Aquino, Wilkins
Associate Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
His current research emphasizes the development and application of new computational and sensing techniques for structural health monitoring, service life prediction, and smart structures. For this purpose, his research group draws knowledge from different areas of engineering and science such as machine learning and computational intelligence, computational mechanics, optimization, among others.
Current projects include the development of self-learning finite element codes, application of coevolutionary strategies for structural damage identification, inverse identification of material properties in soft tissues using non-contact ultrasound and machine learning strategies, and inverse identification of transient thermal properties in early age concrete.
Other research interests include simulation of structural degradation due to corrosion processes, durability mechanics, and progressive collapse analysis.
primary investigator of
research areas
- structural engineering | research concentration area (CEE)
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Mathematics | graduate field
- Civil and Environmental Engineering | graduate field
- Computational Science and Engineering | minor graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) | research center
teaching
teaches
- CEE 6075 - Special Topics in Structural Engineering (W 02:55:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- CEE 7770 - Advanced Concepts in Finite Element Methods (TR 10:10:AM-11:25:AM) | spring 2009 class
- ENGRG 1050 - Engineering Seminar (W 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | fall 2008 class
- ENGRI 1160 - Modern Structures (TR 10:10:AM-11:25:AM) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
- Ph.D. - U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2002
- M.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 1999
- B.S. - Purdue University - 1997
professional background
Aquino joined the Cornell faculty in July 2003. He obtained his BS in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and his MS and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work at Illinois involved various aspects across the disciplines of structural and materials engineering such as seismic rehabilitation of corroded structures, modeling of heat and mass transport in concrete, studies on the mechanisms of alkali-silica reaction in concrete, and non-linear finite element analysis. Before coming to Cornell, Aquino spent one year working for the Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) Division at Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Inc in Waltham, MA. In addition, his past experience includes various consulting projects in materials and structural engineering.
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
• John C. Brigham, W. Aquino, F. Mitri, J.F. Greenleaf, and M. Fatemi (2007). Inverse Estimation of Viscoelastic Material Models for Solids Immersed in Fluids using Acoustic Emissions. Journal of Applied Physics, 101, DOI: 10.1063/1.2423227.
• W. Aquino (2007). An Object-Oriented Framework for Reduced-Order Modeling Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196/41-44, pp 4375-4390.
• John C. Brigham and W. Aquino (2007) Surrogate-Model Accelerated Random Search Algorithm for Global Optimization with Applications to Inverse Material Identification, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196/45-48 pp 4561-4576, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.05.013
• B. Kouchmeshky, W. Aquino, J.C. Bongard, and H. Lipson (2007).Coevolutionary Strategy for Structural Damage Identification using Minimal Physical Testing. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages 1085-1107.
• S. W. Phillips, W. Aquino, and W. Chirdon (2007). Simultaneous Inverse Identification of Transient Thermal Properties and Heat Sources Using Sparse Sensor Information. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, December.
• B. Kouchmeshky, W. Aquino, and Adam E. Billek. (2007). Structural Damage Identification Using Frequency Response Functions and Coevolutionary Algorithms. Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, in press, DOI: 10.1002/stc.211.
• W. Chirdon, W. Aquino, and K. Hover (2007). A Method for Measuring Transient Thermal Diffusivity in Hydrating Portland Cement Mortars Using an Oscillating Boundary Temperature. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 37, 680-690.
• W. Aquino and I. Erdem. (2007) Implementation of the Modified Compression Field Theory in a Tangent Stiffness-Based Finite Element Formulation. Journal of Steel and Composite Structures, Vol. 7, No. 4, 263-278.
• W. Aquino and J. C. Brigham. (2006). Self-Learning Finite Elements for Inverse Estimation of Thermal Constitutive Models. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49, 15-16, 2466-2478.
• W. Aquino and N. M. Hawkins. (2007). Seismic Rehabilitation of Corroded Columns Using Carbon Composites. ACI Structural Journal, May-June, 346-354.
• W. Aquino, N. M. Hawkins, D. Lange. (2004). Moisture Distribution in Partially Enclosed Concrete. ACI Materials Journal, 101, No. 4, July-August, 259-265.
• W. Aquino, D.A. Lange, J. Olek. (2001). Influence of Metakaolin and Silica Fume on the Chemistry of ASR Products. Cement and Concrete Composites, 23, 6, 485-493.
• W. Aquino (2007). An Object-Oriented Framework for Reduced-Order Modeling Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196/41-44, pp 4375-4390.
• John C. Brigham and W. Aquino (2007) Surrogate-Model Accelerated Random Search Algorithm for Global Optimization with Applications to Inverse Material Identification, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196/45-48 pp 4561-4576, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.05.013
• B. Kouchmeshky, W. Aquino, J.C. Bongard, and H. Lipson (2007).Coevolutionary Strategy for Structural Damage Identification using Minimal Physical Testing. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages 1085-1107.
• S. W. Phillips, W. Aquino, and W. Chirdon (2007). Simultaneous Inverse Identification of Transient Thermal Properties and Heat Sources Using Sparse Sensor Information. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, December.
• B. Kouchmeshky, W. Aquino, and Adam E. Billek. (2007). Structural Damage Identification Using Frequency Response Functions and Coevolutionary Algorithms. Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, in press, DOI: 10.1002/stc.211.
• W. Chirdon, W. Aquino, and K. Hover (2007). A Method for Measuring Transient Thermal Diffusivity in Hydrating Portland Cement Mortars Using an Oscillating Boundary Temperature. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 37, 680-690.
• W. Aquino and I. Erdem. (2007) Implementation of the Modified Compression Field Theory in a Tangent Stiffness-Based Finite Element Formulation. Journal of Steel and Composite Structures, Vol. 7, No. 4, 263-278.
• W. Aquino and J. C. Brigham. (2006). Self-Learning Finite Elements for Inverse Estimation of Thermal Constitutive Models. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49, 15-16, 2466-2478.
• W. Aquino and N. M. Hawkins. (2007). Seismic Rehabilitation of Corroded Columns Using Carbon Composites. ACI Structural Journal, May-June, 346-354.
• W. Aquino, N. M. Hawkins, D. Lange. (2004). Moisture Distribution in Partially Enclosed Concrete. ACI Materials Journal, 101, No. 4, July-August, 259-265.
• W. Aquino, D.A. Lange, J. Olek. (2001). Influence of Metakaolin and Silica Fume on the Chemistry of ASR Products. Cement and Concrete Composites, 23, 6, 485-493.