Ahmad Abo El Ezz, École de technologie supérieure

Research

Community-Scale Risk Assessment Finite Element Modelling Fragility Analysis Nonstructural Masonry Walls Post-Earthquake Habitability Reinforced Concrete Structures Residential Buildings Seismic Response Analysis

Latest funding

Performance based seismic safety and habitability assessment of residential buildings
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$64,000
Performance based seismic safety and habitability assessment of residential buildings
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Performance based seismic safety and habitability assessment of residential buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Abo El Ezz, Ahmad

Keywords: seismic risk; structural dynamics; reinforced concrete structures; nonstructural masonry walls; fragility analysis; finite element modelling; seismic response analysis; post-earthquake habitability; residential buildings; community-scale risk assessment

$64,000

Performance based seismic safety and habitability assessment of residential buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Abo El Ezz, Ahmad

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Scale Risk Assessment Dear Professor Abo El Ezz, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on community-scale risk assessment connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Performance based seismic safety and habitability assessment of residential buildings" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]