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Dr. Helmut Prion

Dr.Helmut Prion
Dr. Helmut Prion,
Associate Professor

Associate Professor

 

Biography:

B.Eng. (Hons) (Stellenbosch), Ph.D. (Toronto), P.Eng.

Research Interests:

Earthquake resistance of timber structures, behavior of timber connections, cyclic behavior of wood based shear walls, numerical modelling of wood connections, earthquake resistance of steel structures, cyclic behavior of steel connections, structural behavior of concrete filled steel tubes, connections to concrete filled steel tube columns, cyclic behavior of steel plate shear walls.

Courses:

  • CIVL 331 Steel and Timber Design
  • CIVL 439 Design of Timber Structures
  • CIVL 445 Engineering Design and Analysis
  • CIVL 516 Behaviour of Timber Structures

Recent Publications


Journals

  • Moses, D.M. and Prion, H.G.L., (2003) "A three-domensional model for connections in wood", Can. J. Civ. Eng. 30 (3),555-567.
  • Moses, D.M., Prion, H.G.L., Li, H., Boehner, W. (2003) "Composite Behaviour of Laminated Strand Lumber", Wood Science and Technology Journal, Springer Verlag, DOI 10.1007/s00226-003-0169-5.
  • Richard, N., Daudeville, L., Prion, H.G.L., Lam, F.(2003) "Timber shear walls with large openings: experimental and numerical predictions of the structural behaviour", Can. J. Civ. Eng., 29 (5), 713-724.
  • Moses, D.M. and Prion, H.G.L. (2002) "Anisotropic Plasticity and the Notched Wood Shear Block", Forest Products Journal, 52 (6), 43-54.
  • Popovski, M., Prion, H.G.L. and Karacabeyli, E. (2002) "Seismic Performance of Connections in Heavy Timber Construction", Can. J. Civ. Eng. 29 (3), 389-399. (Awarded "Honourable Mention" for 2002 Gzowski Medal).
  • Durham, J., Lam, F., Prion, H.G.L. (2001). "Seismic Resistance of Wood Shear Walls with Large OSB Panels", ASCE J. ofStruct. Eng., Vol. 127 (12) 1460-1466.
  • Schreyer, A., Lam, F., Prion, H.G.L. and Bathon, L., (2001). "Strength Capacities and Behaviour of a New Composite Timber-Steel Connector", ASCE J. of Structural Engineering, 127 (8), p. 888-892.
  • Nicolas, R., Davenne, L., Daudeville, L., Prion, H.G.L. and Lam, F. (2000) "Influence des connexions sur la resistance au contreventement de murs aossature en bois", Annales GC Bois (French Journal of Timber Engineering), Vol. 5, 2000, 35-44.
  • Hockey, B., Lam, F., Prion, H.G.L. (2000). "Truss plate reinforced bolted connections in parallel strand lumber". Can. J. Civ. Eng., 27(6), 1150-1161.
  • Lubell, A., Prion, H.G.L., Ventura, C.E. and Rezai, M. (2000). "Unstiffened steel plate shear wall perfonnance under cyclic loading", J. Struct. Engrg., ASCE, 126(4), p. 453-460.

Conference Proceedings

  • Rezai, M., Ventura, C.E., Prion, H.G.L., "Simplified and detailed finite element models of steel plate shear walls", Proc. 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC., Aug. 1-6, 2004, Paper No. 2804 on CD, 8 pp.
  • Leijten, A, Ruxton, S.B., Prion, H.G.L., Lam, F., "A novel timber connection with exceptional properties", Proc. 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC., Aug. 1-6, 2004, Paper No. 3174 on CD, 8 pp.
  • Sjoberg, B., Prion, H.G.L., Foschi, R.O., "Probabilistic analysis software for structural seismic response", Proc. 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, B.C., Aug. 1-6, 2004, Paper No. 1842 on CD, 8 pp.
  • Kharrazi, M.H.K., Ventura, C.E., Prion, H.G.L., Sabouri-Ghomi, S., "Bending and shear analysis and design of ductile steel plate shear walls", Proc. 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, B.C., Aug. 1-6, 2004, Paper No. 77 on CD, 8 pp.
  • Sjoberg, B., Prion, H.G.L. and Foschi, R.O., "Probabilistic Analysis Software for Structural Seismic Response", 11th IFIP WG7.5 Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Banff, Canada, Nov. 2-5, , 2003, 8 pp.
  • Bubela, R., Ventura C.E. and Prion, H.G.L., "Experimental and analytical evaluation of chevron braces with slotted brace-to-beam connections", Proc. Conf. on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA), Napels, Italy, AA Balkema Publishers, 2003, 147-152.
  • Kharrazi, M.H.K., Ventura, C.E., Prion, H.G.L., Taylor, G.W., Lord, I.F., Turek, M. (2002) "Experimental evaluation of seismic response of woodframe residential construction", 4th Str. Specialty Conf., CSCE, Montreal, on CD, 9 pp.
  • Ventura, C.E., Taylor, G.W., Prion, H.G.L., Kharrazi, M.H.K. and Pryor, S., "Full scale shaking table studies of woodframe residential construction", Proc.7th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, paper 00169 on CD, 10 pages, 2002.
  • Bubela, R.K., Prion, H.G.L. and Ventura, C.E., " Cyclic Testing of Steel Chevron Braced Frames with Vertical Slotted Connections", 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier Science Ltd., London, UK, Paper No. 863, 9 pp. on CD, 9-13 Sept. 2002.
  • Popovski, M., Karacabeyli, E. and Prion, H.G.L., "Dynamic behaviour of riveted connections in timber construction", Proc. Int. RILEM Symposium, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 2001, 559 - 568.

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