Head of the Civil EngineeringProgram – Associate PROFESSOR

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES & COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS

Prof. Yáñez has developed a professional and academic career focused on structural engineering, composite structures, and computational mechanics. Before entering academia, he worked in engineering consultancy and project development in Chile. Between 2010 and 2015, he carried out doctoral research at Villanova University, where he studied the linear and nonlinear behaviour of shear stud connectors and composite steel joist systems through analytical, numerical, and experimental methods. Since 2015, he has been a full-time academic at Universidad de Santiago de Chile, where he combines teaching, structural research, and academic leadership and currently serves as Head of the Civil Engineering Program. His research focuses on composite steel–concrete and steel–timber systems, finite element modelling, and damage assessment of structures subjected to seismic actions.

Relevant Publications

• García-Macías, E., Castro-Triguero, R., Saavedra Flores, E. I., Yáñez, S. J. & Hinrechsen, K. (2018), An interactive computational strategy for teaching the analysis of silo structures in civil engineering. Computer Applications in Engineering Education.
• Pérez Pulgar, E., Yáñez Cart, S., González Soto, P., Valdivieso Cascante, D. & Burgos Leiva, C. (2018), Experimental analysis of wall joints in cross laminated timber panels requested by cyclic load. World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
• Yáñez, S. J., Dinehart, D. W. & Santhanam, S. (2017), Composite steel joist analysis using experimental stiffness factor from push-out tests. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 137, 1–7.
• Guzmán, C. F., Saavedra Flores, E. I., Pina, J. C. & Yáñez, S. (2017), Finite element approach to simulation calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H). Recent Topics on Mechanics and Materials in Design.
• Yáñez, S. J., Pina, J. C., Saavedra-Flores, E. I. & Guzmán, C. F. (2017), Numerical modeling of a new push-out test using non-linear behavior of concrete. Proceedings of the 1st Iberic Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Mechanics and Materials.
• Yáñez, S., Dinehart, D., Pina, J. & Guzmán, C. F. (2022). Nonlinear numerical model of headed shear stud anchors for composite open web steel joists. Steel and Composite Structures, 44, 531–541.