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Melhem - Vitae March 2016

Hani G. Melhem

Hani G. Melhem, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE.

Darold and Debbie Davis Cornerstone Teaching Scholar Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, 2118 Fiedler Hall

Kansas States University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Tel: (785) 532-1584, Fax: (785) 532-7717, email: [email protected]

1. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers Instructor of 18 different undergraduate and graduate engineering courses at K-State alone Undergraduate Program Director for Civil Engineering at KSU (2006-2011) Graduate Program Director for Civil Engineering at KSU (1999-2002) Martin K. Eby Distinguished Professor in Engineering: (2004-07) In charge of planning, construction, and development of full-scale off-campus testing facility

(1994-1996) Director of Testing Lab for Civil Infrastructure (1997-2000) Originator and Director of KSU Annual Bridge Design Workshop since 1993 (topics on p.27) Coeditor-in-chief, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (Jan. 2001- Feb 2007) Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (Jul 1998- Dec 2000) Chair of the Executive Committee of the Technical Council on Computing and Information

Technology of ASCE (Nov. ’07- Oct. ‘08); 3 Year-cycle (‘06-‘09) includes Vice-chair, chair, and Past-chair

Vice-President of the ASCE Global Center of Excellence on Computing (2005-2009) President of the Kansas Section of ASCE (2005-06) Vice-President of the Kansas Section of ASCE (2004-05) Principal Investigator (primary) in research grants and contract of over $1.5 million Author or co-author of over 100 publications and technical reports Student Evaluation (raw average) of instructor's Teaching Excellence

- Spring 2014: CE 585 - CE Project 5.0/5.0; CE 542 - Stru. Engg. Steel 5.0/5.0 - Fall 2014: CE 585 - CE Project 5.0/5.0; CE 742 - Adv. Steel Design 4.9/5.0

P.E. REGISTRATION: Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, License No. 101447

2. EDUCATION Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dec. 1989, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Dissertation Topic: A Study on Variable Amplitude Fatigue and an Expert System for Fatigue Assessment of Highway Steel Bridges.

Advisors: Professors Karl H. Klippstein and Joel I. Abrams M.S. in Civil Engineering, April 1987, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Thesis: Finite Element Approximation to Heat Transfer through Combined Solid and Fluid Media.

Advisor: Professor Joel I. Abrams M.S. in Applied Mathematics, April 1987, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Advisor: Professor Charles A. Hall B.S. in Civil Engineering, with Honor Degree, June 1981, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Graduation Project: Layout and Design of a Medium-span Steel Bridge.


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HS Diploma (1976): Jesuits School - Elementary through high school education at “Collège de la Sainte Famille” (Holy Family, French), Cairo, Egypt.

3. HONORS & AWARDS

Student Advocate Award, Chi Epsilon, Kansas State University Chapter (Dec. 2015) Professorial Performance Award, Kansas State University, Office of the Provost (April 2015) Student Advocate of the Year Award, Chi Epsilon, K-State Chapter (Dec. 2014) Outstanding Colleague Award, Department of Civil Engineering, KSU (Dec. 2014) Outstanding Faculty Award, ASCE Kansas State University Student Chapter (Dec. 2013) Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Civil Engineering, KSU (Dec. 2013) Bob and Lila Snell Distinguished Career Award* for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for

the 2012-2013 academic year, College of Engineering, KSU. Outstanding University and Professional Service Award, Dept of Civil Eng’g., KSU (Dec. 2011) Larry and Laura Erickson Public Service Award, College of Engineering, KSU (June 2010) Outstanding University and Professional Service Award, Dept of Civil Eng’g., KSU (Dec. 2009) Professorial Performance Award, Kansas State University, Office of the Provost (May 2009) Advisor of the Year Award, ASCE Kansas State University Student Chapter (Dec. 2008) Charles H. Scholer Faculty Award, KSU College of Engineering (Fall 2008) Certificate of Commendation, from ASCE National Committee on Student Activities for

exceptional service as faculty advisor to the KSU Student Chapter of ASCE (Fall 2006) Outstanding University and Professional Service Award, Dept of Civil Eng’g., KSU (Dec. 2007) Student Advocate Award, Chi Epsilon, Kansas State University Chapter (Dec. 2007) Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Chi Epsilon, Kansas State University (Dec. 2006) Outstanding Faculty Award, ASCE Kansas State University Student Chapter (Dec. 2006) Outstanding University and Professional Service Award, Dept of Civil Eng’g., KSU (Dec. 2005) Student Advocate Award, Chi Epsilon, Kansas State University Chapter (Dec. 2005) Excellence in Teaching Award, Chi Epsilon, Kansas State University (Dec. 2003) Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society, Honorary Member (Initiation Dec. 1996) KSU President's Faculty Development Awards:

o Nov. 1994 for a meeting in Italy in March 95; o Apr. 1997 for a meeting in Denmark in May 97 o June 1998 for a meeting in Norway in July 98 o May 1999 for a meeting in England in Sept. 99 o May 2005 for a meeting in Cancun in July 05

Sole-Source Contract (14-months, $40,000) Awarded by FHWA (May 1990) Grant for Research Fellowship ($20,000), from National Highway Institute (Sept. 1989) Certificate of Appreciation in Research in Expert Systems/Training Aid for Highway

Engineering, US Department of Transportation (Aug. 1989). FHWA Research Fellowship Award, University of Pittsburgh, Honors Convocation (Mar. 1989) "An Apple for the Teacher - Awarded for Good Teaching in Mathematics," College of General

Studies, University of Pittsburgh. (Oct. 1986) B.S. with Honor Degree, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt. (June 1981)

* The Snell Distinguished Career Award is a prestigious recognition given to a full professor with at least 15 years of experience at Kansas State University, and may be received only once. It is truly a career achievement award. The Honors and Awards Committee of the college makes the selection. Criteria include: (1) feedback from alumni, (2) recognized innovation in teaching, (3) course and curriculum upgrades, (4) outstanding long-term student evaluations, (5) recommendations by peers, and (6) demonstrated participation in regional and national conferences.


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4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Positions/Titles Held: 8/03–Present 7/96 – 7/03 8/91 - 6/96 1/90 - 7/91 9/89 - 12/89 9/88 - 8/89 5/87 - 8/88 9/86 - 4/87 9/84 - 8/86 4/82 - 6/83 9/81 - 3/82 & 7/83 - 8/84

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University. Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University. Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Eng., University of Pittsburgh. Research Assistant, Contract DTFH-86-R-00036

Civil Eng. Dept., University of Pittsburgh. Pre-doctoral Fellow, Grant No. DTFH-61-88-P-40012

Project conducted at FHWA Research Center in McLean, Virginia. Research Assistant, Contract DTFH-86-R-00036

Civil Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Maths. and Statistics, University of Pittsburgh. Teaching Fellow: Structures, Civil Eng. Dept., Military Technical College, Egypt. Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Structural Analysis & Mechanics, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Design/Consulting Experience: Current 10/97-4/98 6/86 – 8/86 (summer) 4/82 – 6/83 11/81 – 3/82 7/80 – 8/80 (summer)

Consultant/Collaborator for expert opinion to BG Consultants, and Schwab-Eaton, Kansas, on Structural and Bridge Projects Consultant - Post-tensioned Haunched Slab Bridge Standards for KDOT Consultant to P.B. Booker Associates, Inc., Wichita, Kansas Intern - Finite Element Analysis, Structures Dynamics MRM Engineers, P.C.: 918 Park Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15234. Part-time Designer, Structures Division Samaan-Fam Consulting Engineering Office: 13 Kasr El Nil Street, Cairo, Egypt Part-time Design Engineer, City Planning and Transportation Division Bakhoum-Moharram Engineering Consultants: 1 Shampolion Street, Cairo, Egypt Intern - International Association for Exchange of Student for Technical Experience (IAESTE) Hellenic Water Company, Athens, Greece


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Membership in Professional Organizations: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Fellow, member since 1989 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), member since 1991 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), member 2005-present American Concrete Institute (ACI), member since 2013 Chi Epsilon (National Civil Engineering Honor Society), Fellow member Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM), member 2000-present Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), member since 1993-2007 International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC), member 1998 - 2002

5. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught: Undergraduate Courses taught at Kansas State University:

1. CE 015: Engineering Assembly S05, F05, S06, F06, S07, F07, S08, S12, F13, S14

2. CE 380: Computer Applications in Civ. Engg S93, F93, S94, F94, S95, S98 3. CE 333: Statics Summers 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 4. CE 533: Mechanics of Materials F91, S92, S99 5. CE 534: Mechanics of Materials Lab S99, F00 6. CE 537: Introduction to Structural Analysis F93, S94, F94, S95, S97, S98, F98, F01, F02,

F03, S08 7. CE 542: Structural Engineering in Steel S96, S00, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07,

