Dan Palermo, P.Eng., Ph.D. University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa - Canada's university

Dan Palermo, P.Eng., Ph.D.

     Associate Professor in Structural Engineering

     Degrees: B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)

     Tel: (613) 562-5800 x6141
     Fax: (613) 562-5173
     Email: palermo@eng.uottawa.ca

 


Research Publications Teaching Experience Affiliations Awards

 

NEWS & UPDATES

 

13 June 2013

 

Mitacs Globalink summer research intern Anupriya is featured in the Ottawa Citizen (http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Canadian+research+industry+boosted+international+interns/8515373/story.html)

 

1 June 2013

 

Dr. Palermo is named the Chair of the Engineering Mechanics and Materials Technical Division of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.

 

4 September 2012

 

Dr. Palermo receives the 2012 International Tsunami Society award for outstanding and original contributions to tsunami research at the 5th International Tsunami Symposium in Ispra, Italy (http://www.engineering.uottawa.ca/en/news_articles/view/dan_palermo_awarded_the_tsunami_society_international_award).

 

17 June 2011

 

Ph.D. student Zaid Al-Sadoon receives the best graduate student paper award at the 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference at the 2011 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference for his paper, "Seismic Retrofitting of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frame Structures," supervised by Drs. Saatcioglu and Palermo.

 

16 March 2011

 

Dr. Palermo is the recipient of the 2011 Faculty of Engineering John V. Marsh Award for Excellence in Teaching (http://www.engineering.uottawa.ca/en/news_articles/view/Marsh_Award_for_Excellence/).

 

15 March 2011

 

Tsunami research at the University of Ottawa directed by Drs. Palermo and Nistor and graduate students Taofiq Al-Faesly and Philippe St-Germain was featured on CBC's All in a Day (http://www.cbc.ca/allinaday/2011/03/15/how-to-create-a-tsunami-resistant-building/).

 

25 June 2010

 

Dr. Palermo is quoted in the Daily Commercial News (http://dcnonl.com/article/id39443) regarding the 23 June 2010 earthquake in the Ottawa region.

 

23 April 2010

 

4th year undergraduate students Rebecca Etches, Robert Freel, Mustapha Zayoun, Nicolas Dubus, and Yuri Bartzis are Co-Winners of the Mike Sheflin Student Paper Luncheon organized by Ontario Public Works Association Ottawa Valley Branch for their capstone design project, "Redesign and Relocation of the New Canadian Museum of Science and Technology," supervised by Dr. Palermo. 

 

09 March 2010

 

Dr. Palermo joins the CAEE Reconnaissance Team to Chile to survey damaged caused by 27 February 2010 earthquake and tsunami.

 

17 February 2010

 

Ph.D. candidate Alaa Abdulridha receives 1st Place at the 2010 Graduate Studies and Engineering Research Day Poster Competition in Civil Engineering for his paper, "Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Reinforcement for Seismic Applications," supervised by Dr. Palermo.

 

Ph.D. student Zaid Al-Sadoon receives 2nd Place at the 2010 Graduate Studies and Engineering Research Day Poster Competition in Civil Engineering for his paper, "Seismic Retrofit of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames with Concrete Filled Steel Tubes as Diagonal Bracing Elements," supervised by Drs. Saatcioglu and Palermo.

 


RESEARCH


Seismic design of concrete structures
Seismic repair and retrofit of concrete structures
Tsunami-resistant design of concrete structures
Performance of concrete structures under blast loading
Nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete
Shape memory alloys for seismic applications
Large-scale testing and design of structural walls (DP Shear Wall Series)
Hysteretic modeling of reinforced concrete
Shear wall website (Wall Database)


PUBLICATIONS

BOOK CHAPTERS

Palermo, D., Nistor, I., and Saatcioglu, M. “Tsunami Loads on Infrastructure,” Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards, Springer, pp. 1046-1053, 2013.

Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Nouri, Y., Murty, T., and Saatcioglu, M., “Tsunami-Induced Forces on Structures,” Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, World Scientific, 2009.

JOURNAL PAPERS

Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A., “Impact and Damage to Structures during the February 27, 2010 Chile Tsunami,” accepted, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, March 2013.

