Juha Paavola

Professor at Aalto University School of Business

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Aalto University School of Business

Juha Paavola has been Professor/Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics at Aalto University (former Helsinki University of Technology) since 1990. He has been the Head of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, 2008-2015, Vice Dean of the School of Engineering at Aalto University from 2008 to 2013 and the Vice Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2005-2007. His research work and professional interests are: Numerical Computation Technique, Finite Element Analysis, Structural Stability, Heat Transfer Problems and Teaching of Structural Mechanics. Paavola received his M.Sc. degree in 1977, Lic.Tech. degree in 1988 and D.Sc. (Tech.) in Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics in 1990. He has been a Visiting Scholar at City University London, UK 1991-1992 and 2001 and at Graz Technical University, Austria in 2002, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 2016 and University of California Davis, USA 2016. He is a member of the General Assembly of International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) and a member of the network European Civil Engineering Education and Training (EUCEET). In Finland, he is the Chair of the Finnish National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and the Vice Chair of the Finnish Association for Structural Mechanics.

BACKGROUND

Juha Paavola has been before a Bridge Designer in the Consultancy PONTEK, 1975-1977, Research Assistant of Structural Mechanics at Helsinki University of Technology, 1977-1980, Research Scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland, Fire Technology Laboratory, 1981-1985, and Senior Assistant of Structural Mechanics at Helsinki University of Technology, 1985-1990.

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Journal article-refereed, Original research

Buckling of centrosymmetric anisotropic beam structures within strain gradient elasticity

Tahaei Yaghoubi, Saba; Mousavi, S. Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2017 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0020-7683

General analytical sensitivity analysis of composite laminated plates and shells for classical and first-order shear deformation theories

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2016 in COMPOSITE STRUCTURES (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0263-8223

Shape and cross-section optimization of plane trusses subjected to earthquake excitation using gradient and Hessian matrix calculations

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha; Zhang, Jing
2016 in MECHANICS OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)
ISSN: 1537-6494

Lightweight design of composite laminated structures with frequency constraint

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2015 in COMPOSITE STRUCTURES (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0263-8223

Performance-based seismic optimization design

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2015 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0783-6104

An Optimization Procedure for Seismic Design of Steel Frames for Multi-Performance and Multi-Hazard Levels

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2015 in ADVANCES IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd)
ISSN: 1369-4332

Drift reliability-based optimization method of frames subjected to stochastic earthquake ground motion

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2015 in Applied Mathematical Modelling (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)
ISSN: 0307-904X

Variational approach to dynamic analysis of third-order shear deformable plates within gradient elasticity

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha; Reddy, J.N.
2015 in MECCANICA (Springer Netherlands)
ISSN: 0025-6455

Analysis of a cracked concrete containing an inclusion with inhomogeneously imperfect interface

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2015 in MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0093-6413

Pitääkö virtuaalisten siirtymien olla infinitesimaalisia?

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2015 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0783-6104

Strain and velocity gradient theory for higher-order shear deformable beams

Tahaei Yaghoubi, Saba; Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2015 in ARCHIVE OF APPLIED MECHANICS (Springer Verlag)
ISSN: 0939-1533

Sensitivity and Hessian matrix analysis of structural reliability for uniformly modulated random seismic response.

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2014 in MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0093-6413

Cracks in strain gradient elasticity: distributed dislocation technique

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha; Baroudi, Djebar
2014 in Procedia Materials Science (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 2211-8128

Distributed non-singular dislocation technique for cracks in strain gradient elasticity

Mousavi, S.Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha; Baroudi, Djebar
2014 in Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Freund Publishing House Ltd)
ISSN: 0334-8938

Analysis of functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic layer with multiple cracks

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2014 in THEORETICAL AND APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0167-8442

Analysis of plate in second strain gradient elasticity

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2014 in ARCHIVE OF APPLIED MECHANICS (Springer Verlag)
ISSN: 0939-1533

Analysis of cracked functionally graded pienzoelectric strip

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2013 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0020-7683

Saint-Venant's torsion in intrinsic coordinates

Aalto, Jukka; Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2012 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0783-6104

Screw dislocation in functionally graded layers with arbitrary gradation

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Fariborz, S.J.; Paavola, Juha
2012 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0783-6104

A note on traction and displacement boundary conditions

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2010 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0783-6104

Osittaisintegroinnista

Salonen, Eero-Matti; Freund, Jouni; Paavola, Juha
2008 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)

Vectors and tensors with matrix manipulations

Freund, Jouni; Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2005 in Journal of Structural Mechanics (Dekker)
ISSN: 0360-1218

Coping with curvilinear coordinates in solid machanics

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2004 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION (Manchester University Press)

Coping with Curvilinear Coordinates in Fluid Mechanics

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2004 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION (Manchester University Press)

Fundamental theory of curved structures from a non-tensorial point of view

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
1999 in STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS (Techno Press)

