Benjamin V. Fell

Assistant Professor

Office:	Riverside Hall 4027
Hours:	T Th 10-11:30am and W 1-2pm or by appointment
Phone:	(916) 278-8139
Email:	fellb@ecs.csus.edu
Mail:	Department of Civil Engineering California State University, Sacramento 6000 J Street Sacramento CA 95819

Education
Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2008
M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2004
B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003

Professional Registration and Memberships
Registered Professional Engineer, California
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASEE)
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

Technical Interests
Design of steel structures, large-scale experimental techniques, fracture and fatigue of structures, earthquake engineering, nonlinear finite element modeling, materials processing

Selected Publications
Fell, B.V., Tran, T.B., Guebels, C.A., Delplanque, J.-P., Gibeling, J.C. and Groza, J.R. (in

review). “Abnormal grain growth in iron by dynamic recrystallization.”

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Springer.
Kanvinde A.M., Fell B.V., Gomez I.R. and Roberts M., (2008 - in press). "Predicting

fracture in structural fillet welds using traditional and micromechanics-based

models." Engineering Structures, Elsevier.
Fell, B.V., Kanvinde, A.M., Deierlein, G.G. and Myers, A.T. (2008 - in press).

"Experimental investigation of inelastic cyclic buckling and fracture of steel

braces." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE.
Kanvinde A.M., Gomez I.R., Roberts M., Fell B.V. and Grondin, G.Y. (2008 - in press).

"Strength and ductility of fillet welds with transverse root notch." Journal of

Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier.
Myers A.T., Kanvinde, A.M., Deierlein, G.G. and Fell, B.V. (2008 - in press). "Effect of

Weld details on the ductility of steel column baseplate connections." Journal of

Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier.
Fell, B.V., Kanvinde, A.M., Deierlein, G.G., Myers, A.T. and Fu, X. (2006). “Buckling and

fracture of concentric braces under inelastic cyclic loading.” SteelTIPS, Technical

Information and Product Service, Structural Steel Educational Council.

Fall 2008 Courses

CE 161 Theory of Structures I

Course Time:	M W (section 1) and T Th (section 2) 7:30 – 8:45am
Room Number:	1010 Riverside Hall
Course Description:	Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, frames, trusses and grids. Includes energy principles, flexibility analysis, slope deflection method, moment distribution procedure, and stiffness analysis. Computers are used to aid in the solution of complex structural problems.

CE 163 Design in Steel I

Course Time:	M W 10:30-11:45am
Room Number:	1004 Riverside Hall
Course Description:	Theory and practice in design of structural steel members and connections using current design specifications. Design of tension and compression members, laterally supported and unsupported beams, beam-columns, and bolted and welded connections.