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Extreme Loads on Structures Lab (ELSL)

Hezi Grisaro's Research Group

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Welcome to the Extreme Loads on Structures Lab (ELSL), Dr. Hezi Grisaro's research group.

Dr. Grisaro is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, a researcher at the National Building Research Institute, and the head of the Extreme Loads on Structures Lab (ELSL).

Our research group primarily focuses on the behavior and design of structures under extreme loads. Much interest has been given to the effects of blast and impact loads on structures.

We develop computational models to better understand the dynamics of structures and structural damage, and develop solutions based on analytical and numerical tools.

 

Main research areas:

  • Analysis and design of structures subjected to blast and impact loadings
  • Quantification and characterization of blast and fragmentation load
  • Design and analysis of RC structures

 

News

We presented our research at the 9th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT2024) in Singapore

By Hezi Grisaro | 27/08/2024 | Comments Off on We presented our research at the 9th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT2024) in Singapore

Ran Eckl and Eyal Eytam joined our group as MSc students

By Hezi Grisaro | 26/05/2024 | Comments Off on Ran Eckl and Eyal Eytam joined our group as MSc students

๐Ÿ“ขNew paper from our group๐Ÿ“ข:ย โ€œModeling non-uniform aluminum foams as sacrificial layers for blast mitigation of protected structures โ€” A theoretical approachโ€ Published in the ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

By Hezi Grisaro | 26/05/2024 | Comments Off on ๐Ÿ“ขNew paper from our group๐Ÿ“ข:ย โ€œModeling non-uniform aluminum foams as sacrificial layers for blast mitigation of protected structures โ€” A theoretical approachโ€ Published in the ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

Previous studies dealt with sacrificial layers made of aluminum foams as protective layers, in order to absorb energy and mitigate structural damage. The coupled dynamic response of the sacrificial layers and the structure that needs to be protected is complicated. While previous studies focused on aluminum foams with uniform density, here we investigate the application…

๐Ÿ“ข Our new paper has been published in the Engineering Structures Journal. ๐Ÿ“ข Title: โ€œOn the Efficiency of Uniform Aluminum Foams as Energy-Absorbing Sacrificial Cladding for Structural Blast Mitigationโ€

By Hezi Grisaro | 22/04/2024 | Comments Off on ๐Ÿ“ข Our new paper has been published in the Engineering Structures Journal. ๐Ÿ“ข Title: โ€œOn the Efficiency of Uniform Aluminum Foams as Energy-Absorbing Sacrificial Cladding for Structural Blast Mitigationโ€

When structures are subjected to blast loads, a significant level of structural damage is generated. Because it is difficult to prevent damage, an alternative method suggests using sacrificial layers (e.g., Aluminum Foams – AF), which will experience the damage and absorb energy, and not the structural elements. Several studies modeled the coupled response of sacrificial…

Ola presented her first PhD seminar

By Hezi Grisaro | 07/02/2024 | Comments Off on Ola presented her first PhD seminar

Ola presented her first PhD seminar on “Advanced Modeling of Aluminum Foam Preforming as Sacrificial Layers for Protected Structures.”

We got a competitive grant from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

By Hezi Grisaro | 28/12/2023 | Comments Off on We got a competitive grant from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

PI: Dr. Hezi Y. Grisaro CO-PIs: Prof.ย Aaron Sprecherย and Prof.ย Arnon Bentur We aim to investigate the potential to implement the design of 3D-printed concrete elements in existing design codes and procedures. As 3D-printed concrete elements are getting more popular and offer advantages to fabricating intricate geometries and optimizing structural elements, implementing the reinforcement for structural components…

Ola Wattad has been awarded the “Arian de Rothschild Program for Women Doctoral Students” scholarship

By Hezi Grisaro | 28/12/2023 | Comments Off on Ola Wattad has been awarded the “Arian de Rothschild Program for Women Doctoral Students” scholarship

We got our new lab sign printed on glass

By Hezi Grisaro | 27/12/2023 | Comments Off on We got our new lab sign printed on glass

Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) with coarse aggregates

By Hezi Grisaro | 10/09/2023 | Comments Off on Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) with coarse aggregates

We tested several mix types and measured their compressive and tensile strength. We got up to ~160 MPa in compression and ~18 MPa in tension in this batch. Thanks also to Dr. Jaswanth Gangolu for the technical help.    

Our new 3D-printed lab name

By Hezi Grisaro | 29/08/2023 | Comments Off on Our new 3D-printed lab name