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Eric Hines
Professor of Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Principal, LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Dr. Hines specializes in the design and renovation of building structures,
renewable energy infrastructure, and the seismic performance of bridges.
Recent projects include a collection of structural glass lobbies in Boston's
Post Office Square; an innovative EBF design for the Dudley Square Police
Station in Boston; towers in Beijing and Boston; and the Wind Technology
Testing Center in Charlestown—the world's largest testing facility for wind
turbine blades.
Research interests include the seismic performance of low-ductility structural
systems in moderate seismic regions, inelastic behavior of reinforced concrete
structures, and assessment of building system vibrations due to trains and human
activity. In 2006, the American Concrete Institute awarded him the Wason Medal
for best paper and the Siess Award for excellence in structural research for his
laboratory work related to the new East Bay Spans of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge. Since 2005, he has led efforts to develop a rigorous philosophy for moderate
seismic regions that allows designers to practice according to fundamental principles
instead of prescriptive requirements.
Dr. Hines writes and teaches at Tufts University about the history of structural
design and its relationship to architectural design, cultivating a direct and dynamic
link with his practice in Cambridge. He has taught structural design studios across
the spectrum of undergraduate and graduate levels since 2003. This year he received
the Henry and Madeline Fischer Award, recognizing him as "Engineering's Teacher of
the Year" at Tufts.
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
CEE 24–Steel Design
CEE 124–Advanced Steel Design
CEE 120/FAH 290–The Art of Building
CEE 294–Seismic Design
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
- Principal, LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2011—present.
- Associate, LeMessurier Consultants, Inc., 2005–2010.
- Structural Engineer, LeMessurier Consultants, Inc., 2002–2005.
Honors
- Designer Special Achievement Award, American
Institute of Steel Construction, 2012
- Henry and Madeline Fisher Award for Teaching,
Tufts School of Engineering, 2011
- 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
- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program:
Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings
and Other Structures, Issue Teams 2 & 7, 2011 – present
- 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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