Fari Barzegar, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Fari Barzegar is a registered professional engineer and a licensed general contractor with over 20 years of experience as an engineering consultant, educator and researcher. He specializes in structural analysis/design, diagnostic and failure investigations, and construction defects/accidents. He has expertise in performance evaluation of constructed facilities including the effects of natural (e.g. wind, earthquake) and man-made (e.g. vibrations, blast) hazards, damage assessment, and repair and retrofit design. He has analyzed buildings, bridges, cooling towers, and offshore platforms, and has investigated floor vibrations, seismic damage to apartment buildings, retaining walls, failure of concrete grain silos and water storage tanks and underground water conduits, blast in underground coal mines and in chemical plants, and distress in concrete pavements.

Dr. Barzegar was on the faculty of the Structural Engineering Department at the University of New South Wales (Sydney-Australia) and the Civil Engineering Department at Louisiana State University. He has also worked at Zolman Construction & Development, Exponent Failure Analysis Associates and Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers in California. He received his B.S. (High Honors, 1981), M.S. (1983) and Ph.D. (1987) in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a charter member of Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a member of Forensic Expert Witness Association, American Concrete Institute, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, The Institution of Engineers (Australia), and Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society.

Dr. Barzegar has published extensively in various professional journals and has received a prestigious award for a published paper. He served as an Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, and is currently a reviewer for a number of technical journals.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. (Civil/Structural Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987

• M.S. (Civil/Structural Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983

• B.S. (Civil Engineering, High Honors), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981

CREDENTIALS AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS

• Registered Professional Engineer (Civil), State of California (Registration # C61998)

• Licensed California General Contractor (B, 846888)

• Charter Member, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers

• Chartered Professional Engineer, The Institution of Engineers, Australia (Registration #1044611)

• Member: Forensic Expert Witness Association, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, The American Concrete Institute (ACI), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, The Institution of Engineers-Australia, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

• Member: Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 447 on Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures

• Associate Member: Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 352 on Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures

• Alfred Noble Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for a meritorious technical paper published in the Journal of Structural Engineering, 1990

• Associate Editor: Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE (Committee on Concrete and Masonry Structures),October 1991- May 1992

• Reviewer: technical articles for the Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), the Structural Journal of the American Concrete Institute, and International Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics

• Reviewed the manuscripts of two texts on Finite Element Structural Analysis, and Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method, for West Educational Publishing

• Chair: Technical session on “Structural Shapes”, Third International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, San Francisco, California (2002)

• Cited in Who’sWho in Science and Engineering, 3rd Edition (1996-97)

• Principal Investigator on several research grants from U.S. National Science Foundation (1988-90), Louisiana State University Council on Research (1988), Louisiana Transportation Research Center/Federal Highway Administration (1989-92), Australian Research Council (1994-95), and the College of Engineering at the University of New South Wales (1993-96)

• Supervised five doctoral dissertations and eight masters theses/reports (Louisiana State Univ. and the Univ. of New South Wales)

• Coordinator of Post-Graduate Studies (Research), School of Civil Engineering, and a member of the Higher Degree Committee, College of Engineering, University of New South Wales, 1994-1995

• Halliburton Education Foundation Faculty Development Grant, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1987

• Scholarship for graduate studies, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1981-86)

• Dean's List for academic excellence (1979-81)

• Completed “Systems Analysis and Design” computer course, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA, 2001

• Completed “Spread-Sheets and Data Bases” computer course, TAEF College, Sydney, Australia, 1996

EXPERIENCE

• Habitat Engineering & Forensics (2004- present) Principal (Analysis and design of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, condition assessment, damage investigation and reports, advanced copmputer-based dynamic and seismic analysis, seismic retrofit, historic restoration, design of special structures using composite materials)

• Zolman Construction & Development, San Carlos, CA (2004) Project Manager

• Struct-Tech Group, Inc., Berkeley, CA (2000-2003) Consultant

• Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers, San Francisco, CA (1999-2000) Structural Designer/Senior Analyst

• Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Menlo Park, CA (1998-99) Senior Engineer

• Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (1992-1998) Senior Lecturer (tenured)

• Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (1986-1991) Assistant Professor

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

a. Society/Conference Meeting Papers

“Strength of Reinforced Concrete Sections under Eccentric Compression,” Proceedings, FIP Symposium, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 203-211 (with W.T. Wo)

“A Modeling Approach for 3D Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Jackets,” Proceedings, 14th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Hobart, Australia, December 1995, Vol. 1, pp. 88-93 (with K. Kayvani)

“Three Dimensional Finite Element Model for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures,” Proceedings, 14th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Hobart, Australia, December 1995, Vol. 1, pp. 278-283 (with K. Behfarnia and R.I. Gilbert)

"Local Inertia Effects on Seismic Response of Offshore Platforms," Proceedings, International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Hong Kong, December 1994, Vol. IV, pp. 1313-1318 (with K. Kayvani)

"Seismic Response of Offshore Platforms: Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis," Proceedings, Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia, September 1994, The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Publication NCP No. 94/8, Vol. 1, pp. 439-444 (with K. Kayvani)

"Finite Element Analysis of a Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower Subjected to Wind and Thermal Loadings," Proceedings, Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia, September 1994, The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Publication NCP No. 94/8, Vol. 2, pp. 937- 942 (with R. Veysi)

"Generic Problems in Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures," Proceedings, Structures Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, April 1992, pp. 951-953 (with J. Isenberg et al.)

"3-D Finite Element Modeling of RC Columns," Proceedings, Structures Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, April 1992, pp. 177-180 (with S. Maddipudi)

"A Secant Post-Cracking Model for Reinforced Concrete with Particular Emphasis on Tension Stiffening," Proceedings, Second International Conference on Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Concrete Structures, Austria, April 1990, Pineridge Press, Vol. II, , pp. 1001-1016 (with A. Ramaswamy)

"Modeling Tension Stiffening in Finite Element Analysis of RC Panels," Proceedings, Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Calgary, Canada, May 1988, Volume III, pp. 277-303 (with W.C. Schnobrich)

"Skew Anisotropic Reinforcement in 2-D Reinforced Concrete Elements," Proceedings, International Conference on Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials: Theory and Applications, Tucson, Arizona, January 1987, Elsevier Publishing Company, Vol. II, pp. 813-820 (with W.C. Schnobrich)

b. Journal/Magazine Articles

"Three Dimensional Modeling of Concrete Structures. I: Plain Concrete,” Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 123(10), pp. 1339-1346, October 1997 (with S. Maddipudi)

"Three Dimensional Modeling of Concrete Structures. II: Reinforced Concrete,” Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 123(10), pp. 1347-1356, October 1997 (with S. Maddipudi)

"Influence of Local Inertia on Seismic Response of Offshore Jackets,” Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 123(1), pp. 52-61, January 1997 (with K. Kayvani)

"Hysteretic Modeling of Tubular Members and Offshore Platforms," Engineering Structures, Vol. 18(2), pp. 93-101, February 1996 (with K. Kayvani)

“A Study of Layering Procedures in Finite Element Analysis of RC Flexural and Torsional Elements,” Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 121(12), pp. 1773-1783, December 1995 (with A. Ramaswamy and G.Z. Voyiadjis)

"Concrete Sections Under Biaxial Bending: Interactive Analysis with Spreadsheets," Concrete International, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 17(12), pp. 28-33, December 1995 (with T. Erasito)

“A Post-Cracking Formulation for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of RC Based on Secant Stiffness,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 120(12), pp. 2621-2640, December 1994 (with A. Ramaswamy and G.Z. Voyiadjis)

"Generating Reinforcement in FE Modeling of Concrete Structures," Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 120(5), pp. 1656-1662, May 1994 (with S. Maddipudi)

"Analytical Formulation of the Biaxial Behavior of Concrete Repair Material," Discussion, Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 90(6), pp. 627-629, November-December 1993 (with K. Behfarnia)

"Biaxial Testing of Repaired Concrete," Discussion, Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 90(5), pp. 524-528, September-October 1993 (with K. Behfarnia)

"Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Plain Concrete Pavements with Doweled Joints," Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 199(5), pp. 763-781, September-October 1993 (with C. Channakeshava and G.Z. Voyiadjis)

"Moment Transfer and Slab Effective Widths in Laterally Loaded Edge Connections," Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 88(5), pp. 615-623, September-October 1991 (with R. Echle and M. Foroozesh)

"Layering of RC Membrane and Plate Elements in Nonlinear Analysis," Closure, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 117(1), pp. 299-300, January 1991

"Elasto-Plastic Cracking Analysis of Reinforced Concrete," Discussion, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 117(1), pp. 292-294, January 1991

"Post-Cracking Analysis of RC Panels Including Tension-Stiffening," Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 17, pp. 311-320, June 1990 (with W.C. Schnobrich)

"Analytical Investigation of RC Membrane Elements with Anisotropic Reinforcement," Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 115(3), pp. 647-665, March 1989

"Layering of RC Membrane and Plate Elements in Nonlinear Analysis," Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 114(11), pp. 2474-2492, November 1988

c. Chapter in Book

“Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures II,” Chapter 8, Generic Problems, J. Isenberg, ed., New York, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993, pp. 490-569 (with J. Isenberg, et al.)

d. Technical Reports

“Constitutive Models for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures,“ UNICIV Report No. R-346, School of Civil Engineering, The University of New South Wales, ISBN No. 858413132, 74 pages, July 1995

"A Study on the Effect of Local Inertia on Seismic Response of Steel Offshore Platforms" UNICIV Report No. R-340, School of Civil Engineering, The University of New South Wales, ISBN No. 858413078, 67 pages, December 1994 (with K. Kayvani)

"Modeling of Tubular Members in Offshore Steel Jackets under Severe Cyclic Loading," UNICIV Report No. R-324, School of Civil Engineering, The University of New South Wales, ISBN No. 858412918, 51 pages, December 1993 (with K. Kayvani)

"Engineering Properties of Brittle Repair Materials," Final Report, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, two parts, 712 pages, April 1992 (with G.Z. Voyiadjis et al.)

"Final Report: Experimental Studies on Engineering Properties of Brittle Repair Materials," Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 124 pages, February 1991 (with G.Z. Voyiadjis and T.M. Abu-Lebdeh)

"3-D Response of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column- Slab Connections," 2nd Annual Report on a Research Project Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 75 pages, August 1990

"Report No. 2B: Engineering Properties of Brittle Repair Materials - Analytical Studies," Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 51 pages, June 1990 (with C. Channakeshava and G.Z. Voyiadjis)

"Report No. 2A: Engineering Properties of Brittle Repair Materials - Experimental Studies," Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 25 pages, June 1990 (with G.Z. Voyiadjis and T.M. Abu-Lebdeh)

"A Study on Edge Connections of Flat Plate Structures Subjected to Lateral Loading," Dept. of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 157 pages, April 1990 (with R. Echle)

"Report No. 1: Engineering Properties of Brittle Repair Materials," Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 21 pages, December 1989 (with G.Z. Voyiadjis and T.M. Abu-Lebdeh)

"3-D Response of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column- Slab Connections," 1st Annual Report on a Research Project Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 90 pages, June 1989

"Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete under Short Term Monotonic Loading," Civil Engineering Studies, SRS 530, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 137 pages (also available through University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Microfilm #NF 087-11773), November 1986 (with W.C. Schnobrich)

"User's Manual for Program ROOF," Prepared for Union Carbide Company, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 88 pages, August 1984 (with R.B. Haber)

"Evaluation of Selected Grouts for Installation of Load Transfer Devices," Prepared for Dayton Superior Company, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 22 pages, January 1983 (with E.J. Barenberg)

Presentations

Invited Speaker, "Generic Problems in Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures," International Workshop on Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete, Columbia University, New York, June 1991

Presented a short course on “Bridge Dynamics,” training course for bridge engineers from Vietnam, School of Civil Engineering (UNSW), 1996

Presented a short course on “Finite Element Method for Engineers and Scientists,” Infrastructure Research Institute, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati,1997