Technical Interests

  • Dynamic loads on low-rise buildings (seismic and wind)
  • Dynamic response of light-frame buildings (seismic, wind, and vibration)
  • Full-scale static, cyclic, and dynamic testing of structural assemblies (walls, floors, and roofs)
  • Response of dowel connections
  • Numerical modeling of structural and material response to static and dynamic loading (finite element analysis and closed-form numerical modeling)

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1989 – Univeristy of British Columbia
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, 1983 – University of Washington
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, 1974 – Montana State University

Professional Experience

  • 2002 – Present, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
  • 2000 – 2002, Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
  • 1992 – Present, Adjunct-Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
  • 1995 – 2000, Associate Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
  • 1995 – 2000, Adjunct-Associate Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
  • 1989 – 1995, Assistant Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
  • 1989 – 1995, Adjunct-Assistant Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
  • 1982 – 1983, Research Scholar, Department of Concrete and Steel Structures, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1978 – 1980, Structural Engineer/Manager, Proctor and Gamble Paper Products Division, Green Bay, WI
  • 1977 – 1978, Structural/Project Engineer, Continental Pipeline Company, Huston, TX

Publications

  • Brandt, K., M. Wolcott, G. Latta, D. Dolan, D. Bender, A. Wilson, D. Camenzind. (2021) “Projected Cross-Laminated Timber Demand and Lumber Supply Analysis in the Pacific Northwest.” Bioresources 16(1), 862-881.
  • Wilson, A., W., C. J. Motter, A. Phillips, and J.D. Dolan. 2020. “Seismic Response of Post-Tensioned Cross-Laminated Timber Rocking Wall Buildings.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 146(7). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002673
  • Wilson, A., A. Phillips, C. Motter, J.D. Dolan. (2020) “Seismic Loss Analysis of Buildings with Post-Tensioned Cross-Laminated Timber Walls.” Earthquake Spectra. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755293020944188
  • Bovardi*, V., S. Pei, J.W. van de Lindt, J.D. Dolan. 2019. “Direct Displacement Design of Tall Cross Laminated Timber Platform Buildings with Inter-Story Isolation.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.
  • Blomgren, H.-E., S. Pei, Z. Jin, J. Powers, J.D. Dolan, J.W. van de Lindt, A. Barbosa, D. Huang*. 2019. “Full-scale Shake Table Testing of Cross-Laminated Timber Rocking Shear Walls with Replaceable Components.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.
  • AlShareedah*, O., S. Nassiri, J.D. Dolan. 2019. “Pervious concrete under flexural fatigue loading: Performance evaluation and model development. Elsevier Journal of Construction Materials.
  • Dolan, J.D., A. Wilson*, K. Brandt, D. A. Bender, and M. Wolcott. 2019. “Structural Design Process for Estimating Cross-Laminated Timber Use Factors for Buildings.” Bioresources.
  • Cobeen, K., Dolan, J.D., Thompson, D., & van de Lindt, J. (2014). NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 10: Seismic Design of Wood Light-Frame Structural Diaphragm Systems – A Guide for Practicing Engineers. In Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) (Eds.), Redwood City, CA: Applied Technology Council.
  • Dolan, J. D., K. E. Cobeen, and J. E. Russell, C. Heider 2011. FEMA 232 – Home Builder’s Guide to Seismic Resistant Construction-Spanish Edition. 212 pp. Published by FEMA and Building Seismic Safety Council, Washington, DC.
  • Dolan, J. D., K. E. Cobeen, and J. E. Russell, C. Heider 2006. FEMA 232 – Home Builder’s Guide to Seismic Resistant Construction. 212 pp. Published by FEMA and Building Seismic Safety Council, Washington, DC. (Third Highest Requested FEMA Document for 2006.)
  • J.D. Dolan, 2006 Is Your Home Protected From Earthquake Disaster? A Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Retrofit. 45 pp. Published by IBHS, Tamps, FL.
  • Dolan, J. D., 1989. Dynamic Response of Timber Shear Walls. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia.
  • Dolan, J.D., 1983. Reliability of Fiber Reinforced Brittle Materials. M.S. Thesis, University of Washington.