ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E. Assistant Professor of Structural ...

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAEExploration of Architectural Design for the Moon Environment (USC)Role: Advisor, Graduate Directed Research.The lunar environment is completely different from anything we have designed for on Earth. Thestructures therefore must adapt to a completely new set of parameters. This project is the studyoptions of lunar construction using a contour crafting machine to take advantage of in situmaterials on the moon. This research will focus on the environmental variables affectinginfrastructure design including extreme thermal cycling, radiation, micrometeorite impacts,vacuum, and one-sixth earth gravity. Integrated design will be investigated to understand theimportance of each environmental constraint and it’s comparison to design on earth.Exploration of Lunar Architectural Possibilities (USC)Role: Advisor, Undergraduate Directed Research.The lunar environment is completely different from anything we have designed for on Earth. Thestructures therefore must adapt to a completely new set of parameters. This project is the studyoptions of lunar construction using a contour crafting machine to take advantage of in situmaterials on the moon. This research will focus on the structural optimization of architecturalforms as influenced by extreme environmental constraints.Caltech Thomas Laboratory Monitoring (USC)Role: Independent research, advisor to two Graduate Research Scholars.Data collection of energy use, environmental influences and occupant behavior in an educationalfacility containing offices, classrooms and laboratories will aid in the building’s modernizationthrough simulations and will lead to learning objectives for USC students, future researchcollaborations between the USC School of Architecture and the California Institute of Technology(Caltech), and new tools for design in practice. The project is a partnership between AssistantProf. Anders Carlson and AC Martin.Kinematic Architectural Systems (USC)Role: Advisor, Undergraduate Directed Research.Student won Fall 2011 Provost’s Research Fellowship ($1,000). This project is the investigationof architecture that reacts to the environment as seamlessly as the digital mobility offered bypersonal electonics. Design and fabrication of new systems that will be highly responsive todifferent senses and environments: heat, light, movement, sound, etc. The research includes amore conceptual phase of development -- drawing out and manipulating study models of ideas forhow structures can react to people/the environment in several different ways. Ideally, the systemwill not only be reactive to human qualities, but also to the climate -- allowing for both experientialand sustainable functions. The production of these kinematic systems will require use of newmodeling methods including parametric software (Grasshopper / Firefly within Rhinoceros) thatwill be linked to their physical counterparts via Arduino, a microcontroller utilizing input/output pinsand open source processing. The Arduino controls sensors (light sensors, motion sensors,temperature sensors, etc) and motors through communication between the digital and physicalmodels. A final physical model(s) will be constructed using several fabrication techniques,including laser cutting of templates generated from the digital model.A Structure for 50 x 50 House (USC/SGH)Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a prolific architect whose buildings are iconic of the modernistmovement. Upon his death, he left several designs and sketches of ideas for the 50 x 50 House.A proposal has been made to build a house in the California based on the 50 x 50 House design.The design of the house never reached the construction drawing phase, thus all of theconstruction details and engineering still need to be completed in addition to bringing the design2