Saatcioglu, M., Tremblay, R., Mitchell, D., Ghobarah, A., Palermo, D., Simpson, R., Adebar, P., Ventura, C., Hong, H., “Performance of Masonry and Steel Buildings During the February 27, 2010 Maule (Chile) Earthquake,” accepted, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, January 2013.

Saatcioglu, M., Palermo, D., Ghobarah, A., Mitchell, D., Simpson, R., Adebar, P., Tremblay, R., Ventura, C., Hong, H., “Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings During the February 27, 2010 Maule (Chile) Earthquake,” accepted, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, August 2012.

Mitchell, D., Huffman, S., Tremblay, R., Saatcioglu, M., Palermo, D., Tinawi, R., and Lau, D., “Damage to Bridges due to the February 27, 2010 Chile Earthquake,” accepted, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Feb 2012.

Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Al-Faesly, T., and Cornett, A., “Impact of Tsunami Forces on Structures: The University of Ottawa Experience,” Science of Tsunami Hazards: Journal of the Tsunami Society International, V. 32, No. 2, pp. 58-76, 2013.

Abdulridha, A., Palermo, D., Foo, S., and Vecchio, F.J., “Behavior and Modeling of Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Concrete Beams,” Engineering Structures, Elsevier, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.12.041, 2013.

Al-Faesly, T., Palermo, D., Nistor, I., and Cornett, A., “Response of Structural Elements Subjected to Tsunami Hydrodynamic Forces,” International Journal of Protective Structures, V. 3, No. 4, 2012.

Cortes, L., and Palermo, D., “Modelling of RC Shear Walls Retrofitted with Steel Plates or FRP Sheets,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, V. 138, No. 5, pp. 602-612, 2012.

Cortes, L., and Palermo, D., “Modelling of Seismically Repaired and Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls,” Computers and Concrete, V. 8, No. 5, October 2011, pp. 541-561.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., Cornett, A., and Al-Faesly, T., “Tsunami Impact on Near-Shore Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions,” Canadian Civil Engineer, CSCE, Spring 2011, V.28.2, pp. 12-15.

Lloyd, A., Jacques, E., Saatcioglu, M., Palermo, D., Nistor, I., and Tikka, T., “Capabilities and Effectiveness of Using A Shock Tube to Simulate Blast Loading on Structures and Structural Components,” ACI Special Publication, Behavior of Concrete Structures Subjected to Blast and Impact Loadings, accepted February 2011.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., “Tsunami Loading of Near-Shoreline Infrastructure,” Canadian Civil Engineer, CSCE, Summer 2010, V. 27.3, pp. 11-13.

Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Cornett, A, “Experimental Investigation of Tsunami on Free Standing Structures,” Coastal Engineering Journal, V. 52, No. 1, 2010, pp.43-70.

Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Nouri, Y., and Cornett, A, “Tsunami Loading of Near-Shoreline Structures: A Primer,” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, V. 36, No.11, 2009, pp.1804-1815.

Ghorbani, I., Velev, N., Tremblay, R., Palermo, D., Massicotte, B., and Leger, P., “Modeling and Testing of Influence of Loading History and Scaling Effects on the Inelastic Response of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 106, No. 3, May-June 2009, pp. 358-367.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., “Understanding Tsunami Risk to Structures: A Canadian Perspective,” Science of Tsunami Hazard: The International Journal of the Tsunami Society, V. 27, No. 4, 2008, pp. 1-11.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., “Tsunami-Induced Loading on Structures: Beyond Hollywood’s Scenarios,” Structures Magazine, NCSEA/CASE/SEI, March, 2008, pp. 10-13.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Simulation of Cyclically Loaded Concrete Structures Based on the Finite Element Method,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, V. 133. No. 5, May 2007, pp. 728-738. 

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Compression Field Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Subjected To Reversed Loading: Verification,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 101, No. 2, March-April 2004, pp 155-164. 

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Compression Field Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Subjected To Reversed Loading: Formulation,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 100, No. 5, Sept-Oct. 2003, pp. 616-625.

Vecchio, F. J., Haro de la Peña, O. A., Bucci, F., and Palermo, D.,  “Behavior of Repaired Cyclically Loaded Shear Walls,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 99, No. 3, May-June 2002, pp. 327-334.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Behavior of Three-Dimensional Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 99, No. 1, Jan-Feb. 2002, pp. 81-89.

