Dr Shoma Kitayama
Lecturer in Structural Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Dr. Shoma Kitayama is a Lecturer in Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brunel University London.
Prior to joining Brunel University, Dr. Kitayama was a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. He worked on a research project on the development of demountable and reusable exterior lightweight infill walls as a member of the Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Mineral-Based Construction Materials (ICEC-MCM).
Qualifications
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, US, 2017.
- M.Eng., Architectural Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan, 2012.
- B.Eng., Architectural Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan, 2010.
Newest selected publications
Kitayama, S. and Iuorio, O. (2023) 'Disassembly and Reuse of Structural Members in Steel-Framed Buildings: State-of-the-Art Review of Connection Systems and Future Research Trends'. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 29 (4). pp. 1 - 23. ISSN: 1076-0431
Kitayama, S. and Constantinou, MC. (2022) 'Effect of modeling of inherent damping on the response and collapse performance of seismically isolated buildings'. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 52 (3). pp. 571 - 592. ISSN: 0098-8847 Open Access Link
Kitayama, S., Morales Moncayo, EA. and Athanasiou, A. (2022) 'Inspection and repair considerations for downtime assessment of seismically isolated buildings'. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 164 (January 2023). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 0267-7261 Open Access Link
Kitayama, S. and Iuorio, O. (2022) 'Design for de-construction of lightweight infill wall systems'.The Eighth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation. Cape Town, South Africa. 2 - 7 September. CRC Press. pp. 1055 - 1060.
Kitayama, S. and Constantinou, MC. (2022) 'Effect of Superstructure Deformation Capacity on the Collapse Performance of Seismically Isolated Buildings'. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 148 (7). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 0733-9445