Degrees

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1989.

M.S. Civil Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1984.

B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1980.

PUBLICATIONS:

Pointwise Performance of Finite Element Method in the Case of Boundary Layer Problems, Simulation, Vol. 61, No. 2, August 1993.

Interactive and Local Buckling of Thin-Walled Members, Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 12, 1991.

Element Stiffness of Circular Member, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 113, No. 4, April 1987.

Predicting Damping of Semi-Rigid Glued T-Beams, Wood and Fiber Science, Vol. 19, No. 1, January 1987.

A New p-Version General Plate Finite Element, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 85, 1991.

Buckling of Thin-Walled Member by p-Version of FEM, Materials and Member Behavior, Proceedings of ASCE - 1987.

Buckling of Unsymmetrical Members, Steel Structures, Proceedings of ASCE - 1989.

hp-Version of the Finite Element Method in Boundary Layer Problems, Mechanics Computing in 1990's and Beyond, Vol-1, Proceedings of ASCE - 1991.

NOTABLE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS:

Georgia DOT Parking Garage/ Atlanta, Georgia (8 storey/Concrete)

Lufkin Test Facility/ Lufkin, Texas (Heavy Industrial)

Americas Mart Phase-1/ Atlanta, Georgia (11 Story Exhibition/Showroom + 3 Levels of Basements)

Beijing Silvertie Center/ Beijing, China (Two 42 Story Office Towers + Podium + 4 Levels of Basements)

Georgia Gwinnett College/ Lawrenceville, Georgia (4 Story Steel/Composite)

Indian School of Business/ Hyderabad, India (6 Story Reinforced Concrete)

Shandong Hotel and Conference Center/ Jinan, China (23 Story Reinforced Concrete)

Guomai Office Building/ Shanghai, China (28 Story Reinforced Concrete)

Baoda Office Building/ Shanghai, China (8 Story Reinforced Concrete)

The Wakefield Condominiums/ Atlanta, Georgia (14 Story Reinforced Concrete)

Presbyterian Cancer Center/ Charlotte, North Carolina (Expansion/ 4 Story Steel Structure)

Four Seasons Hotel (GLG Center)/ Atlanta, Georgia (55 Story Mix-use Reinforced Concrete)

Concourse VI Office Tower (King Building)/ Atlanta, Georgia (35 Story Reinforced Concrete)

Sparkman Missile Center/Sparkman, Alabama (10 Story Steel Structure)

Hewlett Packard Office Building/ Atlanta, Georgia (32 Story Post-tension Concrete)

UPS Headquarters/ Atlanta, Georgia (12 Story Post-tension Concrete)

Children Healthcare of Atlanta/ Atlanta, Georgia (Expansion/ Steel Structure)

Renaissance Hotel at Atlanta Airport/ Atlanta, Georgia (12 Story Concrete)

New Asia Center/ Shanghai, China (3 Story Basements + 42 Story Tower)

Bund Financial Center/ Shanghai, China (47 Story R.C. Structure + 3 Story Basement Parking)

EXPERIENCE WITH POWER PLANTS:

Farley Nuclear Plant, Alabama, Southern Nuclear Company

Vogtle Nuclear Plant, Georgia, Southern Nuclear Company

Hatch Nuclear Plant, Georgia, Southern Nuclear Company

Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Florida, Progress Energy

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Florida, Florida Power and Light

Robinson Nuclear Plant, South Carolina, Progress Energy

Brunswick Nuclear Plant, North Carolina, Progress Energy

Harris Nuclear Plant, North Carolina, Progress Energy

Watts Bar, Tennessee Valley Authority