Nader
Panahshahi, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering, Campus Box
1800
Southern
Voice: (618) 650-2819 / Fax: (618) 650-2555
/ E-mail: npanahs@siue.edu
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Structural
Engineering (January 1982 –
May 1987)
Dissertation: Compression and Tension Lap splices in
Reinforced Concrete Members Subjected to Inelastic Cyclic
Loading.
Master of Science in Civil
Engineering (September 1980
- December 1981)
Project: Finite Element Analysis of Plates Subjected
to Transverse and Temperature Loading.
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering (January 1977 -
July 1980)
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
Professor (July 2004 - present)
Department of Civil Engineering, Southern
Associate Professor (July1996- June 2004) and
Chairperson (2001-2004)
Department of Civil Engineering, Southern
Assistant Professor (September 1990 - June 1996)
Department of Civil Engineering, Southern
Graduate Research Assistant (August1982 - December 1996)
Department of Structural Engineering,
Graduate Teaching Assistant (August1985 - December 1986)
Department of Structural Engineering,
Graduate Teaching Assistant (August 1980 -December 1981)
Student Assistant (January 1980 - May 1980)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Structural Engineer (July 1998 – June 2000,
part-time)
Horner & Shifrin, Inc.,
Post-Doctoral Associate (April 1987 - August
1990)
COURSES TAUGHT AND DEVELOPED
Mechanics of Solids (CE 242)
Structural Analysis I & II (former CE 340 and CE 445)
Structural Engineering II (CE 343)
Concrete Structures (former CE 442)
Advanced Concrete Design (CE 446)
Prestressed Concrete Structures (former CE 447)
Matrix Analysis of Structures
(former CE 541)
Vibrations and Structural Dynamics
(former CE 542)
Earthquake Engineering (CE 549)
Advanced Structural Analysis (CE 445)
PUBLICATIONS
Al Harash,
M.T., Panahshahi, N., and Truman,
K., “Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Floor Diaphragm
Openings.” Proceedings, The Fourteenth World Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, AIEE,
Vaughn, B.,
Cross, W.B., Panahshahi, N., “Experienced Gained and
Lessons Learned from an Extensive Bridge Monitoring Research Project,”
Proceedings, ASCE/SEI 2008 Structures Congress, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vancouver, Canada, April 24-26, 2008.
Shrestha, R., Maharjan, L., Cross,
W.B., Panahshahi, N., Vaughn, B., Petermeier,
D., and Siow, Y., “Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Shear
Distribution Factors,” Proceedings, ASCE/SEI 2007 Structures Congress, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Long Beach, California, May 16-19, 2007.
Hanselman., M. , Cross, W.B., Panahshahi,
N., Vaughn, B., Petermeier, D., and Siow, Y., “Long Term Investigation of
Live Load on Illinois Bridges,” Proceedings, ASCE/SEI 2007 Structures Congress, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Long Beach, California, May 16-19,
2007.
Molki, M., Panahshahi, N., Rossow, M., and Gumidelli,
S. K., “The Response of Framed Steel
Structures to Fire,” Heat Transfer
Engineering Journal, 28(4), 2007.
Cross, B., Panahshahi, N., Vaughn, B., Petermeier,
P., and Siow, Y., “Investigation of
Select LRFD Design Factors through Instrumentation of Bridge Bearings,” Physical Research Report No. 152,
Illinois Department of Transportation, June 2006.
Panahshahi, N.,
Molki, M., Rossow, M., Rabiei, K., and Gharib, K, “The Response of Framed Steel
Structures to Fire,” Proceedings, ASCE/
Erschen, B., Cross, W.B., Panahshahi,
N., Vaughn, B., Petermeier, D., Siow, Y., Domagalaski, T., “Investigation of
AASHTO LRFD Shear Distribution Factors through Instrumentation of Bridges,”
Proceedings, ASCE/
Panahshahi,
N., Cross,
W.B., Marianos, W.N., Ivanov, G.V. and Shrestha, S., “Seismic Design Evaluation
of Illinois Highway Bridges Using Proposed NCHRP and AASHTO Standard
Specifications,” Proceedings, The Eight
U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute (EERI), San Francisco, April 18 - 22, 2006.
Panahshahi,
N.,
"Building Structural Dynamics - Response to Horizontal Ground Motions," ASCE
Seminar on Seismic Provisions in the
Panahshahi,
N., Cross,
B., Arjomandnia, N., Emami, B., Biller, J., Ivanov, G., Shrestha, S., Arab, A.,
Kummar, S., Marianos, W.N., and Pezeshk, S., “Evaluation of Comprehensive
Seismic Design of Bridges (LRFD) in
Emami, B., and
Panahshahi, N., “A Comparison Study of Different Resisting Systems in
Seismic Design of Highway Bridges Using Proposed NCHRP Provisions,” Proceedings,
ASCE/
Panahshahi,
N., Cross,
W.B., Marianos, W.N., Emami, B.,
Biller, J., and Arjomandnia, N., “A Comparison Study of Seismic Design of
Illinois Highway Bridges Using Proposed NCHRP and AASHTO Standard
Specifications,” Proceedings, The Fourth
National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways, Federal Highway Administration, Memphis,
TN, February 9 - 11, 2004.
