ASHRAF EL-BAHY

11126 Pond View Dr. (#D)

Orlando, FL. 32825

(407) 249-3051

EDUCATION

• University of Central Florida, Civil Engineering Department, Orlando, Florida. Ph.D. in Civil Engineering ( Structures ), 5/96, GPA 4.0.

• University of Toronto, Civil Engineering Department, Toronto, Canada.

              Graduate Studies in Civil Engineering, 8/91, GPA 3.9.

• Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo, Egypt.

          M.Sc. in Civil Engineering ( Structures ), 8/88.

          B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 5/85.

            GPA Distinction with Honor.

GRADUATE COURSES

• University of Central Florida, Civil Engineering Department:

         Reinforced Concrete Structures, Steel Structures (LRFD), Structural Dynamics, Structural Stability, Soil Dynamics, Matrix Structural Analysis.

• University of Toronto, Civil Engineering Department:

         Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, Seismic Response and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Plastic Analysis and Design of Steel                          Structures, Finite Elements, Solid Mechanics, Theory of Plates, Concrete Construction, High-Rise Structures.

• Cairo University, Civil Engineering Department:

           Reinforced Concrete Structures, Advanced Soil Mechanics, Foundations Design, Advanced Mathematics, Numerical Methods and Computers,                Finite Elements, Matrix Structural Analysis, Bridge Engineering, Technical Report Writing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Design and Construction Administration (C.A.) of Florida Gulf Coast University ( Ft. Myers, FL. ) ( Admin. Bldg. 1 & 2 and Central Energy Plant - $17.5 Mill), Design and C.A. of Seminole County Public Safety Building ( Sanford, FL. ) ( $ 13.5 Mill.), Design and C.A. of DBCC TV Studio ( Daytona Beach, FL. ), Halifax Medical Center Extension (C.A.) ( Daytona Beach, FL.), Alta Vista Elementary School ( C.A.), ( Sarasota, FL.), Floor Strengthening and Relocation of EMC Units in Cincinnati Bell Information Systems (CBIS) Building ( Orlando, FL.), Barnett Park Recreation Center ( C.A.) ( Orlando, FL.), Design of Saturn IV Rocket Exhibition Bldg. in NASA ( Cape Canaveral, FL.), Design of Disney Terminal at Cape Canaveral.  Repair and Strength Upgrading Design for most Brevard County Schools and Auditoriums to withstand 110 Mph wind (Hurricanes).    Wind Analysis and Design for Cape Canaveral Hospital, Design and Drawing of Ocean Oaks Condo (two 5 story building).    Repair Design of Cocoa High School Retaining Walls. Design and Drawing of Covenant Presbtarion Church at Melbourne. Design and Drawing of a Polk County Mid School.    Design of R.V. Outdoor Shelters (wood structure) in Outdoor Golf Courses (Titusville, Florida).    Special Inspection (Threshold Inspection) of Port St. Johns Jr. High School, Ocean Oaks Condominium and Three Auditoriums For Brevard County School Board (Merritt Island, Eau Gallie & Satellite). Three Dimensional Analysis and Rehabilitation of Rockledge High school Auditorium. ( Using STAAD3 & DAST Computer Aided Design Programs)    Design of  Foundations and Superstructure of Several High Rises (23 story) Buildings ( El-Noranyia City-Giza, Egypt, Sidi Bishr City- Alexandria, Egypt), Faysal Bank, Several Factories (Sima Factory- 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt and El-Akhbar Daily Newspaper Paper Storage Building in Cairo, Egypt) and Water Tanks in Cairo, Egypt.

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Experimental and Analytical Seismic Damage Correlation of Bridge Piers Subjected to Uni-axial and Bi-axial Random Cyclic Loading. The Project was Funded by N.I.S.T (National Institute of Standards and Technology), CALTRANS ( California Department of Transportation), U.C.F. (University of Central Florida), F.H.W.A. ( Federal Highway Admin.) & NCEER (National Center of Earthquake Engineering and Research ).

Testing and Modeling Orthogonal Reinforced Concrete Panels Subjected to Cyclic and Reversed Loading.

Modeling of Out-Plane Forced Vibration of Continuous Curved Beams taking Warping effect into consideration.

EMPLOYMENT

• 8/96 to Present                    University of Central Florida

                                                     Orlando, Florida.

                                                     Adjunct Professor.

