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Technical Session - SEI June 2021

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)

Topic: Long-Span Lateral Force Resisting Systems – Steel Special Truss Moment Frames (STMF) and Steel Staggered Truss Framing (STF) Systems

Speaker: Dr. Shih-Ho (Simon) Chao 

Dr. Shih-Ho (Simon) Chao 

Dr. Shih-Ho (Simon) Chao is a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research interests include earthquake engineering, seismic behavior of structural systems, and large-to full-scale experimental testing of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, and steel structures. Dr. Chao is a member of AISC’s TC 9 Committee on Seismic System, which is responsible for AISC 341 - Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings. He teaches various courses such as Steel Connection Design, Prestressed Concrete Design, Post-Tensioned Concrete Design, Earthquake-Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Plastic Analysis & Design of Steel Structures, Structural Steel Design, and Structural Dynamics. He was the recipient of the ACI Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research, the AISC Milek Young Researcher Fellowship Award, University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, UTA President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the UTA College of Engineering Teaching Award. He was inducted into UT Arlington’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers in 2019.