Institutions of Undergraduate Study
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Research Interest
Seismic performance of partially grouted masonry shear walls, FE modeling of masonry assemblages

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

CRSI – Foundation Scholarship 1988.

Concrete Industry Board Scholarship 2004.

Alan H. Yorkdale Memorial Award (2007) for best paper  “Diagonal Tension Strength of Partially Grouted Concrete Masonry Assemblages” concerning clay, shale, concrete, or sand-lime masonry published in the English language presented by ASTM Committee C-12 and C-15.

Publications

Mota, M. C., Moon, F.L., Hamid, A.H, “Partially Grouted Masonry Assemblages Subjected to Diagonal Tension - Preliminary Results” - 10^th North American Masonry Conference Paper Proceedings. St. Louis, Mo (2006). 

Mota, M.C., Taranath, B. “ACI 375 Special Publication (SP) - Structural Systems for cast-in-place Concrete Buildings Subjected to Wind” (2006), ACI, Farmington Hills, MI. 

Mota. M.C., Kamara, M. “Floor openings in two-way slabs” Concrete International (2006). Also printed in Korean by the Korean Concrete Institute, 2006. 

PCA Notes on ACI 318-05 Building Code (2005), PCA, Skokie, Ill. (Contributing author). 

Simplified Design of Concrete Buildings of Moderate Size and Height (2004), PCA, Skokie, Ill. (Contributing author). 

Mota, M.C., Kamara, M. “Educational Series- Structural Integrity Provisions of ACI 318-05” Structural Engineer magazine, September 2006.

Contact Information
E-Mail: mm477@drexel.edu