Danilo Kusanovic

PhD Mechanical and Civil Engineering, The California Institute of Technology, CALTECH, USA (2020).
MSc Applied Mechanics, The California Institute of Technology, CALTECH, USA (2017).
MSc Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures, National Technical University of Athens, NTUA, Greece (2013).
MSc en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, UTFSM , Chile (2010).
Ingeniero Civil, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María , UTFSM, Chile (2010).

Jerarquía Académica: Profesor Asistente
Correo: danilo.kusanovic@usm.cl | oficina: C-306

Research Group: Mecánica estructural y estocástica

GitHub: https://github.com/dankusanovic

Research Topics:

  •  Computational Stochastic Mechanics
  •  Robust and Reliability-Based Optimization
  •  Soil-Structure Interaction
  •  High-Performance Computing
  •  Finite Element Analysis
  •  Reduced-Order Models
  •  Inverse Problems

Courses Taught:

  • Fundamentals of Structural Analysis: This undergraduate course, tailored for sixth-semester bachelor students in civil engineering at USM, provides a comprehensive understanding of the statics of structures, flexibility method, and plastic analysis of structures. (PDF, English) (PDF, Spanish)
  • Structural Analysis: This undergraduate course, tailored for seventh-semester bachelor students in civil engineering at USM, provides a comprehensive understanding of the theory of elasticity, stiffness method, buckling analysis, and substructure method. (PDF, English) (PDF, Spanish)
  • Dynamics of Structures: This advanced undergraduate course, designed for eighth-semester bachelor students in civil engineering at USM, explores the complexities of single-degree to multi-degree freedom systems applied to the analysis of buildings and bridges with/without protection systems.  (PDF, English) (PDF, Spanish)
  • Computational Solid Mechanics: This graduate course is for master's students in civil engineering at USM. Lectures cover solid and structural mechanics, finite element methods, numerical integration, vibrations, and nonlinear finite element analysis. (PDF, English) (PDF, Spanish)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics: Graduate course corresponding to master students in civil engineering at USM. Lectures cover continuum mechanics, Navier-Stokes and Saint-Venant equations,  finite difference method, and finite volume method. (PDF, English) (PDF, Spanish)
  • Soil-Structure Interaction: Graduate course corresponding to master students in civil engineering at USM. Lectures cover fundamental concepts of mechanics, wave propagation, substructure method, direct method, and reduced-order models (PDF, English) (PDF, Spanish)

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The following databases can be checked for an updated list of publications

Publicaciones en Revistas con Comité Revisor

AÑOARTICULOACADEMICOS DOOCCESTUDIANTES COAUTORES
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2024A supervised approach for improving the dimensionless frequency estimation for time-domain simulations of building structures on embedded foundations , Kusanovic, Danilo; Ayoubi, Peyman; Seylabi, Elnaz; Asimaki, DomnikiD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2023Seismo-VLAB: An Open-Source Software for Soil–Structure Interaction Analyses , Kusanovic, D.S.; Seylabi, E.E.; Ayoubi, P.; Nguyen, K.T.; Garcia-Suarez, J.; Kottke, A.R.; Asimaki, D.D. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2023Soil–Structure Interaction Effects on a Regional Scale through Ground‐Motion Simulations and Reduced Order Models: A Case Study from the 2008 Mw 5.4 Chino Hills Mainshock , Danilo S. Kusanovic, Ricardo Taborda, Domniki Asimaki;D. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2023Seismo-VLAB: An open-source finite element software for seismic meso-scale simulations , Kusanovic D.S.; Seylabi, Elnaz; Asimaki, DomnikiD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2022Dynamic soil impedance functions for cylindrical structures buried in elastic half-space , Kien T.Nguyen, Danilo S.Kusanovic, Domniki AsimakiD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2022Three-dimensional nonlinear soil–structure interaction for Rayleigh wave incidence in layered soils , Kien T. Nguyen, Danilo S. Kusanovic, Domniki AsimakiD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2021Optimization of frequency domain impedances for time-domain response analyses of building structures with rigid shallow foundations , Kusanovic, D.S., Seylabi, E., Asimaki, D.D. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2014Model-reduction techniques for Bayesian finite element model updating using dynamic response data , H. Jensen, E. Millas, D. Kusanovic, C. PapadimitriouD. Kusanovic
(Magister)
Estructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2014Model-reduction techniques for Bayesian finite element model updating using dynamic response data , H. Jensen, E. Millas, D. Kusanovic, C. PapadimitriouH. JensenE. Millas, D. Kusanovic
(Magister)
Estructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2014On the effect of near-field excitations on the reliability-based performance and design of base-isolated structures , H. Jensen, D.S. KusanovicD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2012Compromise Design of Stochastic Dynamical Systems: A Reliability-based Approach , H. Jensen, D.S. Kusanovic, M. ValdebenitoD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2011Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Uncertain Stochastic Systems: Gradient-Based Scheme , H. Jensen, D.S. Kusanovic, M. Valdebenito, G.I. SchuëllerD. KusanovicEstructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2010Reliability-based synthesis of non-linear stochastic dynamical systems: A global approximation approach , Jensen, H.A., Ferré, M.S., Kusanovic, D.S.D. KusanovicD. Kusanovic, M. Ferré
(Magister)
Estructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2010Reliability-based synthesis of non-linear stochastic dynamical systems: A global approximation approach , Jensen, H.A., Ferré, M.S., Kusanovic, D.S.H. JensenD. Kusanovic, M. Ferré
(Magister)
Estructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2009Reliability-based Optimization of Stochastic Systems using Line Search , H. Jensen, M. Valdebenito, G.I. Schuëller, D. KusanovicD. KusanovicD. Kusanovic
(Magister)
Estructuras y Mecánica de Suelos
2009Reliability-based Optimization of Stochastic Systems using Line Search , H. Jensen, M. Valdebenito, G.I. Schuëller, D. KusanovicH. Jensen
M. Valdebenito
D. Kusanovic
(Magister)
Estructuras y Mecánica de Suelos

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