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DAVID SANDERS, Ph.D.

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Current Affiliation

Professor


Contact Information

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mails Stop 258

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557

T: 775-784-4288

F: 775-784-1390


Education

YEAR

DEGREE

UNIVERSITY

1990

Ph.D

University of Texas at Austin

1986

M.Sc.

University of Texas at Austin

1984

B.Sc

Iowa State University


Research Interests

Behavior and design of structures with emphasis in bridges and connections; Fiber Reinforced, High-Strength and Prestressed Concrete; Seismic Evaluation, Analysis, Design, Strengthening and Repair, Experimental Testing with emphasis on Shake Table Testing


Recent Publications

1.       Pulido, C, Saiidi, M.S., Sanders, D.H., Itani, A. and El-Azazy, S.,  "Seismic Performance of Two Column Bents - Part I Retrofit with CFRP Fabrics, " ACI Structural Journal, July-August 2004, Vol 101, No. 4, pp. 558-568.

2.       Sanders, D. “US Seismic Design Codes,”, ACI International Conference on Seismic Bridge Design and Retrofit, December 8-9, 2003 (invited).

3.       Nada, H., Sanders, D.H. and Saiidi, M., “Flare-Column Bents Dynamically Tested on a Shake Table”, Proceedings of the Seventh US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2002, 12  pp.

4.       Saiidi, M.S., Sanders, D.H., and Acharya, S., “Seismic Retrofit of Bridge Spread Footing Supporting Bridge Columns with Short Dowels,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2001, pp. 177-185.

5.       Sanders, D.H. “Dapped-End T-Beam Supported by an Inverted T-Beam”, Example for the Design of Structural Concrete with Strut-and-Tie Models, ACI Special Publication 208, pp. 91-103.


Courses Taught

Course Code

Course Title

CEE 372

Strength of Materials

CEE 480

Reinforced Concrete Design

CEE 481

Structural Steel Design

CEE 483/683

Prestressed Concrete

CEE 486/686

Reinforced Concrete II

CEE 722

Limit States Design in Steel and Concrete

CEE 723

Advanced Reinforced Concrete


Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions

·          Member, ASCE, EERI, CUREE, NEES

·          ACI Technical Activities Committee, Member (02 to present)

·          ACI-ASCE Committee 445 Shear and Torsion, Member (93-present), Chair (03 to present)

·          ACI Committee 341, Seismic Resistant Bridges (92-present), Chair (97-03)

·          ACI 318E, Shear and Torsion (1999- 2001), (2004 to present), member

·          Department and College Curriculum Chair.

·          ACI Fellow (00), Iowa State University Outstanding Young Alumnus (00),

·          Faculty Participation Award by CE Students (95, 01,03)

·          Who's Who in American Teaching (94, 98)

·          Selected by the College of Engineering Senior Scholar as the Faculty Member that Most Significantly Influenced their Academic Achievements (92, 93, 96 & 98)           

·          Appreciation Awards from Student Chapter of ASCE (91 and 92)





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