Structures - Papers

Following are the papers published by students/faculty of the MBS Department in Structures. For ECS related papers please click here.

Schierle, G Goetz and Vergun, Dimitry (1999) "Testing of Northridge Earthquake Failures" [Format - ]

Shekar Ganti, G G Schierle and Mingsong Yin (1996)
"Computer Aided Design and Manufacture of Membrane Structures", Proceedings, IASS International Symposium Conceprual Design of Structures, Stuttgart, Germany.

G G Schierle (1996) "Quality Control in Seismic Design and Construction", American Society of Civil Engineering.

G G Schierle(1996) "Membranes Under Prestress", Fabrics and Architecture, Industrial Fabrics Association International.

S. Rau, G.G. Schierle (1995) "Vernacular Forms: Model Tests and Computer Simulation," Proceedings, Ninth International Conference on Wind Engineering, New Delhi, India

C.Y. Ho, G.G. Schierle (1993) "High-rise space frames: effect of configuration on lateral drift," Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Space Structures, Surrey, Telford Publications

G. G. Schierle, M. Yin (1993) "Anticlastic membranes: correlation of form, prestress, behavior," Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Space Structures, Surrey, Telford Publications Ltd., UK

R. Singh, G.G. Schierle (1991) "Software integration for value conscious design," Proceedings, International Symposium on Systems Research and Informatics, Baden-Baden, Germany

M. Thangavelu, G.G. Schierle (1991) "MALEO: modular assembly in low earth orbit: prestressed truss structure for lunar-base design," International Journal of Space Structures, Multi-Science Publishing Company, Ltd, Essex, UK

R. Ayrapetyan, G.G. Schierle (1990) "Vibration reduction using prestress in wood floor framing," Developments in Structural Engineering, Chapman and Hall and Van Nostrand Reinhold, A US patent was issued for the above project

P.H. Kou, G.G. Schierle (1990) "Orthogonal grid shell: model tests comparing deformations to form," Developments in Structural Engineering, Chapman and Hall, and Van Nostrand Reinhold.

M. Thangavelu, G.G. Schierle (1990) "MALEO: modular assembly in low earth orbit: a strategy for an IOC lunar base," Proceedings, NASA Conference Vision-21: Space Travel for the Next Millennium, NASA Research Center, Cleveland, OH

M. Thangavelu, G.G. Schierle (1990) "Lunar base assembly in low earth orbit" Developments in Structural Engineering, Chapman and Hall, London, Van Nostrand Reinhold, N.Y.

M. Thangavelu (1990) "MALEO: Modular assembly in low earth orbit an alternate strategy for lunar base development," Proceedings, Space 90: Second International Conference on Engineering Construction and Operations in Space, ASCE, Denver, CO

M. Thangavelu (1990) " MALEO: Modular assembly in low earth orbit: a strategy for a manned initial operational capability base on the moon," Proceedings, Vision 21: Space Travel for the Next Millennium, NASA Lewis Research Center, Ohio

M. Thangavelu (1989) "MALEO: Strategy for lunar base build-up," Form, USC Architecture M. Thangavelu, G.E. Dorrington (1988) "MALEO: Strategy for lunar base build-up, Proceedings, International Astronautical Federation Conference T.H.