S09, S10, S11, S12, S13 , S14, S15, S16 8. CE 544: Structural Engineering in Concrete F95, F96 9. CE 580: AI Applications in CE Winter Intersession 93/94 10. CE 585: CE Project (Senior Design) S04, F04, S05, F05, S06, F06, S07, F07, S08,

F08, S09, F09, S10, F10, S11, F11, S12, F12, S13, F13, S14, F14, S15, F15, S16

Graduate Courses taught at Kansas State University:

1. CE 732: Advanced Structural Analysis I F00 2. CE 737: Elastic Stability S93 3. CE 742: Advanced Steel Design S92, F02, F06, F08, F12, F13, F14, F15 4. CE 744: Prestressed Concrete F91, F92, S01 5. CE 802: Advanced Mechanics of Materials F96, F97, F98, F99, F01, F03,

F05, F07, F09, F11 6. CE 837: Structural Stability/Elastic Stability S94, S97, S01 7. CE 844: Prestressed Concrete Design F95, F97 8. CE 890: Graduate Seminar F98, S99, F99, S00, F00, S01, F01

At the University of Pittsburgh: 1984-1989 (Undergraduate Courses)

CE131 CE232 CE234 CE116 CE164 MATH703 MATH720

Structural Elements Indeterminate Analysis Concrete Structures I Civil Engineering Analysis Civil Engineering Systems Analysis Algebra and Trigonometry Preparation for Calculus

Course Instructor Course Instructor Recitation Instructor Teaching Assistant Teaching Assistant Course Instructor Course Instructor


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Topics/Titles for Senior Project (Capstone Course):

No. of Teams

No. of Students

Semester Graduation Project

4 22 S’04 Military Deployment Support Center (Manhattan Airport) 2 13 F’04 K-State Parking Garage 4 16 S’05 NISTAC Building at K-State Research Park 3 13 F’05 Flint Hills Beverage Distribution Center at Technology Park 4 22 S’06 Best Buy Retail Store 4 19 F’06 Limey Pointe PUD at McCall and Tuttle 3 14 S’07 Jardine Apartments Redevelopment 4 16 F’07 Grand Mere Village 5 30 S’08 K-State Olathe Innovation Campus/Kansas Bio Science Park 2 10 F’08 Westport South PUD (Walgreen’s & Sonic) 4 20 S’09 Equine Education Center 4 20 F’09 Westport Commons PUD 4 23 S’10 K-State Peters Recreation Complex Expansion 4 18 F’10 Manhattan Downtown Entertainment District-Movie Theater 5 25 S’11 City of Manhattan-Public Works-Traffic Shop 2 8 F’11 Bluemont Avenue Corridor Improvements 6 34 S’12 City of Manhattan-Bellerive Apartments 4 22 F’12 Casement Road Improvements 6 35 S’13 City Utilities Operation Facility 4 4 4 6 3

23 24 21 35 15

F’13 S’14 F’14 S’15 F’15

Kansas Department of Agriculture Building Birchwood Villas Residential PUD CivicPlus Building in Manhattan Wefald Residence Hall and Dining Center Grand Mère Parkway Northern Connection

Nominations for College/University Awards:

Nominated to 2016-17 Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars



Nominated to Myers-Alford Teaching Award, Spring 2014, 2015, and 2016

Nominated to Hollis Teaching Award, Fall 2012

Nominated to Myers-Alford Teaching Award, Spring 04





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Nominated to ASEE Dow Award, Fall 1992

Graduate Student and Scholar Advising (Students Graduated and Research Topics)

Carl Peterson, (undergraduate) senior in CE, honors project, “Seismic Design of Steel Structures” – Fall 2014.

Weston Loehr, MS student in structural engineering, (Starting Aug 2014 -in Progress)

Nader Tadros, Ph.D student in structural engineering, Topic: “Bridge Load Rating and Structural Assessment Using Ambient Vibration Tests,” (Started Aug. 2014 – in Progress)

Xuming Song, Associate Professor at Central South University, Changsha City, China, visiting scholar – Topic: Concrete Bridges (July 2014-July 2015).

Nader Tadros, “Structural Damage Detection Using Ambient Vibrations”– August 2014 (MS).

Rifat Sezer, Topic: “Dynamics of Structures,” Associate Professor at Selcuk University, Turkey (Summer 2013).

Augustine Wuertz, co-advisor with Hayder Rasheed, “Strengthening Rectangular Beams with NSM Steel Bars and Externally Bonded GFRP,” 2013 (MS).

Asfandyar Inayat, “Critical Success Factors for Construction Projects,” August 2012 (MS).

Harrison Pool, “Lateral Load Distribution for Steel Beams Supporting an FRP Panel,” August

2011, (MS).

Long Qiao, “Signal-based Damage Detection of Structures,” co-advisor, May 2009 (Ph.D).

Loren (LJ) Dickens, “Structural Check of a Steel Through Truss Bridge,” May 2008 (MS).

Yousheng Chen, “Development of Bridge Management Systems using Fuzzy Case-Based Reasoning,” 2005 (Ph.D).

Hansang Kim, “Damage Evaluation of Structures by Wavelet Analysis,” 2004 (Ph.D).

Jiaduo Wang, “A Study of the Cross-hole Sonic Logging Technique for Defect Detection in Drilled Shafts,” 2002, (MS).

Frederick Sheffield, “Usage of Fourier Analysis and Fundamental Concepts of Vibration

Analysis (of Linear Systems),” 2000, (MS).

Xinhua Yu, “Flexural Design of Continuous Post-tensioned Concrete Haunched Slab Bridges,” 1998 (MS).

Rafael Morice, “Guidelines for Removal of Handrails on Narrow Culverts and Bridges on Low


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Volume Roads,” 1998 (MS).

Srinath Nagaraja, “Bridge Deck Rebar-Corrosion Knowledge Based Decision System Development Using Machine Learning Techniques,” 1997 (Ph.D).

M. Sureshkumar Iyer, “Methodology and Instrumentation for Vibrational Analysis of

Structures for Non-Destructive Evaluation,” 1996 (MS).

Jingchen Xu, “Temperature Distribution in Layered Pavements,” 1996 (MS).

Amy Moran Sramek, “Methodology Used in the Development of a Bridge Construction Expert System,” 1996 (MS).

Khalid Niazi, "A Simplified Method of Multistory-Frame Analysis," 1993 (MS).

Senaka P. Aturaliya, “Bridge Condition Rating Based on Fuzzy Set Theory and Eigen Vector

Approach,” 1993 (MS).

Weiqun Zhang, “Computer Program for the Analysis and Design of Prestressed Concrete Continuous Beams with Variable Depth,” 1992 (MS).

Major advisor to MS Students (non-thesis/non-report): David Nagy ‘96, James Trusdell ’97, Jeff Gardner ’97, Brian Vance ‘97, Janelle Phillips ‘01, Nathan Bergman ’02, Darrell Carr ’02, Matthew Lengyel ’03, Theresa McClain ’04, Lonnie Davidson ’04, Jeff Wells ‘05, Jennifer Ralph ‘06, Ryan Oot ’12. Advisor to other MS students:

Shivale, Hagemann, Barna, Scaletty, Ulhrich, Bodapati, Eakins, Svitak, Winiecke, Wuertz, Tadros, Nelligan, Enocks, Wittrock

Serving on Graduate Committees:

Ph.D committees: 9 Outside committee (chair), 8 Civil Engineering (member), 5 Engineering (member)

MS Committees: 16 Civil Engineering (member), 4 Engineering (member)

K-State Special Programs on Teaching and Advising Enhancement: Panelist, Panel session on “Issues on Advising First-Year Students, Inaugural Kansas State

University/National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), Summer Undergraduate

Academic Advising Institute, May 22, 2013.

Participated in Learning Community Initiative (LEA/RN) and lead a learning group 2005-06.

Actively Participated in the Veteran K-State Project LEA/RN (Learning Enhancement

Action/Resource Network), 2000-01


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Active Participant in Project LEA/RN (Learning Enhancement Action/Resource Network) 1999-

2000

National Educators’ Seminars and Special Training

AISC Educator Session: Sustainability in Steel Design, NASCC, Orlando, Florida, May 12, 2010

ASCE Zone III Leadership Workshop – Houston, Texas, Feb 17-19, 2006

AISC Educator Session: Introducing the New Specifications/Manual, Chicago, Illinois, Oct 20, 2005

ASCE Zone III Leadership Workshop – St. Louis, Missouri, Feb 25-27, 2005

ASCE Student Chapter Advisor’s Workshop – Herndon, VA Aug 27-29, 2004

AISC Digital Database Faculty Workshop, October 14, 2003, Chicago, Illinois

AISC Faculty Workshop on Web-Enhanced Teaching of Structural Steel Design, October 25, 2001, Lawrence, KS.

Educator’s session, AISC Annual National Steel Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2001

AISI Faculty/Educator’s Workshop, “Teaching Steel Bridge Design,” Arlington, Virginia, August 14 &15, 1999.

