PhD Research Student
Engineering Department
Trumpington St,
Cambridge
CB2 1PZ
Trumpington St,
Cambridge
CB2 1PZ
Email:
ed468@cam.ac.uk
Biography:
PhD Research Topic: The seismic performance of sustainable thin masonry shell structures
Lead supervisor: Dr. Matthew J. DeJong
Co-supervisor: Dr. Keith Seffen
2015-2016: MRes Future Infrastructure and Built Environment (FIBE), University of Cambridge, UK
2011-2015: MEng Civil Engineering, University of Surrey, UK
Research Interests
- Collapse of masonry structures
- Infrastructure resilience to natural hazards (i.e. blast and wind impact, earthquakes)
- Low-cost solutions for developing world
Teaching
- Part IB Structures - Department of Architecture (2016-2017)
Other Professional Activities
- Member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Graduate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Member of Engineers without Boarders UK
Key Publications
Dichorou E, Giardina G & DeJong MJ (2017). Finite element modelling to predict cracking and seismic collapse of a thin masonry shell structure. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2017, Hamburg, Germany.