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JUN
JIN, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maritime Systems Engineering
Texas A&M University at Galveston
PO Box 1675
Galveston, TX 77553-1675
Office: MERC 212
Tel: (409)-740-4878
Fax: (409)-741-7153
E-mail: jinj@tamug.edu
Dr. Jin joined TAMUG in January 2003 after spending 5 years at the University of Central Florida where he got his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. There he conducted research in seismic performance and design
of steel moment frame buildings. He also served as a Research Assistant at the University of Hong Kong
and Structural Engineer in an engineering company in Tianjin, China. His research experience includes
design, analysis, field testing and model testing of offshore platforms and high-rise buildings.
RESEARCH
Dr. Jin’s research interests include: Dynamic behavior and design of offshore structures, Design of Steel and Concrete structures,
Nonlinear analysis of structures, Seismic behavior of structures, Performance based design,
Computational Mechanics, Wave-structure Interaction, Material engineering, and Finite Element Analysis.
- Pictures of Shaking Table tests of Visous-Damping walls
- Animations of seismic behavior of steel moment frames
TEACHING
MASE 415 Offshore Structure Design
MASE 407 Design of Ocean Engineering Facilities
CVEN344 Reinforced Concrete Structures
MASE 213 Principals of Materials Engineering
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2002), University of Central Florida, Florida, USA
M.S. in Structural Engineering (1994), Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
B.S. in Naval Architecture (1991), Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
PUBLICATIONS
· Jin, J and El-Tawil, S. “Seismic Performance of Steel frames with reduced beam section connections”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 61(4), April 2005, pp.453-471
· Jin, J and El-Tawil, S. “Evaluation of FEMA-350 Seismic Provisions for Steel Panel Zones”, Journal of Structural Engineering, 131(2), Feburary 2005, pp.250-258
· Jin, J and El-Tawil, S. “Inelastic Cyclic Model for Steel Braces”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 129(5), May 2003, pp.548-557
AWARDS & HONORS
· Member, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) December 2000
· Member, Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society) December 1999
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Dr. Jin is an Associate member of ASCE.