Akram Jawdhari

Education

Pot-doctoral Fellowship
Queen's University, Canada

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
University of Kentucky, USA
GPA= 4.0/4.0

MSc in Civil Engineering
University of Babylon, Iraq

BSc. in Civil Engineering
University of Babylon, Iraq
Rank = 1st/500 students

Academic Interests

• Sustainable, Smart Materials and Systems (e.g. fiber reinforced Polymers, ultra-high performance concrete, engineered cementitious composite, shape memory alloys).
• Infrastructure Assessment and Rehabilitation.
• Bridge Engineering.
• Structural Health Monitoring.
• Computational Modeling.

Academic Responsibilities

Responsibilities included teaching, conducting research, undergraduate and graduate student supervision, and service to the department and institute.

Committee Activities

• Review Editor, Journal of Frontiers in Materials.
• Junior Editorial Board Member, Journal of Infrastructure Preservation & Resilience, Springer.
• Board member, Midwest branch of the Association for Iron& Steel Technology (AIST), served from April 2022 to June 2023.
• Served as a reviewer for over 20 Civil Engineering Journals.

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Reviewer Award
Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience
Award year= 2023

Scholarship and Creative Work Faculty Award
Valparaiso University
Award year= 2020

Elevate Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Mitacs Canada
Award year= 2020

CESL Star
Center for English as a Second Language, University of Kentucky
Award year= 2019

Accelerate Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Mitacs Canada
Award year= 2018

Outstanding Reviewer Award
Engineering Structures
Award year= 2018

National Leadership Honor Society
Omicron Delta Kappa Organization
Award year= 2014

Civil Engineering Honor Society
Chi Epsilon Organization
Award year= 2013

Academic Honor Society
Delta Epsilon Iota Organization
Award year= 2012

Grants

• Catalyst Grants- Fall 2022, Purdue University Northwest, $7,000, “Novel Strengthening System for Slender Reinforced Concrete Columns using Carbon Fiber Polymer (CFRP) Rods and Grids (CRGs)”. Jan. 2022- Dec. 2022.

• Ford Motor Company, procured $5,000 of kind contribution to build a custom made steel frame for destructive testing of laboratory specimens. November 2022.

• PNW Indiana Space Grant, Purdue University Northwest, $2,000, “A Novel Retrofit Technique for Concrete Bridge Girders, Comprising CFRP Rod Panels (CRPS)” Sep. 2022- May 2023.

• COE Professional Development Grant-2022, Valparaiso University, $5,000, “Evaluation of Current Load Rating Procedures for Metal Arch Culverts”. June 2022- Aug. 2022.

• Mitacs Elevate, $150,000, “Connections Design in New Double Wythe Insulated Wall Panel Containing Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)”. Jan 2020- Dec. 2021.

• Mitacs Accelerate, $45,000, “Investigation of Thermal Bowing in UHPC Precast Double Wythe Wall Panels”. Jan 2018- Dec. 2018.

Professional Memberships

-Member, Precast Concrete Institute.
-Member, American Society of Civil Engineers.
-Member, American Concrete Institute
voting member at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) sub-committees 440F (FRP Repair) and 440J (FRP Stay-in-place forms)

Work Experience

Assistant Professor August. 2023 –Pres.
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
South Dakota State University, USA

Assistant Professor August. 2022 –July 2023
Dept. of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Purdue University-Northwest, USA

Visiting Assistant Professor Jan. 2022 –July 2022
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Valparaiso University, USA

Adjunct Faculty, Post-Doctoral Fellow July. 2017 –Dec. 2021
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Queen’s University, Canada

Teaching& Research Assistant Aug. 2012 –Jun. 2017
Dept. of Civil Engineering University of Kentucky, USA

Civil Engineer, Faculty (Asst. Lecturer) Jan. 2007 –Aug. 2010
Dept. of Construction and Projects
University of Babylon, Iraq

