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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. Jins 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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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Member, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor
Society) December 2000
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Member, Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor
Society) December 1999
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP
Dr. Jin is an Associate member of ASCE.
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