Civil and Coastal Engineering

Kurtis R. Gurley Associate Professor Division: Structures Specializations:Wind engineering, random vibration, structural reliability, Probabilistic natural hazard modeling and simulation, Vulnerability of residential structures in hurricane winds, Measurement of ground level hurricane wind fields and wind loads Centers & Affiliations: Office Phone: (352) 392-9537 ext. 1508 Location: 475I Weil Email Address: kgurl@ce.ufl.edu Personal Page: Vita:

Education Ph.D., CE, University of Notre Dame 1997 M.S., CE University of Notre Dame 1994 B.S., A.A.E, University of Illinois 1991 Years of Service on this Faculty Aug 2003 - present Associate Professor Aug 1997-  Assistant Professor Present - Associate Professor Professional Registration Principal Publications Masters, F., Gurley, K., Shah, N. and Fernandez, G. “Vulnerability of Residential Window Glass to Lightweight Windborne Debris,” Engineering Structures, accepted 2009. Masters, F., Gurley, K., and Kopp, G. “Multivariate Stochastic Simulation of Wind Pressure Over Low-Rise Structures through Linear Model Interpolation,” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, accepted 2009. Hamid, S., Kibria, G., Gulati, S., Powell, M., Annane, B., Cocke, S., Pinelli, J.P., Chen, S.C., and Gurley, K. “Predicting Losses of Residential Structures in the State of Florida by the Public Hurricane Loss Evaluation Models,” Statistical Methodology, accepted, 2009. Liu, Z., Prevatt, D., Aponte-Bermudez, L., Gurley, K., Reinhold, T., Akins, R. “Field Measurement and Wind Tunnel Simulation of Hurricane Wind Loads on a Single Family Dwelling,” Engineering Structures, Vol 31, 2265-2274, 2009. Pinelli, J.P., Gurley, K., Subramanian, C., Hamid, S., and Pita, G. “Validation of a Probabilistic Model for Hurricane Insurance Loss Projections in Florida ”, Journal of Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 93, pp 1896-1905, 2008.