Smith, S., Panahshahi, N., Snell, Luke, “Computer
Graphic Tools to Identify Reinforcement Placement Problems,” Concrete International, American
Concrete Institute, December 2003.
Emami, B., Siegfried, D.,
and Panahshahi, N., “A Comparison Study of Seismic Design of Highway
Bridges Using AASHTO Standard Specifications and Proposed NCHRP Provisions,”
Proceedings, The Sixth International
Conference on Civil Engineering, Isfahan, Iran, May 5 – 7,
2003.
Westphal, M. and
Panahshahi, N., “Deflections of Wood Roof Diaphragms in Moderate Seismic
Risk Regions,” Proceedings, The Seventh
Panahshahi,
N.,
"Building Structural Dynamics - Response to Horizontal Ground Motions," ASCE
Seminar on Seismic Provisions in the IBC 2002, St. Louis, Missouri, May, 10,
2002.
Arab, A., Panahshahi, N., Siegfried,
D., and Darvish, J., "Rehabilitation of a Mid-America Water Reservoir for
Immediate Occupancy for a 2500 year Earthquake Event Using Nonlinear Seismic
Dampers," Proceedings, The 2001 Structures Congress, American Society of
Civil Engineers, Washington, DC, May 21-23, 2001.
Panahshahi, N. and Lu, J., "Seismic Response of
Reinforced Concrete Frames with Setbacks," Proceedings, The Sixth U.S.
National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, Washington, May 31 -
June 4, 1998.
Panahshahi, N. and Lu, C., "Inelastic Seismic Response of
RC Intermediate and Special Moment Resisting Frames," Proceedings, The ASCE
Structures Congress XV,
Cross, W.B., Romick-Allen, R.,
Panahshahi, N., and Hanna, S., "Analysis of Rules and Regulations for
Metal Coil Truck Transport," Journal of Transportation Engineering,
American Society of Civil Engineers, November - December
1996.
Panahshahi, N., "Basic Seismic Design for Concrete
Buildings," New Madrid Zone Regional Seminar on Seismic Engineering Issues,"
EERI Regional Seminar Series,
Panahshahi, N., Lin, C., and Zhang H., "Interactive
Concrete Beam Design (ICBED): An Educational Tool," Proceedings, The Fourth
International Conference on the Application of Artificial intelligence to Civil
and Structural Engineering, Cambridge, England, August: 28-30,
1995.
Cross, W.B., Romick-Allen, R.,
Panahshahi, N., and Hanna, S.J., "Summary Steel Coil Securement Project,"
44th Annual
Cross, W.B., Hanna, S.J., Panahshahi,
N., and Romick-Allen, R., "Analysis of Rules and Regulations for Steel Coil
Truck Transport", Report VB-HI, Illinois Transportation Research Center,
Edwardsville, Illinois, March 1995.
Panahshahi, N., Reinhorn, A.M., and Kunnath, S.K.,
"Earthquake Simulation Study of a One-Sixth Scale-Model RC Building with
Flexible Floor Diaphragms," Proceedings, The Fifth U.S. National Conference
on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, IL, July 10 -14,
1994.
Panahshahi, N., "Seismic Design for Concrete Buildings,"
Central U.S. Regional Seminar on Seismic Engineering Issues, EERI Regional
Seminar Series, Oakland, California, January 26-27, 1994 and November
30-December 2, 1994.
Panahshahi, N., and Lu, J., "Influence of Inplane Floor
Flexibility on Seismic Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Buildings,"
Proceedings, 1993 National Earthquake Conference,
Panahshahi, N., White, R.N., and Gergely, P., "Reinforced
Concrete Compression Lap Splices under Inelastic Cyclic Loading," American
Concrete Institute Structural Journal, March-April 1992 (received The ACI
Structural Research Award in 1994).
Panahshahi, N., Reinhorn, A.M., Kunnath, S.K., Lu, L.W.,
Huang, T., and Yu, K., "Seismic Response of a 1:6 R/C Scaled Model Structure
with Flexible Floor Diaphragms," American Concrete Institute Structural
Journal, May-June 1991.
Kunnath, S.K., Panahshahi, N., and
Reinhorn, A.M., "Seismic Response of R/C Buildings with Inelastic Floor
Diaphragms," Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers, April 1991.