Workshop and Symposium of the Association of European Civil Engineering Faculties, Odense, Denmark, May 5-7, 1997.

Educator’s session, AISC Annual National Steel Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1996

Training Seminar of FEMA - Emergency Management Institute, “Multiprotection design summer Institute: Earthquake Protective Design,” Emmitsburg, Maryland, July 18-22, 1994.

Workshop of ASEE Midwest Section, “A New Way of Teaching Structural Analysis,” Rolla, Missouri, Mar. 31- Apr.2, 1993.

PCA Professors’ Seminar of South Central Cement Association, “Engineering Economics of RC

Buildings,” Aug. 16-18, 1993.

Educator’s session, AISC Annual National Steel Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1992 Management and Leadership Training/Seminars Attended James R. Coffman Leadership Institute, Kansas State University, Aug 4-6, 2010.

Attended Luminary Seminar Series: Leading to Greatness, Topeka., KS, Nov 2. 2005

Attended ASCE Zone III Leadership Workshop – Chicago, Feb 13-15, 2004


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6. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Areas of Interest & Sponsored Projects “FRP Bridge Deck Panels,” Kansas State University Transportation Center (KSUTC-10-8), H.

Melhem (PI), $47,930. [2010-12]

"Wireless Damage Detection in Concrete Bridges, " Hayder Rasheed, Asad Esmaeily and Hani Melhem, Funded by the University Transportation Center at K-State, Nov. 2008, $9,000

“Intelligent Bridge Monitoring and Remote Sensing,” H. Rasheed, A. Esmaeily, H, H. Melhem, and R. Peterman, University Transportation Center, Sponsors: US DOT/KDOT, $100,259, [6/06-5/09].

“Structural Check of a Railroad Bridge for a Steam Locomotive,” H. Melhem (PI) and A. Esmaeily

(Co-PI), Sponsor: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Association, $8,000 [9/07-5/08].

SMARTI: "Intelligent Structural Health Monitoring of Rural Bridges", UTC, $100,000, Structural Group: H. Rasheed, R. Peterman, H. Melhem, A. Esmaeily, 2006

“Evaluation of the Strand Development Length in Cracked Prestressed Concrete Members

Under Cyclic Loading,” R. Peterman (PI) and H. Melhem (Co-PI), Sponsor: Stresscon Corporation, $50,230, [1/00-12/01].

“Effect of Moisture/Drainage on Non-Reinforced PCCP and Performance of FRP and Steel Dowels

as Joint Repairs,” H. Melhem (PI), Sponsor: Midwest States Pooled Fund/FHWA, $229,264, [7/00-8/01].

“Accelerated Testing for Studying Pavement Design and Performance - FY 00 and Beyond,” H.

Melhem (PI) and R. Peterman (Co-PI), Sponsor: Midwest States Pooled Fund/FHWA, $317,441, [5/99-9/00].

“Rut Resistance of Superpave Mixtures with River Sands” - Accelerated Testing for Studying

Pavement Design and Performance - FY 99, H. Melhem (PI) and S. Swartz (Co-PI), Sponsor: Midwest States Pooled Fund/FHWA, $108,271, [9/98-8/99].

“Accelerated Testing for Studying Pavement Design and Performance - FY 98", H. Melhem (PI),

M. Hossain, S.E. Swartz and H. Walker (Co-PI’s), Sponsor: Midwest States Pooled Fund/FHWA, $127,500, [12/97-1/99].

“Accelerated Testing for Studying Pavement Design and Performance,” H. Melhem (PI), M.

Hossain, and S.E. Swatrz (Co-PI’s), Sponsor: Midwest States Pooled Fund/FHWA, $112,500, [5/97-4/98].

“Guidelines for Removal of Handrails on Narrow Culverts and Bridges,” H. Melhem (PI), E.R.

Russell and B.L. Smith (Co-PI), Sponsor: Kansas and US Department of Transportation (KDOT and US DOT), $50,500, [1996-97].

“Use of FWD Data to Determine Pavement Structural Evaluation (PSE) Values,” M. Hossain (PI)

and H. Melhem (Co-PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT/ KTRAN),


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$55,971, [8/95-8/97].

“Bridge Rating Using the KDOT-FWD and Other Methodologies, H. Melhem and K.K. Hu (PI’s), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT/KTRAN), $42,000, [7/95-1/97].

“Development of Accelerated Testing Laboratory for Experimental Studies to Mitigate the

Deterioration of Highway Pavement in Kansas,” H. Melhem (PI), K.K. Hu , M. Hossain, and S. Swartz (Co-PI’s), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), $198,336, [7/94-2/97].

“Development of an Accelerated Pavement Testing Facility for the Development of an Innovative

Load Transfer System for Concrete Pavement: X-FLEX,” H. Melhem (PI) and K.K. Hu (Co-Pi), Sponsors: Cardwell International, Ltd. $158,000, and Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp., KTEC, $100,000, [7/94-6/97].

“Bridge Construction Expert System,” H. Melhem, (PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department of

Transportation (KDOT), $22,000, [8/95-8/96].

“Targeting Expert Systems for Bridge Engineering,” H. Melhem (PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT-KTRAN), $5,200, [10/94-7/95].

“Concrete Dead Load Deflections of Continuous Steel Girder Composite Bridges,” K.K. Hu (PI)

and Melhem (Co-PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT-KTRAN), $27,000, [6/94-6/95].

“Computerized Sign Inventory Feasibility Study,” K. Kurt, C. Thor, R. Stokes, and Melhem (Co-

PI’s), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT-KTRAN), $52,400, [6/93 - 8/94].

“Expert System for Fabrication Errors Solutions,” Melhem (PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT-KTRAN), $19,689, [7/92-1/94].

“FASTBRID Expert System,” Hani Melhem (PI), Sponsor: US DOT/FHWA, Federal Highway

Administration, $40,000, [5/90-6/91].

Publications

Book Published:

Critical Success Factors for Organizations in Construction Projects: A quantification and analysis of engineering judgment through Analytical Hierarchy Process and statistical approaches [Paperback], byAsfandyar Inayat (Author), and Hani G. Melhem (Author), Publication date: February 19. 2013. http://www.amazon.com/Critical-Success-Organizations-Construction-Projects/dp/3659319767

Journal Publications XuMing Song, Hani Melhem, F.ASCE, Jun Li, QingYuan Xu, and LiJun Cheng, “Effects of Solar

Temperature Gradient on Long-Span Concrete Box Girder during Cantilever Construction, Journal of Bridge Engineering, Mar 2016, Vol. 21, No. 3. (Online Publication Date: 5 Jan 2016).

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Hani Melhem, Moni El-Aasar, and Dave Meggers, “Bridge Deck Replacements Using Honeycomb

FRP Panels with Crash-worthy Guardrails”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture Research, 2(12) 2015, 1136-1152.

Hayder Rasheed, Brandon Decker, Asad Esmaeily, Robert Peterman, and Hani Melhem, “The Influence of CFRP Anchorage on Achieving Sectional Flexural Capacity of Strengthened Concrete Beams,” Manuscript ID: fibers-105014, Fibers, Special issue on Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) for Infrastructure Applications, 3(4), 2015, 539-559.

Asfandyar Inayat, Hani Melhem, and Asad Esameily, “Critical Success Factors in an Agency Construction Management Environment,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 141, No.1, Jan. 2015, pp. 06014010-1 to 7.

Rasheed, H. A., Wuertz, A., Traplsi, A., Melhem, H. G. and Alkhrdaji, T. “Externally Bonded GFRP and NSM Steel Bars for Improved Strengthening of Rectangular Concrete Beams.” ACI Special Publication SP-298, Advanced Materials and Sensors towards Smart Concrete Bridges: Concept, Performance, Evaluation, and Repair, pp. 57-73, 2014.

L. Qiao, A. Esmaeily, H.G. Melhem, ” Signal Pattern-Recognition Intelligent Computing for Damage Diagnosis in Structures,” Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 27 (2012), pp. 699-710.

Decker, B. R., Rasheed, H. A., Peterman, R. J., Esmaeily, A., and Melhem, H. G. “Exploring Wireless Strain Measurement for Civil Infrastructure,” Strain: An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45, Dec. 2009, pp. 547-552.

Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily, and Hani G. Melhem, “Structural Damage Detection using Signal

Pattern-Recognition,” Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 400-402 (2009) pp 465-470, Online at http://www.scientific.net © (2009) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

Osama Abudayyeh, Amber Dibert-DeYoung, William Rasdorf, and Hani Melhem, “Research

Publication Trends and Topics in Computing in Civil Engineering,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2006, pp. 2-12.

Cheng, Y. and Melhem, H., “Monitoring bridge health using fuzzy case-based reasoning.” Advanced

Engineering Informatics. 19(4), 2005, 299-315.

