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E-mail: Bahram.Shahrooz@uc.edu
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Areas of Interest

Seismic analysis and design; Field and laboratory experimental and analytical study of  reinforced concrete and composite structural systems and components; Comprehensive evaluation of existing bridges through field and laboratory non-destructive and destructive testing and associate analytical studies; Applications of new materials such as high performance concrete and fiber reinforced composites in civil infrastructure; Linear and nonlinear (static and dynamic) finite element analysis; Dynamics of structures

Publications

• Shahrooz B.M., Neumann A.R., Reising R.M.W., “Durability of Frp Composite Bridge Decks–Construction and Temperature Effects,” International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, (28)(1/2)(2007): 66-88.

• Harries K.A., Shahrooz B.M., Brienen P., Fortney P.J., and Rassati G.A., “Performance-Based Design of Coupled Wall Systems,” Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete V, ASCE, New York, N.Y., (2006): 686-697.

• Fortney P.J.*, Shahrooz B.M., Rassati, G.A., “The Next Generation of Coupling Beams,” Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete V, ASCE, New York, N.Y., (2006): 619-630.

• Harries K.A., Fortney P.J., Shahrooz B.M., and Brienen P., “Design of Practical Diagonally Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams – A Critical Review of ACI 318 Requirements,” ACI Structural Journal, (102)(6)(2005): 876-882.

• Harries K.A., Shahrooz B.M., “Hybrid Coupled Wall Systems – A Review of the State-of-Practice,” ACI Concrete International, (27)(5)(2005): 45-51.

• Reising R.M.W., Shahrooz B.M., Hunt V.J., Neumann A.R., Helmicki A.J., “Performance Comparison of Four Fiber Reinforced Polymer Deck Panels,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, (8)(3)(2004): 265-274.

Research Projects and Grants

• Seismic Behavior of Composite Coupled Walls: Coupling Beams Including Slab and System, funded by National Science Foundation, $80,745, July 1998 – September 2004 (Sole PI)

• RC/Composite Wall-Steel Frame Hybrid Buildings: Connections and System Behavior, funded by National Science Foundation, $135,000, August 1996 – July 2002 (Sole PI)

• Structural Concrete Design with High-Strength Steel Reinforcement(Co PI: Miller, R.A. – University of Cincinnati, Harries, K.A. – University of Pittsburgh, Russell, H.G., Henry G. Russell, Inc., Kuchama, D.A., University of Illinois), funded by National Cooperative Highway Research Program, $600,000

• Seismic Resistance of Composite Coupled Walls , funded by National Science Foundation , $165,438, January 1994 –December 1997 (Sole PI)