Jerome F. Hajjar

Selected Publications

• Du, X., Hajjar, J. F., Bond, R. B., Ren, P., and Sun, H. Clustering and Selection of Hurricane Wind Records using Autoencoder and k-means Algorithm, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 149(8), August 2023, Paper No. 04023096-1.
• Briggs, N. E., Avellaneda-Ramirez, R. E., Coleman, K., Schafer, B. W. Eatherton, M. R., Easterling, W. S., and Hajjar, J. F. Cyclic Behavior of Composite Connections in Composite Floor Diaphragms, Proceedings in Civil Engineering, 6(1), 2023, 566-577.
• Yan, Y. and Hajjar, J. F. Automated Creation of Geometric Models for the Superstructure Components of Steel Girder Bridges Through Exploiting Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data, Automation in Construction, 142, 2022, Paper No. 104484.
• Padilla-Llano, D. A., Schafer, B. W., and Hajjar, J. F. Cyclic Fracture Simulation Through Element Deletion in Structural Steel Systems, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 189, 2022, Paper No. 107082.
• Yan, Y., Mao, Z., Wu, J., Padir, T., Hajjar, J. F. Towards Automated Detection and Quantification of Concrete Cracks using Integrated RGB Images and Lidar Data from Unmanned Aircraft System, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 28(8), 2021, Paper No. e2757. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stc.2757)
• Du, X., and Hajjar, J. F. Three-dimensional Nonlinear Mixed Beam Element for Members with Angle and Tee Sections, Thin-Walled Structures, 164, 2021, Paper No. 107817.
• Wang, L., Webster, M. D., and Hajjar, J. F. Design for Deconstruction Using Sustainable Composite Beams with Precast Concrete Planks and Clamping Connectors, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 146(8), 2020, Paper No. 04020158-1.

Faculty

Nov 13, 2023

Pankow Foundation Greenlights Phase II of Hajjar’s Steel Plate Flooring System Grant

CDM Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jerry Hajjar announced a $415,000 grant constituting Phase II of a multi-year grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation totaling $835,000 to date. The award is in conjunction with collaborators from Johns Hopkins, Virginia Tech, Iowa State, West Virginia University, industry partners Magnusson […]

Faculty

Sep 28, 2023

Developing a Robotic Aquaculture System

BioE/ECE Affiliated Faculty Joseph Ayers, MES/CEE Professor Mark Patterson, CEE Chair Jerome Hajjar, ECE Professor Milica Stojanovic, and CEE/MES Associate Professor Amy Mueller were awarded a patent for “Robotic aquaculture system and methods.”

Faculty

Sep 28, 2023

Hajjar Serves as President of Structural Engineering Institute Beginning October 2023

Jerome F. Hajjar, PhD, PE, F.ASCE, F.SEI, CDM Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, and member of the National Academy of Engineering, becomes the President of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) in October 2023.

Faculty

Aug 16, 2023

Hajjar Honored with Lynn S. Beedle Award from Structural Stability Research Council

CEE Chair & CDM Smith Professor Jerome F. Hajjar will be honored with the SSRC Lynn S. Beedle Award, a lifetime achievement award, at the upcoming 2024 SSRC Annual Stability Conference and become the president of the Structural Engineering Institute on October 1, 2023.

Students

Aug 09, 2023

Baiyu Chen, CEE PhD Student, Receives SEAMASS Scholarship

Baiyu Chen has been awarded the Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts (SEAMASS) scholarship at the SEAMASS 2023 Annual Dinner Meeting & Presentation this past May. Chen, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering under Professor Jerome Hajjar, demonstrated exceptional passion and commitment to the field, earning recognition and support from the association. Chen’s […]

Faculty

Jul 17, 2023

ASCE Thomas A. Lenox ExCEED Leadership Award for Contributions to Civil Engineering Education

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded W. Samuel Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering at Iowa State University, and Jerome F. Hajjar, CDM Smith Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, the 2023 Thomas A. Lenox Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Leadership Award for extraordinary leadership in civil engineering education.

Faculty

Jun 15, 2023

Indonesia is Building a New Capital. Will It be a Model Amid Climate Change?

CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly and Chair Jerome Hajjar emphasize the importance of water management, sustainability, and potential challenges regarding the construction of Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara.

Faculty

Apr 19, 2023

Mishac Yegian Retires After 47 Years of Meritorious Service and Leadership

After nearly five decades of service as a professor and researcher at Northeastern University, College of Engineering Distinguished Professor Mishac Yegian will be retiring in the summer of 2023. His tenure at Northeastern covered 47 years in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which he also led as Department Chair for a seventeen-year period […]

Faculty

Feb 08, 2023

Building a Carbon Negative Future with Steel and Cross Laminated Timber

In a new $3.1M grant from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Northeastern Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair and CDM Smith Professor Jerome Hajjar will lead a multi-institution team of researchers developing a new carbon sequestration technique using cross-laminated timber composite floor systems in bolted steel construction for building structures.

Faculty

Feb 08, 2023

Devastating Earthquakes Demonstrate the Need for Old Infrastructure Retrofits

CEE Professors Jerome Hajjar, Mehrdad Sasani, and Mishac Yegian, who are experts in the field of earthquake engineering, advise that older structures should be retrofitted with modern standards to help prevent the devastating collapses that happened during the recent earthquakes in Turkey.

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