Applications of Research

Journal Papers (published or accepted)
1. Ghadami, A., Jawdhari, A., Ghazaleh Pourmoosavi. “Buckling and Post-Buckling Behavior of Top Flange Coped I-Beams with Slender Web Panels” Accepted Jan. 2024 in Thin-Walled Structures.
2. Kadhim, M. A., Nadir, W., Jawdhari, A., and Peiris, A. “Experimental investigation on UHPC-NSC composite beams” Structures, vol 60, 105885.
3. Nadir, W., Ali, A. Y., Jawdhari, A., Kadhim, M. A., Majdi, A. (in press) “Cyclic Behavior of UHPC Corner Beam-Column Joints under Bi-Directional Bending”, Structures vol 60, 105857.
4. Mohammed, M., Ali, A. Y., Kadhim, M. A., and Jawdhari, A. (2024). “RC Deep Beams with Vertical Openings: Behavior and Proposed Mitigation Techniques” ASCE. Journal of Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, vol 29 (No. 1).
5. Jeong, S. H, Ghamari, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2023). “Improving the behavior of concentrically braced frame braces using a flexural damper: Experimental and numerical study” Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol 33, issue 1.
6. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., Altaee, M., Majdi, A., and Fam, A. (2023). “Parametric Investigation of Continuous Beams Strengthened with Near Surface Mounted FRP Bars” Engineering Structures, vol 293, 116619.
7. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2023). “Design Equations for Thermal Bowing and Composite Degree of Concrete Sandwich Panels” Engineering Structures, vol 290, 116341.
8. Nadir, W., Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., and Majdi, A. (2023). “RC Beams Strengthened in Shear with FRP-Reinforced UHPC Overlay: An Experimental and Numerical Study” Structures, vol 53, pp. 693-715.
9. Barkhordari, M. S., and Jawdhari, A. (2023). “Machine learning based prediction model for plastic hinge length calculation of reinforced concrete structural walls” Advances in Structural Engineering, Sage. https://doi.org/10.1177/13694332231174252.
10. Haidar, A., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2023). “Axial Compressive Strength of Slender UHPFRC-Filled Steel Tubes” Engineering Structures, vol 285, 116073.
11. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., Nadir, W., and Majdi, A. (2023). “Experimental Study on RC beams Strengthened in Flexure with CFRP-Reinforced UHPC overlays” Engineering Structures vol 285.
12. Prejs, A, Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. “Shear Strength of Post-Installed Connectors in Thin UHPC Members” Structures, vol 48, February 2023, 492-510.
13. Philopateer, B., Aikaterini, G., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2023). “Modeling of a Concrete Floor Incorporating GFRP Stay-in-Place Structural Form”, Engineering Structures, vol 278, 115513.
14. Jawdhari, A. Peiris, A., Fam, A, and Harik, I. (2023). “Evaluation of Spliced UHM CFRP Strip Panels for Strengthening Steel Beams” ASCE J. of Composites for Construction, vol 27 (1).
15. Abed, S., Hadi, R., Jawdhari, A., Najm, H. M., Mahmood, S., Biela, M., Sabri, M. (2023). “Influence of ternary hybrid fibers on the mechanical properties of ultrahigh-strength concrete” Frontiers in Materials, doi: 10.3389/fmats.2023.1148589.
16. Mukhtar, F., Jawdhari, A., and Peiris, A. (2022). “Mixed-mode FRP-concrete bond failure analysis using novel tests and 3-D non-linear FEM” ASCE J. of Composites for Construction, vol 26 (6).
17. Jawdhari, A. and Fam, A. (2022). “Numerical Evaluation of a New Concrete Sandwich Panel Containing UHPC Wythes, and GFRP Reinforcement and Connectors” ACI Special Publication, vol 356, pp. 273-290.
18. Kadhim, M. A, Jawdhari, A., and Altaee, M. (2022). “Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of Continuous RC Beams Strengthened with Near Surface Mounted FRP Bars” ACI Special Publication, vol 356, pp. 327-346.
19. Prejs, A, Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2022). “Pull-Out Strength of Post-Installed Connectors in Thin UHPC Members” Thin-Walled Structures, vol 181, 110023.
20. Jawdhari, A. Fam, A., and Sadeghian, P. (2022). “How Concrete Filling Fundamentally Changes Stress-Strain Curve of Angle-Ply FRP Tubes in Tension” ASCE J. of Composites for Construction, vol 26 (5).
21. Sylaj, V., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. “Sandwich Concrete Beams with GFRP Side Faces Tested and Modeled in Flexure” Thin-Walled Structures, vol 179, 109703.
22. Altaee, M., Altayee, S., Kadhim, M. A., and Jawdhari, A. (2022). “Evaluation of Existing Bond-Slip Relations for CFRP-Steel Joints and New Model for Linear and Nonlinear Adhesives” Advances in Civil Engineering, volume 2022 , 3673438.
23. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., Nadir, W., and Cunningham, L. (2022). “Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened in Flexure with Hybrid CFRP-Reinforced UHPC Overlay” Engineering Structures, vol 261, 114356.
24. Adheem, A., Kadhim, M. A., and Jawdhari, A. (2022). “Parametric Study and Improved Capacity Model for RC Beams Strengthened with Side NSM CFRP Bars” Structures, vol 39, May 2022, 1118-1134.
25. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., Adheem, A. and Fam, A. (2022). “Analysis and Design of Two-Way Slabs Strengthened in Flexure with FRCM” Engineering Structures, vol 256 (2), 113983.
26. Jawdhari, A., Peiris, A., and Harik, I. (2022). “Load Rating of Bridge-Size RC Culverts” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, vol 18 (3).
27. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., and Kadhim, M. A. (2022). “Thermal Bowing of Reinforced Concrete Sandwich Panels using Time-Domain Coupled-Field Finite Element Analysis” Engineering Structures, vol 252, 113592.
28. Adheem, A., Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2021). “Confinement Model for Concrete Wrapped with Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Mortar” Construction and Building Materials, vol 312(1), 125401.
29. Wootton, N., Fam, A., Green, M., Jawdhari, A., and Sarhat, S. (2021). “Field Testing and Dynamic Response of Full-Scale GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Guideway under Monorail Train” ASCE J. of Bridge Engineering., vol 26 (9), https://10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001764.
30. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., and Noël, M. (2021). “Design equation for concrete-filled FRP tubes in flexure including damage effects” Engineering Structures, vol 239, 15 July, 112267.
31. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., and Peiris, A. (2021). “Evaluation of Lap-Splices in NSM FRP Rods for Retrofitting RC Members” Structures, vol 30, April 2021, 877-894.
32. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., and Peiris, A. (2021). “Development of Hybrid UHPC-NC Beams: A Numerical Study” Engineering Structures, vol 233, 15 April, 111893.
33. Jawdhari, A., Hadhood, A., and Fam, A. (2021). “Confinement Model for FRP-Wrapped Circular Columns when the Wraps are subjected to Damage” Construction and Building Materials, vol 275.
34. Kadhim, M. A., Jawdhari, A., Altaee, M., and Adheem, A. (2020). “Finite Element Modelling and Parametric Analysis of FRP Strengthened RC Beams under Impact Load” Building Engineering, vol 32, 101526.
35. Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2020). “Thermal-Structural Analysis and Thermal Bowing of Double Wythe UHPC Insulated Walls” Energy and Buildings, vol 223, 110012.
36. Jawdhari, A., Adheem, A., and Kadhim, M. (2020). “Parametric 3D Finite Element Analysis of FRCM-Confined RC Columns under Eccentric Loading” Engineering Structures, vol 212, 110504.
37. Dutta, D., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2020). “A New Studded Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall with Embedded GFRP Channel Sections - Part I: Experimental Study” PCI Journal, vol 65(3), 78-99.
38. Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2020). “A New Studded Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall with Embedded GFRP Channel Sections - Part II: Finite Element and Parametric Studies” PCI Journal, vol 65(4), 51-70.
39. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., and Harik, I. (2020). “Bond between CFRP Rod Panels and Concrete using Cementitious Adhesive” Construction and Building Materials, vol 235, 117503.
40. Muhaisin, M., Jawdhari, A., and Ammash, H. (2019). “Revised Formula for Predicting the Long-Term Deflection Multiplier of Normal and High Strength Concrete” IBRACON Structures and Materials Journal, vol 12 (6), 1345-1352.
41. Kadhim, M. A., Adheem, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2019). “Nonlinear Finite Element Modelling and Parametric Analysis of Shear Strengthening RC T-Beams with NSM CFRP Technique” International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol 17, 1295-1306.
42. Jawdhari, A., Semendary, A., Fam, A., Steinburg, E, and Khoury, I. (2019). “Bond Characteristics of CFRP Rod Panels Adhered to Concrete under Bending Effects”, ASCE J. of Composites for Construction, vol 23 (1).
43. Jawdhari, A., Harik, A., and Fam, A. (2018). “Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with CFRP Rod Panels CRP 195” Structures, vol 16, 239-253.
44. Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2018). “Numerical Study on Mechanical and Adhesive Splices for Ribbed GFRP Plates Used in Concrete Beams” Engineering Structures, vol 174, 478-494.
45. Jawdhari, A., Peiris, A., and Harik, I. (2018). “Experimental Study on RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP Rod Panels” Engineering Structures, vol 173, 693-705.
46. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., and Harik. (2018). “Numerical Study on the Bond between CFRP Rod Panels (CRPs) and Concrete” Construction and Building Materials, vol 177, 522-534.
47. Jawdhari, A., and Harik, I. (2018). “Finite Element Analysis of RC Beams Strengthened in Flexure with CFRP Rod Panels” Construction and Building Materials, vol 163, 751-766.
48. Jawdhari, A., and Harik, I. (2018). “Simulation of Delamination Failures in RC Members Strengthened with CFRP Rod Panels and CFRP Laminates” ACI Special Publication (ACI SP 327), 5.1-5.20.
49. Jawdhari, A., Peiris, A., and Harik, I. (2017). “Bond Study on CFRP Rod Panels Externally Adhered to Concrete” ASCE J. of Composites for Construction, vol 21 (4).

