Curriculum Vitae of Ansgar Neuenhofer

EDUCATION
1994
Doctor of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University at Aachen, Germany
Thesis: Reliability Analyses of Nonlinear Plane Frame Reinforced Concrete Structures
1991

Master of Science, Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1988

Diplom-Ingenieur, Structural Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University at Aachen, Germany

LICENSING
2004Licensed Professional Engineer, California
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2006Associate Professor
Department of Architectural Engineering
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2001-06

Assistant Professor
Department of Architectural Engineering
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

1994-97

Visiting Research Engineer

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1988-94

Scientific Assistant
Institute of Structural Analysis, Technical University at Aachen, Germany

1991

Research Assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1986-88

Teaching Assistant
Institute of Structural Analysis, Technical University at Aachen, Germany

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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2006-07 Project Engineer
Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco, California
2000-01

Finite Element Consultant

CAD-FEM GmbH, Munich, Germany

1997-00

Senior Bridge Engineer

Imbsen and Associates, Inc., Sacramento, California
Selected Projects:
- Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Golden Gate Bridge North Approach, San Francisco, California
- Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, California
- Hayward-San Mateo Bridge, California

1988-94

Consulting Associate
Prof. K. Zilch, Consulting Engineer, Aachen, Germany
various projects in industrial and residential construction

HONORS AND AWARDS

1994-97 German Science Foundation (DFG) Postdoctoral-Scholarship
1990-91

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship

1994

Friedrich-Wilhelm Prize for dissertation "Reliability Analyses of Nonlinear Plane Frame

Reinforced Concrete Structures", Technical University at Aachen, Germany

1994

Borchers' Medal, Technical University at Aachen, Germany

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
1994-96 Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS), Working Group Member
1994-00

International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)

REVIEW ACTIVITIES
1996International Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
2001-

Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)

2004-

Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE)

PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: September 3, 1963; Married with 5 children.
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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications
Neuenhofer, A. (2009). Under-documented software, over-confident users A recipe for disaster?
Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, submitted for publication.
Neuenhofer A. (2006). Lateral stiffness of shear walls with openings. Journal of Structural
Engineering, ASCE, 132(11), 1846-1851.
Neuenhofer A., Filippou, F.C. (1998). A geometrically nonlinear flexibility-based frame finite element
model. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 124(6), 704-711.
Neuenhofer, A. (1998). Force and displacement models for physically nonlinear analysis of frame
structures (in German). Bauingenieur, 73(3), 112-117.
Neuenhofer, A., Filippou, F.C. (1997). Evaluation of nonlinear frame finite element models. Journal of
Structural Engineering, ASCE, 123(7), 958-966.
Neuenhofer, A. (1997). Multiple support response spectrum method applied to bridges structures (in
German). Bauingenieur, 72(3), 113-121.
Neuenhofer, A., Zilch, K. (1994). Sensitivity analysis of nonlinear structures for reliability analysis in
structural engineering (in German). Bauingenieur, 69(11), 79-91.
Conference Proceedings and Reports
Neuenhofer, A. (2009). Teaching and Learning Structural Enginering Analysis Using MATLAB.
Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Austin, Texas, USA.
Der Kiureghian, A., Neuenhofer, A. (1992). Response spectrum method for multi-support seismic excitations. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 21(8), 713-740.
Neuenhofer, A., Der Kiureghian, A. (1996). Reliability based design for non-Gaussian seismic
response. Proceedings, 7th International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) WG 7.5
Conference, Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Neuenhofer, A., Der Kiureghian, A. (1996). Design for nonlinear seismic response combinations. Proceedings, Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico.
Der Kiureghian, A., Geyskens, P., Neuenhofer, A. (1995). Reliability of spacecraft under debris impact.
Report prepared for Space Transportation Systems Division, Rockwell International Corporation,
Downey, California.
Neuenhofer, A., Zilch, K. (1994). Reliability analyses of nonlinear plane frame reinforced concrete
structures. The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Proceedings, Australasian Structural Engineering
Conference, Sydney, Australia.

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Neuenhofer, A., Zilch, K. (1993). Probabilistic validation of Eurocode 2 partial safety factors using full
distribution reliability methods. Proceedings, 5th International Federation for Information Processing
(IFIP) WG 7.5 Conference, Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Takamatsu, Japan.
Neuenhofer, A. (1993). Reliability Analyses of Nonlinear Plane Frame Reinforced Concrete Structures.
Dissertation, Rheinisch-Westflische Technische Hochschule Aachen (in German).
Neuenhofer, A., Zilch, K. (1992). Safety evaluation of nonlinear concrete structures using finite element
reliability methods. Proceedings, International Conference on Concrete, Tehran, Iran.
Der Kiureghian, A., Neuenhofer, A. (1992). Response spectrum method for incoherent support motions.
Proceedings, Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Madrid, Spain.
Der Kiureghian, A., Neuenhofer, A. (1991). A response spectrum method for multiple-support seismic
excitations. Report No. UCB/EERC-91/08, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, California, USA.

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