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Publications

US Patents

"Fiber-Reinforced Plastic ("FRP") - Concrete Composite Structural Members." Inventors: Mirmiran, A., and Shahawy, M., Patent Number 5,599,599, February 4, 1997.

"Fiber-Reinforced-Plastic/Concrete Structural Members." NASA Tech Briefs , New Technology Item KSC-11946, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pp. 48-50, May 1998.

"Prestressed FRP-Concrete Composite Structural Members." Inventors: Mirmiran, A., and Shahawy, M., Filed February 3, 1998, Received Notice of Allowance on April 6, 2000.


Referenced Journal Publications


Books and Book Chapters

  • Bradshaw, R.R., Dwarves, R.M., Cuoco, D.A. (Editor), DeGanyar, T.J., Fantozzi, F.W., Hanaor, A., Kassimali, A., Malla, R.B., Mirmiran, A. (Chair of the Parent Committee), Parsons, J.K. (Chair of the Task Committee), Penalba, C.U., Serrette, R.L., Shaeffer, R.E., Tripeny, P., and Wang, S.T. (1997). Guidelines for the Design of Double-Layer Grids, ASCE, New York, NY, 1997.
  • Blandford, G.E., Madugula, M. (Chair of the Task Committee), McClure, G., Mirmiran, A. (Chair of the Parent Committee), Ostendorp, M. (Editor), Penalba, C., Spalding, B., Guidelines for Dynamics of Lattice Towers, ASCE, New York, NY, 2000 (in final preparation).

Conference Proceedings

  • Naguib, W., and Mirmiran, A. (2000). "Analysis of Fiber-Wrapped Concrete Columns Under Sustained Axial Loads." 7th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Denver, CO.
  • Singhvi, A., and Mirmiran, A. (2000). "Fiber Optic Sensing of FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Sustained Loads." 7th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Denver, CO.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Yuan, W. (2000). "Slenderness Effects in Concrete Columns Reinforced with FRP Rods." Proceedings of the 14th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, CD Rom, Austin, TX.
  • Mirmiran, A. (2000). "Integration of NDT Research into Concrete Education.?Proceedings of the 14th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, CR Rom, Austin, TX.
  • Naguib, W., and Mirmiran, A. (1999). "Short-Term Creep Test Results of Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes." Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Orlando, FL.
  • Mirmiran, A., Samaan, M., and Shahawy, M. (1999). "A Unified Dilation-Dependent Model for Confined Concrete." Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
  • Mirmiran, A., Naguib, W., and Shahawy, M. (1999). "Experimental Measurements and Theoretical Modeling of Creep in Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes." Proceedings of the Interdependence Between Theoretical, Experimental, and Computational Mechanics, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Mirmiran, A., Shahawy, M., and El Khoury, C. (1999). "Comparison of Over-Reinforced and Under-Reinforced Concrete-Filled Tubes." Proceedings of the 13th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, Baltimore, MD.
  • Mirmiran, A., Shahawy, M., and Naguib, W. (1999). "Hybrid FRP-Concrete Systems." Proceedings of the 5th Materials Engineering Congress, ASCE, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1998). "Experience in Teaching and Research." Proceedings of the NSF Workshop on Integration of Research and Engineering Education, Arlington, VA, 134-135.
  • Shahawy, M., and Mirmiran, A. (1998). "Hybrid FRP-Concrete Beam-Columns.?Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Las Vegas, NV, 323-324.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1998). "NDT in an Undergraduate Concrete Lab." Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, NSF Grantees' Session, Seattle, WA, CD ROM.
  • Mirmiran, A., and El Echary, H. (1998). "Acoustics Emission from Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes." Proceedings of the 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, La Jolla, CA, CD ROM.
  • El Echary, H., and Mirmiran, A. (1998). "Acoustic Emission of Retrofitted Fiber-Wrapped Columns." Proceedings of the Nondestructive Evaluation Technique for Aging Infrastructure & Manufacturing, San Antonio, TX, 106-117.
  • Mirmiran, A., Samaan, M., and Shahawy, M. (1998). "Fabrication and Testing of Hybrid FRP-Concrete Columns." Proceedings of the International Composites Expo, Composites Institute, Nashville, TN, 16C/1-6.
  • Mirmiran, A (1998). "Length Effects on FRP-Reinforced Concrete Columns.?Proceedings of the NSF Sponsored 2nd International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tucson, AZ, 518-532.
  • Shahawy, M., and Mirmiran, A. (1997). "Stiffened FRP Tubes for Hybrid Construction.? Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Hawaii, 667-668.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1997). "Non-Destructive Testing and Instrumentation in an Undergraduate Concrete Lab." Proceedings of the NSF Sponsored 4th Faculty Workshop on Teaching the Materials Science Engineering and Field Aspects of Concrete, Bethlehem, PA, 103-110.
  • Shahawy, M., Mirmiran, A., and Samaan, M. (1996). "Hybrid Columns of FRP and Concrete." Proceedings of the 4th Materials Engineering Conference, ASCE, Washington, D.C., 73-82.
  • Xu, Z., and Mirmiran, A. (1996). "Looping Behavior and Strength of Prestressed Arches." Proceedings of the 11th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 366-369.
  • Shahawy, M., and Mirmiran, A. (1996). "A New FRP-Encased Bridge Pier Column.?Proceedings of the NSF Sponsored 4th National Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, Buffalo, NY, 325-330.
  • Mirmiran, A., Kargahi, M., Samaan, M., and Shahawy, M (1996)."Composite FRP-Concrete Column with Bi-Directional External Reinforcement." Proceedings of the NSF Sponsored 1st International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Tucson, AZ, 888-902.
  • Mirmiran, A., Kargahi, M., and Shahawy, M (1995). "FRP-Encased Concrete Columns." Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, LA, 509-510.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1995). "Concrete Composite Construction for Durability and Strength." Proceedings of the Symposium on Extending Lifespan of Structures, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), San Francisco, CA, 1155-1160.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1995). "Dynamic Buckling and Post-buckling of Stressed Composite Arches." Proceedings of the 10th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, Boulder, CO, 199-202.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Kargahi, M. (1995). "An Innovative FRP-Concrete Composite Construction for Seismic Regions." Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 1047-1054.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1995). "Use of Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Beam-column Joints in Seismic Regions." Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 1017-1023.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Shahawy, M. (1995). "A Novel FRP-Concrete Composite Construction for the Infrastructure." Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress XIII, Boston, MA, 1663-1666.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Amde, A.M. (1995). "Nonlinear Transient Finite Element of Stressed Sandwich Composite Arches." Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress XIII, Boston, MA, 1057-1060.
  • Onyemelukwe, O.U., Mirmiran, A., and Chopra, M.B. (1995). "Application of Boundary Element Method to Structural Damage Assessment." Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress XIII, Boston, MA, 1040-1043.
  • Mirmiran, A. (1994). "Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Prestressed Sandwich Arches under Dynamic Loading." Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, LA, 349-350.
  • Amde, A.M., Mirmiran, A., and Walter, T.A. (1994). "Behavior of Composite and Multiple Barriers under Turbine Missile Impacts." Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact, Madrid, Spain.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Wolde-Tinsae, A.M. (1993). "Effect of Steepness on Stability of Traditional and Prebuckled Arches." Proceedings of the 14th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Kingston, Canada, 571-572.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Wolde-Tinsae, A.M.(1991). "Geometric and Material Nonlinearity for the Buckling of Prestressed Sandwich Arches." Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Engineering Computations, Swansea, U.K.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Wolde-Tinsae, A.M. (1991). "Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling for Erection of Prestressed Sandwich Arches." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, Montreal, Canada, 543-553.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Wolde-Tinsae, A.M. (1991). "Expandable, Rapidly Assembled Sandwich Domes." Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Mobile and Rapidly Assembled Structures, Southampton, U.K.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Wolde-Tinsae, A.M. (1991). "Post-Buckling Analysis of Arches." Proceedings of the 13th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Winnipeg, Canada, 336-337.
  • Mirmiran, A., and Wolde-Tinsae, A.M (1989). "Prestressed Masonry Structures.?Proceedings of the 5th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, 187-196.