Vecchio, F. J., and Palermo, D., “NLFEARC – Look Both Ways Before Crossing,” ACI Special Publication, Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures, SP 205-01, Jan. 2002, pp. 1-14.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Behaviour of Cyclically Loaded Shear Walls,” ASCE Special Publication, Modeling of Inelastic Behaviour of RC Structures Under Seismic Loads, Publication No. 0-7844-0553-0, 2001, pp. 562-579.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Cortés-Puentes, W. L., Abdulridha, A., Majeed, M., Palermo, D., and Normand, B., “Performance of Concrete-FilledLight Gauge Steel Composite Columns: Pilot Study,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Material Engineering & Applied Mechanics, Canadian Society for Civil Engineers Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, May, 2013, Paper EM-082, 10 pp.

Abdulridha, A., and Palermo, D., “Performance of a Ductile Shear Wall Reinforced with Shape Memory Alloy,” fib Symposium, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April, 2013, CD-ROM, 4 pp.

Imbeau, P., Almansour, H., Palermo, D., “Effect of FRP Strengthening on Structural Behaviour of RC Beams Subjected to Impact Load,” 5th International Conference on Protection of Structures Against Hazards, Singapore, November, 2012.

Cortes-Puentes, W.L., and Palermo, D., “Towards Design of Shear Walls Retrofitted with Shape Memory Alloys,” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, September, 2012.

Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Al-Faesly, T., and Cornett, A., “Impact of Tsunami Forces on Structures: The University of Ottawa Experience,” 5th International Tsunami Symposium, Ispra, Italy, 2012.

Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Al-Faesly, T., and Cornett, A., “Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Tsunami Loading on Structures,” 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain, July, 2012.

Al-Faesly, T., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A., “Experimental Study of Structures Impacted by Simulated Tsunami Bore, Coastal Structures 2011, COPRI-ASCE, Yokohama, Japan, September, 2011, Paper No. D1-115, 13 pp.

Nistor, I, Palermo, D., Al-Faesly, T., and Cornett, A.,“Investigations and Experimental Modelling of the Tsunami-Induced Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces on Structures,” 34th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering (IAHR) Congress, Brisbane, Australia, July, 2011.

St-Germain, P., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Townsend R., “SPH Modeling of Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces on Slender Structures,” 34th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering (IAHR) Congress, Brisbane, Australia, July, 2011.

Abdulridha, A., Palermo, D., and Foo, S., “Superelastic SMA Reinforced Concrete Elements: Applicability and Practicality," fib Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, June, 2011.

Cortes-Puentes, W.L., and Palermo, D., Foo, D., “Numerical Assessment of Seismically Retrofitted Low-Rise Shear Walls using Shape Memory Alloys,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2011.

Cortes-Puentes, W.L., Almansour, H., and Palermo, D., “Towards Improved Shear Design for Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded Fibre Reinforced Polymers,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2011.

Al-Sadoon, Z., Saatcioglu, M., and Palermo, D., “Seismic Retrofitting of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frame Structures,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2011.

Imbeau, P., Palermo, D., and Almansour, H., “State-of-the-Art Review of Retrofit Methodologies for Concrete Elements Subjected to Impact Loading,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2011.

Kadhom, B., and Palermo, D., “Post-Peak Response of Plain Normal Strength Concrete Subjected to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2011.

Al-Faesly, T., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Cornett, A., “Simulated Tsunami Bore Impact on an Onshore Structure,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2011.

Caron, F., Palermo, D., and Saatcioglu, M. “Compression Bracing for Seismic Retrofitting of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames,” 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid, Macedonia, August, 2010.

Abdulridha, A., and Palermo, D., “Seismic Behaviour of SMA Reinforced Concrete Beams,” 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Caron, F., and Palermo, D., “Repair and Retrofit of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames,” 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Saatcioglu, M., and Murty, T., “Estimation of Tsunami Forces on Infrastructure: Field Investigations and Physical and Numerical Modeling,” Fourth International Tsunami Symposium of Tsunami Society International, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, Toronto, Canada, 2010

Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Cornett, A., “Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Tsunami Loading on Structures,” 32st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai,   China, June, 2010.

