People

Eric Hines
Professor of Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Principal, LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.

Refereed Publications

Archival Journals

R. Burgueño, X. Liu, E.M. Hines (2014) "Web Crushing Capacity of High-Strength-Concrete Structural Walls: Experimental Study," ACI Structural Journal, 111(2), pp. 235-246.

M. Sanayei, N. Zhao, P. Maurya, J.A. Moore, J.A. Zapfe, E.M. Hines (2012) "Prediction and Mitigation of Building Floor Vibrations using a Blocking Floor," ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 138(10), pp. 1-12.

E.M. Hines, L.G. Baise and S.S. Swift (2011) Ground Motion Suite Selection for Eastern North America, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 136(3), March.

E.M. Hines, M.E. Appel and P.J. Cheever (2009) Collapse Performance of Low-Ductility Chevron Braced Steel Frames in Moderate Seismic Regions. AISC Engineering Journal, 46(3), pp. 149-180, Third Quarter.

E.M. Hines and 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 and 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.

Other Publications

Feature Articles on Design

E.M. Hines, M.V. Ravindra, N.C Roy, G.D. Shreve (2012), High Five, Modern Steel Construction, July, pp. 34-39.

E.M. Hines (2011), Variations on a Theme in Glass, Civil Engineering Magazine, December, pp. 66-75, 86-87.

E.M. Hines and W.C. Gibb (2011), Turning the Corner with Steel Castings, Modern Steel Construction, December, pp. 36-40.

E.M. Hines and M.V. Ravindra (2011), Testing Tomorrow's Turbines, Civil Engineering Magazine, July, pp. 64-71.

Books and Book Chapters

E.M. Hines (2012) "Understanding Creativity," in Festschrift Billington 2012, E.M. Hines, S.G. Buonopane and M.E.M. Garlock, editors, International Network for Structural Art, pp. 122-155.

E.M. Hines, S.G. Buonopane and M.E.M. Garlock, editors (2012) Festschrift Billington 2012, International Network for Structural Art, 253 pp.

Keynote Lectures

"Structural Design in the Post Digital Age," Building Technology Educators' Society Conference: Tectonics of Teaching, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, July 12, 2013.

Conference Proceedings

L.A. Fahnestock, E.M. Hines, R. Tremblay, C. Bradley, J.Nelson, T.Beland, A. Davaran and J. Sizemore (2014) "Reserve Capacity and Implications for Seismic Collapse Prevention for Low-Ductility Braced Frames in Moderate Seismic Regions," Tenth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI, July 21-25.

E.M. Hines and B. White (2014) "Offshore Wind in the Northeast," Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 3-5.

J. Sizemore, A. Davaran, L.A. Fahnestock, R. Tremblay and E.M. Hines (2014) "Seismic Behavior of Low-Ductility Concentrically Braced Frames," Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 3-5.

J. Nelson, C. Bradley, A. Davaran, T. Beland, E.M. Hines, L.A. Fahnestock and R. Tremblay (2014) "Cyclic Experimental Behavior of Angles and Applications for Connection Design and Modeling," Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 3-5.

T. Beland, C. Bradley, J. Nelson, A. Davaran, E.M. Hines, R. Tremblay and L.A. Fahnestock (2014) "Full-Scale Testing of Beam-Column Connections with Angles," Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 3-5.

C. Bradley, J. Sizemore, J. Nelson, R. Tremblay, E.M. Hines and L.A. Fahnestock (2014) "Large-Scale Testing of Low-Ductility, Concentrically Braced Frames," Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 3-5.

A. Davaran, T. Beland, L.A. Fahnestock, E.M. Hines and R. Tremblay (2014) "Experimental Behavior of Low-Ductility Brace Connection Limit States," Structures Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 3-5.

E.M. Hines, R.A. Henige and C.D. Blanchet (2012) Stability Design for the Crane Columns of the Wind Technology Testing Center, ASCE Structures Congress, Chicago, March 29-30.

E.M. Hines, M. Aboosaber and H.J. Robinson (2011) Modeling Reserve System Performance for Low-Ductility Braced Frames, Engineering Mechanics Institute Annual Conference, paper # 596, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2-4.

E.M. Hines (2011) Conceptual Transparency: Examples from the Work of Robert Maillart and Jörg Schlaich. Paper No. 263, ASCE Structures Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 14-16.

