HANS GESUND
Professor Architecture/Engineering
hgesund@engr.uky.edu
859-257-4823
Expertise & Research Interest
Engineering and analysis of innovative wall-section details and concrete column-slab connection details.
Keywords: reinforced concrete design, non-linear structural analysis, reinforced concrete slabs
masonry design, timber design
Education and Practice Experience
- B.E. (with honors) 1950, Yale University
- M. Engineering 1953, Yale University
- Dr. Engineering 1958, Yale University
- Instructor, Civil Engineering, Yale University 1954-1958
- Professor of Structural Engineering, UK, 1958-Present
- Structural consultant to various engineering, law, government, and industrial firms, 1953-present
Awards, Honors, Professional Registration & Certification
- Registered Professional Engineer, Kentucky
- Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Fellow, American Concrete Institute
- Midwest regional prize, Design Ideas Competition, Concrete Reinforced Steel Institute, 1979
Memberships
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering
- American Society for Engineering Education
Selected Publications/Creative Scholarship
- Deitz, Harik & Gesund, "Barrier Wall Impact Simulation of R/C Decks with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars", Journal of Composites in Construction, ASCE, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 369-373, July/August, 2004
- Choo, Harik, & Gesund, "Strength of Rectangular Concrete Columns Reinforced with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 452-459, May/June, 2006.
- Choo, Harik, & Gesund, "Minimum Reinforcement Ratio for Fiber Reinf. Polymer Reinforced Concrete Columns", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp.460-466, May/June 2006.
Projects
Flexural punching strength of reinforced concrete slabs subject to simultaneous gravity and sideways forces. Yield Line Theory analysis of the problem, examining a variety of loadings and collapse mechanisms.
Composite interaction of wood floor joists with plywood sub-floors glued and nailed to the joists. The glue and nails are not sufficient to provide complete composition action, and a method has been devised to consider partial composite action as part of an elastic (allowable stress) design.
Shear wall interaction of brick facing with wood or steel studs in low rise buildings. The intent is to avoid the expense of sheathing by making use of the brick exterior to resist the in-plane shear applied to the wall.