                                                     Teaching Reinforced Concrete Design Course.

• 9/95 to Present                   T.L.C. (Tilden Lobnitz Cooper, Consulting Engineers).

                                                     Orlando, Florida.

                                                                      Structural Engineer.

                                                     Design of reinforced concrete, steel, masonry and wood structures

                                                     Prepare Fee Estimates and Proposal for Projects.

                                                     Use of design aid computer programs (SAP90, STAAD3, DAST, AUTOCAD12, ADOSS, SAI & ECOM).

• 3/93 to 8/95                        Val Villanyi Hausner, Consulting Structural Engineers.

                                                     Cocoa Beach, Florida.

                                                     Structural Engineer.

                                                     Design of reinforced concrete, steel, masonry and wood structures.

                                                     Use of design aid computer programs (SAP90, STAAD3, DAST, AUTOCAD12, ADOSS, SAI & ECOM).

• 1/92 to 5/96                        University of Central Florida, Department of Civil Engineering.

                                                     Graduate Research Assistant.

                                                     Orlando, Florida.

                                                     Experimental and analytical damage assessment of bridge piers subjected to seismic action.

• 1/92 to 8/95                       N.I.S.T. ( National Institute of Standards and Technology)

                                                    Gaithersburg, MD.

                                                    Guest Researcher.

                                                    Experimental and analytical damage assessment of bridge piers subjected to seismic action.

• 9/89 to 8/91                       University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering.

                                                    Toronto, Canada.

                                                    Testing and modeling of reinforced concrete panels subjected to cyclic and reversal loading.

• 1/86 to 1/89                       ARICON, Cairo, Egypt.

                                                    Senior Structural Engineer.

                                                    Design of reinforced concrete, steel & masonry.

                                                    Use of design aid computer programs (SAP90, STAAD3, SAPIV).

• 9/85 to 8/89                       Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering,

                                                    Cairo, Egypt.

                                                    Assistant Lecturer.

                                                    Assist teaching reinforced concrete, structural analysis and strength of materials courses

PUBLICATIONS

• "Cumulative Seismic Damage of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers", El-Bahy, A., Kunnath, S., Taylor, A., and Stone, W., Technical Report to NCEER-96-00XXX ( National Center of Earthquake Engineering Research), Buffalo, NY, June 17, 1996.

• "Progressive Damage of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Under Seismic Loads", Kunnath, S., El-Bahy, A., Report to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, MD, June, 1996.

• "Effect of Load Path on Seismic Damage to RC Bridge Columns", by A. W. Taylor, A. El-Bahy, W. Stone, and S. Kunnath, Proceedings, 11^th World Conference On Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, June 23-28, 1996.

• "Modeling Seismic Damage of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns", Andrew Taylor, Ashraf El-Bahy, Sashi Kunnath, and William Stone, 4^th National Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, NCEER ( National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York at Buffalo), June 17-19, 1996.

• "Effect of Load Path on Damage to Concrete Bridge Piers", by Taylor, A. W., El-Bahy, A., Stone, W., and Kunnath, S., Proceedings, 28^th Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, U. S. - Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources, May 14-17, 1996, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

• "Cumulative Seismic Damage of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers", by A. El-Bahy, Ph.D., U.C.F., Orlando, May, 1996

• "Damage Assessment of R.C. Bridge Piers Under Random Cyclic Loading", by S. Kunnath, A. El-Bahy, W. Stone & A. Taylor., "National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways", San Diego, Dec. 10-13, 1995.

• "Load Path Effects on the Seismic Performance of R.C. Bridge Columns", by A. Taylor, A. El-Bahy, W. Stone & S. Kunnath., UJNR Bridge Engineering Workshop, Tsukuba, Japan, May, 1995.

• "Failure of R.C. Bridge Piers Under Random Cyclic Loading", by S. Kunnath, A. El-Bahy, W. Stone & A. Taylor., ACI (American Concrete Institute) International Fall Convention, Tampa, October, 1994.

• "Forced Vibration of Horizontally Multi-Span Curved Beams", M. S. Issa, M. E. Nasr, and A. F. El-Bahy, Journal of Egyptian Society of Engineers, Vol. 28, 1989, pp33-41.

• "Out-of-Plane Forced Vibration of Continuous Circular Curved Beams Taking Warping Effect into Consideration", El-Bahy, A., M.Sc., Cairo University, September, 1988.

References are available upon request.