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Department/Program(s):
    Position: Faculty
    Title: Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Director, Program in Architecture and Engineering.
    Area(s):
    • Mechanics, Materials & Structures
    Research Area(s):
    Structural engineering; earthquake engineering; innovative structural systems; large fires; thin shell concrete roof structures; sensor technology in civil infrastructure; tall building design

    Office: E328 Engineering Quad E-Wing
    Phone: 609-258-2728

    Personal Webpage: http://princeton.edu/~mgarlock

    Maria Garlock

    Education

    Ph.D., Structural Engineering, 2003, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
    M.S., Civil Engineering, 1993, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    B.S., Civil Engineering, 1991, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

    Research Interests

    In general, Professor Garlock is interested in structural engineering related research that will expand the engineering knowledge for the purpose of enhancing professional practice.  Specifically, these research interests are related to earthquake engineering, development of innovative structural systems, response of structures subjected to large fires, thin shell concrete roof structures,  issues related to tall building design, and the transfer of technology related to innovative structural systems and forms.

     

    Courses

    CEE366 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
    CEE262 Structures and the Urban Environment
    CEE567 Adv Design & Behavior of Steel Structures
    CEE540 Theory and Design of Plates and Shells

     Updated: May 12, 2009


    Recent Publications


    1. Garlock, M.E.M. and Quiel, S.E., (2008). Plastic Axial Load - Moment Interaction Curves for Fire-Exposed Steel Sections with Thermal Gradients, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE 134(6).
    2. Garlock, M., Ricles, J., and Sause, R. (2008). Influence of Design Parameters on Seismic Response of Post-Tensioned Steel MRF Systems, Engineering Structures, Elsevier, 30(4), pp. 1037-1047.
    3. Garlock, M., and Li, J. (2008). Steel Self-Centering Moment Frames with Collector Beam Floor Diaphragms, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 64(5), pp. 526-538.
    4. Draper, P., Garlock, M., Billington, D. (2008). Finite Element Analysis of Felix Candela`s Chapel of Lomas De Cuernavaca, Journal of Architectural Engineering, 14(2), pp. 47-52.
    5. Quiel, S.E. and Garlock, M.E.M. (2008). A Closed-Form Analysis of Perimeter Member Behavior in a Steel Building Frame Subject to Fire, Engineering Structures, 30(11), pp. 3276-3284.