Hansang Kim and Hani Melhem, “Damage Detection of Structures by Wavelet Analysis,” Engineering Structures - the journal of earthquake, wind, and ocean engineering, Volume 26, Issue 3, Feb 2004, pp. 347-362.

Hayder Rasheed, Rim Nayal, and Hani Melhem, “Response Prediction of Concrete Beams

Reinforced with FRP Bars,” Composite Structures, 65 (2004), pp. 193-204.

Hayder A. Rasheed, Hassan Charkas, and Hani Melhem, “Simplified Nonlinear analysis of FRP Strengthened Concrete Beams Based on a Rigorous Approach,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, July 2004, 130(7), pp. 1087-1096.

Hassan Charkas, H.A. Rasheed, and H. G. Melhem, “Rigorous Procedure for Calculating

Deflections in FRP-Strengthened RC Beams,” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 100, No. 4 (July-Aug.

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2003), pp. 529- 547.

Hansang Kim and Hani Melhem, “Fourier and Wavelet Analyses for Fatigue Assessment of Concrete Beams,” Experimental Mechanics, The International Journal of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, SEM, Vol. 43, No.2 (June 2003), pp. 131-140.

Hayder A. Rasheed, H. Charkas, and H. G. Melhem, “Rational Procedure for Calculating

Deflections of RC Beams Strengthened with FRP Plates,” ACI Special Publication SP-210: Deflection Control for the Future (sponsored by ACI Committee 435 on Deflection of Concrete Structures), N.J. Gardner Editor, ACI, 2003, pp. 115-148.

Hani Melhem and Hansang Kim, “Damage Detection in Concrete by Fourier and Wavelet

Analyses,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 5, May 2003, pp. 571-577.

Hani G. Melhem and Yousheng Cheng, “Prediction of Remaining Service Life of Bridge Decks Using Machine Learning,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 17, No.1, January 2003, pp. 1-9.

Hani G. Melhem, Yousheng Cheng, Deb Kossler, and Dan Scherschligt, “Wrapper Methods for

Inductive Learning: An Example Application to Bridge Decks,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 17, No.1, January 2003, pp. 46-57.

Eugene Russell, H. Melhem, and Rafael Morice, “Guidelines for the Removal of Concrete

Bridgerails on Narrow, Low-Volume Roads in Kansas,” Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Vol. 40, No. 3, Summer 2001, pp 79-89.

H.G. Melhem, V.K. Bhuvanagiri, and X. Yu, “Design and Development of a PC-Based Real-Time

Strain Data Acquisition System,” in Computing Development in Civil and Structural Engineering, B. Kumar and B.H.V. Topping, Eds., Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999, pp 229-235.

Hani Melhem and Srinath Nagaraja, “Machine Learning and its Application to Civil Engineering

Systems,” Civil Engineering Systems, Vol. 13, 1996, pp. 259-279.

Hani G. Melhem and Senaka Aturaliya, "Bridge Condition Rating Using an Eigen vector of Priority Settings," Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 6, 1996, pp 421-432.

H. Melhem, WMK. Roddis, S. Nagaraja, and M.R. Hess, "Knowledge Acquisition and Engineering

for a Steel Bridge Fabrication Expert System," Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 10, No3, (July 1996), ASCE, New York, pp. 1-9.

K. Roddis, H. Melhem, M. Hess, and S. Nagaraja, "BFX: An Operational Expert System for Bridge

Fabrication," Transportation Research Records, No. 1491, TRB, Wash., D.C., 1995, pp. 62-68.

S. Nagaraja and H. Melhem,“A Rebar Corrosion Decision System Using Machine Learning," IABSE Colloquium Bergamo 1995, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE) Reports, Volume 72, Bergamo, Italy, pp. 293-296.

Hani Melhem, and Senaka Aturaliya, "Applications of Fuzzy Logic to Bridge Engineering," Journal

of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol. II, No. 1, 1994, pp 55-68.

H. G. Melhem and K.H. Klippstein, “An Expert System/Training Aid for Fatigue of Steel Bridges,”


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Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 28, 1994, pp 23-49.

Hani G. Melhem and James A. Wentworth, “FASTBRID: An Expert System for Bridge Fatigue,” Public Roads - A Journal of Highway Research and Development, Vol. 53, No. 4, (FHWA: Washington, D.C., March, 1990), pp 109-117.

Editorials, Discussions, Closures:

Hani G. Melhem and R. Raymond Issa, “Technical Council for Computing and Information Technology,” J. Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2008, pp. 335-337.

Tomasz Arciszewski, Ian F. C. Smith, and Hani Melhem, “ASCE Global Center of Excellence in Computing,” J. of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 147-150.

Hani G. Melhem and Yousheng Cheng, Closure to “Prediction of Remaining Service Life of Bridge Decks Using Machine Learning,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Oct 2004, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 385-385

Conference Papers in Proceedings: Nader Tadros, Hani Melhem, and Asad Esamaeily, “Structural Damage Detection using

Ambient Vibrations,” The American Society of Nondestructive Testing, Proc. ASNT 24th Research Symposium, held in Anaheim, CA, March 16-19 2015, pp 139-143.

Nader Tadros, Hani Melhem, and Asad Esamaeily, “Structural Damage Detection Using Ambient Vibrations,” The American Society of Nondestructive Testing, Proc. NDE/NDT for Structural Material Technology for Highways and Bridges (SMT) Conference, held in Washington, D.C., August 25-27, 2014. pp 337-344.

Hani Melhem, Moni El-Aasar, and Dave Meggers, “Development of Crashworthy Guardrails for Rapid Installation of FRP Honeycomb Bridge Deck,” Int’l Inst. for FRP in Construction, Proc. The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2014), held in Vancouver Canada August 20-22, 2014, 6 pp.

H. A. Rasheed, B. R. Decker, A. Esmaeily, R. J. Peterman, H. G. Melhem, “CFRP Anchorage System for CFRP Strengthened Beams,” ECCM16 - 16th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2014, Seville, Spain, June 22-25, 2014, Code 109290, 8 pp.

Asfandyar Inayat, Hani Melhem, and Asad Esmaeily, “Critical Success Factors for Different Organizations in Construction Projects,” Proceedings of the 2012 Int. Conf. on Sustainable Design and Construction (ICSDEC 2012), pp 695-702, November 7–9, 2012, Fort Worth, Texas, Sponsored by the Construction Institute (CI) of ASCE. Presentation by Melhem.

Asfandyar Inayat and Hani Melhem, “Critical Success Factors for Different Organizations in Construction Projects,” Proceedings of the 29th Int. Conf. on Applications of IT in the AEC Industry (CIB W78 2012) held in Beirut, Lebanon, 17-19 Oct. 2012, paper #49, Lebanese American University, pp 313-322

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Harrison Poole, Hani Melhem, Moni.El-Aasar, and David. Megger, “Determination of a Load Distribution Factor for an FRP Panel Supported by Steel Beams,” Paper (No 12-3377) Appeared in Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting Compendium (presented January 23, 2012), TRB, Washington, D.C.

Moni El-Aasar and Hani Melhem, “Innovative FRP Bridge Deck Panels for Accelerated Deck Replacement,” Proceedings of the 2010 FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference: Highways for LIFE and Accelerated Bridge Construction, Orlando, April 8 & 9, 2010. Editor: Atorod Azizinamini, Paper on conference CD [pp 991-1000]. Co-presented by El-Aasar and Melhem.

Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily and Hani G. Melhem, “Signal Based Damage Detection using Pattern-Recognition,” Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST/7), January 20-22, 2009 – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily, and Hani G. Melhem. "Structural Damage Diagnosis Using Signal Pattern-Recognition,” Proceedings 12th International conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-XII), October 16-18, 2008, Beijing, China. Presentation by Melhem.

Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily and Hani G. Melhem, “Structural Damage Diagnosis Using Signal Pattern-Recognition Intelligent Computing,” Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop of EG-ICE, Intelligent Computing in Engineering (ICE08), July 2-4, 2008, Plymouth, UK (11 pp on CD, and Extended book of abstracts). Presentation by Melhem.

Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily, and Hani G. Melhem, “Signal Based Damage Detection using Pattern-Recognition,” Proceedings of at the 2nd International Conference On Advances in Concrete & Structures with print in proceedings, June 19-21, 2008, Changsha, China (6 pp).

Rasheed, H. A., Decker, B., Esmaeily, A., Peterman, R. J., and Melhem, H., "Examining Transverse CFRP System to Develop the Flexural Capacity of CFRP Strengthened Beams," Proceedings of the 3rd International Material Society Conference, Applications of Traditional and High Performance Materials in Harsh Environment, Institute of Material Systems (IMS), American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, Jan. 23-24, 2008.