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAEof the house up to modern day codes. This research will explore the issues surroundingposthumous construction and the process of engineering the structure for a house to be built inCalifornia.Portable Shake Table (USC)Designed and fabricated a portable shake table using technologies, hardware and softwarecurrently being used by students in the school of architecture. The resulting shake table will be alearning tool for students to understand structural behavior and response to earthquakeexcitations. The shake table was created with support from Graduate Directed Research.Drift in Building Envelopes (USC/SGH)This current research examines the drift tolerances of building enclosure assemblies and thestructure they attach to and assesses design conflicts between these two disparate componentsof the building enclosure. A paper will describe appropriate ways to design for drift, whether it iswind, seismic or gravity induced. This research relates to my interest in structural aspects ofbuilding envelopes and designer education.Seismic Sustainability (USC/SGH)Developed an approach to consider the life cycle costs associated with seismic hazards whenconsidering the sustainability of a building project. I co-authored a paper titled, “An Approach forSeismic Sustainablity of Building Enclosures” for the 2011 Building Enclosure SustainabilitySymposium sponsored by California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The paper is intendedto education designers, address shortcomings in the LEED rating system, and suggest asimplified approach to assess whether your building envelope will likely be sustainable or landfillafter even a moderate earthquake. This new approach will hopefully have a broad impact todesigners, code provisions, and the LEED rating system and produce significant research.Research is ongoing.Comparative Analysis of a Novel Approach to Economical Wind Energy (USC)Research with Behrokh Koshnevis through a Research Innovation Fund grant providing anassessment of a new idea for harnessing wind energy and its costs relative to conventional windenergy farms.World Trade Center 7, New York, NY (with GMS for NIST)Development of nonlinear structural models and collapse hypothesis for NIST of the 50 storysteel building that collapsed eight hours after the Twin Towers.Automotive Plant Seismic Evaluation, Izmit, Turkey (Arup)Project engineer for the evaluation of damage and potential retrofit of new automobile fabricationbuildings on and adjacent to the Anatolia Fault that ruptured in the 1999 Izmit Earthquake. Thesteel framed buildings were analyzed using FEMA pushover analyses.Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA (Arup)Project engineer for the concept & schematic design of the unique library with multi-story, longspan platforms. Evaluated and analyzed the exterior skin to provide a complete lateral loadresisting system. Developed new timesaving technique to perform buckling analysis.3

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAEPlant & Environmental Sciences Replacement Facility, UC Davis, Davis, CA, Evaluation of FirstUnited States BRBF Seismic Force-Resisting System (Arup)Seismic specialist performing pushover and nonlinear time history analyses to confirm design ofthe first buckling-restrained steel brace structure in the USA.Center for Health Sciences Westwood Replacement HospitalUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA – Vibrations Studies (Arup)Provided structural assistance to vibration engineers to enable timely modifications for relocatedvibration sensitive equipment and assessment of helipad vibrations.Three-Dimensional, Non-linear Analysis of Steel Moment Frame Buildings Damaged byEarthquake Excitations, (PhD thesis, Caltech, Pasadena, CA)Developed three dimensional fiber element modeling techniques to investigate damage ofexisting steel moment frame buildings caused by the Northridge Earthquake.Optimization Software Development, New York, NY (SOM)Helped develop and test optimization software for minimizing structural material weight requiredfor a given constraint, such as roof displacement. Used throughout 1,500 person company.RESEARCH ADVISEMENT - CurrentMartinez, Andrea. Façade Retrofit: Evaluation Method for Commercial Buildings. PhD inArchitecture Candidate, Dissertation Committee Chair.Losch, Edward. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Textile Block: The inspiration for a sustainable and reusableinsulated concrete masonry wall system. PhD in Architecture Candidate, DissertationCommittee Chair.Vaglio, Jeffrey. Aerophysics of Double-Skin Facades: Cavity Dynamics and Structural Responseof Multi-Story Double-Skin Facades. PhD in Architecture Candidate, Dissertation CommitteeMember.Chiu, Simon. Topic: Fabric Architecture, PhD Guidance Committee Member.Valmont, Elizabeth. Topic: Sound Flanking in Curtain Wall Systems, PhD Guidance CommitteeMember.RESEARCH ADVISEMENT - PastDi Carlo, Tony. Structural Analysis Tools for Contour Crafting. PhD in Industrial and SystemsEngineering Candidate, Outside Dissertation Committee Member. Graduated Summer 2012.Rojas, Fabian. The development of a layer shell element to study the nonlinear behavior ofreinforced concrete wall buildings under earthquake loads. PhD in Civil Engineering, OutsideDissertation Committee Member. Graduated Spring 2012.Wiener, Morgan. Topic: unitized double skin façade performance. Master of Building ScienceDegree, Thesis Committee Chair, 2011-2012.4

