Dr. Scott Walbridge
P.Eng. (Alberta)
Assistant Professor
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Kasra was born and raised in Tehran, Iran where he got his B.S. in Civil Engineering at Sharif University of Technology. He came to the University of Waterloo in 2008 for his M.A.Sc. studies under the direction of Dr. Walbridge and Dr. Papoulia.
Kasra's research interests include bridge engineering, evaluation and rehabilitation of existing steel structures, and optimized design of structures. He is particularly interested in improving the fatigue performance of welds in steel bridge structures. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. with Dr. Walbridge and Prof. Topper. His project involves the fatigue testing of full-size components, retrofitting cracked girders, and using analytical methods to assess the fatigue cracking behaviour of welded joints and to predict their remaining service life.
Rana received her B.A.Sc., Honours Civil Engineering with Management Sciences option in 2010 from the University of Waterloo with a structural engineering certificate. She started her M.A.Sc. studies at Waterloo in September 2010.
The title of her research project is: "Acceptance Criteria for Ultrasonic Impact Treatment (UIT)". UIT is a post-weld treatment that can be used to improve the fatigue performance of welds. Given the lack of quantitative means for accepting/rejecting UIT, she will be developing a specification manual for MTO, providing acceptance criteria for UIT for steel bridge applications. She will be performing laboratory fatigue tests on as-received and treated steel weld specimens under different loading conditions and then comparing and analyzing the results.
David completed his B.A.Sc. degree at the University of Waterloo, Department of Civil Engineering in April 2011, with his full intention of specializing in the field of Bridge Engineering. He is currently pursuing an M.A.Sc. degree in this area under the co-supervision of Dr. Walbridge and Prof. West.
David’s research focuses on developing innovative shear connectors for steel-precast composite bridge girders. Specifically, he is examining the effects of using panel end connectors in composite bridge girders by applying a developed finite element model. He will also conduct laboratory tests and analyze the level of composite action that can be achieved using post-installed shear connectors. These connectors are expected to enable rapid bridge construction and replacement of composite bridges.
Jamie completed his B.A.Sc. degree at the University of Waterloo, Department of Civil Engineering in April 2011, with a focus on structural engineering. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in this area. Jamie's research focuses on advancing the idea of repurposing and reuse in the steel construction industry through the integration of state-of-the-art 3D imaging technologies and computational methods. The main objectives of his project are: 1) to study the practical problems associated with the use of point cloud data obtained from 3D laser scans in the assessment of existing steel structures, 2) to propose an analytical framework for assessing steel members or structures, which exploits 3D imaging technology where appropriate, and 3) to investigate and attempt to quantify the benefits of employing this framework from an economic and sustainability perspective.
Born and raised in Iran, Alireza began his studies in Tehran, where he obtained his B.A.Sc. in 2008 in Civil Engineering while simultaneously working at the National Iranian Oil Company. Looking for a fresh opportunity, he then moved to Canada, where he continued his career in civil engineering. He resumed his academics last year in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo, and later joined the Department of Civil and Environ-mental Engineering under the joint supervision of Prof. Polak and Dr. Walbridge. His research is focused around the design and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete bridge structures.
With a good grasp of engineering fundamentals, an extensive knowledge of design processes and manufacturing, and solid industrial experience, this is only the beginning!
Vincent was born in Switzerland (Stetten AG) and completed his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the EPFL in 2010.
He is currently pursuing his master's degree at the Ecole Polytech-nique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). However, he is spending part of his study period at the University of Waterloo, working on a collaborative project, which is investigating the effect of simult-aneous vehicle crossings on the North American correction fact-ors for the fatigue design of highway bridges.
Alumni:
M.A.Sc.:
Alan Mak
Jeffrey Luckai
Reid Coughlin
Matthew Bowser
Farhad Vatandoost
Gregory Sollet (EPFL)
Neil Damgaard
Co-op:
Max Hsu