M. Sanayei, N. Zhao, J.A. Moore, J.A. Zapfe and E.M. Hines (2011) Impedance Modeling for Prediction of Train Induced Floor Vibrations. Structures Congress, ASCE, Las Vegas, April 14-16.

E.M. Hines and L.A. Fahnestock (2010) Design Philosophy for Steel Structures in Moderate Seismic Regions, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI/CAEE, Toronto, Canada, July 25-29.

R. Burgueño, X. Liu and E.M. Hines (2010) Inelastic Web Crushing Capacity of High-Strength-Concrete Structural Walls, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI/CAEE, Toronto, Canada, July 25-29.

R. Burgueño, X. Liu and E.M. Hines (2010) Seismic Performance of High-Strength-Concrete Hollow Bridge Piers Under Multi-Directional Loading, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI/CAEE, Toronto, Canada, July 25-29.

E.M. Hines and C.C. Jacob (2010) Eccentric Braced Frame System Performance, Structures Congress, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, May 12-15.

P.J. Cheever and E.M. Hines (2010) How Not to Design for Moderate Seismic Regions, Structures Congress, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, May 12-15.

N. Zhao, M. Sanayei, J.A. Moore, J.A. Zapfe and E.M. Hines (2010) Mitigations of Train-Induced Floor Vibrations in Multi-Story Buildings using a Blocking Floor, Structures Congress, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, May 12-15.

E.M.Hines (2009) Eccentric Braced Frame Design for Moderate Seismic Regions, ASCE Structures Congress, Austin, Texas, April/May.

P.J.Cheever and E.M.Hines (2009) Building Design for Moderate Seismic Regions, ASCE Structures Congress, Austin, Texas, April/May.

M.Sanayei, C.R.Brett, J.A.Zapfe, E.E.Ungar and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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.

R.K.Dowell and E.M.Hines (2002) "Plastic Hinge Length of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns," Proceedings of the Third National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways, Portland, Oregon.

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

M. Aboosaber and E.M. Hines (2011) Modeling Reserve System Performance for Low-Ductility Braced Frames, Tufts University Structural Systems Research, TUSSR-2011/1, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, July, 53 pp.

X. Liu, R. Burgueño, E. Egleston and E.M. Hines (2009) Inelastic Web Crushing Performance Limits of High-Strength-Concrete Wall Assemblies, Research Report CEE-RR - 2009/04 - DRAFT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, June, 219 pp.

X. Liu, R. Burgueño, E. Egleston and E.M. Hines (2009) Inelastic Web Crushing Performance Limits of High-Strength-Concrete Structural Walls, Research Report CEE-RR - 2009/03- DRAFT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, March, 275 pp.

M.C. Gryniuk and E.M. Hines (2004) Safety and Cost Evaluation of a Steel Concentrically Braced Frame Student Residence Facility in the Northeastern United States, Preliminary Report to the American Institute of Steel Construction, LeMessurier Consultants, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December, 118 pp.

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, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 421 pp.

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,University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 239 pp.

E.M. Hines and F. Seible (2001) Experimental Spread of Plasticity in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers. Structural Systems Research Project 2001/08, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 196 pp.

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, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 266 pp.

Recent Seminars

J.F. Hajjar and E.M. Hines (2014) "New Developments in Structural Steel in the Northeast," Steel Design Conference, Structural Steel Fabricators of New England, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, June 5.

E.M. Hines (2013) "How do you know that it won't fall down?" Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, June 12.
(2011) "Infrastructure for Offshore Wind," University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Nov. 10.

(2011) "Conceptual Transparency, Examples from the Work of Robert Maillart and Jörg Schliach, " SEI Structures day, Mohawk Hudson Chapter, Albany, New York, Nov. 3.

(2011) "Collapse Prevention Design for Moderate Seismic Regions, or How Does R = 3 Work?" NASCC-The Steel Conference, in "Seismic Collapse Prevention of Low Ductility Steel Braced Frame Structures," May 13.

(2011) "Low Ductility Braced Frames with Reserve Systems," with L.A. Fahnestock, NASCC-The Steel Conference, Research Committee Session, May 10.

(2011) "Design and Construction of the Wind Technology Testing Center," Renssalear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, March 23; Princeton University, March 29; Structural Engineers' Association of Massachusetts annual meeting, May 4.