Dr Quincy Ma

BE (Hons), PhD

Senior Lecturer

In: Civil and Environmental Engineering » Faculty of Engineering

Biography

Lecturer

Quincy is a lecturer at The University of Auckland where he has lectured structural dynamics and structural analysis since 2006. He is experienced in the simulations of seismic loads on structures as well as static and dynamic structural experimentations. Quincy currently leads a project developing online hybrid testing capability in Auckland.

Quincy completed his BE with 1st class honours and later his PhD at The University of Auckland. Quincy's doctoral study outlined an investigation into the fundamental mechanics of rocking structures subjected to ground motion.

Qualifications

PhD in Civil Engineering, The University of Auckland (2010)

BE (Honours) 1st class Civil Engineering, The University of Auckland (2003)

Research | Current

Earthquake engineering
Structural dynamics
Theoretical structural analysis
Physical testing
Finite element analysis
Active and passive devices for seismic protection

Research groups

Structural Engineering
University of Auckland Centre for Earthquake Engineering Research

Teaching | Current

CIVIL210 Introduction to Structures
CIVIL211 Structures and Design 1
CIVIL719 Matrix Structural Analysis
CIVIL720 Earthquake Engineering
CIVIL745 Seismic Assessment of Existing Structures

Responsibilities

Structures Group Leader

Departmental Exchange Advisor

Committees/Professional groups/Services

Professional affiliations

Fellow, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE)
Management Committee, Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand (SESOC)

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Rad, A. A., MacRae, G. A., Hazaveh, N. K., & Ma, Q. (2019). Shake table testing of a low damage steel building with asymmetric friction connections (AFC). Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 155, 129-143. 10.1016/j.jcsr.2018.12.013
Lu, Y., Gultom, R. J., Ma, Q. Q., & Henry, R. S. (2018). Experimental Validation of Minimum Vertical Reinforcement Requirements for Ductile Concrete Walls. ACI Structural Journal, 115 (4).10.14359/51702048
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Rick Henry, Yiqiu Lu
Ma, T., Parshottam, S., & Montalla, M. (2018). Modelling Rocking Behaviour Using Physics Engine Simulation. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering Los Angeles, U.S.A.: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Related URL.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43111
Roeslin, S., & Ma, T. (2018). A New Approach for the Seismic Loss Estimation of Existing Buildings. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering Los Angeles, U.S.A.: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Related URL.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43110
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Samuel Roeslin
Hazaveh, N. K., Rad, A. A., Rodgers, G. W., Chase, J. G., Pampanin, S., & Ma, Q. T. (2018). Shake Table Testing of a Low Damage Steel Building with 2-4 Displacement Dependent (D3) Viscous Damper. Key Engineering Materials, 763, 331-338. 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.331
Rad, A. A., MacRae, G. A., Hazaveh, N. K., & Ma, Q. T. (2018). Shake Table Testing of a Low Damage Steel Building with Asymmetric Friction Connections (AFC). Key Engineering Materials, 763, 400-405. 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.400
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/35778
Cutfield, M. R., & Ma, Q. T. M. (2018). Solution strategies for three problems in empirical fragility curve derivation using the maximum likelihood method. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 22, 435-453. 10.1080/13632469.2016.1233918
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/40484
Chandramohan, R., Ma, Q. T., Wotherspoon, L. M., Bradley, B. A., Nayyerloo, M., Uma, S. R., & Stephens, M. T. (2017). Response of Instrumented Buildings Under the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 50 (2), 237-252.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/35736
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Liam Wotherspoon