Research Reports

  • Mirmiran, A.?Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)-Concrete Column." Final Report, Florida Department of Transportation, Contract No. BB-056, 1999.
  • Mirmiran, A."FRP-Encased Concrete Piles - Phase 3." Final Report, Florida Department of Transportation, Contract No. BA-519, 1999.
  • Mirmiran, A. "FRP-Concrete Composite Column and Pile Jacket Splicing Phase II." Final Report, Florida Department of Transportation, Contract No. B-9895, 1997.
  • Mirmiran, A. "Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Columns Encased in Fiberglass Tubular Jackets and Use of Fiber Jacket for Pile Splicing." Final Report, Florida Department of Transportation, Contract No. B-9135, 1997.
  • Mirmiran, A. "Nonlinear Modeling of Concrete-Encased Pultruted Shapes." Final Report, UCF Division of Sponsored Research, Project Number 16-20-933, 1995.
  • Mirmiran, A. "Nonlinear Analysis of Sandwich Arches and Frames (NASAF)." in Handbook of Finite Element Software, Mackerel and Fredrik son, Ed., 2nd ed., Sweden, 1993. NASAF is also included in MAKEBASE.
  • Mirmiran, A. "Nonlinear Stability Analysis of Prestressed Sandwich Arches Using the Finite Element Method." University of Maryland, 1991.

Featured Articles

  • "Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes Tested," Civil Engineering, Vol. 70, No. 3, p. 28, March 2000.
  • "Science Squadron: Four Capture $1.2 Million in National CAREER Honors." UC Currents, 8(1), 3, Sept. 25, 1998.
  • "Hybrid FRP-concrete columns." FRP International, VI (1), 5, winter 1998.
  • "Plastic proves to be golden for one UCF professor." The Central Florida Future, 29(16), 1-2, Oct. 17, 1996.
  • "Patented design for bridges brings in national science grant." The UCF Report, 19(5), 5, Sep. 27, 1996.
  • "Building better bridges." The Knight Engineer Magazine, 1(1), 11, summer 1996.
  • "Engineering professor bridges gap in technology." The Central Florida Future, 28(21), 3, Nov. 2, 1995.
  • "Researchers develop plastic support for bridges." The UCF Report, 18(8), 1,5, Nov. 3, 1995.

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