Dr. Mohamed ElGawady
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Assistant Professor Phone: (509) 335-1927 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Earthquake Engineering, 2004, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lusanne
- M.S., Structural Engineering, 2000, Cairo University, Egypt
- B.S., Civil Engineering, First Class Honors, 1997, Cairo University, Egypt
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 8/2006 - Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
- 1/2005 - 8/2006, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
- 10/2000 - 12/2004, Research Assistant, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne
- 11/2002 - 6/2003, Visiting Scholar, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich
- 10/1997 - 7/2000, Tutor, High Institute for Engineering and Management (HIEM), Egypt
- 7/1997 - 7/2000, Bridge Design Engineer (part time), Arab Consulting Engineers (ACE Moharram - Bakhoum), Cairo, Egypt.
AWARDS
- Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 8th Edition, (2006 - 2007)
- The University of Auckland Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, (1/2005 - 8/ 2006)
- Fellowship from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to attend a short course on "Retrofitting of Masonry Structures and Earthquake Resistant Design" at Dresden University of Technology, (12/7/2003 - 12/18/2003)
- PhD Scholarship from Applied Computing Mechanics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne, (4/2002 - 12/2004)
- Postgraduate Scholarship from Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students, Switzerland, (7/2000 - 3/2002)
- Egyptian Government Award of Excellence In Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of "Engineering, (10/1992 - 7/1993) and (10/1994 - 7/1997)
RESEARCH
- Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Rigid Blocks Under Earthquake Excitations
- Seismic Behavior of Masonry and Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Retrofitting of Existing Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures Using Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
TEACHING
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Dynamics
- Masonry Structures
- Prestressed Concrete
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- ElGawady, M.A., Farooq, S.H., and Ilyas, M. (2007-Submitted) "Strengthening of Masonry Walls Using Steel Strips" Engineering Structures.
- ElGawady, M.A., Lestuzzi, P., and Badoux, M. (2007) "Static Cyclic Response of Masonry Walls Retrofitted with Fiber Reinforced Polymers", Journal of Composite for Construction, ASCE, 11(1).
- ElGawady, M.A., Lestuzzi, P., and Badoux, M. (2006) "Shear Strength of URM Walls Upgraded with FRP", Engineering Structures, 28(12), pp. 1658-1670.
- ElGawady, M.A.,Lestuzzi, P., and Baddoux, M. (2006) "Analytical Model for In-plane Shear Behavior of URM Walls Retrofitted with FRP", Journal of Composites Science and Technology, 66(3-4), pp. 459-474.
- ElGawady, M.A., Lestuzzi, P., and Badoux, M. (2006) "Aseismic Retrofitting of Unreinforced masonry Walls Using FRP", Journal of Composites Part B: Engineering, 37(2-3), pp. 148-162.
- ElGawady, M.A., Ma, Q., Ingham, J., and Butterworth, J. (11/29 - 12/1/2006) "Effects of Interface Material on the Dynamic Behavior of Rigid Blocks" 19th Biennial Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Christchurch, New Zealand.
- ElGawady, M.A., Ma, Q., Butterworth, J., and Ingham, J. (4/24-27/2006) "Probabilistic Approach to the Rigid Body Rocking Problem", 1st International Conference on Restoring of Heritage Masonry Structures, Cairo, Egypt.
- ElGawady, M.A., Lestuzzi, P., and Badoux, M. (3/10-12/2006) "Retrofitting of Masonry Walls Using Shotcrete" New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference, Napier, New Zealand.
- ElGawady, M.A., Lestuzzi, P., and Badoux, M. (2005) "In-plane Seismic Response of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Upgraded with Fiber Reinforced Polymers", Journal of Composite for Construction, ASCE, 9(6), pp. 524-535.
- ElGawady, M.A., Lestuzzi, P., and Badoux, M. (2005) "Performance of Masonry Walls Under In-plane Seismic Loading", The Masonry Society (TMS) Journal, 28.(1).
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