- Nonlinear analysis, design, and testing of steel, concrete, and steel-concrete composite structures and connections
- Failure and collapse analysis of structural systems under extreme events
- Seismic assessment and rehabilitation of existing structures
- Development of constitutive material models (computational inelasticity)
- Finite element and simplified modeling of structures
- Cascading multi-hazard analysis
- Active and passive seismic control of structures
- Behavior and design of retrofit steel anchors
- Performance-based design
- Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering