Dr. Dao’s research focuses on multi-hazard engineering, including wind and earthquake engineering for mitigation of damage to infrastructure systems.
His current research topics include:
- Performance-Based Engineering
- Wind and Structures
- Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Loading
- Light Frame Wood Structures
- Cold-Formed Steel Structures
- Resiliency and Sustainability of Structures
Areas of Research
- Earthquake Engineering
- Natural Hazards
- Performance-Based Engineering
- Wind Engineering
- Wood Structures
Interests:
- Performance-Based Engineering
- Structural Reliability.
- Real-Time Hybrid Simulation.
- Earthquake/Wind Loading.
- Hazard Mitigation.
- Structural Damage Models.
- Light-Frame Wood Structures.
- Human-Induced Loads.
- Structural Resiliency and sustainability.
