JOSEPH M.
BRACCI
Professor and Division Head
Construction, Geotechnical and Structural Division
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
702B CE/TTI Building
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: (979) 845-3750
FAX: (979) 845-6554
E-mail j-bracci@tamu.edu
Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structural/Earthquake Engineering), August 1992
- M.S., Civil Engineering, May 1989
- B.S., Civil Engineering, May 1987 (Cum Laude)
Research Interests and Projects:
- Structural Design & Analysis
- Experimental Testing and Analytical Modeling of R/C Structures During Earthquakes
- Seismic Repair and Retrofit of Structural Systems
- Composite and Hybrid Structural Systems -- NSF US-Japan Cooperative Research Program on Composite and Hybrid Structures
- Performance-Based Engineering -- NSF CAREER Development Program
- Seismic Performance of Floor and Roof Diaphragms -- Mid America Earthquake Center
- Flexural Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Bent Caps -- Texas Department of Transportation
- Published Technical Reports
Shake Table Test of a 1:3 Scale Gravity Load Designed RC Frame Structure to the 1952 Taft Earthquake (0.30 PGA)
- State University of New York at Buffalo, NCEER
by Joe Bracci, Andrei Reinhorn and John Mander
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Teaching:
CVEN 221 Engineering Mechanics - Statics
- Instructor - Dr. Joseph M. Bracci
Office: 702B CE/TTI Bldg
E-mail j-bracci@tamu.edu
Office Hours: Tu and Th 1:00-2:00 pm - 702B CE/TTI Building
- Teaching Assistant - Jinquan Zhong
Office: 010 CE Bldg
E-mail aclock@neo.tamu.edu
Office Hours: M,W,F 1-3 pm and Tu,Th 9-11 am
- Course Syllabus
- Civil Engineering Curriculum Layout
- Homework Privacy Agreement - Must be completed and submitted with first homework assignment
- Class Notes and Dates Covered:
Chapter 1 - 8/28
Chapter 2 - 9/2
Chapter 3 - 9/4,9
Chapter 4 - 9/9,11,16,18
Chapter 5 - 9/23,25,30
Chapter 6 - 10/7,9,14
Chapter 7 - 10/21,23,28,30
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 - 9/30, 10/2 - Homework Information
HW #1 - due Th 9/4
HW #2 - due Tu 9/9
HW #3 - due Th 9/11
HW #4 - due Tu 9/16
HW #5 - due Th 9/18
HW #6 - due Tu 9/23
HW #7 - due Th 9/25
HW #8 - due Tu 9/30
HW #9 - due Th 10/2
HW #10 - due Th 10/7
HW #11 - due Th 10/9
HW #12 - due Th 10/14
HW #13 - due Th 10/16
HW #14 - due Th 10/21
HW #15 - due Th 10/23
- Important Class Information
*** Exam #1 - Thursday October 16 in class from 2:20-3:50 pm 110 CE Building - Closed Book Exam ***
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