Medhat Elmorsy
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA · melmorsy@mit.edu
I like Structural Engineering, and I want to make it more predictive, more sustainable, and more accessible.
I hold a Doctor of Science from ETH Zurich, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Mansoura University, where I graduated first in my class.
Research directions
News
Started an SNSF Postdoc.Mobility fellowship at MIT
Two years of Swiss NSF funding for seismic topology optimization and physical prototyping of reinforced concrete using additive manufacturing and robotic fabrication.
URM benchmark dataset published in Earthquake Spectra
Centrifuge shake table tests of 3D-printed unreinforced masonry structures, released as an open benchmark for validating numerical models. See [J1]
Interlocking-block dwellings paper in Construction and Building Materials
Shear behavior and centrifuge seismic modeling of corbel dwellings built from interlocking compressed earth blocks, aimed at affordable seismic-resistant housing. See [J2]
Selected publications
- J1 Benchmark dataset from centrifuge shake table tests of 3D-printed URM structures for seismic model validation. Earthquake Spectra, 2026.
- J2 Shear behavior and centrifuge seismic modeling of sustainable corbel dwellings with interlocking blocks. Construction and Building Materials, 2026.
- J3 Impact of beam-column joint modeling uncertainties on the seismic response of low-rise RC frames. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2025.
- J4 Cyclic behavior of physical models of reinforced concrete columns built with additive manufacturing. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2025.