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAEKim, Han Sang. Topic: cost benefit analysis of tall building seismic retrofits. Master of BuildingScience Degree, Thesis Committee Chair, 2011-2012.Balagopal, Aishwarya. Topic: active control seismic system performance. Master of BuildingScience Degree, Thesis Committee Member, 2011-2012.O’Connor, Feng Cheng. Topic: Behavior of tall triangular buildings for angle of incidence ofseismic and wind loading, Thesis Advisor, 2011-2012.Zimmerman, Melissa. Topic: 50x50 House, Graduate Directed Research Advisor, 2011.Ko, Won Hee. Topic: Architecture influenced by the extreme environment of the moon, GraduateDirected Research Advisor, 2011.Pohl, Meaghan. Topic: Structural optimization of architectural forms influenced by the extremeenvironment of the moon, Undergraduate Directed Research Advisor, 2011.Cuevas, Erin. Topic: Kinetic Architectural Systems, Undergraduate Directed ResearchAdvisor, 2011.Domanski, James. Topic: Portable shake table for educational use, Graduate DirectedResearch Advisor, 2011.Domanski, James. The viability of wind energy harvesting on low rise buildings in the builtenvironment: A case study of the Los Angeles metro area. Master of Building Science Degree,Thesis Committee Chair, 2010-2011.Wu, Xing “Candy”. Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Photovoltaic Systems. Master of BuildingScience Degree, Thesis Committee Member, 2010-2011.Fu, Lei. Simplified Glass Beam Design for Architects – Brief Introduction to the Most CriticalFactors of Glass Beams and Easy Computer Tool for Design. Master of Building Science Degree,Thesis Committee Member, 2009-2010.Moore, Elham. Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC): A Study on AAC for Low-Rise Structures inSouthern California. Master of Building Science Degree, Thesis Committee Member, 2009-2010.Rathi, Vasudha. Disaster Relief Transitional Emergency Shelter Environmental and StructuralAnalysis of Two Prefab Modular Emergency Shelters for Three Different California ClimateZones. Master of Building Science Degree, Thesis Committee Member, 2009-2010.Liu, Ying. Soap Bubble and Parametric Walls. Master of Architecture Post Professional Degree,Thesis Committee Chair, 2009.RESEARCH AWARDSKoshnevis (PI), Carlson (Co-PI), Leach (Co-Investigator), Thangavelu (Co-Investigator). ISRUBased Robotic Construction Technologies for Lunar and Martian Infrastructure, $500,000two-year grant funded by the NASA Innovation Advanced Concepts Program, Phase II, 2012.Koshnevis (PI), Carlson (Co-Investigator), Leach (Co-Investigator), Thangavelu (Consultant).Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up, $99,997one-year grant funded by the NASA Innovation Advanced Concepts Program, Phase I, 2011.5

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAECuevas, Erin (B. Arch Candidate), Carlson (Faculty Advisor) Kinematic Architectural Systems,$1,000 Fall 2011 Provost’s Research Fellowship, 2011.Koshnevis (PI), Carlson (Co-PI). Comparative Analysis of a Novel Approach to EconomicalWind Energy, $7,000 one-year grant funded by the Viterbi School of Engineering Research &Innovation Fund, 2010.