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Abbas Divani, PhD, PE

Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

About

Education

B.S. – Azad University, Zanjan, Iranf Toledo
M.S.- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Ph.D. – Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

Certifications
  • Licensed Professional Engineer – Indiana
Courses Taught
  • Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Design of Masonry and Timber Structures
  • Design of Steel Structures
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Numerical Methods in Structural Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics Lab
  • Senior Design Advisor
Research Interests
  • Proposition and evaluation of an innovative frictional damper for structural systems,
    which does not bear limitation of previously proposed systems and yet maintains their advantages (Master Thesis).
  • Analytical prediction of live load distribution factor for atypical husbandry vehicles by evaluation
    of selected bridges in the state of Iowa.
  • Modeling the Origin and Inception of Fatigue Failure in Metals through a Non-linear Mechanical
    Spring System (PhD Thesis).

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