Antecedentes académicos (Academic Background)

• Civil Engineer. Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
• M.Sc. Civil Engineer. Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
• Ph.D Civil & Environmental Engineering, Portland State University. 

Áreas de Interés 

Tópicos: Ingeniería Sísmica / Análisis y Diseño Sísmico de Puentes / Diseño y análisis experimental de elementos estructurales de hormigón armado y acero estructural / Monitoreo de Estructuras / Sistemas de protección sísmica. 

• Análisis Estructural (Structural Analysis).

Publicaciones (Publications)

JOURNALS PAPERS

• López, A., Dusicka, P., Bazaez, R., "Performance of Substandard Bridge Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected to Subduction Earthquakes". Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. (En progreso).
• López, A., Dusicka, P., "Evaluation of P-Delta Effects in Inertial Mass System for Shaking Table Tests". Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. (En progreso).
• López, A., Leiva G., Bazaez, R., Loyola, R., "Experimental Response of Flexure-Dominated Insulated Concrete Form Grid Walls under In-Plane Loading". ACI Structural Journal. (En progreso).
• Bazaez, R., Leiva, G., López, A., "Shear Behavior of Insulated Concrete Form Walls Subjected to Quasi-Static Cyclic Lateral Loading". ACI Structural Journal. (En progreso). 

CONFERENCE PAPERS

• López, A., Leiva, G., "Flexure Behavior of Screen-Grid Insulated Concrete Forms under In-Plane Loading". 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, paper No 2641, Santiago, Chile, 2017. (Poster).

PRESENTATIONS

• "Megathrust Earthquakes and Substandard Infrastructure in Oregon". 69th EERI Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2017.
• "Subduction Earthquake Effects on Performance (Oregon perspective)". M9 Mid-Project Stakeholders Meeting, University of Washington, Washington, USA, 2016.
• "Shake Table Tests of Vulnerble Columns in Subduction Earthquakes". PSU Western State Earthquake Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2016.
• Current Research on Bridge Seismic Performance with the Cascadia Subduction Hazard in Mind". American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Portland, Oregon, USA, 2015.

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• Mail: alvaro.lopez@pucv.cl
• Teléfono: +56 32 2273891