Strain and Stress Analysis of a Curved Tapered Beam Model

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
1999 in COMPUTERS AND STRUCTURES (Elsevier Limited)

Coping with curvilinear coordinates

Paavola, J.; Salonen, E.-M.
1998 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION (Manchester University Press)

Yksinkertaisten rakennemallien tasapainoyhtälöt - osa IV avaruussauvat

Paavola, J.; Salonen, E.-M.
1997 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (Manchester University Press)

Yksinkertaisten rakennemallien tasapainoyhtälöt - Osa IV, Avaruussauvat

Paavola, J.; Salonen, E-M.
1997 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (Manchester University Press)

Yksinkertaisten rakennemallien tasapainoyhtälöt - osa II Levy- ja laattarakenteet

Paavola, J.; Salonen, E-M.
1996 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (Manchester University Press)

Yksinkertaisten rakennemallien tasapainoyhtälöt - osa III Kuorirakenteet

Paavola, J.; Salonen, Eero-Matti
1996 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (Manchester University Press)

Yksinkertaisten rakennemallien tasapainoyhtälöt - osa I. Suorat ja kaarevat tasosauvat

Paavola, J.; Salonen, E-M.
1995 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (Manchester University Press)

Computer aided education in structural mechanics

Paavola, J.; Lindeberg, T.
1994 in Nordisk Forum for Datastottet Laering (Manchester University Press)

A Finite Element Technique for Thin-Walled Girders.

Paavola, J.
1992 in COMPUTERS AND STRUCTURES (Elsevier Limited)

Flexural Torsional Stability of Thin-Walled Colums.

Paavola, J.; Salonen, S.
1992 in JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS: ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))

Muodonmuutokset ja kiinteät paikalliset karteesiset koordinaatit

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
1991 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))
ISSN: 0783-6104

Voimareunaehdot ja virtuaalisen työn periaate

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
1983 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))
ISSN: 0783-6104

Finite Element Analysis of Box Girders

Paavola, Juha; Mikkola, Martti
1980 in Journal of the Structural Division (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))

Kotelopalkkien jännitysanalyysi

Paavola, Juha; Mikkola, Martti
1977 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))
ISSN: 0783-6104

Book section, Chapters in research books

A Study of Curved Thin-Walled Girders

Paavola, Juha
1990
ISBN: 951-666-299-4

Thermal Behavior of Steel Columns with Steel Sheet - Mineral Wool Fire Protection

Jumppanen, Ulla-Maija; Paavola, Juha
1987

The Principle of Virtual Work with Discontinuous Virtual Displacements

Salonen, Eero-Matti; Paavola, Juha
1984

Conference proceedings

Knowledge Management Framework to Enable Effective Curriculum Development and Self-Determined Learning

Kuo, Vincent; Auvinen, Tapio; Hartikainen, Juha; Paavola, Juha
2016
ISBN: 9788862927055
ISSN: 2420-9732

Nonsingular fracture mechanics within generalized continua

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2015
ISBN: 978-952-93-5608-9

On kinematically inadmissible virtual displacements

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2015
ISBN: 978-952-93-5608-9

Dynamic analysis of higher-order shear deformable beams within gradient elasticity

Tahaei Yaghoubi, Saba; Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2015
ISBN: 978-952-93-5608-9

STOPS: A Graph-Based Study Planning and Curriculum Development Tool

Auvinen, Tapio; Paavola, Juha; Hartikainen, Juha
2014
ISBN: 978-1-4503-3065-7

Structural reliability and sensitivity analysis for nonstationary random seismic responses

Liu, Qimao; Paavola, Juha
2014

Elsastodynamic Antiplane Analysis of Cracked Graded Piezoelectric Layer via DDT

Mousavi, Seyed Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha
2013

How to Work with Curved Structures: Applications

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2011

How to Work with Curved Structures: Theory

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2011

Korvikeleikkausvoimasta

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2009
ISBN: 978-951-39-3738-6
ISSN: 1456-4351

Mathematical modelling of curved structures

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2009

Teaching the modelling of structures

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2008
ISBN: 978-0-9805142-0-9

Buckling analysis through equilibrium equations of curved structures

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2006
ISBN: 952-214-227-1
ISSN: 1459-2924

Vectors and tensors with matrix manipulations

Freund, Jouni; Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2005

Virtual Work, Lagrange’s Equations and Finite Elements

Paavola, Juha; Freund, Jouni; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2005
ISSN: 0783-6104

Fundamental equations for non-linear analysis in curvilinear co-ordinates with basic mathematics only

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Eero-Matti
2004
ISBN: 3-902465-01-8

Strain and Stress Analysis of a Shell with Variable Thickness

Valjento, Pekka; Paavola, Juha
2002

Keraamisen tuotteen deformoituminen polttoprosessin aikana

Hassinen, P.; Paavola, J.; Valjento, P.; Hytönen, P.; Mannonen, R.; Ranta, R.
2000