L. Qiao, A. Esmaeily, H. Melhem, “Structural Damage Detection in High-rise Buildings usign Pattern-Matching Method," Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Multi-Purpose High-Rise Towers and Tall Buildings, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 10-12,2007. Presentation by Esmaeily

Keith L. Hohn, LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, Julia Keen, Hani Melhem, Anil Pahwa, Jan Wiersema, and Barb Licklider, “Learning Communities Focused On Student Learning and Teamwork Skills”, Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Wichita, Kansas, September 19-21, 2007. Presentation by Kohn.

Qiao, L., Esmaeily, A, and Melhem, H., “Structural Damage Diagnosis Using Signal Pattern-Matching Method,” Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC), Cape Town, South Africa, pp 1836-1841, September 10-12, 2007.

Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily, and Hani G. Melhem, “Structural Damage Detection using Pattern-Matching Method,” Proceeding of 11th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and


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Informatics (WMSCI), July 8-11, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

L. Qiao, A. Esmaeily, H. Melhem, “Detection of Structural Damage Under Seismic Loads,” Fifth International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE5), May 13-17, 2007, Tehran, Iran. Presentation by Esmaeily.

Asad Esameily and Hani Melhem, “Performance Analysis Tool for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns,” Int. Conference on Bridge Management Systems – Monitoring, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 21-23 March 2006, Cairo, Egypt (Paper BMS03111, 12 pp on conference CD), Presentation by Melhem.

Hani Melhem, Yousheng Cheng, and Deb Kossler, “Bridge Management Using Artificial Intelligence,” Int. Conference on Bridge Management Systems – Monitoring, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 21-23 March 2006, Cairo, Egypt, Keynote Lecture, pp. 127-137 (also on CD), Keynote Speaker: Melhem.

Yousheng Cheng and Hani Melhem, “Application of Fuzzy Case-Based Reasoning to Bridge Management,” in Computing in Civil Engineering (2005), Proc. 2005 International Conference, July 12-15, 2005, Cancun, Mexico. Sponsored by Technical Council on Computing & Information Technology of ASCE), Eds. L. Soibelman and F. Peña-Mora, 11 pp. Presentation by Melhem.

Hansang Kim, Hani Melhem and Chung-Bang Yun, “Structural Health Monitoring Using Wavelet Analysis,” Proceedings of the 17th KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 13-15, 2004, pp. 79-83.

Hansang Kim and Hani Melhem, “Structural Health Monitoring Using Wavelet Analysis,” Proceedings of 2004 Korean Society of Civil Engineering Conference, Bo- Kwang Phoenix Park, Korea, Oct. 21-22, 2004. Presented by Kim.

Hansang Kim and Hani Melhem, “Damage Evaluation of Structures Using Wavelet Analysis,” Proceeding of the third Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and Its Applications, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 19-21, 2004, pp. 681-690. Presented by Kim.

Hansang Kim and Hani Melhem, “Damage Detection of Structures by Wavelet Analysis,” 17th

ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, June 13-16, 2004, U. of Delaware. Presentation by Kim.

Asad Esmaeily, Hani Melhem, and Robert Peterman, “Application of Image Processing Technique in Experimental Measurements,” 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, June 13-16, 2004, U. of Delaware, on conference CD (8 pages). Presentation by Melhem.

Hani, G. Melhem and Yousheng Cheng, “Numeric Prediction Algorithms for Bridge Corrosion,” Xth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), Weimar, Germany, June 02-04, 2004, on conference CD (11 pages). Presentation by Melhem.

Hani, G. Melhem, Yousheng Cheng, and Deb Kossler, “Fuzzy Case-based Reasoning for Bridge Management System,” in Next Generation – Intelligent Systems in Engineering, Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 4, Nr. 199, Proc. 11th Int’l. Workshop of the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE), Weimar, Germany, May 31 – June 1, 2004, pp 76-84. Presentation by Melhem.


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Hayder Rasheed, Rim Nayal, and Hani Melhem, “Response Prediction of Concrete Beams

Reinforced with FRP Bars,” Ninth Annual International Conference on Composites Engineering (ICCE/9), July 1-6, 2002 in San Diego, Extended abstract published in Conference Proceedings (2 pages). Presentation by Melhem.

Hassan Charkas, Hayder Rasheed, and Hani Melhem, "Simplified Load-Deflection Calculations of FRP Strengthened RC Beams Based on a Rigorous Approach," 15th Engineering Mechanics Conference, Andrew Smith, Ed., ASCE, New York City, NY, June 2-5 2002, Published in Conference CD: Paper # 233 (8 pages). Presentation by Charkas.

Hayder Rasheed, H. Charkas, and H. Melhem, “Rational Procedure for Calculating Deflections of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Plates,” Paper at the 2002 ACI Spring Convention, Detroit, MI, April 22-26, 2002, Abstract Published in proceedings. Presentation by Rasheed.

Hani Melhem, Hansang Kim, and F. Sheffield, “Damage Detection in Concrete by Experimental Vibration Analysis,” Appeared in Book of Abstracts, ASCE 2001 Mechanics and Materials Summer Conference, San Diego, CA, June 27-29, ‘01, p. 77. Presentation by Melhem.

H.G. Melhem, V.K. Bhuvanagiri, and X. Yu, “Design and Development of a PC-Based Real-Time Strain Data Acquisition System,” CIVIL-COMP/AI-CIVIL-COMP ‘99 Conference, Oxford, UK, September 13-15, 1999. Presentation by Melhem.

V.K. Bhuvanagiri, S.E.Swartz, and H.G. Melhem, “Visual Programming in Data Acquisition Applications,” Proc. of Interna’l Computing Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, Oct. 18-21, 1998, Boston, MA, pp 466-469. Presentation by Melhem.

Hani Melhem and Richard McReynolds, “Development of an Accelerated Testing Laboratory for Highway Research in Kansas,” Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields (BCRA ‘98), Trondheim, Norway, July 6-8, 1998, Rasmus S. Nordal and Geir Refsdal, Eds., Volume II, pp 793-802. Presentation by Melhem.

H.G. Melhem and S.K. Iyer, “Using the Falling Weight Deflectometer for Highway Bridge Rating,” Proceeding of the first Structural Engineers World Congress, July 18-23, 1998, San Francisco, CA, N.K. Srivastava, Ed., Elsevier Science, Abstract p. 707 and full paper (8 pp) on CD-ROM. Presentation by Melhem.

S. Nagaraja and H. Melhem, “Bridge Deck Rebar Corrosion Decision System Using Inductive Learning,” Computing in Civil Engineering, (Proc. of the fourth Congress held in conjunction with A/E/C Systems '97., June 16-18, 1997, Philadelphia, PA.), T. Adams, Ed., ASCE, pp. 304-311. Presentation by Melhem.

H.G. Melhem, K.K Hu, and K. Niazi, "Bridge Rating Using the Falling Weight Deflectometer," Proceeding of the 2nd Int'l. Conf. on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete in the Infrastructure, June 12-14, 1996 in Nashville, Tennessee, pp 212-214, SEM. Presentation by Melhem.

H.G. Melhem, K.K. Hu, and S.K. Iyer, "Steel Bridge Rating Using the Falling Weight Deflectometer Technique," Proceedings of the VIII Int'l. Congress on Experimental Mechanics, June 10-13, 1996 in Nashville, Tennessee, pp. 272, SEM. Presentation by Melhem.


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H. Melhem and S. Nagaraja,"An Inductive Diagnostic Knowledge System for Rebar Corrosion," Computing in Civil Engineering, (Proc. of the 2nd Congress in conjunction with A/E/C Systems '95, June 5-8, 1995, Atlanta, Georgia), J.P. Mohsen, Ed., ASCE, pp. 704-710). Presentation by Nagaraja.

W.M. Kim Roddis and Hani Melhem,"Targeting Expert Systems for Bridge Engineering," Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop of the European Group for Structural Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EG-SEA-AI), March 1995, Bergamo, Italy. Marco Lazzari and Paolo Salvanechi, Eds., pp. 147-148. Presentation by Roddis.

Hani Melhem, "Fuzzy Logic for Bridge Rating Using an Eigenvector of Priority Settings," in Proc. of the 1st. Int. Joint Conf. of NAFIPS/IFIS/NASA '94, (San Antonio, TX, Dec. 18-21, 1994), Eds.: L. Hall, Y. Ying, R. Langari, and J. Yen, IEEE Publishing, Piscataway, NJ, pp 279-286. (Invited Paper).

S. Nagaraja and H. Melhem,"A Rebar Corrosion Decision System Using Machine Learning," Applications of Manufacturing and Service Industries, Eds: F. Azadivar, D. Ben-Arieh, S. Chang, and H. Melhem, Proceedings of the Mid-American Conference on Intelligent Systems (MACIS), held October 27-28, 1994. AMI, Kansas State University, pp 100-105. Presentation by Nagaraja.

