Biographical Information

Ph.D. – Stanford University
Engineer in Civil Engineering – Stanford University
M.S.C.E. – Stanford University
B.S.C.E. – University of Southern California

Gregg E. Brandow, President of Brandow & Johnston Associates, is responsible for project administration, structural design, supervision of seismic design, structural systems selection and application of analysis procedures for major institutional and commercial projects. He oversees the structural methodologies used in a wide variety of projects for new construction to seismic mitigation projects and for buildings evaluations for owners to forensic litigation consultation.

Dr. Brandow is a specialist in both earthquake engineering and computer analysis and application of numerical methods to solutions of complex structural problems. He oversees the development of the in-house computer software for the design and analysis including determining response of high-rise and other structures to seismic phenomena, and the structural analysis of complex structures such as the Space Shuttle Test Frame for the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. He was a participant in the earthquake reconnaissance investigations in Guatemala; Mexico; Chile; Greece; El Centro and Whittier, California. He was also responsible for earthquake studies for Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA); USC; Veteran’s Administration; Naval Facilities Engineering Command, San Bruno; and the Department of Defense, March Air Force Base.

Dr. Brandow is an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and has been teaching classes for 35 years.

Research Interests

• Computer programs for statics and dynamics of tier buildings
• Soil-foundation-structural interaction during earthquake excitations
• Tier buildings with shear cores, bracing and setbacks

Professional Registrations

C.E. State of California
S.E. State of California
P.E. State of Arizona
P.E. State of Colorado
P.E. State of Connecticut
P.E. District of Columbia
P.E. State of Florida
P.E. State of Hawaii
P.E. State of Idaho
P.E. State of Massachusetts
P.E. State of Utah
P.E. State of Nevada
P.E. State of New Jersey
P.E. State of New Mexico
P.E. State of New York
P.E. State of Oklahoma
P.E. State of Oregon
P.E. State of Texas
P.E. State of Washington

Association Memberships

• Structural Engineers Association of Southern California
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors Association of California
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
• American Institute of Timber Construction
• The Masonry Society
• Rotary International
• Seismological Society of America
• John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center Affiliate, Stanford University
• Architectural Guild, David M. Wilson Associates, USC
• Board of Councilors, School of Engineering, USC
• Member, Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Los Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America - Board of Directors

Seismic Investigation and Research Activities

• Member of EERI Reconnaissance Team investigating the 1976 Guatemala Earthquake.
• Coordinator EERI Reconnaissance Team investigating the 1979 Imperial County, California, Earthquake
• Member of Reconnaissance Team for the Central Greece Earthquakes of February - March 1981 sponsored by the Committee on Natural Disasters of the National Research Council and EERI
• Member of EERI Chile Workshop Team for Review of Chilean Earthquake of March 3, 1985 and Chilean Seismic Design Practice
• Member of Research Group on NSF Project ECE-8610946 "Repairing and Strengthening Damaged Reinforced Concrete Buildings" (Joint U.S. - Mexican Effort focusing on buildings damaged in Mexico City in the September 1985 Mexico Earthquake)
• Member of Project Engineering Panel, ATC-19 Project, "Evaluation of Performance Based Structural Response Modification Factors (R-Factors)"
• Member of the Seismic Review Board, California State University System

Publications

Gregg E. Brandow, "Computer Programs for Statics and Dynamics of Tier Buildings" Technical Report No. 129 Department of Civil Engineering Stanford University (Engineer's Thesis).

Gregg E. Brandow, "Soil-Foundation-Structural Interaction During Earthquake Excitations" Technical Report No. 145 Department of Civil Engineering Stanford University (Ph.D. Dissertations).

W. Weaver, Jr., Gregg E. Brandow and Thomas A. Manning, Jr., "Tier Buildings with Shear Cores, Bracing and Setbacks" Computers & Structures, Vol. 1, pp. 57-83, Pergamon Press, 1971.

A. Stanley Lucks, John T. Christian, Gregg E. Brandow and Kaare Hoeg "Stress Conditions in NGI Simple Shear Test" Technical Note ASCE Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Vol. 98, No. SMI, pp. 155-160, January 1972.

William Weaver, Jr., Gregg E. Brandow and Kaare Hoeg "Three-Dimensional Soil-Structure Response to Earthquakes" Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 63, No. 3, June 1973.

Gregg E. Brandow, "An Overview of the State-of-the-Practice of the Usage of Computer Programs" Proceedings of a Workshop on Earthquake-Resistant Reinforced Concrete Building Construction, Vol. II, pp. 960-968, June 1978.

Gregg E. Brandow, "Application of Geotechnical Parameters" Proceedings 46th Annual Convention Structural Engineers Association of California, October 6, 7 and 8, 1977.

Panayotis G. Carydis, Norman R. Tilford, Gregg E. Brandow, and James O. Jirsa, The Gulf of Corinth Earthquakes of February - March, 1981, A Reconnaissance and Engineering ReportNational Academy Press, 1982.

S.G. Provenghi and G.E. Brandow, “Evaluation, Repair and Reinforcement of an Ultra-Thin, Two-Way Flat Slab with Drop Panels,” Proceedings ACI International Conference, Hong Kong, 1991.

Gregg E. Brandow, Gary C. Hart, “Seismic Strengthening of a Historical Concrete Frame with Brick Infills Using Base Isolation” The Third National Concrete and Masonry Engineering Conference, San Francisco, June 15 - 17, 1995.

Gregg E. Brandow, “Stamping and Signing Documents Prepared by Others”, Annual Report, California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, May 1996.

Dr. Rami M. Elhassan, SE, Dr. Gregg E. Brandow, SE, et al, “The Design and Analysis of a Seismic Retrofit of a Tall Concrete Building Using Supplemental Viscous Damper”, The Passive Energy Dissipation System Symposium, Los Angeles County, July 19, 1996.

Gregg E. Brandow, “Building Evaluation Reports”, Bulletin, California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, No. 22, Fall 1997.

Gregg E. Brandow, “Signing and Stamping Engineering Documents”, Bulletin of Board News and Enforcement Actions, California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Spring 2001.

Hart, G.C., Brandow, G. and Johnston, R., “Seismic Rehabilitation of a Base Isolated Building Using Viscous Dampers”, The Structural Design of Tall Buildings, Wiley, Special Issue, 2001.

Gregg E. Brandow, PhD, S.E., “Task Force Supports Model Law for Structural Engineers”, Licensure Exchange, NCEES, April 2002.

Gregg Brandow and Peter Maranian, “Cracked Column Flanges in Steel Moment Frame Buildings: Considerations for Their Repair Including Report on Tests on Volumetric Weld Repairs,” Vol. 14, No. 1 Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, January/February 2002.

Brandow, GE & Maranian, PJ, “Repair of Damaged Existing Welded Steel Moment Frame Buildings Including Weld Overlay Techniques,” Conference on Structural Faults + Repairs, London, England, 4th - 6th July 2001.