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Professor Jean C. Batista-Abreu

Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI), Department of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland, USA

Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2008
M.S., Structural Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, 2011
M.S.E., Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 2014
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 2015

Research Interests:
Structural fire engineering; Thin-walled structures; Structural stability; Steel structures

Selected Publications:
Burgos, C.A., Batista Abreu, J.C., Calabró, H.D., Jaca, R.C., Godoy, L.A. (2015) Buckling estimates for oil storage tanks: Effect of simplified modeling of the roof and wind girder, Thin-Walled Structures 91 (2015) 29-37
Batista Abreu, J.C, Vieira Jr., L.C.M., Abu-Hamd, M., Schafer, B.W. (2014), Review: development of performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel, Fire Science Reviews 3 (1): 1
Li, Z., Batista Abreu, J.C., Leng, J., Ádány, S., Schafer, B.W., Review: Constrained finite strip method developments and applications in cold-formed steel design, Thin-Walled Structures 81 (0) 2-18, August 2014
Godoy, L.A., Batista Abreu, J.C. (2012), Buckling of fixed-roof aboveground oil storage tanks under heat induced by an external fire, Thin-Walled structures, 52 (2012) pp. 90-101
Batista-Abreu, J. and Godoy, L., “Thermal Buckling Behavior of Open Cylindrical Oil Storage Tanks under Fire.” ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 27, Special Issue: Analysis of Structural Failures Using Numerical Modeling, pp. 89–97, 2013
Batista-Abreu, J., and Godoy, L. A. (2009). “Investigación de causas de explosiones en plantas petrolíferas: El accidente de Buncefield.” Rev. Int. Desastres Nat. Accid. Infraestruct. Civ., 9(1–2), 187–202.
Batista-Abreu, J., and Godoy, L. A. (2011). “Investigación de causas de explosiones en una planta de almacenamiento de combustible en Puerto Rico.” Rev. Int. Desastres Nat. Accid. Infraestruct. Civ., 11(2), 109–123.

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