Suunnat separoivaan siirtymäyritteeseen perustuva ohutseinämäisten kannattajien laskentamenetelmä

Perttola, H.; Paavola, J.
2000

Novel interpolation technique for curved thin walled girders

Perttola, H.; Paavola, J.
1999

A novel interpolation technique for curved thin-walled girders

Perttola, H.; Paavola, J.
1998

Equations for the lateral buckling of thin-walled beams

Mikkola, M.; Paavola, J.
1997

Some novel concepts in analyzing thin-walled structures

Paavola, J.; Perttola, H.
1997

Vlasovin ohutseinämäisten palkkien teorian yleistäminen

Perttola, H.; Paavola, J.
1997

A model for monolithic joints in the plane frame analysis

Reivinen, Mika; Salonen, Eero-Matti; Paavola, Juha
1997

Modelling monolithic joints of plane frames

Reivinen, Mika; Salonen, Eero-Matti; Paavola, Juha
1997

Great mathematicians - structural analysts?

Paavola, J.
1996

Different interpolation technique for curved elements

Perttola, H.; Paavola, J.
1996

Re-examination of the equations of lateral buckling of thin-walled beams

Mikkola, M.; Paavola, J.
1994

Curved beam theory utilizing local rectangular coordinates

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, E.-M.
1994

A method for refined analysis of box beam cross sections

Reivinen, Mika; Salonen, Eero-Matti; Paavola, Juha
1994

A Method for Refined Analysis of Plane Frames

Paavola, Juha; Reivinen, Mika; Salonen, Eero-Matti
1992

Solution of Flexural-Torsional Stability Problem for a Column with Singly Symmetric Open Cross-Section

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Seppo
1991

A Finite Element Technique for Thin-Walled Girders

Paavola, Juha
1991

'Solution of Flexural-Torsional Stability Problem for a Column with Singly Symmetric Open Cross-Section

Paavola, Juha; Salonen, Seppo
1991

Numerical/Analytical Model for Heat Transfer in Fire Protected Steel Structures

Paavola, Juha; Stenberg, Rolf
1990

Modelling the Fire Behaviour of Multistorey Buildings

Kouhia, Reijo; Paavola, Juha; Tuomala, Markku
1988

Sheet Steel - Mineral Wool Fire Protection of Steel Columns

Paavola, Juha; Jumppanen, Ulla-Maija
1986

Finite Element Analysis of Thin-Walled Girders

Paavola, Juha; Mikkola, Martti
1986

Some Practical Applications of the Computer Program ADINAT in the Structural Fire Analysis

Paavola, Juha
1982

A Computer program for Heat Transfer Analysis

Paavola, Juha
1982

Scientific books (monographs)

Book (editor)

Proceedings of the 18th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, Special issue of the Journal of Structural Mechanics

Paavola, Juha
2005

Publications intended for professional communities

Article in professional journal

Rakenteiden mekaniikan kehitysnäkymiä ja käyttösovelluksia

Mikkola, Martti; Paavola, Juha
2001 in RAKENNUSTEKNIIKKA (Rakenteiden mekaniikan seura ry)

Uusi numeerinen analyysi ohutseinämäisiin rakenteisiin

Paavola, J.
1998 in Rnet (Rakenteiden mekaniikan seura ry)

Article in professional hand or guide book or in a professional data system, or text book material

Appendix 2: National 'State of the Art' Reports: 3 National Report for Finland

Paavola, Juha; Jutila, Aarne
2010
ISBN: 978-973-100-123-4

Requirements for the Fire Safety of Structures in the National Building Code of Finland

Paavola, Juha
1984

Rakenteiden mekaniikan harjoituskirja Kappale 2 Rakenteiden stabiilius ja Kappale 3 Plastisuusteoria

Paavola, Juha
1981
ISBN: 951-671-252-5

Article in professional conference proceedings

Distributed Dislocation Technique in Fracture Mechanics: Generalized Continuum Mechanics

Mousavi Seyed, Mahmoud; Paavola, Juha; Baroudi, Djebar
2013
ISBN: 972-952-60-5290-8
ISSN: 1799-4977

Software for Target-Oriented Personal Syllabus - STOPS

Paavola, Juha; Auvinen, Tapio; Hartikainen, Juha
2012
ISSN: 0000-0000

Rakenteellinen paloturvallisuus

Paavola, Juha
1985

Rakenteiden palokuormien huomioon ottaminen

Paavola, Juha
1984

Rakenteiden palokuormat, Esimerkkejä vaatimukset täyttävistä rakenneratkaisuista

Paavola, Juha
1984

Audiovisual material, ICT software

Audiovisual materials

Suuret matemaatikot - rakentajia?MTV-Akatemia 382, Oy Fenris Ab

Paavola, J.
2000

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