Daniel Lacroix

Daniel Lacroix is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He holds a BASc, MASc, and PhD from the University of Ottawa, in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Lacroix is primarily interested in studying the behaviour of mid- and high-rise wood structures subjected to extreme loading (e.g. earthquake, blast, impact).

Dr. Lacroix’s expertise is in the structural and dynamic performance of wood systems under blast and impact loading, strengthening and retrofitting of wood structural elements using fibre reinforced polymers (FRP), and modelling of wood members under high strain rates. His research interests also include the structural performance of lateral load resisting systems in mass timber buildings, modern and innovative timber connections, resilient design of structures, and evaluation of timber members and engineered wood products at low and high strain rates.

• Timber design

• Earthquake engineering

• Wood structures under extreme loads

• Strengthening and retrofitting of wood structural elements using fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP)

• Traditional and modern timber connections

• High strain rate effects on wood properties

• Hazard mitigation

• Resilient structures

• Dynamic behaviour of timber and timber-hybrid structures to impact and blast loading

• Material performance and evaluation

• 2017, Doctorate Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada

• 2013, Master of Applied Science Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada

• 2011, Bachelor of Applied Science Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada

• AE 105 - Mechanics 2
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
• AE 377 - Structural Timber Design
  • Taught in 2022, 2024, 2025
• ARCH 277 - Timber: Design, Structure and Construction for Engineers
  • Taught in 2021
• CIVE 105 - Mechanics 2
  • Taught in 2022
• CIVE 700 - Topics in Structural Engineering
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

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