H. Melhem and J. Schlup, "Usage of Adhesives and Composites in Highway Structures," in Infrastructure: New Materials and Methods for Repair, Proceedings of the 1994 ASCE Materials Engineering Conference held on Nov. 14-16, 1994 in San Diego, CA, K. Basham, Ed., p. 8. Presented by Schlup.

John R. Schlup and Hani Melhem, "Usage of Adhesives and Composites in Highway Structures," American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Nov. 13-18, 1994. Abstract appeared in the conference proceedings. Presentation by Melhem.

H. Melhem and J. Schlup, "Usage of Adhesives and Composites in Highway Structures," Proceedings of the 1st. Int. Conf. on Composite Engineering (ICCE/1) held on Aug 28-Sep 1, 1994, in New Orleans, LA., David Hui, Ed., pp. 469-470. Presentation by Melhem.

H. Melhem, M. Hess and K. Roddis, "Bridge Fabrication Error Solution: Developing an Expert System for a State DOT," Proceedings of the 11th International Bridge Conference held on June 13-15, 1994 in Pittsburgh, PA., Arthur Hedgren, Ed., Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 416-424. Presentation by Melhem.

H. Melhem and S. Aturaliya, “Bridge Condition Rating Using Fuzzy Sets and an Eigenvector of Priority Setting," Computing in Civil Engineering, (Proc. of the first Congress held in conjunction with A/E/C Systems '94., June 20-22, 1994, Washington, D.C.), K. Khozeimeh, Ed., ASCE, New York, NY, pp. 1908-1916. Presentation by Melhem.

S. Nagaraja and H. Melhem,"An Inductive Knowledge-Based System for Mitigation of Bridge Fabrication Errors," Computing in Civil Engineering, (Proc. of the first Congress held in conjunction with A/E/C Systems '94., June 20-22, 1994, Washington, D.C.), K. Khozeimeh, Ed., ASCE, New York, NY, pp. 1083-1090. Presentation by Melhem.

H. G. Melhem and W. Zhang, "Computer Analysis of Continuous P/C Highway Bridge Girders with Variable Depth," Computing in Civil Engineering, (Proc. of the first Congress held in


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conjunction with A/E/C Systems '94., June 20-22, 1994, Washington, D.C.), K. Khozeimeh, Ed., ASCE, New York, NY, pp. 696-703. Presentation by Melhem.

H. Melhem and J. Schlup, "An Assessment of the Usage of FRP Composites in Highway Structures," in Materials and Design Technology - 1994, T.J. Kozik, ed., (Proceeding, of ASME: Energy-sources Technology Conf., Jan 23-26, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana), PD-Vol. 62, pp. 43-50 (1994). Presentation by Melhem.

H. G. Melhem and K. Niazi, "A Simplified Method of Multistory-Frame Analysis Including the P-DELTA Effect," Computing in Civil Engineering, (Proc. of the first Congress held in conjunction with A/E/C Systems '94., June 20-22, 1994, Washington, D.C.), K. Khozeimeh, Ed., ASCE, New York, NY, pp. 1302-1309. Presentation by Melhem.

H. Melhem and S. Swartz, “Inspection of Bridges for Fatigue and Remedial Measures Using and Expert System Approach,” in Structural Failure, Product Liability and Technical Insurance, IV (Proc. 4th Int. Conf., Vienna, Austria, 6-9 June 1992), H.P Rossmanith, ed., Elsevier, New York, NY, 1992, pp. 309-316. Presentation by Swartz.

Hani G. Melhem, Karl H. Klippstein, William J. Wright,"Work-In-Progress Report on Long-Life-Fatigue Behavior of Welded-Steel Bridge Girder Details," by Proc. 8th Annual Int. Bridge Conf. held in Pittsburgh, PA., June 10-11, 1991. Presentation by Melhem.

Hani Melhem,"Finite Element Approximation to Heat Transfer Through Construction Glass Blocks," in Mechanics Computing in 1990's and Beyond, H. Adeli and R. L. Sierakowski, eds., Proc. of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference, Columbus, Ohio, May 19-22, 1991 (Vol. 1, pp 193-197). Presentation by Melhem.

Hani G. Melhem and Karl H. Klippstein,"An Expert System for Fatigue Inspection and Rehabilitation of Steel Bridges," in Structures Congress '91 Compact Papers, Proceedings of 9th Annual ASCE Structures Congress on Fatigue and Fracture, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 29 to May 1, 1991 (pp. 315-318). Presentation by Melhem.

J. Boland, G.M. Ermentrout, C.A. Hall, W. Layton, and H. Melhem, "Numerical and Analytical Studies of Natural Convection Problems," in Differential Equations and Application, A. R. Aftabizadeh, ed., Proceedings of the International Conference on Theory and Applications of Differential Equations, Columbus, Ohio 1988 (Vol. 1, pp 83-90). Presentation by Layton.

Technical Reports and Editorships

Hugues Rivard, Edmond Miresco, and Hani Melhem, Editors: “Building on IT,” Joint

International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada, June 14-16, 2006.

Hani Melhem, Roger Swart, and Sandy Walker, “Evaluation of the Performance of Permeable and Semi-Permeable Unbound Granular Bases under Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) Slabs and Alternate Load Transfer Devices for Joint Repair,” Report No. FHWA-KS-02-07, Final Report, Research Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, November 2003.


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Hani Melhem, Roger Swart, and Sandy Walker, “Effectiveness of Fiber Reinforced and Plain, Ultra-Thin Concrete Overlays on Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP), Report No. FHWA-KS-02-06, Final Report, Research Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, November 2003.

Hani Melhem and Frederick Sheffield, “Accelerated Testing for Studying Pavement Design and Performance; FY 99,” Report No. FHWA-KS-99-7, Final Report, Research Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, July 2000.

Hani G. Melhem, “Accelerated Testing for Studying Pavement Design and Performance; FY 97-98,” Report No. FHWA-KS-99-2, Final Report, Research Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, May 1999.

Hani Melhem, Rafael Morice, Eugene Russell, and Bol L. Smith, “Guidelines for Removal of Handrails on Narrow Culverts and Bridges,” Final Report, Research sponsored by Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Mid-America Transportation Center (MATC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 1999.

H.G. Melhem, “Development of an Accelerated Testing Laboratory for Highway Research in Kansas,” Report No. FHWA-KS-97/5, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, November 1997.

K.K. Hu, K. Niazi, M.S. Iyer, and H. Melhem, “Bridge Rating Using KDOT FWD and the Related Methodologies,” Report No. K-TRAN: KSU-96-1, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, May 1997.

Hani Melhem and Amy Moran, "Bridge Construction Expert System," Report No. KTRAN KSU-92-4, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, September 1996.

Hani Melhem, Kuo-Kuang Hu, and K. Niazi, "Concrete Dead Load Deflections of Continuous Steel Girder Composite Bridges," Report No. K-TRAN: KSU-95-6, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, March 1996.

H. Melhem, A. Moran, W.M.K. Roddis, and J. Bonox, "Targeting Expert Systems in Bridge Engineering," Project KTRAN KU/KSU-95-6, Final Report, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, February 1996.

Carl Kurt, Carl Thor, Robert Stokes, and Hani Melhem, "Computerized Sign Inventory feasibility Study", Final Report - Project No. K-TRAN: KU/KSU-94-3, August 1994.

S. Nagaraja, H. Melhem, and A. Moran, "Bridge Fabrication Error Solution Expert System - A Machine Learning Approach," Department of Civil Engineering, K-TRAN Research Project KSU-93-2 - Final Report Part II, Kansas Department of Transportation, August 1994.

M. Hess, W.M.K.Roddis, H. Melhem, and A. Moran, "Bridge Fabrication Error Solution Expert System - Training Manual," University of Kansas Center for Research, SL Report 94-1, Jan 1994.

K. H. Klippstein, G.T. Blake, H. Melhem, and J.F. Flemming, "Crane/Building Interaction - Progress Report, Phase 1, Volume 1," Report Prepared for AISE Crane/Building Interaction Task Force, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Civ. Eng., May 1991.


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H. Melhem, "An Expert System for Fatigue Assessment of Steel Highway Bridges," Research Report No. ST-7, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, January 1990 (110 pages).

H. Melhem and K.H. Klippstein, "A Study on Variable Amplitude Load Fatigue: Work-In-Progress," Research Report No. ST-6, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, January 1990 (231 pages).

Hani Melhem, "Finite Element Approximation to Heat Transfer Through Combined Solid and Fluid Media," Institute for Computational Mathematics and Applications, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Technical Report ICMA-87-107, 1987 (71

pages).

Other Research Activities, Conference Presentations with Abstract only, Posters, and other Appearances “Structural Damage Detection using Ambient Vibrations,” Nader Tadros, Hani Melhem, and

Asad Esamaeily. Presented at the ACI Spring Convention, held in Kansas City, MO, April 12-16, 2015, Open Topic Session (Part 1 of 2) Sponsored by ACI Committee 123, Research and Current Development.

