Suarez, Luis E.

member of

American Academy Engineering Member
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Member
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Member
Seismological Society of America (SSA) Member

selected publications

academic article
- A Modified Capacity Spectrum Procedure for the Evaluation of the Elastic Buckling of Anchored Steel Tanks due to Earthquakes. (In press). Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 2008
- Numerical Investigation of a Variable Damping Semi Active Device for the Mitigation of the Seismic Response of Adjacent Structures. Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 23:291-308. 2008
- A New Variable Damping Semi-Active (VDSA) Device for Seismic Response Reduction of Civil Structures. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures. 2:1639-1659. 2007
- Applications of the Wavelet Transform in the Generation and Analysis of Artificial Accelerograms. Structural Engineering and Mechanics Journal. 27:173-197. 2007
- Wavelet Based Identification of Site Frequencies from Earthquake Records. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 10:565-594. 2006
- Identificacion de danos en vigas de hormigon experimentales y analiticas usando metodologias modales. Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil. 4. 2004
- Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layers Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions. Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures. 2. 1999
- Seismic Performance Comparison of Two Similar Buildings with a Rigid Foundation and a Base Control System Using Measured and Predicted Responses. (Submitted). Journal of Earthquake Engineering.
article
- Comportamiento sismico y rehabilitacion de residencias soportadas en columnas y localizadas en terrenos escarpados.. Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil. 2. 2002
- Verificacion de las Curvas de Capacidad de HAZUS para Puerto Rico.. Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil. 1. 2001
conference paper
- Joint Time-frequency Analysis of Seismic Records. Sociedad Portuguesa de Ingenieria Sismica. 1-9. 2012
- Damage due to Buckling in Above Ground Storage Tanks. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Behavior of Structures with Damage. 2002
- Seismic Analysis of Soils Deposits with Moderate Nonlinear Behavior Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions. XXI Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. 2002
conference poster
- Seismic Analysis of Intake-Outlet Towers Considering Multiple Support Excitation and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects. EERI Annual Meeting (Poster Section), Los Angeles, CA. 2004

presentations

professional service activities

Journal of Vibration and Control Member of the Editorial Board 2004 -
Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil Co-editor 2001 -
Journal of Engineering Structures, Elsevier Member of the Editorial Board 1999 -
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Member of the Personnel Committee of the Civil Engineering Department 1997 -
Revista Internacional de Ingenieria de Estructuras Member of the Editorial Board
23rd Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Mayaguez, PR Technical Chairman - 2006
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Visiting Professor (Summers), Engineering Science & Mechanics Dept. 1990 - 2000
Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico Member of the Board, to Evaluate the License Renewal of the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - 2000
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member of the Technical Committee on Probabilistic Methods 1995 - 1998
5th Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics in San Juan, Puerto Rico General Vice-Chairman - 1997
Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico Member of the Board, to Evaluate the License Renewal of the Engineering Programs - 1996
National University of Cordoba, Argentina Assistant Professor, Department of Structures 1987 - 1989
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Assistant Professor, Engineering Science & Mechanics Dept. 1986 - 1987

education and training

B.S. in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National University of Cordoba, Argentina
M.M.E. in Mechanics Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D. in Mechanics Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

awards and honors

Distinguished Professor Award by UPRM, conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2000
Distinguished Professor by the Department of Civil Engineering, conferred by Department of Civil Engineering , 1996
Distinguished Scientist of Puerto Rico, conferred by Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, 1995
Ph.D. Research Award , conferred by Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1987
Best Graduate of School of Mechanical Engineering , conferred by National University of Cordoba, Argentina, 1981
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching , conferred by Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, 1994 - 1995
Scholarly Productivity Award , conferred by Puerto Rico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PR-EPSCoR), 1993 - 1994
Distinguished Professor Award by UPRM, conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 1997 -

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