Colin A. Rogers

Associate Professor
PEng, PhD

Education


BASc (Civil Eng, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1992)
MASc (Civil Eng, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1995)
PhD (Civil Eng, University of Sydney, Australia, 1999)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (École Polytechnique of Montreal, Canada, 1999)

Contact


Tel: 514-398-6449
Fax: 514-398-7361
e-mail

General information

Professor Rogers joined the structures group of the Department in 1999. Structural steel engineering is his area of expertise. Coursework at the undergraduate level includes the design of steel, reinforced concrete and wood buildings, and at the graduate level involves the design of steel and wood structures. Research activities comprise; the seismic design of cold-formed steel framing systems, the seismic design of low-rise steel buildings and seismic deficient braced steel frames, as well as the design of structural steel and glulam connections.

Appointments
  • CSA-S16 Design Standard Technical Committee - Limit States Design of Steel Structures
  • CSA-S136 Design Standard Technical Committee - Design of Cold Formed Steel Structures
  • CSA-G401 Design Standard Technical Committee - Corrugated Steel Pipe Products
  • AISI S213 North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing - Lateral Design

Research interests
  • The seismic design of cold-formed steel lateral shear wall and braced wall framing systems, the seismic design of low-rise steel buildings accounting for the influence of flexible roof deck diaphragms, the design of structural steel shear tab connections, the performance of existing, seismic deficient braced steel frames, and the design of wood screw connections for glulam members.

Current collaborators
  • Professor R. Tremblay, École Polytechnique de Montréal
  • Professor A. Salenikovich, Université Laval, Québec

Current graduate research
  • Kishor Shrestha (PhD thesis): Seismic design strategies for low-rise steel buildings with steel roof deck diaphragms
    Co-supervision with Professor R. Tremblay - École Polytechnique
  • Iman Shamim (PhD thesis): Seismic design methods for cold-formed steel framing systems
  • Alireza Mirzaei (PhD thesis): Steel shear tab connections subjected to combined shear and axial forces
    Co-supervision with Professor R. Tremblay - École Polytechnique
  • Robert Massarelli (MEng thesis): Seismic design of low-rise steel buildings with flexible roof diaphragms
    Co-supervision with Professor R. Tremblay - École Polytechnique
  • Kamal El-Saloussy (MEng project): Seismic design of cold-formed steel sheathed shear walls
  • Matthew Marosi (MEng thesis): Performance and design of welded shear tab connections
    Co-supervision with Professor R. Tremblay - École Polytechnique
  • Jamin DaBreo (MEng thesis): Dynamic performance of steel sheathed CFS shear walls
  • Jennifer Marshall (MEng project): Finite element analyses of steel shear tab connections subjected to combined shear and axial forces
    Co-supervision with Professor R. Tremblay - École Polytechnique
  • Florian Prat-Vincent (MEng project): Design of structural screw connections between glulam members
    Co-supervision with Professor A. Salenikovich - Université Laval
  • Tom Morrison (MEng thesis): Performance and retrofit of seismically deficient existing braced steel frame structures
  • Hashim Abukari (MEng thesis): Design of structural screw connections between glulam members
    Co-supervision with Professor A. Salenikovich - Université Laval

Courses offered
  • CIVE 318 Structural Engineering II
  • CIVE 462 Design of Steel Structures
  • CIVE 607 Advanced Design in Steel
  • CIVE 628 Design of Wood Structures

Awards
  • Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship, University of Sydney, Australia
  • University Postgraduate Research Award, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • New Opportunities Researcher Grant, Canada Foundation for Innovation

Representative publications

(1) Journal articles

  • Mastrogiuseppe, S., Rogers, C.A., Nedisan, C.D., Tremblay, R., (2008). "Influence of non-structural components on roof diaphragm stiffness and fundamental periods of single-storey steel buildings." Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 64(2), 214-227.

  • Al-Kharat, M., Rogers, C.A., (2008). "Inelastic performance of screw connected cold-formed steel strap braced walls." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 35(1), 11-26.

  • Boudreault, F.A., Blais, C., Rogers, C.A., (2007). "Seismic force modification factors for light-gauge steel-frame – wood structural panel shear walls." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 34(1), 56-65.

  • Al-Kharat, M., Rogers, C.A., (2007). "Inelastic performance of cold-formed steel strap braced walls." Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 63(4), 460-474.

  • Branston, A.E., Boudreault, F.A., Chen, C.Y., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Light-gauge steel-frame – wood structural panel shear wall design method." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 33(7), 872-889.

  • Branston, A.E., Chen, C.Y., Boudreault, F.A., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Testing of light-gauge steel-frame – wood structural panel shear walls." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 33(5), 561-572.

