Lance Manuel , Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Phone: (512) 232-5691
E-mail: lmanuel@mail.utexas.edu
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil Engineering Department-STR
1 University Station C1748
Austin, TX 78712-0275

Area(s) of Expertise:

Structural Engineering

 
Vita:

Ph.D., Stanford University, Civil Engineering, 1993
M.S., University of Virginia, Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1986
B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Civil Engineering, 1984

 
Technical Interests:

Structural reliability; structural dynamics and random vibrations; probabilistic methods; analysis of fixed and floating offshore structures to random loading; probabilistic seismic hazard and risk analyses for structures and lifelines

Selected Publications:

1. A. Sari and L. Manuel, “Strength and Energy Demands from the August 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake Ground Motions,” Proceedings of the 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, July 2002 (on CD-ROM)

2. L. Manuel, P. S. Veers, and S. R. Winterstein, "Parametric Models for Estimating Wind Turbine Fatigue Loads," Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 124, No. 4, pp. 346-355, November 2001

3. L. Manuel, B. Sweetman, and S. R. Winterstein, “Analytical Predictions of the Air Gap Response of Floating Structures,” Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp. 112-117, August 2001

4. L. Manuel, D. G. Schmucker, C. A. Cornell, and J. E. Carballo, “A Reliability-Based Design Format for Jacket Platforms,” Marine Structures, an Elsevier Science journal published in association with the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress, Vol. 11, No. 10, pp. 413-428, December 1998

5. L. Manuel and C.A. Cornell, "The Influence of Alternative Wave Loading and Support Modeling Assumptions on Jack-Up Rig Response Extremes," Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 118, pp. 109-114, May 1996