Preparing the Next Generation of Bridge Engineers
Andrew S. Whittaker
PhD, PE, SE
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Director
Interim Director
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
- 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: .
- 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.
- 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: .
- Mir, F. U. H., A. S. Whittaker, B. D. Kosbab, and N. Nguyen, “Recommendations for seismic analysis of a fluoride-salt cooled high-temperature reactor,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, August 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112504.
- Parsi, S. S., M. V. Sivaselvan, and A. S. Whittaker, “Impedance-matching model-in-the-loop simulation,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 52, No. 12, pp. 3600-3621, September 2023, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3922.
- Mir, F. U. H., K. Tilow, N. Nguyen, B. Song, M. Clavelli, B. D. Kosbab, and A. S. Whittaker, “Earthquake response of head mounted equipment in advanced reactors,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 39, No. 4, November 2023, DOI: .
- Parsi, S. S., and A. S. Whittaker, “Numerical simulations of rocking, keyed graphite blocks in the core of a high temperature gas reactor,” published online, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, April 2025, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4354.
- Mir, F. U. H., C.-C. Yu, M. M. Talaat, B. M. Carmichael, B. M. Chisholm, and A. S. Whittaker, “Risk-informed, performance-based design of a seismic isolation system for a nuclear power plant,” published online, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, April 2025, DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4359.