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESELECTED PROJECTS50x50 House, CA (SGH)Provided structural engineering services for Mies van der Rohe’s famous unbuilt prototype allglasshouse with four columns at the mid-face of each 50 foot side. The house will be baseisolated to maximize use of original sizes.Central Market Office Tower, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (GMS)Provided structural engineering services for a mixed-use 60-story concrete office tower, incollaboration with Halvorson and Partners.Builder’s Show, Las Vegas, NV (GMS)A model prefabricated sustainable home installed at the 2009 International Builder’s Show,dismantled and rebuilt at the Long Beach Convention Center and dismantled and rebuilt for aprivate owner in Newport Beach, CA.CIT 2 Main Hospital Building and South Annex Building, California Institute of Technology,Pasadena, CA (GMS)Seismic evaluation, analysis, and recommendations for retrofit of hospital buildings to berenovated for academic use.Los Angeles County Museum of Art Renovation, Los Angeles, California (Arup) Projectmanager for Rem Koolhaas designed major new facility incorporating and unifying renovatedexisting buildings.Building Stock Seismic Assessment, Hong Kong, China (Arup)Worked with a team of engineers to assess the seismic performance of the building stock of HongKong for the Chinese government after they regained governance of Hong Kong. Most of thebuildings had been designed to British Standards.Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (Arup)Project manager and lead structural engineer for the Denver Art Museum’s new 146,000 squarefoot addition. The extension will be a multipurpose cultural facility design to enhance Denver’sreputation as a world-class destination.Broad Center for Biological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA(Arup)Analyzed a new structural system utilizing buckling-restrained steel braces using performancebased design criteria in lieu of existing campus requirements. This was the first BRBF buildingbuilt in Southern California.6

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAEDenver Art Museum, Denver, CO (Arup)Project manager and lead structural engineer for the Denver Art Museum’s new 146,000 squarefoot addition. The extension will be a multipurpose cultural facility design to enhance Denver’sreputation as a world-class destination.Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Works Headquarters BuildingSeismic Peer Review, Alhambra, CA (Arup)Lead seismic reviewer for a unique retrofit design requiring assessment with highly non-linearthree-dimensional time history analysis. Subsequently, Arup hired by designer to performcomplex analysis for them. Project manager during analysis phase.New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ (Arup)Project engineer for the seven building complex. Performed extensive coordination for underfloor air plenum and strict head heights. Analyzed tensegrity roof of rotunda using yacht cablecomponents as structure.RECENT AWARDS (FOR STRUCTURAL CONTRIBUTION TO DESIGN)Sierra Bonita Affordable HousingSEAOSC Award of Merit for Excellence in Structural Engineering 2011 – New ConstructionSt. Thomas the Apostle SchoolSteel Joist Institute 2011 Design Award – Honorable MentionMichaels ResidenceCornerstone Concrete Excellence Award 2010Pomona SkyspaceNCSEA 2010 Excellence in Structural Engineering AwardSEAOC Award of Excellence in Structural Engineering 2009 - Special Use StructuresTEACHING EXPERIENCEAssistant Professor, USC School of ArchitectureTaught undergraduate courses in structural design to architecture students and thesisdevelopment classes to master of building science students.ARCH 213a Structure Systems and Seismic Design, 2009 (co-taught), 2010ARCH 213b Structure Systems and Seismic Design, 2010ARCH 490 Undergraduate Independent Research, (2) in 2011ARCH 505a Graduate Architecture Design, 2011, 2012 (building systems)ARCH 573Seismic Design, 2012 (building systems)ARCH 590 Graduate Independent Research, (3) in 2011ARCH 596 Introduction to Thesis, 2010ARCH 605b Graduate Architecture Design, 2012 (Moon Studio with Neil Leach)ARCH 692a Building Science Master’s Thesis, 2009 (co-taught)ARCH 692b Building Science Master’s Thesis, 2010 (co-taught)Design Critiques, SCI-Arc and UCLAProvided structural design critique of student projects at mid-project and final evaluation stagesfor several design studios.7

