Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Construction and development of theory, development of analytical and computational methods for calculating mechanical safety and fire resistance, rational design and optimization of structures and structural systems of buildings and structures. Development of physical and numerical methods for experimental studies of structural systems, load-bearing and enclosing structures, structural properties of materials. Development of the theory and methods for assessing the stress state, survivability, risk, reliability, residual resource, and service life of building structures, buildings, and structures, including in emergency situations, special and off-design impacts, justification of the criteria for an acceptable level of safety.