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Structural EngineeringUSAMI, Tsutomu

Professor

Position Assistant Professor
Qualifications Bachelor of Engineering, Nagoya University, 1965
Master of Engineering, Nagoya University, 1967
Doctor of Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 1970
Fields of Interest Structural Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Steel Structures
Current Research Earthquake resistant design against severe earthquakes,
Seismic retrofitting methods of steel bridges
Phone +81-52-838-2363
Facsimile +81-52-838-2363
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Recent Publications

Books

  1. Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures under Cyclic Loading，Co-author:CRC Press，1992.7.
  2. Structural Stability Design-Steel and Composite Structures，Co-author：Pergamon Press，1997.8．
  3. A Technical Guidebook to Steel Structures in Civil Engineering，Editor：JSCE・Gihodo，1998.3.
  4. Guidelines for Performance-Based Design of Civil Engineering Steel Structures, Editor：JSCE Technical Report No.492001.10.
  5. Guidelines for Stability Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Edition-2005，Editor：JSCE・Maruzen，2005.10．
  6. Analysis and design of plated structures, Volume 1: Stability，Co-author：Woodhead Publishing Ltd &CRC Press，2006.3．

Papers

  1. Ge, H.B., Gao.S. and Usami,T.(2000): Stiffened steel box columns. Part1: Cyclic behavior, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.29, pp.1691-1706.
  2. Usami,T., Gao.S. and Ge, H.B..(2000): Stiffened steel box columns. Part2: Ductility evaluation, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.29, pp.1707-1722.
  3. Zheng,Y., Usami,T., and Ge,H.B.(2000): Ductility Evaluation Procedure for Thin-walled Steel Structures, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol.126, No.11, pp.1312-1319.
  4. Usami,T., Zheng,Y. and Ge,H.B.(2001): Seismic Design Method for Thin-Walled Steel Frame Structures, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol.127, No.2, pp.137-144.
  5. Chusilp, P. and Usami, T. (2002)：New Elastic Stability Formulas for Multiple-Stiffened Shear Panels, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol.128, No.6, pp.833-836.
  6. Chusilp, P. and Usami,T. (2002): Strength and Ductility of Steel Box Girders under Cyclic Shear, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol.128, No.9, pp.1130-1138.
  7. Chusilp, P., Usami,T., Ge, H.B., Maeno, H. and Aoki, T.(2002): Cyclic shear behaviour of steel box girders, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.31, pp.1993-2014.
  8. Zheng, Y., Usami, T., Ge, H.B. (2003): Seismic response predictions of multi-span steel bridges through pushover analysis, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.32, pp.1259-1274.
  9. Usami, T., Lu, Z., Ge, H.B. and Kato,T. (2004): Seismic performance evaluation of steel arch bridges against major earthquake. Part 1: Dynamic analysis approach, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 33, pp.1337-1354.
  10. Lu, Z. Usami, T., Ge H.B. (2004): Seismic performance evaluation of steel arch bridges against major earthquake. Part 2: Simplified verification procedure, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.33, pp.1355-1372.
  11. Usami, T., Lu, Z., Ge, H.B. (2005): A seismic upgrading method for steel arch bridges using buckling-restrained braces, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 34, pp. 471-496.
  12. Chen, Z., Ge, H. B. and Usami, T. (2006): Hysteretic model of stiffened shear panel dampers, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol.132, No.3, pp.478-483, 2006.3.

Membership

  • Japan Society of Civil Engineers
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
  • Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
  • Japan Society of Steel Construction