Andrew S. Whittaker

PhD, PE, SE

Andrew S. Whittaker.

Andrew S. Whittaker

PhD, PE, SE

Andrew S. Whittaker

PhD, PE, SE

SUNY Distinguished Professor
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Director
Institute of Bridge Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Interim Director
Stephen Still Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Registered Civil and Structural Engineer
State of California

Research Topics

Structural and earthquake engineering; Bridge engineering; Blast and impact engineering; Performance-based engineering, nuclear structures

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  • Lal, K. M., S. S. Parsi, B. D. Kosbab, E. Ingersoll, H. Charkas, and A. S. Whittaker, “Towards standardized advanced nuclear reactors: seismic isolation and the impact of the earthquake load case,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 386, January 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111487.
  • Parsi, S.S., G. Mertz, and A. S. Whittaker, “Evaluation of design equations for out-of-plane shear strength of deep concrete sections in nuclear power plant buildings,”  Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 386, January 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111545.
  • Yu, C.-C, and A. S. Whittaker, “A process to verify numerical models for seismic fluid-structure interaction in advanced reactor vessels,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 387, February 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111580.
  • Parsi, S. S., K. M. Lal, B. D. Kosbab, E. Ingersoll, K. Shirvan, and A. S. Whittaker, “Seismic isolation: a pathway to standardized advanced nuclear reactors,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 387, February 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111445.
  • Terranova, B. R., L. Schwer, and A. S. Whittaker, “Simulation of projectile impact on steel plate-lined, reinforced concrete panels using the smooth particle hydrodynamics formulation,” International Journal of Protective Structures, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 65-79, March 2022, DOI: 10.1177/20414196211042036.
  • Mir, F. U. H., K. M. Lal, M. C. Constantinou, and A. S. Whittaker, “Validation of a numerical model of a fluid-filled, seismically isolated cylindrical vessel,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 51, No. 8, pp. 1857-1873, July 2022, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3642.
  • Dhulipala, S. L. N, C. Bolisetti, L. B. Munday, W. H. Hoffman, C.-C. Yu, F. U. H. Mir, F. Kong, A. D. Lindsay, and A. S. Whittaker, “Development, verification, and validation of comprehensive acoustic fluid-structure interaction capabilities in an open-source computational platform,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 51, No. 10, pp. 2188-2219, August 2022, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3659.
  • Mir, F. U. H., and A. S. Whittaker, “Dynamic responses of submerged components in advanced reactors: experimental and numerical studies” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 3063-3088, November 2022, DOI: 10.1177/87552930221112689.
  • Mir, F. U. H., N. Nguyen, B. Song, B. D. Kosbab, and A. S. Whittaker, “Sloshing loads on the head of an annular, cylindrical reactor vessel,” Nuclear Technology, Vol. 209, No. 2, pp. 244-253, January 2023, DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2022.2118484.
  • Lal, K. M., A. S. Whittaker, and M. C. Constantinou, “Mid-height seismic isolation of equipment in nuclear power plants,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2023, pp. 998-1015, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3798.
  • Parsi, S. S., M. V. Sivaselvan, and A. S. Whittaker, “Nuances in modeling and impedance-inspired control of shake tables for tracking ground-motion trajectories,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 52, No. 5, April 2023, pp. 1403-1422, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3822.
  • Yu, C.-C., A. S. Whittaker, B. D. Kosbab, and P. K. Tehrani, “Earthquake-induced impact of base-isolated buildings: theory, numerical modeling, and design solutions,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 52, No. 5, April 2023, pp. 1445-1462, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3824.
  • Mir, F. U. H., A. S. Whittaker, B. D. Kosbab, and N. Nguyen, “Characterizing the seismic response of a molten salt nuclear reactor,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 2025-2046, June 2023, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3866.
  • Parsi, S. S., M. V. Sivaselvan, and A. S. Whittaker, “Impedance-matching model-in-the-loop simulation,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, June 2023, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3922.
  • Lal, K. M., A. S. Whittaker, and M. V. Sivaselvan, “Mid-height seismic isolation of safety-class equipment in nuclear power plants: numerical simulations and design recommendations,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 408, July 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112286.