UH Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Yi-Lung Mo

Professor of Civil Engineering
UH Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
tel: 713-743-4274 | fax: 713-743-4260 | yilungmo@egr.uh.edu

Education
Ph.D. Structural Engineering, University of Hannover, Germany, 1982
M.S. Computer Science, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 1989
M.S. Structural Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1979
B.S. Civil Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1977

Professional Experience
2000 – Present	Professor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
2003 – Present	Director, Thomas T.C. Hsu Structural Research Laboratory, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
2007 – Present	Senator, Faculty Senate, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
2003 – Present	Advisor, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan
1999 – 2000	Research Professor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
1997 – 2000	Head, Fundamental Research Division, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan
1994 – 2000	Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
1997 – 1999	Director of Structural Laboratories, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Taiwan
1998	Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, California
1995	Alexander von Humboldt Visiting Professor, University of Hannover, Germany
1990	Visiting Engineer, Korean Power Engineering Company, Seoul, South Korea
1991 – 1994	Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Taiwan
1989 – 1991	Engineering Analyst, Sargent and Lundy Engineers, Chicago, Illinois
1984 – 1989	Structural Engineering Designer, Sargent and Lundy Engineers, Chicago, Illinois
1982 – 1984	Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
1979 – 1982	Research Assistant, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
1977 – 1979	Research Assistant, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
1976 – 1977	Research Assistant, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Courses Taught at UH
CIVE 3332	Engineering Materials
CIVE 6111	Graduate Seminar
CIVE 6337	Matrix Analysis of Structures
CIVE 6355	Introduction to Dynamics of Structures
CIVE 7336	Finite Element Methods
CIVE 7338	Dynamics of Structures
CIVE 7340	Earthquake Engineering

Courses Taught at Other Institutions
Mechanics of Materials Theory of Structures Reinforced Concrete Advanced Concrete Design Computer-Aided Structural Design Earthquake-Resistant Design Earthquake Engineering Dynamic Behavior of Concrete Structures Automation in Structural Design Piping Design Expert System

Thesis/Dissertation Supervision (Since Joining UH)
Visiting Scholar:	Xianyu Jin (08/01/2006 - 01/31/2007) (Prof. of Zhejiang University, China) Project Title: Development of Smart Materials and Structures Yaw-Jeng Chiou (06/01/2002 - 08/31/2002) (Prof. of National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan) Project Title: Experimental and Analytical Studies on Reinforced Concrete Low-Rise Shear Walls
Ph.D. Dissertation Students:	Yashar Moslehy (in progress) Dissertation Title: Seismic Damage Detection of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Combined Loading Rao Padelli (in progress) Dissertation Title: Seismic Performance of Shear-Critical Prestressed Steel-Fiber Concrete Structures Claudio Olmi (in progress) Dissertation Title: Sensor Development for Vibration Control of Structures Norman Hoffman (in progress) Dissertation Title: Steel Fiber Replacement of Mild Steel in Prestressed Concrete Beams Bill Sheu (in progress) Dissertation Title: Automation of Tilt-Up Design and Construction Arghadeep Laskar (in progress) Dissertation Title: Seismic Performance of Shear-Critical Prestressed Concrete Structures Haichang Gu (graduated in August 2007, co-supervision with Dr. G. Song) Dissertation Title: Innovative Application of Smart Piezoelectric Material to Vibration Control and Health Monitoring Hemant Dhonde (graduated in May 2006) Dissertation Title: Steel Fibers and Self-Consolidating Concrete in Prestressed Concrete Beams Jianxia Zhong (graduated in August 2005) Dissertation Title: Model-Based Simulation of Reinforced Concrete Plane Stress Structures Chyuan-Hwan Jeng (graduated in August 2002) Dissertation Title: Nonlinear Finite Fiber Element Analysis for Static and Dynamic Simulation of Concrete Frames—modeling, Implementation, and Application
M.S. Thesis Students:	Claudio Olmi (graduated in December 2006) Thesis Title: Development of An Innovative Smart Vibration Platform Erick Effendy (graduated in June 2006) Thesis Title: Reversed Cyclic Tests on Low-Rise Shear Walls Daychumporn Tharavanij (graduated in December 2005) Thesis Title: Software Development for Tilt-Up Concrete Construction Kairy Otero (Graduated in December 2004, supervised jointly with Dr. G. Song) Thesis Title: Intelligent Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Shape Memory Alloys Wesley Korndorfer (graduated in December 2004) Thesis Title: Development of Response Spectra for Cantilevered Vehicle Barrier Gates Yu-Lin Fan (graduated in August 2003) Thesis Title: Design of Hybrid Bridge Girders

