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  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For leadership in the development of nonlinear structural analysis methods for earthquake engineering.
  • 2011 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Peter Fajfar is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research spans fields such as Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Peter Fajfar has published papers in various scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • Materiali in tehnologije
  • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Metals
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Nanomaterials and Energy

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Microstructure and Texture Evolution with Relation to Mechanical Properties of Compared Symmetrically and Asymmetrically Cold Rolled Aluminum Alloy" (2020), Metals
  • "Direct floor response spectra for nonlinear nonstructural components" (2023), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • "Asymmetric cold rolling of an AA 5xxx aluminium alloy" (2020), Materiali in tehnologije
  • "Role of oxidation and microstructure constituents on high chromium steel work roll surface degradation" (2021), Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • "THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND HEAT TREATMENT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND WORKABILITY OF THE ALUMINIUM ALLOY EN AW 5454" (2021), Materiali in tehnologije

Collaboration is a consistent aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Heinz Palkowski
  • Irena Paulin
  • Jakob Kraner
  • G. Kugler
  • Matjaž Godec

Among honors received, Peter Fajfar was made a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for leadership in the development of nonlinear structural analysis methods for earthquake engineering. They also became a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2011.

Best Publications

  • A Nonlinear Analysis Method for Performance‐Based Seismic Design

    Peter Fajfar

  • Capacity spectrum method based on inelastic demand spectra

    Peter Fajfar

  • THE N2 METHOD FOR THE SEISMIC DAMAGE ANALYSIS OF RC BUILDINGS

    Peter Fajfar;Peter Gašperšič

  • Consistent inelastic design spectra: Strength and displacement

    Tomaž Vidic;Peter Fajfar;Matej Fischinger

  • The effect of masonry infills on the seismic response of a four-storey reinforced concrete frame — a deterministic assessment

    Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

  • Equivalent ductility factors, taking into account low‐cycle fatigue

    Peter Fajfar

  • Consistent inelastic design spectra: hysteretic and input energy

    Peter Fajfar;Tomaž Vidic

  • TORSIONAL EFFECTS IN THE PUSHOVER-BASED SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS

    Peter Fajfar;Damjan Marusic;Iztok Perus

  • A measure of earthquake motion capacity to damage medium-period structures

    Peter Fajfar;Tomaž Vidic;Matej Fischinger

  • Simplified non-linear seismic analysis of infilled reinforced concrete frames

    Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

  • The extended N2 method considering higher mode effects in both plan and elevation

    Maja Kreslin;Peter Fajfar

  • SOFT STOREY EFFECTS IN UNIFORMLY INFILLED REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES

    Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

  • STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING- A BREAKTHROUGH OF SIMPLIFIED NONLINEAR METHODS

    P Fajfar

  • SIMPLE PUSH‐OVER ANALYSIS OF ASYMMETRIC BUILDINGS

    Vojko Kilar;Peter Fajfar

  • N2-a method for non-linear seismic analysis of regular buildings

    Peter Fajfar;Matej Fischinger

  • Seismic demand in medium‐ and long‐period structures

    Peter Fajfar;Tomaž Vidic;Matej Fischinger

  • The extended N2 method taking into account higher mode effects in elevation

    Maja Kreslin;Peter Fajfar

  • Epoxy-bonded La–Fe–Co–Si magnetocaloric plates

    Barbara Pulko;Jaka Tušek;James D. Moore;Bruno Weise

  • On the inelastic torsional response of single-storey structures under bi-axial excitation

    Iztok Peruš;Peter Fajfar

  • Inelastic spectra for infilled reinforced concrete frames

    Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

  • Nonlinear Seismic Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings : Workshop on Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, 13-16 July 1992

    P. Fajfar;H. Krawinkler

Frequent Co-Authors

Anil K. Chopra
Anil K. Chopra University of California, Berkeley
Masayoshi Nakashima
Masayoshi Nakashima Kyoto University
Peter Panjan
Peter Panjan Jožef Stefan Institute
Michael N. Fardis
Michael N. Fardis University of Patras
Oliver Gutfleisch
Oliver Gutfleisch Technical University of Darmstadt
Konstantin P. Skokov
Konstantin P. Skokov Technical University of Darmstadt
Stefano Pampanin
Stefano Pampanin Sapienza University of Rome
Gian Michele Calvi
Gian Michele Calvi Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia

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