By arrangement only
Jack Moehle is a Professor of the Graduate School in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. Moehle’s research is mainly in structural engineering, earthquake engineering, and reinforced concrete. Moehle is a member of several professional organizations, including the prestigious National Academy of Engineering; ACI 318 Building Code Committee; Honorary Member of the American Concrete Institute, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, and Architectural Institute of Japan; and a Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE and Structural Engineers Association of California. He is also a recipient of several notable accolades, including the George W. Housner Medal from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute in 2020, the Joe W. Kelly Award from the American Concrete Institute in 2019, and the ACI Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper for “Moment Transfer at Column-Foundation Connections: Physical Tests” in 2023 and for "Compressive Behavior of Thin Rectangular Boundary Elements” in 2024. Professor Moehle is no longer accepting new graduate students or visiting scholars.
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1977
Moehle’s research focuses on analytical and experimental methods; buildings, bridges, and infrastructure; materials, components, and complete structural systems; seismic retrofitting and design of new structures, including performance-based earthquake engineering. He has played a leading role in the development of building codes and professional engineering guidelines for the design of new construction and the assessment and rehabilitation of seismically vulnerable existing construction. As a licensed Civil Engineer in California, Moehle provides engineering consultation and expert peer review on highway systems (Caltrans, Works Consultancy New Zealand), mass transit systems (Bay Area Rapid Transit, Transbay Transit Center), water distribution systems (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, New York City Aqueducts), existing construction (Stanford, UC Berkeley, US Army Corps of Engineers), and high-rise building consulting and peer review (Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle). Here are a few of the research projects Moehle has worked on below:
- Shear Strength of Thick Foundation Elements with High-Strength Reinforcement, Pankow Foundation.
- Ductile Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Arch Ribs – Plastic Hinging under High Compressive Axial Loads, Caltrans
- Anchoring Columns to Concrete Foundations, Hilti
POSITION
Professor of the Graduate School
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Research Civil Engineer
National Institute of Standards and Technology
US Department of Commerce
EDUCATION
BSCE (1977), MSCE (1978), Ph.D. (1980)
Department of Civil Engineering/College of Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Activities
Licensed Civil Engineer, State of California
Consulting and review boards for several transit systems, older existing construction, and high rise buildings.
Past Chair of the American Concrete Institute Building Code Committee (ACI 318)
AWARDS
University Honors: The Bronze Tablet, U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 1978
Huber Research Prize, ASCE, 1990
Alfred E. Lindau Award, ACI, 1998
Delmar E. Bloem Distinguished Service Award, ACI, 2001
Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, April-May 2002.
The Annual Distinguished Lecture Award, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), 2005
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Civil Engineering, UIUC, 2005
Honorary Member, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), 2006
Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research, ACI, 2007.
Arthur J. Boase Award, Concrete Research Council, ACI, 2008.
President’s Award, Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council, 2008.
College of Fellows, Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), 2008
Outstanding Paper Award, Earthquake Spectra, 2009
Award of Excellence (SEAONC and SEAOC) Tall Buildings Initiative Guidelines on Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings, 2011
Helmut Krawinkler Award, SEAONC, 2014
National Academy of Engineering, 2014
Academia de Ingeniería Mexico, Académico Correspondiente, 2015
Fellow, Structural Engineers Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015
Exceptional Public- and Private-Sector Research and Development Program, Tall Building Seismic Design Guidelines, ATC/SEI Award, 2015.
Best Journal Paper of the Year, for “Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Core Wall Buildings with and without Moment-Resisting Frames,” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings Journal, 2015.
Joe W. Kelly Award, American Concrete Institute, 2019
George W. Housner Medal, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2020
Honorary Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2021
Honorary Member, American Concrete Institute, 2021
Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Member, CEE, UCB, 2022
National Academy of Construction, 2023
Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper, ACI, 2023 and 2024
H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, 2024
Honorary Member, Architectural Institute of Japan, 2024
Selected Publications
Worsfold, BL, and JP Moehle, “Shear-reinforced concrete breakout design methodology for moment transfer at column-foundation connections,” Engineering Structures, V. 283, 15 May 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115783.