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAEAutomotive Plant Seismic Evaluation, Izmit, TurkeyTrained staff in the Arup Istanbul office to use performance based design utilizing FEMApushover analysis techniques.Structural Engineering Design, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CALecturer at Caltech teach three-term general course in structural design for undergraduatestudents. Wrote own syllabus and lectures.Teaching Assistant, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CAGraded papers and held office hours for graduate dynamics class and undergraduate structuraldesign classes. Lectured in professors’ absences on multiple occasions.Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, New York, NYGraded papers and held office hours for undergraduate structural analysis classes.SERVICE ACTIVITIESDirector, Chase L. Leavitt Graduate Program of Building Science, Fall 2010 – Spring 2012.Facilities Committee, 2009-2010.Lectures/Exhibits Committee, 2010-2011, 2012.Graduate Admissions Committee, 2011-2012.Scientific Committee, Building Enclosure Sustainability Symposium (BESS), 2013 Conference,Pomona, CA.Education Committee, Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC),National Institute of Building Science, 2011 – Current.ARE Review of Structural Systems, Architectural Licensing Study Hall at USC.Juror, Interdisciplinary Studio, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2011.Juror, Building Design Studio (Course 412), UCLA, 2011.Juror, undergraduate and graduate architectural studios, 2 courses in 2012.Juror, undergraduate and graduate architectural studios, 6 courses in 2011.Juror, undergraduate and graduate architectural studios, 8 courses in 2010.Juror, undergraduate and graduate architectural studios, 8 courses in 2009.PUBLICATIONS – Peer ReviewedM. Thangavelu, B. Khoshnevis, A. Carlson, N. Leach, et al, “Architectural Concepts EmployingCo-Robot Strategy and Contour Crafting Technologies for Lunar Settlement InfrastructureDevelopment”, AIAA Space 2012 Conference, AIAA, Pasadena, CA, 2012.B. Khoshnevis, A. Carlson, N. Leach, M. Thangavelu, “Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for LunarSettlement Infrastructure Buildup”, American Society of Civil Engineers, Earth and Space 2012Conference.T. Di Carlo, A. Carlson, B. Khoshnevis, “Experimental and Numerical Techniques to CharacterizeStructural Properties of Fresh Concrete”, International Conference Numerical Modeling Strategiesfor Sustainable Concrete Structures 2012, Aix-en-Provence, May 2012.A. Carlson, J. Parker, “An Approach for Seismic Sustainability of Building Enclosures”,Proceedings of Building Enclosure Sustainability Symposium, 2011.A. Carlson, J. Hall, “Three Dimensional Nonlinear Analysis of a 17 Story Building”, The NorthridgeEarthquake Research Conference, CUREe, 1997.8

ANDERS CARLSON, PHD., S.E.CURRICULUM VITAER. Gilsanz, A. Carlson, “Optimization in Building Design”, International Conference on ComputerAided Optimum Design of Structures, Boston, Mass., June 1991.PUBLICATIONS – In ProgressA. Carlson, D. Gerber, “Integrated Modeling, Design, Engineering and Detailing of Unique CurtainWalls”, The International Structural Engineering and Construction Society 2013 annualconference. Abstract Accepted.A. Carlson, “Design Innovation: Reevaluating the Biosphère/Expo 67”, Architectural EngineeringInstitute of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 annual conference. Abstract Accepted.PUBLICATIONS – OtherJ. Parker, A. Carlson, “Seismic Sustainability of Building Enclosures”, Structural Engineer, ZweigWhite, February, 2012.Digital Builders USC Trojan Family Magazine, Summer, 2011. Profiled in the article.R. Gilsanz, A. Carlson, “The Magic of Pomona Skyspace”, Structure, NCSEA, May, 2011.A. Yazdanniyaz, A. Carlson, S. Bui, C. Wenger, A. Lalime, “Floor Vibrations in Laboratories: NewResearch, New Answers”, Proceedings of Building Integration Solutions, ArchitecturalEngineering Conference, 2003.B. McKinlay, D. Beaman, A. Carlson, “Pushing the Envelope”, Civil Engineering, ASCE, March2003.R. Gilsanz, A. Carlson, “Shape Finder”, Proceedings Structural Congress X, ASCE, 1992.INVITED TALKS / CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSContour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up, Presented with B.Khoshnevis, NIAC 2012 Spring Symposium, 2012. Invited.Structures = f(Seismicity, Sustainability, Synergy). School of Architecture Lecture Seriespresentation, Nov 2011. Invited.Seismic Sustainability – Understanding the Fragility of Building Enclosures. Presented withJames Parker, Façades Design & Delivery Conference, Los Angeles, Sept 2011. Invited.An Approach for Seismic Sustainability of Building Enclosures. Building Enclosure SustainabilitySymposium, May 2011.Three Dimensional Nonlinear Analysis of a 17 Story Building. The Northridge EarthquakeResearch Conference, CUREe, 1997.MEMBERSHIPSAmerican Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC)9