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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Nadim Wehbe

Nadim Wehbe

Title

Department Head/Professor/SDLTAP Director

Office Building

Crothers Engineering Hall

Office

301

Mailing Address

Crothers Engineering Hall 301
Civil and Environ Engineering-Box 2219
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

  • B.E. in civil engineering | The American University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • M.S. in civil engineering | University of Nevada, Reno
  • Ph.D. in civil engineering | University of Nevada, Reno

Academic Interests

  • Structural engineering

Academic Responsibilities

  • John M. Hanson Professor of Structural and Construction Engineering
  • Department head
  • Director, South Dakota Local Transportation Assistance Program (SDLTAP)
  • Former program director, The Mountain Plains Consortium UTC Program at SDSU (2007 - 2021)

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee AFF30, former member AFF50
  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
  • Registered professional engineer, South Dakota

Awards and Honors

  • John M. Hanson Professorship of Structural and Construction Engineering
  • Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (F.ACI)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE) 
  • Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute (F.SEI)
  • College of Engineering Grantswinship Award (Annually 2011 through 2021)
  • College of Engineering Researcher of the Year (2010, 2016)
  • Friend of ASCE Student Chapter (2018)
  • AASHTO's Best Value Research (Sweet 16, 2015)
  • Governor’s Award for Teaching with Technology (2002)
  • Best Student Paper Award, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (1997)
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Chi Epsilon Honor Society

Grants

  • Quantifying the Range of Variability in the Flexural Strength of Fiber Reinforced Concrete using Monte Carlo Simulation, MPC. 
  • Methodology for Load Rating Double-Tee Bridges. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Rehabilitation of Longitudinal Joints in Double-Tee Bridge Girders.  Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Development of an Alternative to the Double-Tee Bridge System.  Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Tolerances for Placement of Tie Bars in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Precast Bridge Girder Details for Improved Performance. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Structure Components. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Evaluation and Mitigation of Vehicle Impact Hazards for Overpasses. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Implementation Guidance for Accelerated Bridge Construction in South Dakota. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Evaluation of Ice Loads on Bridge Structures in South Dakota. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.
  • Load testing of steel box trusses, NUCOR R&D.
  • Evaluation of Cost Effectiveness, Performance, and Selection Criteria for Concrete Structures. Funded by South Dakota Department of Transportation and MPC.

Areas of Research

  • Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
  • Bridge engineering
  • Advanced composites structures
  • Light gauge steel structures

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