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Title

Department Head/Professor/SDLTAP Director

Office Building

Crothers Engineering Hall

Office

301

Mailing Address

Crothers Engineering Hall 301
Civil and Environ Engineering-Box 2219
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• B.E. in civil engineering | The American University of Beirut, Lebanon
• M.S. in civil engineering | University of Nevada, Reno
• Ph.D. in civil engineering | University of Nevada, Reno

Academic Interests

• Structural engineering

Academic Responsibilities

• John M. Hanson Professor of Structural and Construction Engineering
• Department head
• Director, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Local Transportation Assistance Program (SDLTAP)
• Former program director, The Mountain Plains Consortium UTC Program at SDSU (2007 - 2021)

Committees and Professional Memberships

• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee AFF30, former member AFF50
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
• Registered professional engineer, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã

à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs and Honors

• John M. Hanson Professorship of Structural and Construction Engineering
• Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (F.ACI)
• Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE) 
• Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute (F.SEI)
• College of Engineering Grantswinship à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã (Annually 2011 through 2021)
• College of Engineering Researcher of the Year (2010, 2016)
• Friend of ASCE Student Chapter (2018)
• AASHTO's Best Value Research (Sweet 16, 2015)
• Governor’s à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã for Teaching with Technology (2002)
• Best Student Paper à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (1997)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Chi Epsilon Honor Society

Grants

• Quantifying the Range of Variability in the Flexural Strength of Fiber Reinforced Concrete using Monte Carlo Simulation, MPC. 
• Methodology for Load Rating Double-Tee Bridges. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Rehabilitation of Longitudinal Joints in Double-Tee Bridge Girders.  Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Development of an Alternative to the Double-Tee Bridge System.  Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Tolerances for Placement of Tie Bars in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Precast Bridge Girder Details for Improved Performance. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Structure Components. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Evaluation and Mitigation of Vehicle Impact Hazards for Overpasses. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Implementation Guidance for Accelerated Bridge Construction in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Evaluation of Ice Loads on Bridge Structures in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.
• Load testing of steel box trusses, NUCOR R&D.
• Evaluation of Cost Effectiveness, Performance, and Selection Criteria for Concrete Structures. Funded by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Transportation and MPC.

Areas of Research

• Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
• Bridge engineering
• Advanced composites structures
• Light gauge steel structures