1.0Dr. Christian Viau Research Grouphttps://carleton.ca/viaucuthemeedtr5https://carleton.ca/viau/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0K49WaA0nG"><a href="https://carleton.ca/viau/about/">About Dr. Viau</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/viau/about/embed/#?secret=0K49WaA0nG" width="600" height="338" title="“About Dr. Viau” — Dr. Christian Viau Research Group" data-secret="0K49WaA0nG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/viau/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Biography Christian Viau, Ph.D., P.Eng. is an Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering at the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering of Carleton University. He specializes in timber engineering, where he studies the response of timber structures, assemblies, elements, and connections when subjected to blast explosions, earthquakes, impacts, and other hazardous loads. He is a voting member […]https://carleton.ca/viau/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2025/07/For-website-e1713547861540.jpg400400