Timothy John S. Acosta
Asst. Professor, UP Institute of Civil Engineering
Research interests/activities:
Structural Engineering
tsacosta@up.edu.ph
BS Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2013
MS Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2017
Member – International Society for Digital Earth
Research and Extension Fellow – UP Resilience Institute
Member – Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Young Scientists Programme
Member – UP Alumni Engineers Inc.
Member – Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers Inc. (PICE)
1st Place Research Project – Physical Science Category (2007), 4th department of Education & Association of Structural Engineers (DepEd-ASEP) National Science Fair
Top 10, Professional Regulation Commission Civil Engineering Licensure Exam, November 2013 Professional Regulation Commission
AMH Professorial Award 2018 – 2021
International Publication Awardee 2018 – Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines
Acosta, Timothy John, Carandang, Alvin Junor. “Experimental Investigation of Jalousie Type Window Frames Subjected to Static Wind Pressure”. Philippine Engineering Journal volume 39 (2018): 75-88.
Acosta, Timothy John, Galisim, Jeo Jonson, Tan, Liezl Raissa, Hernandez, Jaime Yabut Jr. “Development of Empirical Wind Vulnerability Curves of School Buildings Damaged by the 2016 Typhoon Nina”. Procedia Engineering volume 212 (2018): 395-402.
Gayo, Beej, Acosta, Timothy John, Bisa, Harvey. “Experimental Investigation of Corrugated Roof Sheeting in the Philippines using an Air Uplift Chamber”. Presented at the 8th Regional Symposium on Infrastructure Development in Civil Engineering: Resilient Infrastructure through Engineering Innovation. University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. October 25-26, 2018.
Carandang, Alvin Junor, Acosta, Timothy John. “Experimental Investigation of Jalousie Type Window Frames Subjected to Static Wind Pressure”. Presented at the 1st International Conference for Concrete and Steel: Technology, Engineering & Design (CASTED 2018). May 24-26, 2018.
Opiña, Gabriel, Acosta, Timothy John. “Investigation of Progressive Failures of Corrugated Roofing Assemblies in the Philippines using a Finite Element Model”. Presented at the 1st International Conference for Concrete and Steel: Technology, Engineering & Design (CASTED 2018). May 24-26, 2018.
Acosta, Timothy John, Hernandez, Jaime Yabut Jr. “Development of a mobile assessment tool for 1 story classroom buildings in the Philippines subjected to severe wind loadings.” Presented at the 1st International Conference for Concrete and Steel: Technology, Engineering & Design (CASTED 2018). May 24-26, 2018.
Acosta, Timothy John, Hernandez, Jaime Yabut Jr. “Development of a Rapid Visual Assessment Tool for 1-Story School Classroom subjected to Severe Wind Loadings”. Presented at the 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering. University of Auckland, New Zealand. December 3-7, 2017.