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Elisa D Sotelino
Title : Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program Area : Structural Engineering and Materials
Address : 109-B Patton Hall
E-mail : sotelino(at)vt.edu
Telephone : (540) 231-3174
Personal Homepage : https://filebox.vt.edu/users/sotelino/

Alternate URL for this homepage : http://www.cee.vt.edu/people/elisa.html
 
Areas of Interest :
 
  • Nonlinear finite element analysis, structural dynamics, parallel and distributed computing, emerging computing technologies, material constitutive modeling, and structural applications of fiber reinforced polymers
 
Education :
 
  • Ph.D., Solid Mechanics, Brown University, 1990
  • M.S., Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 1988
  • M.S., Structural Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 1980
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 1978
 
Work Experience :
 
  • Jan 2005 - present: Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Aug 1997- Dec 2004: Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  • Aug 1992 - Jul 1997: Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  • Aug 1990 - Jul 1992: Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  • Aug 1980 - Jul 1984: Auxiliary Professor of Civil Engineering, PUC/RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 
Selected Research Projects :
  • "Domain-Specific Object-Oriented Environment for Parallel Computing". Sponsor: US Department of Energy
  • "Characterization of the Inelastic Behavior of Concrete Materials". Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  • "A System for Managing Parallel Codes in Engineering". Sponsor: Engineering Foundation.
  • "An Integrated System for the Simulation of Analysis of Soil-Structure-Water Interaction Under Earthquake Loadings". Sponsor: INTEL
  • "FRP Bridge Deck". Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration through the Joint Transportation Research Program.
  • "Simplified Wheel Load Distribution for Use in LRFD Design". Sponsor: Joint Transportation Research Program.
 
Selected Publications :
  • Phuvoravan, K., and Sotelino, E.D. (2005), “A Nonlinear Finite Element for Reinforced Concrete Slabs,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 131(3), 643-649.
  • Chung, W.S., and Sotelino, E.D. (2005). “Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite Steel Girder Bridges,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 131(2), 304-313.
  • Dere, Y. and Sotelino, E.D. (2004), “Modified Group Implicit Algorithm for the Dynamic Analysis of Structures,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 130(10), 1436-1444.
  • Sotelino, E.D. (2003), "Parallel Processing Techniques in Structural Engineering Applications," ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 29(12), 34, 1698-1706.
  • Jeffers, A. and Sotelino, E.D. (2009), “A Fiber-Based Heat Transfer Finite Element,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, in-press.
  • Chung, W.S., and Sotelino, E.D. (2006), “Three-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Composite Girder Bridges,” Engineering Structures, 28, 63-71.
 
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