JAWDHARI RESEARCH GROUP

Dr. Akram Jawdhari is currently an Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University (SDSU) and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Canada. His research interests cover a range of topics in Structural Engineering, with a primary focus on developing smart, cost-effective, and sustainable rehabilitation techniques for the aging infrastructure. He also specializes on computational mechanics and finite element techniques that can be used as cost-effective and efficient alternatives to otherwise costly and time consuming physical experiments.

The following are several of my current research projects:

•  Novel retrofit technique using ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) overlay reinforced by carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) bars.

• Connections Design in New Double Wythe Insulated Wall Panel Containing UHPC.

• One- and two-way slabs strengthened with fiber reinforced cementitious mortar (FRCM) system.

• Side near surface mounted (SNSM) FRP for strengthening concrete structures.

• Design charts for concrete columns strengthened with longitudinal NSM FRP bars and transverse FRP wraps under axial load and biaxial bending.

• Developing a stress-strain curve for angle-ply FRP tubes in tension, considering nonlinearity and concrete filling.

• Evaluation of Spliced ultra-high modulus (UHM) CFRP Strip Panels for Strengthening Steel Beams.

• Finite element analysis of novel bridge deck with stay in place (SIP) FRP reinforcement under pulsating and moving loads.

• Finite element analysis of short and slender UHPC filled-steel tubes.

Dr. Jawdhari has formed numerous collaborations with researchers from national and international institutes, including universities in USA (e.g. U of Kentucky, U of Ohio), Canada (e.g. U of Ottawa, Dalhousie U),  and Middle East (Iraq, Saudi Arabia)  and continues to welcome collaborations in research, applications to grants, co-supervision of students,  participation and contribution to scientific events.