Worsfold, BL, and JP Moehle, “Moment Transfer at Column0Foundation Connections: Analytical Studies,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 120, No. 2, 1 March 2023. DOI: 10.14359/51737146
Feinstein, T and JP Moehle, Mechanics Based Numerical Modeling of Floor-Anchored Nonstructural Components, Journal of Structural Engineering, V. 149, No. 1, January 2023. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003496
Arteta, CA, and JP Moehle, “COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF THIN RECTANGULAR BOUNDARY ELEMENTS, ACI Structural Journal, September 2022. DOI: 10.14359/51737236
Worsfold, BL, JP Moehle, and JF Silva, “Moment Transfer at Column-Foundation Connections: Physical Tests,” ACI Structural Journal, V 119, No. 5, pp 95-110, September 2022. doi: 10.14359/51734799
Feinstein, T, Moehle, JP. Seismic response of floor-anchored nonstructural components fastened with yielding elements. Earthquake Engng Struct Dyn. 2021; 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3553
Sezen, H, SM Alcocer, and JP Moehle, “EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF RECTANGULAR AND CIRCULAR COLUMNS FOR SHEAR STRENGTH CALCULATIONS,” Concrete International, V. 43, No. 7, July 2021.
To, DV, D Sokoli, WM Ghannoum, and JP Moehle, “Seismic Performance of Tall Moment Frames with High-Strength Reinforcement,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 1, January 2021, DOI: 10.14359/51728180.
Shen, W-C, S-J Hwang, Y-A Li, P-W Weng, and JP Moehle, “Force-Displacement Model for Shear-Critical Reinforced Concrete Columns,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 1, January 2021, DOI: 10.14359/51728092.
Gaspar, D, and JP Moehle, “Comparative Study of Punching Shear and Concrete Breakout,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 2, March 2021, DOI: 10.14359/51729345.
Parra, PF, and JP Moehle, “Effects of strain gradients in the onset of global buckling in slender walls due to earthquake loading,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, V 18, March 2020, pp. 3205–3221(2020), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-020-00821-3.
To, DV, and JP Moehle, “SPECIAL MOMENT FRAMES WITH HIGH-STRENGTH REINFORCEMENT— PART 1: BEAMS,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 117, No. 2, pp. 239-252, March 2020, DOI: 10.14359/51702416.
Parra, PF, CA Arteta, and JP Moehle, “Modeling criteria of older non-ductile concrete frame–wall buildings,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, V. 17, No. 12, pp. 6591-6620, December 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-019-00697-y.
“Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings,” (R. Hamburger, J. Moehle, et al., Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2017.
“Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors: a Guide for Practicing Engineers, 2nd Edition,” J. Moehle, J. Hooper, T. Meyer, NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 3, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2016.
“Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers, 2nd Edition,” J. Moehle, J. Hooper, NEHRP Seismic Design Tech. Brief No. 1, National Inst. of Standards and Technology, 2016
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, J. Moehle, McGraw-Hill, 2014, 760 pp.
University Honors: The Bronze Tablet, U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 1978
Huber Research Prize, ASCE, 1990
Alfred E. Lindau Award, ACI, 1998
Delmar E. Bloem Distinguished Service Award, ACI, 2001
Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, April-May 2002.
The Annual Distinguished Lecture Award, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), 2005
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Civil Engineering, UIUC, 2005
Honorary Member, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), 2006
Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research, ACI, 2007.
Arthur J. Boase Award, Concrete Research Council, ACI, 2008.
President’s Award, Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council, 2008.
College of Fellows, Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), 2008
Outstanding Paper Award, Earthquake Spectra, 2009
Award of Excellence (SEAONC and SEAOC) Tall Buildings Initiative Guidelines on Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings, 2011
Helmut Krawinkler Award, SEAONC, 2014
National Academy of Engineering, 2014
Academia de Ingeniería Mexico, Académico Correspondiente, 2015
Fellow, Structural Engineers Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015
Exceptional Public- and Private-Sector Research and Development Program, Tall Building Seismic Design Guidelines, ATC/SEI Award, 2015.
Best Journal Paper of the Year, for “Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Core Wall Buildings with and without Moment-Resisting Frames,” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings Journal, 2015.
