Ben Deaton is a structural engineer and PhD candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he works to develop numerical models to simulate collapsing concrete buildings during earthquakes.
His primary professional interests include structural engineering and mechanics, practical large-scale structural simulation, development of practical structural analysis and design software, and the integration of sound technical design principles with structural aesthetics.
This website serves as a professional portfolio and archive of things I find helpful or interesting. You’re welcome to download my résumé here, or check out my research projects, papers, and teaching experience.
I live in Atlanta, GA with my beautiful wife and daughter. I am also a classical violinist and elder in my church.
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