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Amir Behravan, Ph.D., P.E.
Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1953
Email: amir.behravan@vdot.virginia.gov

Research:

Concrete materials, green materials, waste materials
Supplementary cementitious materials
Concrete durability
Fiber reinforced concrete
Non-destructive testing
X-ray imaging
Materials characterization

Education:

Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Materials), Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma ,USA 2020
M.Sc. Civil Engineering (Hydraulic Structures), Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran 2012
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University- Khomeinishahr Branch, Isfahan, Iran 2009

Registrations:

Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia
Registered Professional Engineer, State of North Carolina

Memberships:

American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The Masonry Society (TMS),
Iran Construction Engineering Organization (IRCEO),
Iranian Concrete Institute, member
Young Researchers and Elite Club

Awards:

Outstanding Ph.D. Student of the year, Oklahoma State University, 2019
Havner Scholarship, Oklahoma State University, 2018 & 2019
Awarded by the Dean of Civil Engineering Department for the voluntary performance in “9th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering”, 2012
Ranked 1st among more than 270 class of 2009 students in the Civil Engineering Department, 2009
Distinguished student among more than 270 civil engineering undergraduate students, 2007 & 2008
Member of the third prize team in spaghetti truss structures national competition among more than 200 teams, 2008
Member of the first prize team in spaghetti truss structures university competition among 50 teams, 2007

Team Memberships:

Structures

Projects:

123872 - Addressing Fly Ash Shortage with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement - Co-Principal Investigator

122315 - Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Mitigation in High Alkali Content Cements - Principal Investigator

122602 - Laboratory Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement Material Properties and Surface Treatment Behavior in Concrete - Co-Principal Investigator

Publications:

23-R9 - Nondestructive Inspection Methods for Liquid Deicer Storage Tanks