About Me

Alexander C. Schreyer

M.A.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. (FH), Ph.D. Student
Structural Engineer (Wood Structures)

Lecturer - BMATWT, Univ. of Massachusetts
Faculty - Architecture+Design, Univ. of Massachusetts

Specialization / Expertise:

• Building Materials & Construction Methods
• Design of Wood Structures, Innovative Structural Components
• Connections in Heavy-Timber Structural Systems
• European and North American Structural Design Standards and Building Practices
• Computer Applications in Architecture and Structural Engineering
• CAD modeling and visualization
• Software-, script- and web-development

Courses Taught:

• Construction Materials and Methods (BMATWT 390N), 2004-present
• Properties of Wood (BMATWT 304), 2007-present
• Introduction to CAD in Construction and Architecture (BMATWT 220), 2002-present
• Advanced Topics in CAD (BMATWT 497C), 2007-present
• Design and Construction of a Timber Bridge (BMATWT 397B, co-taught with Peggi Clouston), 2005
• Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites (BMATWT 597A), 2005

Publications / Presentations:

Schreyer, A. 2008. Cad Solutions for Wood Design. Presentation, Wood Solutions Fair, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Schreyer, A. 2007. Cad Solutions for Wood Design. Presentation, Wood Structures Symposium, Amherst, MA, USA.

Clouston, P., Schreyer, A. 2006. Wood-Concrete Composites: A Structurally Efficient Material Option. Paper, Boston Society of Civil Engineers (BSCE), Civil Engineering Practice

Clouston, P., Bathon, L.A., Schreyer, A. 2005. Shear and Bending Performance of a novel Wood Concrete Composite System. Paper, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Structural Engineering, 131 (9), pp. 1404-1412

Schreyer, A., Lam, F., Prion, H.G.L. 2004. Comparison of Slender Dowel-Type Fasteners for Slotted-in Steel Plate Connections under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading. Paper, Proceedings, World Conference on Timber Engineering 2004, Lahti, Finland
The WCTE 2004 conference presentation (PDF) is also available.

Schreyer, A. 2002. Monotonic and Cyclic Behaviour of Slender Dowel-Type Fasteners in Wood-Steel-Wood Connections. Master of Applied Sciences (M.A.Sc.) Thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Schreyer, A. 2002. Holzbau in Nordamerika. Presentation, Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) Wiesbaden, Germany

Schreyer, A. 2002. Studieren im Ausland. Presentation, Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) Wiesbaden, Germany

Schreyer, A., Lam, F., Prion, H.G.L., Bathon, L.A., 2001. Strength Capacities and Behaviour of a New Composite Timber-Steel Connector. Paper, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Structural Engineering, 127 (8), pp. 888-893

Schreyer, A., Bathon, L.A., Lam, F., Prion, H.G.L. 2000. Determination of the Capacities of a New Composite Timber-Steel Connector System (PDF). Paper, Proceedings, World Conference on Timber Engineering 2000, Whistler, BC, Canada
The WCTE 2000 conference presentation (PDF) is also available.

Schreyer, A. 1999. European Connection Design. Presentation, Part of the seminar "A Chance to Connect", College of New Caledonia, Prince George, BC, Canada

Schreyer, A. 1998. Determination of the Capacities of a new Composite Timber-Steel Connector System. Thesis (Diplomarbeit), Fachhochschule Wiesbaden (University of Applied Sciences), Germany

Degrees:

Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) program in Building Materials & Wood Technology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.

Graduate: M.A.Sc. (Master of Applied Sciences) in Wood Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. View details on the thesis topic here.

Undergraduate: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) (Bachelor) in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering, Wood Structures), Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) Wiesbaden, Germany. View details on the thesis topic here.

Contact:

E-Mail: m...@alexschreyer.net

Snail Mail:
University of Massachusetts
Department of Natural Resources Conservation
Holdsworth Hall, 160 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9285, USA

Fax 1: +1 (646) 390 - 0521 (North America)
Fax 2: 01212 - 510 987 288 (Germany)

Skype: alexschreyer