Professor
Architecture Department
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Education

• Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Engineering
• M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Civil Engineering
• BSAS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Civil Engineering

Certification
Registered Professional Civil Engineer

Research Interests
Studies involving issues and concerns related to both architecture and civil engineering. The relationship between architecture and civil engineering has intrigued and therefore become a career emphasis. Specific topics of interest include rural architecture, bridges, and seismic design. These have led to research on covered bridge origins and design, four-square housing design and construction, and high-strength concrete column design.

• Building Structures Along the Oregon Trail -- Professors Betsy Gabb and Sharon Kuska conducted a photographic survey to document existing structures of popular design along the Nebraska section of the Oregon Trail. The project was supported by a grant from the College's Council for Community Planning and Design. Expected products include a future proposal to the Center for Great Plains Studies and juried publications in appropriate professional journals.
• NAFTA Architectural Educational Consortium -- Grant from US Department of Education-FIPSE for a student exchange program with schools of architecture in Mexico and Canada. The program is jointly managed by Cecil Steward and Sharon Kuska.

• Azizinamini, A., Kuska, S., Brungardt, P., and E. Hatfield, (1994) "Seismic Behavior of Square High Strength Concrete Columns," ACI Structural Journal, Volume 91, No. 3, May-June, pp. 336-345.
• Azizinamini, A., Kuska, S. (1993), "Flexural Capacity and Ductility of High Strength Concrete Columns," cited in NEHRP Recommended Provisions for the Development of Seismic Regulations for New Buildings, FEMA.
• Khalifa, M.A., Kuska, S., and J. Krieger, (1993.) "Bridges Constructed Using Fiber Reinforced Plastics," Concrete International, June 1993, pp. 43-47.
• Azizinamini, A. and S. Kuska, (1994) "Seismic Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Columns," Proceedings of Fifth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, IL, July.
• Kuska, S., (1994) "The Progressive Turn-of-the-Century Farmhouse," Proceedings, ACSA Western Region Fall Conference, Estes Park, CO, October 27-30.
• Azizinamini, A., and Kuska, S. (1993) "Flexural Capacity and Ductility of High Strength Concrete Columns," Proceedings, Third International Symposium on the Utilization of High Strength Concrete, Lillehammer, Norway, June 20-24.
• Azizinamini, A., Kuska, S., Brungardt, P., and E. Hatfield, (1993) "Seismic Behavior of Square High Strength Concrete Columns," Proceedings of ASCE 1993 Structural Congress, Irvine, CA, April.