B.S. and M.Eng., Cornell University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Anders Carlson is an Assistant Professor. He teaches structural design and analysis.  He is a practicing structural engineer, working as a consultant at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Previously, he worked at Gilsanz Murray Steficek, Arup in Los Angeles and New York and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York and Chicago.  Notable projects Carlson has worked on include the Seattle Central Library, the Denver Art Museum, the first buckling-restrained braced frame system in the United States, and the investigation of the collapse of WTC-7. He has worked in Los Angeles since 1992 and obtained a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering emphasizing seismic engineering at the California Institute of Technology.  His thesis work involved assessment and prediction of severely inelastic behavior of steel moment frame structures with fracturing welds. He has taught at Woodbury University and Caltech and been a studio guest critic at SCI-Arc, UCLA, and Arizona State University.

Carlson’s experience includes analysis and design of steel moment and braced frames, concrete shear walls, composite steel framing, heavy timber and light framed wood structures. In addition to new construction and renovations, he has performed seismic peer reviews, seismic evaluations, vibration analyses, and life safety assessments of existing building structures. He specializes in earthquake-resistant analysis and design of structures.  His expertise includes nonlinear analysis through pushover and time-history techniques and evaluation of energy absorption devices used to reduce building motions.  His interests include the advancement of new assessment methods, new uses of conventional materials, and development of new composites and components in building technology.

New Applications of Structural Materials and Design through Advanced Analysis