Joe W. Kelly Award, American Concrete Institute, 2019
George W. Housner Medal, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2020
Honorary Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2021
Honorary Member, American Concrete Institute, 2021
Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Member, CEE, UCB, 2022
National Academy of Construction, 2023
Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper, ACI, 2023 and 2024
H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, 2024
Honorary Member, Architectural Institute of Japan, 2024
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William Wang (Co-Advised with Tracy Becker)
Recent Publications
Books
Jack Moehle, Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, McGraw-Hill Education, New York, New York, 2014, 760 pp.
Journal Papers
Worsfold, BL, and JP Moehle, “Shear-reinforced concrete breakout design methodology for moment transfer at column-foundation connections,” Engineering Structures, V. 283, 15 May 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115783.
Worsfold, BL, and JP Moehle, “Moment Transfer at Column0Foundation Connections: Analytical Studies,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 120, No. 2, 1 March 2023. DOI: 10.14359/51737146
Feinstein, T and JP Moehle, Mechanics Based Numerical Modeling of Floor-Anchored Nonstructural Components, Journal of Structural Engineering, V. 149, No. 1, January 2023. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003496
Arteta, CA, and JP Moehle, “COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF THIN RECTANGULAR BOUNDARY ELEMENTS, ACI Structural Journal, September 2022. DOI: 10.14359/51737236
Worsfold, BL, JP Moehle, and JF Silva, “Moment Transfer at Column-Foundation Connections: Physical Tests,” ACI Structural Journal, V 119, No. 5, pp 95-110, September 2022. doi: 10.14359/51734799
Feinstein, T, Moehle, JP. Seismic response of floor-anchored nonstructural components fastened with yielding elements. Earthquake Engng Struct Dyn. 2021; 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3553
Sezen, H, SM Alcocer, and JP Moehle, “EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF RECTANGULAR AND CIRCULAR COLUMNS FOR SHEAR STRENGTH CALCULATIONS,” Concrete International, V. 43, No. 7, July 2021.
To, DV, D Sokoli, WM Ghannoum, and JP Moehle, “Seismic Performance of Tall Moment Frames with High-Strength Reinforcement,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 1, January 2021, DOI: 10.14359/51728180.
Shen, W-C, S-J Hwang, Y-A Li, P-W Weng, and JP Moehle, “Force-Displacement Model for Shear-Critical Reinforced Concrete Columns,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 1, January 2021, DOI: 10.14359/51728092.
Gaspar, D, and JP Moehle, “Comparative Study of Punching Shear and Concrete Breakout,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 2, March 2021, DOI: 10.14359/51729345.
Parra, PF, and JP Moehle, “Effects of strain gradients in the onset of global buckling in slender walls due to earthquake loading,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, V 18, March 2020, pp. 3205–3221(2020), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-020-00821-3.
To, DV, and JP Moehle, “SPECIAL MOMENT FRAMES WITH HIGH-STRENGTH REINFORCEMENT— PART 1: BEAMS,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 117, No. 2, pp. 239-252, March 2020, DOI: 10.14359/51702416.
Parra, PF, CA Arteta, and JP Moehle, “Modeling criteria of older non-ductile concrete frame–wall buildings,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, V. 17, No. 12, pp. 6591-6620, December 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-019-00697-y.
Other
Moehle, J.P., and J.D. Hooper, "Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers, 2nd Edition," NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, NIST GCR 16-917-40, 2016.
Moehle, J.P., Hooper, J.D. and Meyer, T.R., "Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors: A Guide for Practicing Engineers, 2nd Edition" NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 3, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, NIST GCR 16-917-42, 2016.
“Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Special Structural Walls and Coupling Beams: A Guide for Practicing Engineers,” J.P. Moehle, T. Ghodsi, J.D. Hooper, D.C. Fields, R. Gedhada, NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 6, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, NIST GCR 10-917-4, 2011.
Jack Baker, Jonathan Bray, C.B. Crouse, Gregory Deierlein, Ronald O. Hamburger, John Hooper, Marshall Lew, Joe Maffei, Stephen Mahin, James O. Malley, Jack P. Moehle, Farzad Naeim, Jonathan P. Stewart, and John W. Wallace, “Guidelines for Performance- Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings,” Report No. 2017/06, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, May, 2017, 144 pp.