Lloyd, A., Saatcioglu, M., Nistor, I., and Palermo, D., “New Shock Tube Testing Facilities for Simulated Blast Loading of Structural and Non-Structural Components.” 2nd International Workshop on Performance, Protection, and Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading, Hayama, Japan, August, 2009.

Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Al-Faesly, T., and Cornett, A., “Modelling of Tsunami-Induced Hydrodynamic Forces on Buildings,” 33rd International Association of Hydraulic Engineering Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 2009.

Cortes, L., and Palermo, D., “Numerical Modelling of Repaired and Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls for Seismic Applications,” WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Earthquake & Tsunami, Istanbul, Turkey, June, 2009.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., “Quantifying Tsunami Loads for Design and Assessment of Infrastructure,” WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Earthquake & Tsunami, Istanbul, Turkey, June, 2009.

Cortes, L., and Palermo, D.,Modeling of Seismic Repair and Retrofit of Concrete Shear Walls,” 38th Canadian Society for Civil Engineers Annual Conference, St. John’s, Canada, May, 2009.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., “Understanding Tsunami Risk to Structures: A Canadian Perspective,” 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, October, 2008.

Tremblay, R.,  Ghorbani-Renani, I., Velev, N., Léger, P., Leclerc, M., Koboevic, S., Bouaanani, N., Galal, K., and Palermo, D., “Seismic Response of Multi-Storey Reinforced Concrete Walls Subjected to Eastern North America High Frequency Ground Motions,” 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, October, 2008.

Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Cornett, A, “Experimental Investigation of the Impact of a Tsunami-Induced Bore on Structures,” 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, September, 2008.

Palermo, D., and Nistor, I., “Structural Failure Mechanisms and Forces Associated with Tsunami Loading,” 37th Canadian Society for Civil Engineers Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada, June, 2008.

Ghorbani-Renani, I., Tremblay, R., Léger, P., and Palermo, D., “Inelastic Seismic Evaluation of Slender Shears Walls Designed According to CSA A23.3-04 and NBCC 2005,” 37th Canadian Society for Civil Engineers Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada, June, 2008.

Cornett, A., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Nouri, Y., “Hydrodynamic Forces on Coastal Infrastructure during Tsunami,” Coastal Zone Canada 2008 and the Canadian Coastal Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May, 2008.

Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Nouri, Y., and Cornett, A., “Tsunami-Induced Impact and Hydrodynamic Loading of Near-Shoreline Structures,” Protect (First International Workshop on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading, Whistler, Canada, 2007.

Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Cornett, A., “Structural Analysis For Tsunami-Induced Force and Debris Impact,” Coastal Structures 2007, Venice, Italy, 2007.

Palermo, D., Abdulridha, A., and Charette, M., "Flange Participation for Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls," 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Canada, 2007.

Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., and Saatcioglu, M., "Tsunami-Induced Hydrodynamic and Debris Flow Force on Structural Elements," 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Canada, 2007.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Behaviour and Analysis of Cyclically Loaded Shear Walls,” Seminar on Post-Peak Behaviour of RC Structures Subjected to Seismic Loads-Recent Advances and Challenges on Analysis and Design. Japan Concrete Institute Committee on Post-Peak Behaviour of RC Structures, Vol. 1, 1999, pp 189-203.

CONFERENCE PAPERS READ

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F.J., “Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls Based on the Disturbed Stress Field Model,” ACI Technical Session on FEM Application to RC Walls, ACI Fall Convention, San Francisco, 2004.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Compression Field Modeling of Walls Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading,” US-Japan:  Cyclic Constitutive Laws, ASCE/SEI 2002 Structures Congress & Exposition, Denver, US, April, 2002.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Testing of a 3-D Shear Wall Before and After Repair Under Cyclic Loading,” Research in Progress, ACI Spring Convention, Chicago, US, 1999.

INVITED SEMINARS

Palermo, D., "Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete", University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, July 14, 2004.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Cortes, L., Abdulridha, A., and Palermo, D., “Performance of Concrete-Filled Light Gauge Steel Columns,” submitted to B. J. Normand Ltd., August 2012, pp 97. 

