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Eric 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.
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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