“Evaluation of Structural Performance of Bridges by Ambient Vibration Measurements,” Nader N. Tadros, Hani Melhem, Asad Esmaeily. Poster presentation at 2015 International Bridge Conference, held in Pittsburgh, PA, June 8-11, 2015 (Poster No. IBC POS-6).

“Externally Bonded GFRP and NSM Steel Bars for Improved Strengthening of Rectangular Concrete Beams.” Rasheed, H. A., Wuertz, A., Traplsi, A., Melhem, H. G. and Alkhrdaji, T. Presentation at ACI Spring Convention, April 14-18, 2013, Minneapolis, MN, Convention program p. 111.

Member of Advisory Committee for the 2013 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 23-25, 2013 ,University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA. http://iwcce2013.usc.edu/Committees.html

“Innovative FRP Bridge Deck Panels for Accelerated Deck Placement” Poster presentation by Hani Melhem and Harrison Poole, at the DOT University Research Technology Transfer Day, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2011.

Moni El-Aasar and Hani Melhem, “An Innovative System of FRP Bridge Deck Panels with Crash-Worthy Guardrail,” Poster presentation made at 27th Annual International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, June 6-9, 2010.

“Innovative FRP Bridge Deck Panels for Accelerated Deck Placement,” by Hani Melhem, Harrison Poole, Moni El-Aasar, Dave A. Meggers, and Jerry D. Plunkett, March 3, 2010, Presentation to the University Transportation Center, Kansas State University, by (presented by Melhem)

Member of Advisory Committee for the 16th EG-ICE International Workshop, Intelligent

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Computing in Engineering (ICE09) Berlin, Germany, 15th to 17th July 2009, Website http://www.eg-ice.tu-berlin.de/menue/scientific_committee/

Member of International Advisory Committee: 2009 International Workshop on Computing in

Civil Engineering, June 24-27, 2009, Austin, Texas

Member the Editorial Board and member of the Organizing Committee, Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada, June 14-16, 2006.

“Globalization and the Engineering Practice,” presentation at the ASCE Kansas Section meeting,

Wichita, KS, January 27, 2006.

“Accelerated Testing and Concrete Research at K-State,” Scholer Annual Concrete Conference, Manhattan, Kansas, February 7, 2001.

“Accelerated Testing at K-State and Recent Research in Structural Engineering,” Invited

speaker at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 4, 2000.

“Testing and Research at the Kansas Accelerated Testing Laboratory (ATL),” presented at the 82nd Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference, Manhattan, Kansas, April 12, 2000.

“Developments in Accelerated Pavement and Full-Scale Mechanical Testing,” Presented at the

University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, April 18, 2000. “Concrete Pavement Testing and Research at the Kansas Accelerated Testing Laboratory

(ATL),” presented at Annual Conference organized by the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), Marriott, Kansas City, MO, March 8, 2000.

“Expert Systems and Information Technology,” presented at the National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, November, 15, 1999.

“The Kansas Accelerated Testing Laboratory,” presented at the 78 th Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference, Manhattan, Kansas, April 11, 1996.

Guest Editor of Microcomputers in Civil Engineering - Special Issue on Computer-Aided Bridge

Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 6, 1996.

"Accelerated Pavement Testing in Kansas," presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Valley Conference of AASHTO, Chicago, Illinois, July 12-13, 1995.

"A Machine Learning KBES for Bridge Fabrication Error Solution," by H. Melhem and S.

Nagaraja, poster paper presented at Bergamo - 1995 Colloquium on Artificial Intelligence Technology in Civil Engineering, March 1995, Bergamo, Italy.

(Co-editor) Proceedings of the Mid-American Conference on Intelligent Systems (MACIS):

Applications of Manufacturing and Service Industries," Editors: F. Azadivar, D. Ben-Arieh, S. Chang, and H. Melhem. Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Kansas State University, 1994.

"Bridge Design Computer Software Available," presented at Bridge Design Workshop #1,

Kansas State University, October 1, 1993.

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“FASTBRID - An Expert System for Bridge fatigue," paper presented at the 72nd Annual Kansas

Transportation Engineering Conference, Manhattan, Kansas, March 1990.

7. SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

7.1 SERVICES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Leadership Roles in Professional Organizations: Co-Editor of ASCE Journal on Computing in Civil Engineering since Jan 2001 – Feb. 2007.

Member of Advisor Committee, ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil

Engineering, June 23-25, 2013, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Member of the Editorial Board (1 of 3) for the Joint Int’l Conf. on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Eng’g, and member of the Organizing Committee (1 of 5), June 14-16, 2006, Montreal, Canada.

Past chair of ASCE Committee on Intelligent Computing (formerly Expert Systems and AI) of the Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology (TCCIT)

TCCIT Executive Committee (EXCOM): Member Oct. 2005-09, Chair in FY’08

TCCIT Global Center of Excellence in Computing: Vice Chair, 2005-2011

ASCE Kansas Section: Vice President FY’05

ASCE Kansas Section: President FY’06

National Technical Committees:

ASCE Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology: Intelligent Computing Committee, member since 1992 and Chair in 1998-2000 (formerly Expert system and Artificial Intelligence committee, Currently Data Sensing and Analysis Committee),); Publication Committee (Member 2001-2006)

ASCE, TCCIT Publication committee (JCCE Co-editor) Jan. 2001-Dec. 2006)

ASCE Committee on Emerging Computing Technology, SEI, (formerly STD, secretary in 1994-96, and acting chair in 1995).

ASCE/ACI Committee 423: Prestressed Concrete, Associate Member (1993-present)


Hani G. Melhem

ASCE Committee on Steel Bridge, member (1996-2002)

ASCE Committee on Experimental Analysis and Instrumentation (Eng. Mechanics Division), (1996-2010)

Conference and Sessions Organized/Chaired

AISC International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, July 25-28, 2007, CMU, Chair of Session 12 - Track 1.

Joint Int’l Conf. on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, June 14-16, 2006, Montreal, Session 104 Chair ”Industrialization and Information processes in Construction.”

ASCE Eng. Mechanics Conference, “Imaging Techniques in Experimental Mechanics,”

University of Delaware, June 13-16, 2004 (co-chair: Asad Esmaeily).

Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, “Roads to Better Roads”, ICCCBE-VIII 2000, Stanford University, Anaheim, [Aug. 14-17].

Civil and Structural Engineering Computing '99, “Professional and Educational Issues,”

Oxford, UK, [Sep. 13-15, 1999].

ASCE Computing Congress '97, “Machine Learning Applications in Transportation Infrastructure,” Philadelphia, PA [June 16-18, 1997].

ASCE Computing Congress '96, “Machine Learning”, Anaheim, CA, [June 17-19,1996]

ASCE Structures Congress '96, “Intelligent Damage Monitoring of Civil Engineering

Structures”, Chicago, April 1996.

SEM Conference on NDT, "Ultrasonic II", June 13, 1996, Nashville, TN.

ASCE Structures Congress '95, "Fuzzy Logic Applications in Structural Engineering, Boston, MA. [April 3-5, 1995].

ASCE Structures Congress '95, “Intelligent Damage Monitoring of Civil Engineering

Structures,” Boston, MA, [April 3-5, 1995], with Richard White as co-chair.

ASCE Computing Congress '94, “Applications of Fuzzy Logic in Civil Engineering,” Wash. D.C., [June 20-22, 1994].

7.2 INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES (at Kansas State University) Services to the CE Department:

AISC Faculty Representative at KSU Civil Engineering

Honors Program Advisor (2007-present)


Hani G. Melhem

Member, Strategic Planning Committee (2012-present)

Open House Faculty Advisor (2007-08; 2011-present)

Chair, Undergraduate Program and Assessment Committee (2006-2011)

o In charge of preparing University Annual Program Assessment

o In charge of Kansas Board of Regents 6 year program assessment reports

o Responsible for new freshmen and transfer students summer and off-semester

enrollment

o In charge of course and curriculum changes, modifying assessment metrics and

procedures, establishment of new program options/tracks and certificates, and

adoption and approval of new courses.

o Department representative several semesters to the Engineering and Science

Summer Institute (ESSI)

o Represented the department at all college committees and advisory board on

undergraduate program matters, and attended all events such as engineering days,

career fairs, high-school days, new students welcome, and graduation receptions.

Chair, ABET Task force (2009-2011)

o In charge of all program modifications, curriculum changes, and program objectives

and student learning outcomes. Documenting all procedures, steps, and findings.

o Communicating and making presentation to alumni and advisory board.

o Taking the lead in ABET report preparation and necessary data compilation.

o Attending special meetings and webinars on ABET, evaluating FE exam metrics, GPA

of graduating seniors, employers surveys, recent graduate surveys, recruiters

feedbacks, and employment metrics.

