Shiling Pei

Professor at Colorado School of Mines. Structural Engineering. Tall Wood buildings for earthquake zones.

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Through the efforts of my collaborator Reid Zimmerman (KPFF Consulting Engineers) and AWC team (Led by Brad Douglas @woodcouncil ), Post-tensioned Wood Rocking Wall is now in SDPWS!
Thank you Sponsors: @forestservice @PankowFdn @TallWoodDesign

[中川貴文 Takafumi NAKAGAWA @tkfm0820]

2026年7月28日熊本県で観測された地震動（宇城市松橋町：震度6強）を用いた耐震シミュレーション https://t.co/Rq8rRSTwWb @YouTubeより

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

OK, looks like 2 people are going to WCTE:)
I will be going to Nara🤠

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Just curious what is your TOP wood conference to go to in 2027? 🤓

If you plan to go multiple, pick the one you are excited about the most!😘
If you are not going, pick the one you would like to go to!😅

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Two consecutive M7+ earthquake is a dire threat to building safety.
Mass Timber is one of the ways we know that can keep building and people safe even through multiple M7 shakes.
We need to start building resiliently in seismic regions of the U.S.!

[Siraj Noorani @sirajnoorani]

Breaking News- Death toll in #Venezuela #earthquake rises to 1,430. Tens of thousands still missing.

[NHERI @NHERI_Network]

TO THE MEDIA: U.S. @NSF -funded earthquake engineers in the NHERI Network are available to comment on earthquake damage in Venezuela. https://t.co/Be2QiOxVHL

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Haven't seen those guys for years!
Graham was the lead in construction eng. for the TallWood building (@timberlabinc did the fab and @swinerton constructed it).
Ari and Dave are collaborators I happened to run into in the workshop. Always nice to hangout with friends👍

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Finally visited @timberlabinc South Carolina facility😎 As part of the Clemson wood workshop program 👍

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Why visiting the south? I took part in Clemson's wood educator workshop to help faculty members who are interested in teaching wood in the US. Supported by @LumberBoard
@wudclemson
Workshop also included tours to Clemson's experimental forest and structures lab🤩

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Visiting Georgia Tech structural lab. Prof. Lauren Stewart shared about her mass timber research on ballistic performance of CLT, with thousands of samples!

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Tallwood Design Institute of Oregon State University is hiring a Professional Faculty for their wood lab. Submit an application if you are interested!
https://t.co/XKL7fxvBo5

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Finally visited USS Constitution myself in Boston during Structures Congress. It is the only wood battle ship still afloat and in service around the world😉

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Do you know U.S. Navy has a 200+ year old wood battleship that is still in service?
https://t.co/FnTfTra15z

At @fsWoodLab , I was able to hold a real wood sample (live oak) from the hull of USS Constitution (and copper dowel) sent to FPL for testing during the 1995 restoration!

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Free lecture by my collaborator Thomas Robinson. And it is about timber buildings 👍

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

@kamrul109 @sorosh_1 Thank you🤠👍

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Our NHERI TallWood technical paper was just selected by ASCE Award committee to receive the 2026 Norman Medal!
The highest honor granted by the American Society of Civil Engineers for a technical paper that makes a definitive contribution to engineering science.

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

The link was broken on the other post.
here you go🥳
https://t.co/R1hxu9C4vb

Let me know if there is any questions or comments

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

A big Thank You to @strongtie for support Mines student TimberStrong competition team👍
A lot of screws were donated to Mines students and Looks like we got enough to cover us for years🤠

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Clemson is hosting the wood educator workshop again this summer. Great opportunity for U.S. faculty to learn how to teach wood. Sponsored by @ThinkWood & @LumberBoard
Please apply yourself or help spread the word to folks who might benefit.
https://t.co/WHMl7gkVMS

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

@elonmusk Can't believe I still need to mow the lawn on the moon! sign...

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

A few iconic places... Can u name them all?