  • Chen, C.Y., Boudreault, F.A., Branston, A.E., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Behaviour of light-gauge steel-frame – wood structural panel shear walls." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 33(5), 573-587.

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., (2005). "Impact of capacity design provisions and period limits on the seismic design of low-rise steel buildings." International Journal of Steel Structures, 5(1), 1-22.

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., Martin, E., Yang, W., (2004). "Analysis, testing and design of steel roof deck diaphragms for ductile earthquake resistance." Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 8(5), 775-816.

  • Essa, H.S., Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., (2003). "Behavior of roof deck diaphragms under quasistatic cyclic loading." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 129(12), 1658-1666.

  • Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., (2003). "Inelastic seismic response of side lap fasteners for steel roof deck diaphragms." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 129(12), 1637-1646.

  • Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., (2003). "Inelastic seismic response of frame fasteners for steel roof deck diaphragms." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 129(12), 1647-1657.

  • Rogers, C.A., Yang, D., Hancock, G.J. (2003) "Stability and ductility of thin high strength G550 steel members and connections." Thin-Walled Structures 41(2-3), 149-166.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (2001). "Fracture toughness of G550 sheet steels subjected to tension." Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 57(1), 71-89.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (2000). "Failure modes of bolted sheet steel connections loaded in shear." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 126(3), 288-296.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1999). "Bolted connection design for sheet steels less than 1.0 mm thick." Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 51(2), 123-146.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J.,(1999). "Screwed connection tests of thin G550 and G300 sheet steels." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 125(2), 128-136.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J.,(1998). "Bolted connection tests of thin G550 and G300 sheet steels." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 124(7), 798-808.

  • Hancock, G.J., Rogers, C.A., (1998). "Design of cold-formed steel structures of high strength steel." Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 46(1-3), Paper No. 97.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1997). "Ductility of G550 sheet steels in tension." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 123(12), 1586-1594.

  • Rogers, C.A., Schuster, R.M., (1997). "Flange/web distortional buckling of cold-formed steel sections in bending." Thin-Walled Structures, 27(1), 13-29.

(2) Conference proceedings

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., Lamarche, C.-P., Nedisan, C.D., Franquet, J., Massarelli, R., Shrestha, K. (2008), "Dynamic seismic testing of large size steel deck diaphragms for low-rise building applications." 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China.

  • Velchev, K., Comeau, G., Balh, N., Rogers, C.A. (2008). "Inelastic performance and design of CFS walls braced with straps having reduced width fuses." 19th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, St. Louis, USA, 391-408.

  • Comeau, G., Velchev, K., Balh, N., Rogers, C.A. (2008). "Inelastic performance of weld-connected cold-formed steel strap braced walls." 5th International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures, Volume 2: Gregory J. Hancock Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 131-142.

  • Tremblay, R., Nedisan, C.D., Lamarche C.-P., Rogers, C.A. (2008). "Periods of vibration of a low-rise building with a flexible steel roof deck diaphragm." 5th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Brisbane, Australia, 615-622.

  • Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., (2008), "Impact of diaphragm behavior on the seismic design of low-rise steel buildings." North American Steel Construction Conference, Nashville, USA, Paper No. 0133.

  • Al-Kharat, M., Rogers, C.A., (2007). "Inelastic performance of screw connected light-gauge steel strap braced walls." 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Canada, 985-994.

  • Hikita, K., Rogers, C.A., (2007). "Impact of gravity loads on the lateral performance of light gauge steel frame / wood panel shear walls." 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Canada, 1994-2003.

  • Mastrogiuseppe, S., Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., Nedisan, C.D., (2006). "Influence of non-structural components on roof diaphragm stiffness of single-storey steel buildings." 18th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Orlando, USA, 507-531.

  • Blais, C., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Testing and design of light gauge steel frame / 9 mm OSB panel shear walls." 18th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Orlando, USA, 637-662.

  • Chen, C.Y., Okasha, A.F., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Analytical predictions of strength and stiffness of light gauge steel frame / wood panel shear walls." International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, University of Waterloo, Canada, 381-391.

  • Boudreault, F.A., Blais, C., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Seismic force modification factors for light gauge steel frame / wood panel shear walls." 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, USA, Paper No. 1305.

  • Al-Kharat, M., Rogers, C.A., (2006). "Capacity based performance of light gauge steel strap braced walls." 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, USA, Paper No. 1306.

  • Branston, A.E., Boudreault, F.A., Rogers, C.A., (2005). "Method for the design of light gauge steel frame / wood panel shear walls." 4th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Shanghai, China, 1347-1352.

