Papers

  • Ghiami Azad, A.R. (2016), “Fatigue Behavior of Post-Installed Shear Connectors Used to Strengthen Continuous Non-Composite Steel Bridge Girders.” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
  • Kreitman, K.L., Ghiami Azad, A.R., Patel, H.V., Engelhardt, M.D., Helwig, T.A., Williamson, E.B., and Klingner, R.E. (2015), “Strengthening Existing Continuous Non-
    Composite Steel Girder Bridges Using Post-Installed Shear Connectors”, Research report no. 0-6719-1, Center for Transportation Research, Austin, Texas
  • Kreitman, K.L., Ghiami Azad, A.R., Engelhardt, M.D., Helwig, T.A., and Williamson,
    E.B. (2016), “Implementation Project: Strengthen Continuous Steel Girder Bridge with Post-Installed Shear Connectors, Phase I – Bridge Strengthening Design and Load Testing”, Research report no. 5-6719-1, Center for Transportation Research, Austin, Texas
  • Kreitman, K.L., Ghiami Azad, A.R., Engelhardt, M.D., Helwig, T.A., and Williamson,
    E.B. “ Shakedown Behavior of a Continuous Steel Bridge Girder Strengthened with Post- Installed Shear Connectors” Structures Journal Article, 2016
  • Ghiami Azad, A.R., Martinez, G.A., Beiter, K.S., Polo, G.E., Shinn, R.L., Hrynyk, T.D.,
    and Bayrak, O. “Testing and Analysis OF Two Deep Beams Designed Using the Strut-and-Tie Method”, ACI Structural Journal, 2016
  • Ghiami Azad, A.R., Kreitman, K.L., Engelhardt, M.D., Helwig, T.A., and Williamson,
    E.B. “ A Technique for Strengthening Existing Continuous Non-Composite Steel Girder Bridges Using Post-Installed Shear Connectors and Inelastic Moment Redistribution” IABSE Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2017
  • Ghiami Azad, A.R., Kreitman, K.L., Engelhardt, M.D., Helwig, T.A., and Williamson,
    E.B. “ Fatigue Behavior of Adhesive Anchors Used to Strengthen Non-Composite
    Continuous Steel Bridge Girders” AISC Conference, 2015
  • Ghiami Azad, A.R., Kreitman, K.L., Engelhardt, M.D., Helwig T.A., and Williamson,
    E.B. “ Analytical Methods of Calculating Slip in Partially Composite Beams Using UT
    Slip Software Developed at the University of Texas at Austin” ASCE Journal of Bridge
    Engineering, 2017
  • Ebrahimkhanlou, A., Ghiami Azad, A.R., Kreitman, K.L., Salamone, S., and Engelhardt, M.D. “A Hidden Markov Model for Inferring the Mechanical Behavior of the Shear Connectors in a Continuous Bridge Girder from Acoustic Emission Signals”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 2017