Gurley

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
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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.