Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014
M.S., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
B.S., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Washington State University, 2024-Present
Assistant Professor, Washington State University, 2017-2024
Research Fellow, University of Auckland (New Zealand), 2015-2017
Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, 2009-2014
Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Awards
Outstanding Teaching Award, Junior Faculty, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2023
Leon Luck Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2021
Best paper, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Technical Conference, Auckland, New Zealand (2018)
Best paper, New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference, Auckland, New Zealand (2016)
Best presentation by a young researcher, 10th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo, Japan (2013)
Research Interests
Behavior and design of reinforced concrete structures
Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering
Large-scale laboratory testing
Performance-based seismic design
Repair, retrofit, and assessment of earthquake-damaged structures
Teaching
Reinforced concrete design
Masonry design
Prestressed concrete and bridge design
Publications
Faley, C., Motter, C.J., and Phillips, A.P. (2025). Behavior of Steel Plate Reinforced Cross-Laminated Timber Panels under Out-of-Plane Loading. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 151(4): 04025029. DOI: 10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-13593.
Al-Khateeb, B., and Motter, C.J. (2025). Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams with Axial Restraint. ACI Structural Journal, 122(1): 35-49. DOI: 10.14359/51742135.
Motter, C.J. (2024). Influence of Earthquake Duration on Response of Steel Jacket Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns. ACI Special Publication, SP-364: Serviceability and Performance Evaluation of Concrete Bridges and Structures: Analysis, Design, and Construction, SP-364-7: 100-120. DOI: 10.14359/51745459.
Lambie, C., Phillips, A.R., and Motter, C.J. (2022). Cyclic Testing of Replaceable Steel Coupling Beams with Reduced Beam Sections and Moment End-Plate Connections. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 148(10): 04022164. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003485.
Hassan, W., Rodgers, J., Motter, C., and Thornley, J. (2022). Structural Performance of Buildings during the November 30, 2018 M7.1 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra, 38(1):200-234. DOI: 10.1177/87552930211043539.
Wilson, A.W., Phillips, A.R., Motter, C.J., Lee, J.Y., and Dolan, J.D. (2021). Seismic Loss Analysis of Buildings with Post-Tensioned Cross-Laminated Timber Walls. Earthquake Spectra, 37(1): 324–345. DOI: 10.1177/8755293020944188.
Rodgers, J., Hassan, W., Motter, C., and Thornley, J. (2021). Impacts of the M7.1 2018 Anchorage Earthquake on Schools. Earthquake Spectra, 37(3): 1849–1874. DOI: 10.1177/8755293020988022.
Wilson, A.W., Motter, C.J., Phillips, A.R., and Dolan, J.D. (2020). Seismic Response of Post-Tensioned Cross-Laminated Timber Rocking Wall Buildings. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(7): 04020123. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002673.
Marder, K.J., Elwood, K.J., Motter, C.J., and Clifton, G.C. (2020). Quantifying the Effects of Epoxy Repair of Reinforced Concrete Plastic Hinges. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 53(1): 37-51.
Marder, K., Elwood, K.J., Motter, C.J., and Clifton, G.C. (2020). Post-Earthquake Assessment of Moderately-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Plastic Hinges. Earthquake Spectra, 36(1): 299–321. DOI: 10.1177/8755293019878192.
Motter, C.J., Opabola, E., Elwood, K.J., and Henry, R.S. (2019). Seismic Behavior of Nominally Identical Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Subassemblies. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 145(12): 04019157. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002438.
Marder, K., Motter, C.J., Elwood, K.J., and Clifton, G.C. (2018). Effects of Variation in Loading Protocol on the Strength and Deformation Capacity of Ductile Reinforced Concrete Beams. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 47:2195–2213. DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3064.
Marder, K., Motter, C., Elwood, K., and Clifton, C. (2018). Testing of Seventeen Identical Ductile Reinforced Concrete Beams with Various Loading Protocols and Boundary Conditions. Earthquake Spectra. 34(3): 1025-1049. DOI: 10.1193/101717EQS215DP.
Shegay, A.V., Motter, C.J., Elwood, K.J., Henry, R.S., Lehman, D.E., and Lowes, L.N. (2018). Impact of Axial Load on the Seismic Response of Rectangular Walls. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 144(8): 04018124. DOI: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0002122.
Motter, C.J., Abdullah, S.A., and Wallace, J.W. (2018). Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls without Special Boundary Elements. ACI Structural Journal, 115(3): 723-733. DOI: 10.14359/51702043.
Motter, C.J., and Scanlon, A. (2018). Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Two-Way Floor Slab Deflections due to Construction Loading. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 144(6): 04018060. DOI: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0002052.
Motter, C.J., Clauson, A., Petch, J., Hube, M., Henry, R.S., and Elwood, K.J. (2017). Seismic Performance of Repaired Lightly-Reinforced Concrete Walls. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 50(4): 574-585.
Motter, C.J., Fields, D.C., Hooper, J.D., Klemencic, R., and Wallace, J.W. (2017). Steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) Coupling Beams – Part II: Modeling. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(3): 04016192. DOI: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0001671.
Motter, C.J., Fields, D.C., Hooper, J.D., Klemencic, R., and Wallace, J.W. (2017). Steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) Coupling Beams – Part I: Testing. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(3): 04016191. DOI: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0001670.
