Dr. Bohumil Kasal
Professor
Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair of Residential Building Construction

		Penn State University 222 Sackett Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-9788 (phone) (814) 863-7304 (fax) buk13@psu.edu
		Research | Courses | Vitae

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Primary Research Interests

Design of wood structures, assessment of historic wood structures and analytical modeling of wood buildings, residential structures.

Specific Research Topics

Analytical modeling and testing of wood structures subjected to natural hazard loads, modeling of nonlinear, nonconservative behavior, historic buildings, composite hybrid structures (fiber composites-wood-high-performance concrete), application of supercomputers in analysis of hysteretic systems, in-situ evaluations of wood structures.

Courses Taught at Penn State University

• A E 470, Residential Building Design and Construction
• C E 524, Building Enclosure Science and Design
• C E 597, Design of Wood Structures

Professional Service

• Chair, RILEM TC "In-situ evaluation of wood structures", 2005-2010
• Journal of Materials and Structures, Editorial Advisory Committee member, 2005 - 2008
• Wood Engineering Achievement Award, Committee Chair, 2005 - 2006
• German-US Fulbright Selection Committee, Bonn, Germany, 2001
• US Congress Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus member, 2000 - present
• NC State Governor's Committee for wind loads on residential construction, 1999 - 2005
• Forest Products Society, Division of Engineering, Chairman, 1995 - 1996
• Forest Products Society, Division of Engineering, Vice-Chairman, 1994 - 1995
• Forest Products Society, Historic Preservation, Chairman, 1994 - 1995
• Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster inspector

Vitae

Education

• 1992 Ph.D., Wood Engineering and Mechanics/Applied Mathematics (minor), Oregon State University
• 1993 M.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University
• 1990 M.S., Wood Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 1980 Dipl.-Ing. (PE), Wood Technology/Mechanical Engineering (minor), University of Zvolen ( Summa Cum Laude)

Experience

• Professor, Penn State University, 2005 - present
• Visiting Professor, Technical University of Dresden, Engineering, Civil Engineering, 2001 - 2002
• Professor, North Carolina State University, 2003 - 2005
• Associate Professor, North Carolina State University, 1996 - 2003
• R&D Engineer, Alpine Engineered Products, Inc., 1992
• Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, 1992 - 1996
• Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University, 1989 - 1991
• Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987 - 1989
• Research Engineer, State Laboratory, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1980 - 1987

Professional Registrations

• Registered Engineer

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Mechanics
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Translators Association
• Forest Products Society
• Fulbright Association
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• International Code Council
• RILEM, Technical Committee Chair
• Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics
• Society for Experimental Mechanics
• Society of Wood Science and Technology
• Structural Engineering Institute of the ASCE

Honors and Awards

• Honorary Research Associate, School of Graduate Studies, College of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick (2004 - 2008)
• Faculty Research and Professional Development Award, North Carolina State University, Composite Structures (2002 - 2003)
• Senator North Carolina State University Faculty Senate (2002 - 2005)
• Senior Fulbright Fellow, Fulbright Foundation, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, Civil Engineering (2001 - 2002)
• Award for Excellence in Truss Research, Truss Plate Institute, Analysis and design of wood trusses (1995 - 1995)
• Cray Research Fellowship, Cray Research, Inc., Cray Research, Inc., Computational Mechanics (1995 - 1996)
• Cray Research Fellowship, Cray Research, Inc., Cray Research, Inc., Computational Mechanics (1994 - 1995)
• Faculty Research and Professional Development Award, North Carolina State University, Wood Mechanics (1993 - 1993)
• Wood Award, Forest Products Society, Forest Products Society, Graduate Research Paper (1991 - 1991)
• A. W. Moltke Fellowship, Oregon State University, 1990, Graduate Research (1990 - 1991)

Recent Publications

Heiduschke, A., B. Kasal, and P. Haller. 2006. Analysis of wood-composite laminated frames under dynamic loads – analytical models and model validation. Part II: frame model. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. London. UK. Vol. 8. No 3. 111-119.

Heiduschke, A., B. Kasal, and P. Haller. 2006. Analysis of wood-composite laminated frames under dynamic loads – analytical models and model validation. Part I: connection model. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. London. UK. Vol. 8 No 3. 103-110.

Heiduschke, A., P. Haller, and B. Kasal. 2006. Verbundsystem aus Stahlfaserbeton und Holz [in German]. In Proceedings from Forschungskolloquium Forschung + Praxis 2006. Institut für Konstruktion und Entwurf. University of Stuttgart. Stuttgart. Germany. February 23-34, 2006.

Collins, M., B. Kasal, P. J. Paevere, and G. C. Foliente,Three-dimensional Model of Light-frame Wood Buildings. II: Experimental Investigation and Validation of Analytical Model. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. New York: ASCE. 131(4):984-692. 2005.

Collins, M., B. Kasal, P. J. Paevere, and G. C. Foliente,Three-dimensional Model of Light-frame Wood Buildings. I: Model Formulation. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. New York: ASCE. 131(4):676-683. 2005.

Drdacky, M., B. Kasal, and S. Pospisil,Timber Frames for High Seismicity Zones (in Czech). Inzenyrska Komora. Special Publication of the Board of Registered Engineers of the Czech Republic. Prague: Board of Registered Engineers of the Czech Republic. 53-58. 2005.

Kasal, B, and R.J. Leichti, State of the Art in Multiaxial Phenomenological Failure Criteria for Wood Members. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials. London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. 6(1):3-13. 2005.

Kasal, B., Michael Collins, Phillip J. Paevere, Greg C. Foliente, Design models of light-frame wood buildings under lateral loads. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 130(8):1263-1271. 2004.

Heiduschke, A., P. Haller, and B. Kasal, Zum Tragverhalten textilbewehrt-verdichteter Holz-Rahmenecken unter zyklischer Beanspruchung. Bautechnik. 81(8):658-662. 2004.

Kasal, B., A. Heiduschke, J. Kadla, and P. Haller, Laminated timber frames with composite fibre-reinforced connections. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials. 6(2):84-93. 2004.

Kasal B. and R. W. Anthony, Advances in in-situ evaluation of timber structures. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials. 6(2):94-103. 2004.

Kasal B., I. Pospisil, I. Jirovsky, M. Drdacky, A. Heiduschke, P. Haller, Seismic performance of laminated timber frames with fiber reinforced joints. Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics. 33(5):633-646. 2004.