Book Chapters
1. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., Sadeghian, P. (2023). “Modeling the Nonlinear Response of ±55 Angle-Ply GFRP Tube Used in CFFT Applications” In: Benmokrane, B., Mohamed, K., Farghaly, A., Mohamed, H. (eds) 8th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 278. Springer, Cham.
2. Jawdhari, A., Harik, I. (2023). “Analytical Study on the Bond Between CFRP Rod Panels and Concrete Substrate” In: Benmokrane, B., Mohamed, K., Farghaly, A., Mohamed, H. (eds) 8th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 278. Springer, Cham.
3. Jawdhari, A., Peiris, A., and Harik, I. (2022). “Evaluating the Bond Characteristics of Intermediate and Ultra-High Modulus CFRP Laminates Adhered to Steel” In: Ilki, A., Ispir, M., Inci, P. (eds) 10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering. CICE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 198. Springer, Cham.
4. Boules, P., Genikomsou, A., Jawdhari, A., Fam, A. (2022). “Numerical Investigation of a New Floor System with GFRP Stay-in-Place Forms and Embedded I-Beams” In: Ilki, A., Ispir, M., Inci, P. (eds) 10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering. CICE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 198. Springer, Cham.
5. Jawdhari, A., Adheem, A.H. (2018). “Finite Element Analysis of RC Beams Strengthened in Shear with NSM FRP Rods” In: Taha, M. (eds) International Congress on Polymers in Concrete (ICPIC 2018). ICPIC 2018. Springer, Cham.

