10. Sha Amidi, PhD, PE, Structural Eng & Research Associate

Sha Amidi possesses a PhD in structural engineering and has more than a decade of experience as a structural engineer in many areas, including but not limited to, structural design, construction, EPC projects, and forensic structural engineering. In addition to that, Dr. Amidi has a strong academic and work experience background in the field of construction materials which has enabled him to solve complex problems. Currently, he works as a Partner at PSFEG.
Type of assignments include assessment of damaged or threatened structures, implementing advanced engineering software to model the behavior of the damaged structures, conducting structural analysis and design of retrofit/repair solutions for all types of structures.

Registration

• PE, California – C86721

Partial List of Educations

• PhD Civil/Structural Eng. and Materials (2015) The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

• MS Civil/Structural Eng. and Materials (2013) The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

• MS Earthquake Eng. (2006) University of Science and Technology (ABET accredited)

• BS Civil Engineering (2004) Amirkabir University of Technology (ABET accredited)

Partial list of Affiliation

• Chi Epsilon, The National Civil Engineering Honor Society, 2015

• American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2013

• American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2013

• Golden Key International Honor Society, 2012

Partial list of Publication

• S. Amidi, J. Wang, “Direct Measurement of Traction–Separation Law of Concrete–Epoxy Interfaces Subjected to Moisture Attack under Mode-I Loading.” Journal of Composites for Construction 21.5 (2017): 04017028.

• S. Amidi, J. Wang, “Deterioration of the FRP-to-concrete interface subject to moisture ingress: Effects of conditioning methods and silane treatment.” Composite Structures 153 (2016): 380-391.

• S. Amidi, J. Wang, “Subcritical debonding of FRP-to-concrete bonded interface under synergistic effect of load, moisture, and temperature,” Mech. Mater., vol. 92, pp. 80–93, 2016.

• S. Amidi, J. Wang, “Surface treatment of concrete bricks using calcium carbonate precipitation,” Constr. Build. Mater., vol. 80, pp. 273–278, 2015.

• G. Ghodrati Amiri, S. Amidi, “Evaluation of Stiffness and Strength Degradations Coefficient (C2) for RC Building with Shear Walls,” Civ. Eng. Infrastructures J., vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 425–436, 2010.

• S. Amidi, J. Wang, “Engineering FRP-to-Concrete Bonded Joints for Better Durability,” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA 2014-Twenty-ninth Technical Conference on Composite Materials, DEStech Publications, Inc., September10, 2014

• G. G. Amiri, S. Amidi, M. Khorasani, “Investigation of Deterioration Behavior of Hysteretic Loops in Nonlinear Static Procedure Analysis of Concrete Structures with Shear Walls,” in 2008 SEISMIC ENGINEERING CONFERENCE: Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake, 2008, vol. 1020, no. 1, pp. 1195–1202

Partial list of Awards

• Doctoral Research Enhancement Grant, The University of Alabama, 2014

• Alabama EPSCoR Fellowship, GRSP Round 7,8, 2012-2014