Michel Bruneau

PhD

Michel Bruneau.

Michel Bruneau

PhD

Michel Bruneau

PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Registered Professional Engineer
Province of Ontario

Research Topics

Earthquake resistant design; blast resistant design; multi-hazard engineering; dynamic response of structures; seismic evaluation and retrofit of steel bridges and steel buildings; seismic evaluation and retrofit of unreinforced masonry buildings; ultimate behavior of steel, metal and advanced composite structures; behavior of guyed-towers, cable structures, long-span and tall structures

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  • Türkiye's quake is one of the largest inland earthquakes in the world
    2/13/23
    TRT World, the English language public broadcaster in Turkey, interviewed Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the massive earthquakes that happened last week in Turkey and Syria.
  • A good, hard look at prestressed concrete
    2/9/23
    An article in Construction Digest about prestressed concrete, a process that puts compressive stress on the concrete before it is inserted into the final structure, mentions that researchers from UB and Purdue University, in conjunction with bridge engineering firm Modjeski & Masters, are looking into post-tensioned concrete.
  • Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?
    2/9/23
    Al Jazeera mentioned UB’s Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory and quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in a story explaining how earthquakes happen in light of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
  • Earthquake shakes Buffalo on day of deadly seismic events
    2/7/23
    News media quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the earthquake that rattled the greater Buffalo area Monday.
  • 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits Buffalo, wakes region with boom shortly after 6 a.m.
    2/6/23
    The Buffalo News spoke with Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the Buffalo Niagara region Monday morning.
  • SpeedCore 2.0 from three perspectives
    2/1/23
    Structure Magazine shared the contributions and experiences of Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in helping build California’s first SpeedCore tower. 
  • In Our Community with Penny Wolfgang
    1/24/23
    Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, appeared on In Our Community with Penny Wolfgang, a locally-produced radio show for Big WECK radio.