Palermo, D., Imbeau, P., Jacques, E., and Lloyd, A., “Fyfe Column Blast Testing Research Report,” submitted to Fyfe Asia Pte Ltd., September 2011, pp.139.

Imbeau, P., Cortes, L., Abdulridha, A., and Palermo, D., “Investigating Emerging Seismic Mitigation Technology for Improving the Seismic Behaviour and Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Members,” Report Submitted to Public Works and Government Services Canada, March 2010, pp.154.

Abdulridha, A., and Palermo, D., “Pilot Study of the Seismic Behaviour of Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Concrete Beams and the Potential Application in Seismic Retrofit of Buildings,” Report Submitted to Public Works and Government Services Canada, March 2008, pp.53.

El-Hacha, R., Brown, T. G., and Palermo, D., “Aurora 2 – Steel Connection”, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, 2004, 30 pp.

Palermo, D., and Vecchio, F. J., “Behavior and Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Walls Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading,” ISBN 0-7727-7553-02, Publication No. 2002-01, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2002, 351 pp.


TEACHING

CVG3148 Reinforced Concrete Design I
CVG4145 Reinforced Concrete Design II
CVG4001 Introduction to Civil Engineering Project
CVG4907 Civil Engineering Design Project
CVG6313 Seismic Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures


EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC

2011 - present Associate Professor University of Ottawa
July 2011 - June 2012 Associate Chair Undergraduate Studies University of Ottawa

2005 - 2011

Assistant Professor University of Ottawa
2004 Assistant Professor University of Calgary
July - Dec 2002 Visiting Assistant Professor University of Toronto
Jan - Sept 2003 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow McMaster University
1999 - 2003 Special Lecturer University of Toronto
Jan - May 2002 Lecturer McMaster University
2000 - 2001 Lecturer Professional Development Centre, University of Toronto
May - Sept 1994 Research Assistant University of Toronto

INDUSTRIAL

1997 - 1998 Structural Engineer Yolles Partnership Inc, Toronto, Canada


AFFILIATIONS

 

Associate Member of ASCE 7 (Standard, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures)  

   Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee

Co-Chair of 2nd International Conference on Engineering Mechanics and Materials, Canadian Society for

   Civil Engineering Annual General Meeting and Conference, Ottawa, 2011 (CSCE 2011)
Member of the Canadian Seismic Research Network (CSRN)
Member ACI Committee 447 Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Associate Member ACI Committee 369 Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation
Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Member of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
Member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Member of Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering (CAEE)
Member of the Organizing and Technical Committee of the 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, 2007

 


AWARDS

International Tsunami Society Award for Outstanding and Original Contributions to Tsunami Research (2012)

Faculty of Engineering John V. Marsh Award for Excellence in Teaching (2011)

 

Faculty of Engineering Dean's Commendation Letters: CVG3148 (2006, 2008, 2009), CVG4001 (2008, 2009), CVG6313 (2009)

 

Government of Italy Scholarship 2003-2004
 

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2002-2004
 

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

 

Zaid Al-Sadoon, "Seismic Retrofitting of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frame Structures," Best Graduate Student Paper Award - 2nd International Engineering Mechanics and Materials Specialty Conference (2011 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference), Ottawa, 2011

 

Abdulridha, A., “Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Reinforcement for Seismic Applications,” 1st Place - Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, 2010

 

Al-Sadoon, A., “Seismic Retrofit of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames with Concrete Filled Steel Tubes as Diagonal Bracing Elements,” 2nd Place - Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, 2010

 

Nouri, Y., “The Impact of Hydraulic Bores and Debris on Free Standing Structures,” Nominated for Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) M.A.Sc. thesis award, University of Ottawa, 2008

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

 

Etches, R., Freel, R., Zayoun, M., Dubus, N., and Bartzis, Y., "Redesign and Relocation of the New Canadian Museum of Science and Technology," Co-Winners of the Mike Sheflin Student Paper Luncheon - Ontario Public Works Association Ottawa Valley Branch, 2010

 

Sabri, A., Kudeih, M., Kovalchuk, O., and Balima, N., “Design of an Underwater Restaurant,” Best Original Idea and Concept, Ottawa Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario Student Paper Night, 2008