MCEER News

An article in Construction Digest about prestressed concrete, a process that puts compressive stress on the concrete before it is inserted into the final structure, mentions that researchers from UB and Purdue University, in conjunction with bridge engineering firm Modjeski & Masters, are looking into post-tensioned concrete.

Al Jazeera mentioned UB’s Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory and quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in a story explaining how earthquakes happen in light of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Many factors can contribute to a building collapsing during extreme earthquake shaking, such as which occurred Feb. 6 in Turkey and Syria, University at Buffalo earthquake engineers say.

News media quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the earthquake that rattled the greater Buffalo area Monday.

The Buffalo News spoke with Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the Buffalo Niagara region Monday morning.

Structure Magazine shared the contributions and experiences of Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in helping build California’s first SpeedCore tower. 

Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, appeared on In Our Community with Penny Wolfgang, a locally-produced radio show for Big WECK radio.

The American Society of Civil Engineers reviewed “The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It,” a new book by Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.