2843-2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Phone: (604) 841-5180
Email: kraussk@student.ubc.ca
Education
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (2023-present)
Ph.D. Student, Timber Engineering
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (2021)
M.Eng., Earthquake Engineering
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (2017-2020)
BE(Hons), Civil Engineering
Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands (2020)
Exchange Program, Civil Engineering
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (2017-2020)
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Academic / Research Experience
Red Stag Timberlab, Auckland, New Zealand (2021-present)
Industry Research & Development Project: Modular moment-resisting mass timber frame connections.
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (2020-2022)
Academic Research Project: Experimental testing of screwed CLT shear wall hold-down connections.
QuakeCoRE, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (2018-2019)
Undergraduate Research Project: Earthquake resilience of New Zealand cities.
Academic Awards
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Faculty of Forestry Strategic Recruitment Fellowship (2023)
International Tuition Award (2023)
President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award (2023)
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aho Hinatore – UC Accelerator Scholarship (2022)
UC Summer Research Scholarship (2020, 2021)
UC Master’s Scholarship (2021)
UC Excellence Entrance Scholarship (2016)
Publications
Krauss, K., Moerman, B., Wright, T., Lam, F., Li, M. (2023). Cyclic performance of balloon-type CLT shear walls with high-capacity hold-downs, International Network on Timber Engineering Research – INTER Meeting 2023.
Krauss, K., Li, M., Lam, F. (2023). Influence of mixed-angle screw installations in CLT on the cyclic performance of commercial hold-down connections. Construction and Building Materials, 364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129918 .
McGann, C., Dong, C., Krauss, K., Wotherspoon, L. (2019). Preliminary soil structure interaction analysis of an instrumented Wellington building, Proceedings of the 2019 Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Annual NZSEE Conference.
Skills
Computer: Python, OpenSees, SAP2000, ABAQUS, MATLAB, ETABS, MS Office.
Languages: English, German, French, Italian.