Mahmood R. Soltani

Professional Experience

• Aug 2018 – present, Assistant Professor, Bradley University
• Jan 2017  –  May 2018, Postdoctoral Researcher/Lecturer, Clemson University

Teaching

• Statics
• Dynamics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Prestressed Concrete Design
• Advanced Mechanics of Materials

Scholarship

Research Interests

• Behavior, analysis, and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and materials
• Bridge engineering
• Risk and reliability of civil engineering systems

Recent Publications 

• Attard, T., and Soltani, M. (2020). Mechanical Behavior of Composite Action of Two-Wythe Precast Concrete Sandwich Beams via Chemically Hybridized Intermediate Layer. Composite Structures. (in-press)
• Jonnalagadda, S., Sreedhara, S., Soltani, M., and Ross, B.E. (2019). Foam-Void Precast Concrete Double-Tee Members. PCI Journal. (in-press)
• Lee, Y-S., Soltani, M., Schweigert, K., and Maharjan, S. (2019). Prevention and Repair of End Region Cracks in Prestressed Concrete Girders: A State of the Art Review. International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research, 7(1), 134-145.
• Soltani, M., Safiey, A., and Brennan, A. (2019). A State-of-the-Art Review of Bending and Shear Behaviors of Corrosion-Damaged RC Beams, ACI Structural Journal, 116 (3), 53-64.
• Soltani, M. (2018). Reliability analyses of interface shear transfer in AASHTO LRFD specifications model and an alternative model. PCI Journal, 63(5), 36-50.
• Soltani, M., Ross, B. E., and Khademi, A. (2018). A Statistical Approach to Refine Design Codes for Interface Shear Transfer in Reinforced Concrete Members. ACI Structural Journal, 115(5), 1341-1352.
• Soltani, M., Shakeri, E., and Zarrati, A. R. (2018). Development of a Risk Management Model for Power Tunnels Design Process. Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, 3(1), 67-74.
• Soltani, M., and Ross, B. E. (2017). Database Evaluation of Interface Shear Transfer in Reinforced Concrete Members. ACI Structural Journal, 114(2), 383.
• Soltani, M., and Ross, B. E. (2017). Evaluation of a Four-Point Bending-Test Method for Interface Shear Transfer in Concrete Members. ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 22(4), 04017008.

Recent Research Grants

• A Statistical Approach to Model Reduced Mechanical Capacity of Corrosion Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams, PI, Bradley's Caterpillar Fellowship Program, Duration: 2019-2020.
• Evaluation of Engineered Cementitious Composite for Interface Shear Transfer in Concrete Members, PI, Bradley's Special Emphasis (SE) Program, Duration: 2019-2020.
• Reinforcing of Sulfur Concrete Members using Post-Tensioning Method for Planetary Applications, PI, Illinois Space Grant Consortium, Duration: 2019-2020

Service

Voting Committee Member

• Subcommittee 445-0D, Shear and Torsion-Shear Databases, American Concrete Institute (ACI) 

Affiliations

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

Licensures and Certifications

Honors and Awards

• Clemson University's Glenn Teaching Fellowship, Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
• Clemson University's Professional Enrichment Grant (PEG), Graduate Student Government (GSG), Fall 2016

Certifications

• EIT (Texas)