Faculty Profiles

Van Den Einde's expertise includes the following topics: Introducing cyberinfrastructure and technology into educational curriculum. Earthquake engineering data and metadata development and management. Performance-based earthquake engineering. Large-scale experimentation in earthquake engineering with primary focus on reinforced concrete, FRP composite, and hybrid bridgesLarge-scale experimentation in earthquake engineering with primary focus on reinforced concrete, FRP composite, and hybrid bridges.

Capsule Bio:

In 2003, Van Den Einde won the University of California, San Diego, Department of Structural Engineering Best Teacher Award.

Education:

• Ph.D. Structural Engineering, 2001, University of California, San Diego
• M.S. Structural Engineering, 1997, University of California, San Diego
• B.S. Civil Engineering, 1994, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Awards:

• University of California, San Diego, Department of Structural Engineering Best Teacher Award, 2003
• University of California, San Diego Graduate Student Research Award, 1999
• Best Structural Engineering and Best Overall Poster, University of California, San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering Annual Research Review, 1999
• Research Assistantship, University of California, San Diego, 1995-2000
• Stacey Memorial Scholarship for Women in Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 1996-1998
• Regents Graduate Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 1994-1995

Selected Publications:

• Veletzos, M.J., Panagiotou, M., Van Den Einde, Y., Restrepo, J.I., and Sahs, S., “Post-Earthquake Assessment of Bridge Columns; Online training helps inspectors rapidly evaluate capacities”, Concrete International, March 2008, pp 61-65.
• Van Den Einde, L., Karbhari, V.K., and Seible, F., “Seismic Performance of a FRP Bridge Pylon Connection”, Invited Paper for Special issue of Composites: Part B on Structural Applications of Composites Under Extreme Loadings, Elsevier, Vol 38, 2007, pp 685–702.
• Van Den Einde, L., Zhao, L, Seible, F., 2003, “Use of FRP Composites in Civil Structure Applications”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 17, pp 389-403.
• Hose, Y.D., Silva, P. and Seible, F., 2000, “Development of a Performance Evaluation database for Concrete Bridge Components and Systems under Simulated Seismic Loads”, Earthquake Spectra, Professional journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Volume 16, Number 2, May 2000.