Research Group

Amir Mirmiran, PhD, PE, FASCE, FACI
Professor and Dean

Current Members (2009-2010)

Muhammad Azhar Saleem	Pedram Zohrevand
Ph.D. Student	Ph.D. Student
B.S. and M.S., University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan	B.S., Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran M.S., Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Research: FDOT Light Weight Decks For Moveable Bridges	Research: TBD
EC 3781	EC 3781
(305) 348-3822	(305) 348-3822

Alumni Members

No.	Name	Position	Years	University	Research Topic
1	Monte, J.C.	M.S.E. Student	1994-95	Central Florida	Structural Applications of Fiber Reinforced Composites
2	Kargahi, M.	M.S. Student	1994-95	Central Florida	FRP Shell as External Reinforcement for Concrete Columns
3	Xu, Z.	M.S. Student	1994-95	Central Florida	Nonlinear Stability of Prestressed Arches Using Riks-Wempner Method
4	Scherer, M.	M.S. Student	1995-96	Central Florida	Design Optimization and Behavior of Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes
5	Cabrera, S.	M.S. Student	1995-96	Central Florida	Shear Strength & Seismic Performance of Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes
6	Pico, O.	M.S. Student	1996-97	Central Florida	Confinement Effectiveness of Square FRP Tubes in Hybrid Columns
7	Samaan, M.	Ph.D. Student	1994-97	Central Florida	Analytical and Experimental Investigation of FRP-Concrete Composite Columns
8	Mastrapa, J.C.	M.S. Student	1996-97	Central Florida	Effect of Construction Bond on Confinement with Fiber Composites
9	ElEchary, H.	M.S. Student	1997-98	Central Florida	Length Effect on Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes using Acoustic Emission
10	Zagers, K.	M.S. Student	1997-98	Central Florida	Nonlinear Modeling of Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes Using the Finite Element Method
11	Philip, S.	M.S. Student	1997-98	Central Florida	Comparison of Acoustic Emission Activity in Steel-Reinforced and FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Bending
12	El-Khoury, C.	M.S. Student	1998-99	Central Florida	Large-Scale Tests on Load-Carrying Capacity of Concrete-Filled FRP Beam-Columns
13	Wei, Y.	M.S. Student	1998-2000	Cincinnati	Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity in Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes
14	Yuan, W.	M.S. Student	1998-2000	Cincinnati	Slenderness Effects in FRP-Reinforced Concrete Columns
15	McCormick, J.	B.S. Student (REU)	1999-2000	Cincinnati	Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity for Fiber-Wrapped Concrete Columns
16	Chen, X.	Visiting Scholar	1999-2000	Cincinnati	Repair of Concrete Structures with FRP
17	Kulkarni, S.	M.S. Student	1999-2000	Cincinnati	Time-Dependent Analysis of Precast, Prestressed Girders Made Continuous
18	Singhvi, A.	M.S. Student	1999-2000	Cincinnati	Creep and Durability of FRP-RC Beams under Sustained Loads and in Harsh Environments Using Fiber-Optic Instrumentation
19	Naguib, W.	Ph.D. Student	1997-2000	Cincinnati	Long-Term Behavior of Hybrid FRP-Concrete Beam-Columns
20	Aval, B.	Visiting Scholar	2002	NC State	Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Prestressed Concrete and Concrete-Filled Tubes
21	Lee, J.S.	Visiting Professor	2002-03	NC State	Time-Dependent Nonlinear Analysis of Prestressed Concrete
22	Wu, Z.	M.S. Student	2001-03	NC State	Prestressed FRP Tubular Deck System
23	Shao, Y.	Ph.D. Student	1999-2003	NC State	Behavior of FRP-Concrete Beam-Columns under Cyclic Loading
24	Cook, A.	M.S. Student	2002-04	NC State	Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surface Applied Corrosion Inhibitors for Concrete Bridges
25	Norton, T.	M.S. Student	2003-04	NC State	3D Orthogonal Woven Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Bridge Deck : Fabrication and Experimental Investigation
26	Zhu, Z.	Ph.D. Student	2001-04	NC State	Joint Construction and Seismic Performance of Concrete-Filled Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tubes
27	Ahmad, I.	Ph.D. Student	2001-04	NC State	Shear Response and Bending Fatigue Behavior of Concrete-Filled Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tubes
28	Logan, A.	M.S. Student	2003-05	NC State	Short-Term Material Properties of High-Strength Concrete
29	Carrazedo, R.	Visiting Scholar	2004	FIU	Confinement with FRP
30	Wu, Z.	Ph.D. Student	2003-06	NC State	Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Members under Pure Flexure and Axial-Flexural Loadings
31	Zheng, R.	Ph.D. Student	2004-07	FIU	Performance of FRP-Concrete Bridges under Blast Loading
32	Huang, P.	Visiting Professor	2006-07	FIU	Hurricane Impact on Tile Roofs
33	Yalim, B.	Ph.D. Student	2005-08	FIU	Development of Thresholds for Surface Preparation in Repair Systems with Wet Lay-Up Fiber Reinforced Polymers
34	Kalayci, A.S.	Ph.D. Student	2005-08	FIU	Development of Surface Flaw Thresholds for Pre-Cured Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Groove Size Tolerance for Near Surface Mounted Fiber Reinforced Polymer Systems
35	Li, B.	Ph.D. Student	2005-08	FIU	Seismic Performance of Hybrid FRP-Concrete Pier Frame Systems
36	Erdogan, H.	Visiting Scholar	2008-09	FIU	FRP Retrofitting of Concrete Slabs for Punching Shear
37	Canbek, C.	M.S. Student	2007-09	FIU	Development of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Roof to Wall Connection to Resist Hurricane Uplift
38	Shi, Y.	Ph.D. Student	2005-09	FIU	Seismic Performance of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Concrete Pier Columns