Faculty Advisor, ASCE Student Chapter, 2003-2009, 2012-present

o The chapter obtained certificates of commendation or letters of Honorable Mention in every single year in which I have been advisor. I received a Certificate of Commendation from ASCE in 2006, by the national Committee on Student Activities (CSA) for “exceptional service as faculty advisor” to the KSU Student Chapter of ASCE (nominated by the students, awarded by National headquarters).

Member, Civil Engineering Department Head search committee (2013-14)

Member, Faculty Annual Evaluation Form Committee (2009)

Department Head Backup Person (2008-09)

Faculty Advisor, Steel Bridge Team (2003-2008).

o Since serving as the team faculty advisor, the team has been ranking at the regional

competition and participated at the National competitions every year.

Member, Director of University Transportation Center search committee, Summer 2008 Member, Transportation/Materials Faculty Search Committee, 2007-08 Chair, CE Centennial Committee, (2007-08)

Member, Departmental Award Committee (2005-06)

Member, Computation and Graphic Course Cluster Reform (2002-03)

Chair, Departmental Award Committee (2001-02) Chair, Structural Faculty Search Committee, 2001-02


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Member, Structural Faculty Search Committee, 1999-2000 Member, Line Schedule and Catalogue 1998-2000)

Member, Equipment needs Committee (1997-99) Member, Structural Faculty Search Committee, 1997-98 Chair, Graduate Study Committee (1999-02)

Graduate Seminar Advisor (1999-2000)

Member, Publicity Committee (1994-97)

Chair, Task Committee for Developing New STAT 490 Course (1993-1995)

Member, Line Schedule and Catalogue Committee (1992-95)

Chair, Task Committee to Develop Revised CE Computer Application Course (1993-94) Chair, Mechanic of Materials Coordinating Committee (1991-92 ) Member, Graduate Studies Committee (1992, 95-99)

Services to the College of Engineering: Member, Academic Advising Committee (2011-present)

Member, Honors Program Committee (2007-present)

Member, Liaison Committee on Statistics (2007-present)

Member, Program Assessment Coordinating Committee (PACC) (2010-11),

Member, College Assessment Review Committee (CARC) (2006-2011)

Member, Course and Curriculum Committee (1998-02, and 2005-11)

Member, Committee on International Programs (2002-2008)

Member, Academic Standards Committee (2006-08)

Member, Academic Advising Committee (2006-07)

Member, Program Assessment Task force (PAT) (2006-10)

Member, Honor Council (2005-07)

Member, College Graduate Committee (2002-05)

Member, Engineering Experiment Station Luncheon Committee (1994-98)

Member, Computer Needs committee (1992-1998)

Services to Kansas State University:

Faculty Advisor, Called to Greatness -Religious (Christian) student organization, 2013-

current

Faculty Advisor, Kuwaity Student Organization (KSO), 2012-13

Faculty Advisor, Egyptian Student Association (ESA), 2010-present

Member, International Activities Committee (IAC) Representing Engineering - (2001-05)

Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Technology (FSCOT) – 1999-2002

Member, KSU Digital Library Task Force 2000-01

Member, E-commerce and Practices Committee, 1999-2000

7.3 OTHER SERVICES AND APPEARANCES Participation in International Activities and Conferences

Vancouver, Canada August 20-22, 2014

Presentation at 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2014),

International Institute for FRP in Construction held at the University of British Columbia,


Hani G. Melhem

“Development of Crashworthy Guardrails for Rapid Installation of FRP Honeycomb Bridge Deck,” by

Hani Melhem, Moni El-Aasar, and Dave Meggers.

Beijing, China, October 16-18, 2008

Presentation at 12th International conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering

(ICCCBE-XII) "Structural Damage Diagnosis Using Signal Pattern-Recognition" by Long Qiao, Asad

Esmaeily, and Hani G. Melhem.

Plymouth, UK, July 2-4, 2008

Presentation at 15th International Workshop of European Group for Intelligent Computing in

Engineering (EG-ICE): Intelligent Computing in Engineering (ICE08), “Structural Damage Diagnosis

Using Signal Pattern-Recognition Intelligent Computing,” by Long Qiao, Asad Esmaeily and Hani G.

Melhem, (11 pp on Proceedings CD, and 2 pp in Extended book of abstracts).

Montreal, Canada, June 14-16, 2006

Participation at the Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and

Building Engineering, Member the Editorial Board (1 of 3) and member of the Organizing

Committee (1 of 5), Chair of Session 104, delivering ASCE/TCCIT Key Address.

Cairo, Egypt, March 21-23 2006

Int. Conference on Bridge Management Systems – Monitoring, Assessment, and Rehabilitation:

a. Keynote Lecture, , “Bridge Management Using Artificial Intelligence,” by Hani Melhem,

Yousheng Cheng, and Deb Kossler, Book of keynote lectures, pp. 127-137 (on CD).

b. Presented: “Performance Analysis Tool for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns,” Asad

Esameily and Hani Melhem, Paper BMS03111, 12 pp on conference CD).

Cancun, Mexico, July 12-15, 2005

Presentation at the International Conference in Computing in Civil Engineering, “Application of

Fuzzy Case-Based Reasoning to Bridge Managemen,” by Yousheng Cheng and Hani Melhem,

Technical Council on Computing & Information Technology of ASCE), Proceeding Editors: L.

Soibelman and F. Peña-Mora, (11 pp on CD).

Weimar, Germany, May 31 – June 1, 2004

Presentation at the following events:

(a) 11th Int’l. Workshop of the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-

ICE), “Fuzzy Case-based Reasoning for Bridge Management System,” by Hani, G. Melhem,

Yousheng Cheng, and Deb Kossler, Appeared in Next Generation – Intelligent Systems in

Engineering, Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 4, Nr. 199 (pp 76-84).

(b) Xth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE),

Weimar, Germany, June 02-04, 2004, “Numeric Prediction Algorithms for Bridge Corrosion,”

by Hani, G. Melhem and Yousheng Cheng, on conference CD (11 pages).

Oxford, UK, September 13-15, 1999

Presentation at CIVIL-COMP/AI-CIVIL-COMP ‘99 Conference, “Design and Development of a PC-

Based Real-Time Strain Data Acquisition System,” by H.G. Melhem, V.K. Bhuvanagiri, and X. Yu.

Trondheim, Norway, July 6-8, 1998


Hani G. Melhem

Presentation at the Fifth International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields (BCRA

‘98), “Development of an Accelerated Testing Laboratory for Highway Research in Kansas,” by Hani

Melhem and Richard McReynolds, Proceedings Editors Rasmus S. Nordal and Geir Refsdal, Eds.,

Volume II (pp 793-802).

Odense, Denmark, May 5-7, 1997

Representing ASCE and USA delegation at the Workshop and Symposium of the Association of

European Civil Engineering Faculties,

Bergamo, Italy, March 1995

Attending the 2nd Workshop of the European Group for Structural Engineering Applications of

Artificial Intelligence (EG-SEA-AI), “Targeting Expert Systems for Bridge Engineering," by W.M.

Kim Roddis and Hani Melhem," Proceedings editors Marco Lazzari and Paolo Salvanechi, (pp 147-

148).

Athens, Greece, July-August 1980

Engineering summer internship, training at the Hellenic Water Company. Organized by International

Association for Exchange of Student for Technical Experience (IAESTE).

Originator and Director of the Annual Bridge Design Workshop at K-State since 1993. Organized in collaboration with KSU Division of Continuing Education/Conferences and non-credit programs. Average attendance 100 persons (DOT bridge engineers, consultants, contractor, fabricators, FHWA and AASHTO representatives). Advisory/planning board includes about 10 members. Workshop Topics/Themes /Revenue ($)

1. Bridge Design Software (‘93) 4,400 2. Bridge Substructure and Foundations (‘94) 8,212 3. Falsework and Timber Bridges (‘95) 8,665 4. Prestressed Concrete Bridges (‘96) 7,730 5. Structural Steel: Present and Future (‘97) 8,065 6. Practical LRFD (‘99) 16,125 7. LRFD and Geotechnical Issues (‘00) 14,070 8. Shop Drawings for Steel and Concrete Bridges (‘01) 10,030 9. Innovative Bridge Solutions (‘02) 10,475 10. Innovative Bridge Materials (’03) 12,775 11. Bridge Rehabilitation(’04) 13,300 12. Bridge Foundations – LRFD (’05) 16,120 13. Bridge Materials: Production, Defects and Solutions (‘06) 12,842 14. Bridge Software Applications (’07) 15,023 15. Field Erection (’08) 16,138 16. New Trends in Concrete Bridges (’09) 12,704 17. Steel Bridges (’10) 17,366 18. New Trends in Bridge Construction (’11) 17,502 19. Innovative Bridge Solutions in Kansas (’12) 19,870 20. Bridge Innovations (’13) 15,790 21. Various Bridge Topics (’14) 16,830 22. Implementation of Recent Bridge Research (’15)

________________ Total Revenue = $ 274,032

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