Kunnath, S.K., Reinhorn. A.M., and
Panahshahi, N., "Computational Modeling of Inelastic Seismic Response of
RC Buildings with Inplane Floor Flexibility", American Concrete Institute
Spring Convention,
Panahshahi, N., Kunnath, S.K., Reinhorn, A.M., Lu, L.W.,
and Huang, T., "Inelastic Modeling of R/C Buildings with Flexible Floors,"
Proceedings, Fourth
Reinhorn, A.M., Kunnath, S.K., and
Panahshahi, N., "Modeling of R/C Building Structures with Flexible Floor
Diaphragms (IDARC2)," Technical NCEER Report No. 88-0035,
Panahshahi, N., Reinhorn, A.M., Lu, L.W., and Huang, T.,
"Seismic Response of Building Structures with Flexible Floor Diaphragms,"
American Concrete Institute Annual Convention,
Panahshahi, N., White, R.N., and Gergely, P.,
"Compression and Tension Lap Splices in R/C Members Subjected to Inelastic
Cyclic Loading," Report No. 87-2, Department of Structural Engineering,
Panahshahi, N., White, R.N., and Gergely, P., "Behavior
and Design of Reinforced Concrete Compression Lapped Splices Subjected to
Inelastic Cyclic Loading," American Concrete Institute Annual Convention,
Panahshahi, N., White, R.N., and Gergely, P., "Behavior
of Lap Splices in Wide R/C Sections Under Severe Repeated Loads," Report No.
84-1, Department of Structural Engineering,
EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS
Cross, B.,
Panahshahi, N., and Vaughn, B., “Investigation of Selected LRFD Design
Factors Though Instrumentation of Bridge Bearings,” Illinois Department of
Transportation (IDOT), $250,000 (2004-2006).
Panahshahi,
N., and Cross, B., “Evaluation of Comprehensive
Seismic Design of Bridges (LRFD) in
Cross, W.B., Panahshahi, N.,
Romick-Allen, R., and Hanna, S.J., "Analysis of Rules and Regulations for Steel
Coil Truck Transport",
Panahshahi, N., "Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete
Buildings with Flexible Floor Diaphragm,"
INTERNAL (SIUE) GRANTS ($77,467)
Funded University Research (FUR:
$20,378)
Panahshahi,
N., Molki, M. (Co-PI), and Rossow, R.(Co-PI),
“Fire Induced Progressive Collapse Study of Framed Steel Structures,” $4,200 (FY
2003).
Panahshahi,
N., and Smith, S. (Co-PI), “3D Computer
Simulations of Reinforcing Steel in Earthquake Resistant Structure,” $8,050 (FY
2002).
Panahshahi,
N., “LRFD Bridges Design in
Cross, B.,
Panahshahi, N., and Romick-Allen, R., “Evaluation of Earthquake Design
Provisions for Wood Buildings,”
$3,200 (FY 1997).
Excellent in Undergraduate Education (EUE:
$20,425)
Cross, B., Lin, C., and Panahshahi, N., “Earthquake Engineering Instructional Software for Civil Engineers,” $4,825 (Project # 97-025).
Panahshahi, N., “IBC 2000 Comprehensive Reinforced Concrete Design Project,” $3,560 (Project # 01-43).
Panahshahi, N., "Interactive Reinforced Concrete Design: Columns," $4,000 (Project # 96-060).
Panahshahi, N., Cross, B., and Rossow, M., "A Slide of a Structure is Worth a 1000 Words," $1,340 (Project # 95-067).
Panahshahi, N., "Interactive Reinforced Concrete Design," $900 (Project # 94-071).
Panahshahi, N., Cross, B., and Rossow, M., "Earthquake Evaluation of the SlUE Campus Buildings," $5,800 (Project # 93-110).
Excellent in Graduate Education (EGE:
$9,600)
Panahshahi, N.and Romick-Allen, R., "Advanced Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Using Workstations," $5,800 (1992).
Panahshahi, N. and Rossow, M.,"Recruiting Materials For Graduate Civil Engineering Students," $3,800 (1994).
Summer Research Fellowship (SRF:
$9,000)
Panahshahi, N., "Earthquake Response of Reinforced Concrete
Setback Buildings," $2,000.00, 1991.
Panahshahi, N., "Seismic Performance of Concrete Buildings with Shearwalls," $5,000.00, 1991.
Panahshahi, N., "Inelastic Seismic
Response of RC Buildings with Inplane Floor Flexibility," $2,000.00, 1990.
Research Equipment and Tool
Competition ($18,064)
Romick-Allen, R., Panahshahi, N., and Cross, B., "Low Frequency Accelerometer Calibrator," $2,400.00,1995.
Cross,
B., Romick-Allen, R., and Panahshahi,
N., "Digital Data Recorder,
Panahshahi, N. and Eneyo, E. "860 MB Microdisk Hard D1"ive, Two 16 MB RAM, and Software," $3,705.00, 1992.
AWARD & HONORS
2003 National
Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Excellence in Structural
Engineering Award for “Stacy Park Reservoir Seismic Retrofit Project,” Horner
and Shifrin, Inc. -- Project Manager:
D. Siegfried, Structural Engineers:
N. Panahshahi and A. Arab (2003)
Chi Epsilon, the National Civil Engineering
Honor Society (2000-present)
1994 American Concrete Institute Structural
Research Award for coauthoring "Reinforced Concrete Compression Lap Splices
under Inelastic Cyclic Loading," with Dr. Richard N. White and Dr. Peter
Gergely, published in
Guy James Scholar
(1980)
President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll
(1978-1980)
AFFILIATIONS
Member:
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
ASCE Seismic Effects Committee (1998-2004)
American Concrete Institute
(
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
Associate Member: