MIT
Room 1-278
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA, 02139
Telephone: 617.253.8435
Email: jjconnor@mit.edu
Assistant: Jeanette Marchocki / jmmarch@mit.edu
Education
- S.B. 1953, MIT
- S.M. 1954, MIT
- Sc.D. 1959, MIT
Research Interests
- Structural engineering
- Computational mechanics
- Intelligent structures
Teaching Interests
- Motion Based Design
- Structural Analysis and Control
- Innovative Online Teaching Methods for Structures
- Master of Engineering Program for High Performance Structures
Selected Publications
- “Fundamentals of Finite Element Techniques for Structural Engineers”, (with C. Brebbia), Butterworth Press, London, July 1973
- “Analysis of Structural Member Systems”, Ronald Press, 1976
- “Finite Element Techniques for Fluid Flow”, (with C. Brebbia), Butterworth Press, London, 1976
- “A Simple Friction Model for Scissor-type Mobile Structures”, J. of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, March 1993
- “Fracture MEchanics Approach for Failure of Concrete Shear Key. I: Theory”, J. of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, April 1993
- “Modelling, Loading, and Preliminary Design Considerations for Tall Guyed Tower”, J. of Computers and Structures, Vol. 49, No. 5, December 1993
- “New Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: The Space-Truss Concept”, J. of Structural Design of Tall Buildings, Vol. 4, pp. 155-168, John Wiley, 1995
- “A New Method for the Design of Tall Buildings: The MIT Design Method”, J. of Structural Design of Tall Buildings, Vol. 4. pp.169-184, John Wiley, 1995
- “Introduction to Motion Based Design” by J.J. Connor and B.S.A. Klink, Computational Mechanics Publication, May 1996 ISBN:1-85312-454-0