Thesis/Dissertation Supervision (At NCKU, Taiwan)
Post-Doctoral Fellow:	D.C. Wong (08/01/1997 - 07/31/1999) Project Title: Seismic Behavior of Hollow Bridge Piers
Ph.D. Dissertation Students:	S.F. Perng (graduated in April 2000) Dissertation Title: Behavior of Framed Shearwalls with Corrugated Steel W.L. Hwang (graduated in November 1998) Dissertation Title: Seismic Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Frame Bridges
M.S. Thesis Students:	L.C. Lai (graduated in June 2001) Thesis Title: Seismic Evaluation of Chi-Lu Bridge damaged during the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake F.C. Hsu (graduated in June 2001) Thesis Title: Design Guidelines of Rectangular Hollow Bridge Piers S.D. Liu (graduated in June 2001) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of Precast Prestressed Hollow Bridge Piers C.T. Hsu (graduated in June 2001) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls C.H. Lin (graduated in June 2000) Thesis Title: Ductility of Prestressed Concrete Box Girder Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs D.M. Hsieh (graduated in June 2000) Thesis Title: Seismic Retrofits of Hollow Bridge Piers G.C. Lin (graduated in June 2000) Thesis Title: Shear Behavior of Precast Hollow Bridge Piers I.F. Chang (graduated in June 1999) Thesis Title: Torsional Behavior of PC Box Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs I.C. Nien (graduated in June 1999) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of Hollow High Strength Concrete Columns C.Y. Yang (graduated in June 1999) Thesis Title: Shear Behavior of Hollow RC Columns S.J. Wang (graduated in June 1999) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of Precast Hollow RC Columns S.Y. Hung (graduated in June 1998) Thesis Title: Stress-Strain Relationship of Confined Concrete in Hollow RC Columns C.W. Chen (graduated in June 1998) Thesis Title: Experimental Studies on PC Box Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs S.H. Yao (graduated in June 1998) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of Hollow RC Columns M.L. Hwang (graduated in June 1997) Thesis Title: A New Configuration of Lateral Steel for RC Columns C.J. Kuo (graduated in June 1997) Thesis Title: Structural Behavior of RC Frame-Wall Components Y.C. Chang (graduated in June 1997) Thesis Title: Structural Behavior of PC Box Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs K.J. Koan (graduated in June 1996) Thesis Title: Seismic Safety Evaluation of RC Buildings with Object-Oriented Programming S.P. Tsai (graduated in June 1996) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of PC Beam-Column Joints Y.C. Lee (graduated in June 1996) Thesis Title: Shake Table Tests on RC Shearwalls with Various Sections J. Chan (graduated in June 1995) Thesis Title: Effect of Softening Models on Behavior of RC Shearwalls H.C. Lai (graduated in June 1995) Thesis Title: Seismic Interaction of RC Buildings C. Hwang (graduated in June 1995) Thesis Title: Effect of Fire Damage on Seismic Response of RC Buildings N.S. Ku (graduated in June 1995) Thesis Title: 3D Nonlinear Dynamic Response Analysis of Bit-Tan Bridge J.Y. Kuo (graduated in June 1995) Thesis Title: Shake Table Tests on RC Shearwalls K.H. Shih (graduated in June 1994) Thesis Title: Development of Slab Design Expert System W.L. Hwang (graduated in June 1994) Thesis Title: Seismic Behavior of PC Frames J.M. Hwang (graduated in June 1994) Thesis Title: Effect of Deep Excavation on Seismic Response of Neighboring RC Buildings R.H. Han (graduated in June 1994) Thesis Title: Investigation of PC Frame Behavior Using Neural Networks R.Y. Yang (graduated in June 1994) Thesis Title: Dynamic Behavior of RC Box Structures under Shear and Torsion W. Liu (graduated in June 1993) Thesis Title: Development of Shearwall Design Expert Systems S.S. Lin (graduated in June 1993) Thesis Title: Investigation of Behavior of Structural Walls Using Neural Networks W.C. Shiau (graduated in June 1993) Thesis Title: Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls Y.F. Chang (graduated in June 1993) Thesis Title: Application of Teflon Sliders to Soft First-Story Buildings

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