge, R.Viesca (2005). Floor Vibration Control.
ASCE Structures Congress, New York, New York, April.
A. Dazio, E.M. Hines, D. Parker and F. Seible (2003).
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Reinforced
Concrete Key Structural Components of the New San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. 2nd MIT Conference on
Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, June.
E.M. Hines, F. Seible and A. Dazio (2003). Seismic
Performance Limits of the Skyway Piers for the New East
Bay Spans of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. FIB
Symposium on Concrete Structures in Seismic Regions.
Athens, Greece, May.
Y.D. Hose, F. Seible and E.M. Hines (2002). Application
of the Performance Database to the San Francisco–Oakland
Bay Bridge East Bay Skyway. EERI 7th U.S. National
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Urban Earthquake
Risk. Boston, Massachusetts, July.
E.M. Hines and F. Seible (2001). Structural Testing of
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Skyway
Structures, Longitudinal Pier Test. 6th Caltrans Seismic
Workshop. Sacramento, California, June.
E.M. Hines and D.P. Billington (1998). Performance and
Repair of the Structures of Robert Maillart. 2nd
International Conference on Concrete Under Severe
Conditions. pp. 1055-1064, Tromsø, Norway, June.
D.P. Billington and E.M. Hines (1997). Anton Tedesko,
Model Research and the Introduction of Thin Shells in
the United States. International Conference on
Experimental Model Research and Testing of Thin-Walled
Structures. pp. 21-30, Prague, Czech Republic,
September.
Technical Reports
E.M. Hines, A. Dazio, C.C. Chou and F. Seible (2002).
Structural Testing of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay
Bridge East Span Skyway Piers. Structural Systems
Research Project 2002/01, UCSD, 2002. 421 pages.
E.M. Hines, A. Dazio and F. Seible (2001). Seismic
Performance of Hollow Rectangular Piers, Phase III, Web
Crushing. Structural Systems Research Project 2001/27,
UCSD, 2001. 239 pages.
E.M. Hines and F. Seible (2001). Experimental Spread of
Plasticity in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers.
Structural Systems Research Project 2001/08, UCSD, 2001.
196 pages.
E.M. Hines, F. Seible, and M.J.N. Priestley (1999).
Seismic Performance of Hollow Rectangular Piers, Phase
I, Flexure, Phase II, Shear. Structural Systems Research
Project 1999/15, UCSD, 1999. 266 pages.
Seminars
“Building Design for Moderate Seismic Regions,”
Structural Engineers Association of Maine, February 28,
2008.
"Modeling of Plastic Hinge Regions in Structural Walls,"
ACI Technical Session: Strut and Tie Modeling for
Seismic Design, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 26–30,
2006.
"Collapse Prevention Assessment of Non-Ductile Buildings
in Moderate Seismic Regions," BSCES Dinner Lecture,
Joint Meeting of the Geo-Institute and Structural
Groups, March 9, 2006.
"Earthquake Engineering and Architectural Form," Build
Boston, November 2004, 2005.
"A Case Study: R = 3 vs. R = 5 Braced Frames," 24th
SSFNE Structural Steel Seminar, Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, May 26, 2005.
"Transparent Roof Structures," Harvard Graduate School
of Design, Office of Executive Education, Cambridge,
Massachusetts. March 2003, March 2004, July 2005.
"Effects of Loading History on the San Francisco–Oakland
Bay Bridge East Span Seismic Safety Project," American
Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Washington D.C.
March 16, 2004.
"Thin Concrete Shells and Structural Innovation, the
Early Work of Anton Tedesko," American Concrete
Institute, Spring Convention, Washington, D.C. March 15,
2004.
"Reaching for Transparency: Post World War II
Innovations in German Structural Design," MIT, UCSD, UC
Boulder, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Virginia Tech, Spring
1997–Spring 2003.
"Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Piers for
Long Span Bridges," European School for Advanced Studies
in Reduction of Seismic Risk, University of Pavia,
Pavia, Italy, May 2002.
Professional Registrations and Memberships
- Registered Professional Engineer (Structural),
Massachusetts, No. 45633.
- American Institute of Steel Construction
- TC-9: Seismic Provisions (corresponding member)
- American Concrete Institute
- Committee 341: Earthquake Resistant Concrete
Bridges, 2003 - present.
- Chair, Subcomittee 341D: Performance Based Design of
Bridge Systems, 2004-2006
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
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