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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Defense Announcement</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Computational Modeling of Delayed Progressive Collapse of Reinforced Concrete Building Structure</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Degree:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> Ph.D., Civil Engineering</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; background:yellow">Date:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; background:yellow"> 12/11/2020
<b>Time:</b> 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> Zoom; <b>Meeting ID:</b> 782 0967 2314;
<b>PIN:</b> 153186</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Committee Chair:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Dr. Roberto Ballarini</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Committee Members:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Dr. Jia-Liang Le</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Dr. Yi-Lung Mo</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Dr. Jamie Padgett</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Dr. Korand Krakowiak</span></p>
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