Conference Papers
1. Fakeh, M., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2023). “Calibration of ABAQUS Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) Model for UHPC Material” Proceedings of 3rd International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, vol 3 (1), Wilmington, DE, USA June 4-7, 2023.
2. Barkhordari, M. S., and Jawdhari, A. (2023). “Finite Element Analysis of UHPC Beams with Openings Tested in Shear” Proceedings of 3rd International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, vol 3 (1), Wilmington, DE, USA June 4-7, 2023.
3. Jawdhari, A., and Kadhim, M. (2022). “CFRP-Reinforced UHPC Overlay for Flexural Strengthening of RC Beams”. Presented in 11th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 19 – 22, 2022.
4. Adheem, A., Kadhim, M., and Jawdhari, A. (2022). “Strengthening of RC Beams using Side Near Surface Mounted Technique”. Presented in 11th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 19 – 22, 2022.
5. Gao, C., Jawdhari, A., and Fam, A. (2022). “Modeling of Full-Size Novel GFRP SIP Formwork and GFRP Rebar under Moving Load”. Presented in 11th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 19 – 22, 2022.
6. Adheem, A., Kadhim, M., and Jawdhari, A. (2022). “A numerical study on one-way RC slabs strengthened with fibre reinforced cementitious mortar (FRCM)”. AIP Conference Proceedings 2386, 080022 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066821
7. Adheem, A., Kadhim, M., Jawdhari, A., and Altaee, M (2022). “Application of Drucker-Prager Plasticity Model for Concrete Confined with Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Mortar (FRCM)”, Proceedings of 2nd International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Integrated Sciences and Technologies, IMDC-IST 2021, 7-9 September 2021, Sakarya, Turkey.
8. Altaee, M., Kadhim, M., Altayee, S., and Jawdhari, A. (2021). “Assessment of Existing Bond-Slip Models of Adhesively Bonded CFRP-Steel Joints”, Proceedings of 2nd International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Integrated Sciences and Technologies, IMDC-IST 2021, 7-9 September 2021, Sakarya, Turkey. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.7-9-2021.2315489.
9. Kadhim, M., Adheem, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2020). “Predictive Capability of Existing Confinement Models for FRCM Composites Confined Concrete” 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference (IMDC-SDSP), 28-30 June, Antalya, Turkey.
10. Kadhim, M., Altaee, M., Adheem, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2019). “A robust 3D finite element model for concrete columns confined by FRCM system” International Conference of Engineering Risk (INCER-2019), April 3-5, Beirut, Lebanon.
11. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A., and Harik, I. (2018). “Experimental and Finite Element Study on RC Beams Strengthened with Full-Length and spliced CFRP Laminates”, The 9th International Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Civil Engineering (CICE), July 17-19, Paris, France.
12. Jawdhari, A., and Harik, I. (2017). “Retrofit of Concrete Members with CFRP Rod Panels”, 39th Symposium of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), September 19-23, Vancouver, Canada.
13. Semendary, A. and Jawdhari, A. (2017). “Evaluation of Moment Live Load Distribution Factors in NEXT D Beam Bridge using Finite Element Modeling”, 39th Symposium of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), September 19-23, Vancouver, Canada.
14. Jawdhari, A., Semendary, A., and Hsaine, N. (2016). “Finite Element Prediction of Brittle Failure in RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded FRP Material”. International Conference for Student in Applied Engineering, Newcastle, UK, 20-21 October, IEEE.
15. Jawdhari, A., and Harik, I. (2016). “RC Beams Strengthened with Spliced CFRP Rod Panels”. The 7th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 24 – 26 August.
16. Jawdhari, A., and Harik, I. (2016). “Evaluation of RC Beams Strengthened with Spliced CFRP Rod Panels”. Structural Faults and Repairs-2016, Edinburg, UK, 17-19 May.
17. Jawdhari, A., and Alkafaji, H. (2016). “Guideline on Efficient, and Economic Design of Masonry units subjected to Lateral Loads”. 1st International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Technology, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan, April 12-14.
18. Jawdhari, A., and Harik, I. (2015). “Development Length and Bond Strength of CFRP Rod Panels (CRP’S) Bonded to Concrete”. The 12th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-12) & APFIS-2015, 14-16 December, Nanjing, China.

TECHNICAL REPORTS & ORAL PRESENTATIONS

1. Fam, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2019). “Cyclic bend test on full-scale wind turbine blade” Technical report by Queen’s University, Technical report submitted to Biome Renewable Inc.
2. Fam, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2018). “Investigation of Thermal Bowing in UHPC Precast Double Wythe Wall Panels” Technical report by Queen’s University, Report submitted to Canadian Precast and Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI).
3. Harik, I., Peiris, A., and Jawdhari, A. (2015). “Load Rating of US 25 Bridge Over Roundstone Creek”. Technical report by University of Kentucky, Report submitted to Bowie Refined Coal, LLC.
4. Straube, J., Grin, A., Fam, A., Jawdhari, A., and Burak, R. (2018). “Standardization of a new climate resilient building enclosure technology using ultra-high performance concrete”. Poster presentation, Proceedings on durability and Climate Change, CIB/NRC Symposium, September 21, 2018, Ottawa.
5. Jawdhari, A., Fam, A. (2020). “Thermal bowing of Double Wythe UHPC Insulated Wall Panels”. presented at the CPCI AGM and Fall Committee Meetings, October 21, 2020.
6. Fam, A., Jawdhari, A., and Hadhood, A. (2021). “Confinement when FRP Wraps are Subjected to Damage” presented at the ACI Spring 2021 convention (virtual), at subcommittee 440D (FRP Research) meeting, March 28, 2021.
7. Kadhim, M., Jawdhari, A. , and Altaee, M. (2021). “Nonlinear Behavior of Continuous RC Beams Strengthened with Near Surface Mounted FRP Bars” presented at the ACI Fall 2021 convention, session on Research Development and Applications of FRP Reinforcements, October 20, 2021.