NSF SAVI Wall Institute
Virtual International Institute for Performance Assessment of Structural Wall Systems
Kristijan Kolozvari
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Californa State University, Fullerton
(657) 278-4283
Nonlinear structural and material modeling, seismic response assessment, performance-based seismic design, tall buildings design in seismic regions, evaluation of design methodologies, high-performance structural elements and systems, soil-structure interaction, structural instrumentation and health monitoring, and experimental testing of structural elements and systems.
Professor Kolozvari’s research is related to development and implementation of innovative approaches for analysis, design and evaluation of structural elements and systems subjected to earthquake ground motions using both analytical and experimental approaches. Most recently, he developed and implemented in OpenSees a novel modeling approach for seismic analysis of reinforced concrete structural walls that captures interaction between shear and flexural behavior under cyclic loading. In addition, he contributed significantly to a number of experimental studies on reinforced concrete structural elements and performed earthquake reconnaissance after 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan.
Professor Kristijan Kolozvari received his B.S. degree from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Kolozvari worked for more than three years in various branches of structural engineering including structural design, structural evaluation and retrofit, seismic risk assessment, and research-oriented industry jobs prior to joining California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) in fall 2014. At his current position, he teaches theoretical and practice-oriented structural engineering courses, actively involves both graduate and undergraduate students in research, and supervises the EERI student chapter at CSUF. Professor Kolozvari is also working as a consultant for prominent structural design companies in Los Angeles on projects related to tall buildings design, seismic performance assessment and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures. He serves as a reviewer for ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering and Structures and Buildings Journal, and he is an active committee member of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and Structural Engineering Association of Southern California (SEAOSC).
