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M. Saiid Saiidi, Ph.D., PE, FACI

 

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Current Affiliation

Director, Office of Undergraduate Research

Professor, CEE


Contact Information

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mails Stop 258

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557

T: 775-784-4839

F: 775-784-1390


Education

YEAR

DEGREE

UNIVERSITY

1979

PhD

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Research Interests

 

Earthquake engineering of reinforced concrete bridges and other structures; Large-scale testing of structural members and systems; Fiber-reinforced polymers in earthquake-resistant structures; Shape-memory alloys in earthquake-resistant structures

 


Recent Publications

More than 280 journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports.  The list of ten most recent journal publications is shown below.

·          Saiidi, M., M. Randall, E. Maragakis, and T. Isakovic, “Seismic Restrainer Design Methods for Simply-Supported Bridges,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 6, No. 5, September/October 2001, pp. 307-315.

·          Gordaninejad, F., M. Saiidi, B. Hansen, E. Ericksen, and F-K Chang, “Magneto-Rheological Fluid Dampers for Control of Bridges,” Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures, Vol. 13, No. 2-3, 2002, pp. 167-180.

·          Yang, Q., M. Saiidi, H. Wang, and A. Itani, “Influence of Earthquake Ground Motion Incoherency on Multi-Support Structures,” (Invited) Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol.1, No. 2, December 2002, pp.167-180.

·          Kavlicoglu, B., M. Saiidi, and F. Gordaninejad, “Fatigue Response of A New Graphite/Epoxy-Concrete Girder,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 2003, pp. 50-57.

·          Saiidi, M., and Z. Cheng, “Effectiveness of Composites in Earthquake Damage Repair of RC Flared Columns,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Vol. 8, No. 4, July/August 2004, pp. 306-314.

·          Saiidi, M., F. Martinovic, B. McElhaney, D. Sanders, and F. Gordaninejad, “Assessment of Steel and FRP Jackets for Seismic Retrofit of RC Columns with Structural Flares,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 4, April 2004, pp. 609-617.

·          Pulido, C, M. Saiidi, D. Sanders, A. Itani, and S. El-Azazy, ”Seismic Performance of Two-Column Bents, Part I – Retrofit with CFRP,” American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 101, No. 4, July-August 2004, pp. 558-568.

·          Pulido, C, M. Saiidi, D. Sanders, A. Itani, and S. El-Azazy, ”Seismic Performance of Two-Column Bents, Part II – Retrofit with Infill Wall,” American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 101, No. 5, September-October 2004, pp. 642-649.

·          Vlassis, A., E. Maragakis, and M. Saiidi, “Experimental Evaluation of Longitudinal Seismic Performance of Bridge Restrainers at In-Span Hinges,” Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM, Vol. 32, Issue No. 2, March 2004.

·          Itani, A., Z. Cheng, and M. Saiidi, “Cyclic Response of Steel Moment Connections for Large Beam Sections Using Haunch and Reduced Beam Section Concepts,” International Journal of Steel Structures, Vol. 4, October 2004, pp. 147-155.

 


Courses Taught

Course Code

Course Title

CEE 372

Strength of Materials

CEE 480

Reinforced Concrete Design I

CEE 487

Reinforced Concrete Design II

CEE 723

Advanced Reinforced Concrete

CEE 727

Advanced Structural Analysis


Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions

 

ACI-ASCE committee member or former chair

Reviewer of NSF research proposal

Member of NSF review panels

Member of NCHRP review panels

Reviewer of manuscripts for ASCE, ACI, EERI, TRB and several other journals

Was awarded the University of Nevada Foundation Professorship

Recipient of the University of Nevada, Reno, Outstanding Researcher Award

Recipient of the University of Nevada System Outstanding Regents Researcher Award

Recipient of the University of Illinois Distinguished Alumni Award

Recipient of the Lemelson Innovation Award





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