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., (2005). "Influence of seismic design requirements and building period on the design of low-rise steel buildings." 4th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Shanghai, China, 1359-1364.

  • Tremblay, R., Velev, N., Merzouq, S., Blais, C., Leclerc, M., Léger, P., Massicotte, B., Rogers, C.A., (2005). "Multi-purpose earthquake simulation testing set-up for seismic force resisting systems of multi-storey buildings." 1st International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Nagoya, Japan, 533-540.

  • Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., Yang, W., Martin, E., (2004). "Ductile Design of Steel Roof Deck Diaphragms for Earthquake Resistance." 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, Paper No. 1997.

  • Rogers, C.A., Branston, A.E., Boudreault, F.A., Chen, C.Y., (2004). "Steel Frame / Wood Panel Shear Walls: Preliminary Design Information for use with the 2005 NBCC." 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, Paper No. 1999.

  • Paultre, P., Proulx, J., Ventura, C.E., Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A. Lamarche, C.P., Turek, M., (2004). "Experimental Investigation and Dynamic Simulations of Low-Rise Steel Buildings for Efficient Seismic Design." 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, Paper No. 2919.

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., Nedisan, C., (2003). "Inelastic Seismic Torsional Response of Single-Storey Steel Structures with Flexible Roof Diaphragms." Advances in Structures, Sydney, Australia, 1299-1305.

  • Zhang, J., Rogers, C.A., (2003). "Design of Washerless Bolted Connections in Thin Sheet Steels." Advances in Structures, Sydney, Australia, 257-262.

  • Tremblay, R., Martin, E., Rogers, C.A., (2003). "Inelastic Performance of Steel Roof Deck Diaphragms Under Simulated Earthquake Loading." 4th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Naples, Italy, 203-208.

  • Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., (2003). "Inelastic Seismic Design of Sheet Steel Roof Deck Diaphragms for Single Storey Buildings." Proceedings of the 2003 Structures Congress & Exposition ASCE/SEI, Seattle, USA.

  • Hancock, G.J., Rogers, C.A., Yang, D., (2002). "The Behaviour of High Strength G550 Steel Sections As Used in Residential Construction." 2nd International Symposium on Steel Structures, Seoul, Korea, 157-168.

  • Zhao, Y., Rogers, C.A., (2002). "Preliminary R-Values for Seismic Design of Steel Stud Shear Walls." 16th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Orlando, USA, 468-482.

  • Peuler, M., Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., (2002). "Inelastic Response of Arc-Spot Welded Deck-to-Frame Connections for Steel Roof Deck Diaphragms." 16th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Orlando, USA, 763-778.

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., Essa, H.S., Martin, E., (2002). "Dissipating Seismic Input Energy in Low-Rise Steel Buildings Through Inelastic Deformations in the Metal Roof Deck Diaphragm." Proceedings of the 4th Structural Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montreal, Canada, Paper No. ST-129.

  • Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., Nedisan, C., (2002). "Use of Uniform Hazard Spectrum and Computed Period in the Seismic Design of Single-Story Steel Structures." 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, USA, Paper No. 195.

  • Essa, H.S., Tremblay, R., Rogers, C.A., (2002). "Inelastic Seismic Response of Metal Roof Deck Diaphragms for Steel Building Structures." 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, London, UK, Paper No. 482.

  • Bond, W.F., Rogers, C.A, Tremblay, R., (2001). "Seismic Performance of Arc-Spot Weld Deck-to-Frame Connections." 3rd International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Kraków, Poland, 357-364.

  • Rogers, C.A., Yang, D., Hancock, G.J., (2001). "Stability and Ductility of Thin High Strength G550 Steel Members and Connections." 3rd International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Kraków, Poland, 19-35.

  • Rogers, C.A., Tremblay, R., (2000). "Seismic loading of steel roof diaphragm assemblies." STESSA 2000 - The 3rd International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Montreal, Canada, 239-246.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1999). "Bearing design of cold formed steel bolted connections." Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, Espoo, Finland, 601-608.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1998). "Ductile and connection behaviour of thin G550 sheet steels." 2nd International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 145-152.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1998). "Ductility measurements of thin G550 sheet steels." 14th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, 423-438.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1998). "Behaviour of thin G550 sheet steel bolted connections." 14th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, 531-547.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1998). "Behaviour of thin G550 sheet steel screwed connections." 14th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, 495-510.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1998). "Bearing design of thin sheet steel screwed connections." 14th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, 481-494.

  • Rogers, C.A., Hancock, G.J., (1997). "Ductility of G550 sheet steels subjected to tension." Proceedings of the 5th International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures, Nagoya, Japan, 949-956.
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