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Nader
M. Okasha Department Chair and Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hail, Hail,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email address: naderokasha@hotmail.com |
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EDUCATION ·
Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Lehigh University,
Pennsylvania, USA, 2010. ·
M.S. in
Structural Engineering, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA, 2007. ·
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Birzeit University,
Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority, 2003. HONORS
AND AWARDS ·
2012: Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the paper: Novel approach for multi-criteria
optimization of life-cycle preventive and essential maintenance of
deteriorating structures. Journal of
Structural Engineering, ASCE, 136(8), 1009-1022 (with Frangopol, D.M.). ·
2012: IALCCE 2012 Junior Research Prize. Awarded
at IALCCE 2012, Vienna, Austria, October 5, 2012. ·
2009: Nevada Medal for Distinguished Graduate
Student Paper in Bridge Engineering. International completion in bridge
engineering research. Sponsored by Simon Wong Engineering. Received a plaque,
an engraved 14-K gold pin, and a cash
prize. ·
2009: Gibson Fellowship in the Department of Civil
& Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. ·
2004: Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship,
funded by the United States Department of State, to pursue an M.S. degree at
Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. ·
1996: Won a national competition in mathematics
and received an honor certificate and a cash prize, the Palestinian Institute
of Science and Mathematics. Research
interests ·
Structural reliability. ·
Optimum structural design. ·
Structural maintenance optimization. ·
Performance assessment
and prediction of civil and marine structures. ·
Life cycle structural management. ·
Structural health monitoring. ·
Fire effects on structures. ·
Reinforced concrete mechanics and design. Courses taught ·
Statics. ·
Strength of Materials. ·
Structural Analysis I. ·
Reinforced Concrete Design I. ·
Reinforced Concrete Design II. ·
Advanced Structural Design. ·
Civil Engineering Drawing. ·
Numerical Analysis. ·
Probabilities and Statistics for Engineers. PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Department Chair, Department
of Civil Engineering, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
October 2012 – present. Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. February 2012 – present. Department Chair,
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Palestine, Gaza, Palestine.
February 2011– February 2012. Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Palestine, Gaza, Palestine.
September 2010– February 2012. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. September
2006 – August 2010. Site Engineer, Field Engineering &
Construction Services Office, UNRWA, ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE · 2012: Member of the International Scientific Committee, 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2012, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy, July 8 - 12, 2012. ·
2010: Co-chair, technical session: Inspection
& prediction of structural performance, 5th International Conference
on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2010, Philadelphia,
PA, USA, July 11 - 15, 2010 (with Prof. Mitsuyoshi
Akiyama). · 2008-Present: Official reviewer for the journal: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis. · 2010-Present: Official reviewer for the journal: Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE. ·
2011-Present: Official reviewer for the journal: Earthquake Engineering and
Engineering Vibration, Springer. PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS ·
American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE,
Associate Member. ·
International Association for Life-Cycle Civil
Engineering, IALCCE, Member. ·
The International Association for Bridge
Maintenance and Safety, IABMAS, Member. ·
Palestinian Association of Engineers, PUBLICATIONS Books and Book Chapters: ·
Okasha, N.M. 2013. Introduction to the Design of
Reinforced Concrete Structures Conforming to the Saudi Building Code. (In
progress). ·
Frangopol, D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2011.
Bridge Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation in a Life-Cycle Context.
Chapter 4 - Part 3. Bridges in Vol. 2: Sustainability of Constructions:
Integrated Approach to Life-Time Structural Engineering, Braganca, L., Koukkari, H., Landolfo, R., Ungureanu, V., Vesikari, E. and Hechler, O.,
eds., Guttenberg Press Ltd.,
Malta, 288-295. ·
Frangopol, D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2009.
Multi-criteria optimization of life-cycle maintenance programs using advanced
modeling and computational tools. Chapter Keynote Lectures: ·
Frangopol,
D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2010. Life-cycle
performance, reliability, redundancy and optimal management of infrastructure
systems: Applications to bridges and naval ships. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural
Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC2010, ·
Frangopol, ·
Frangopol, ·
Frangopol, D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2008.
Life-cycle performance and redundancy of structures. Proceedings of the Sixth International Probabilistic Workshop,
C-A. Graubner, H. Schmidt, and D. Proske, eds., Darmstadt,
Germany, November 26-27, 2008, pp. 1-14. Journal
Papers: ·
Okasha,
N.M. & Pessiki, S.P. 2013. Restraint mechanisms in precast concrete double
tee floor systems subjected to fire loading. PCI Journal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, (in press). ·
Okasha,
N.M. & Aichouni,
M. 2013. A Proposed Structural Reliability-Based Approach for the Classification of Concrete Quality. Journal
of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE), (submitted). ·
Deco, A.,
Frangopol, D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2012. Time-Variant Redundancy of Ship Structures.
Includes Discussion by F. Biondini, M. Collette, M.
Ghosn, Y. Tsompanakis and
Authors' Closure. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Transactions, ISBN (Hard Cover) 978-0-939773-88-6, SNAME, Volume 119, 2011,
28-47, published in 2012, selected by SNAME as an archival paper of
exceptional quality. ·
Okasha, N.M., Frangopol,
D.M. & Orcesi, A.D. 2012. Automated finite
element updating using strain data for the lifetime reliability
assessment of bridges. Reliability Engineering & System Safety,
Elsevier, Vol. 99, 139-150. ·
Frangopol, D.M., Bocchini,
P., Decò, A., Kim, S., Kwon, K., Okasha, N.
M. and Saydam, D. 2012. Integrated Life-Cycle
Framework for Maintenance, Monitoring, and Reliability of Naval Ship Structures. Naval Engineers Journal,
Wiley, 124(1), 89-99. ·
Okasha, N.M., Frangopol,
D.M, Fletcher, F.B. and Wilson, A.D. 2012. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of a New Steel for Bridges. Technical Note, Journal of
Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 17(1), 168-172. ·
Okasha, N.M. & Frangopol,
D.M. 2012. Integration of structural health monitoring in a system
performance based life-cycle bridge management framework. Structure and Infrastructure
Engineering, Taylor &
Francis, 8(11), 999-1016. ·
Okasha, N.M. & Frangopol,
D.M. 2011. Computational platform for the integrated life-cycle management of
highway bridges. Engineering Structures, Elsevier, 7(33), 2145-2153. ·
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Deco, A., Frangopol, D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2011. Time-variant redundancy of ship
structures. Journal of Ship Research,
SNAME, 55(3), 208-219. ·
Okasha, N.M. & Frangopol,
D.M. 2010. Novel approach for multi-criteria optimization of life-cycle
preventive and essential maintenance of deteriorating structures. Journal of Structural Engineering,
ASCE, 136(8), 1009-1022. ·
Okasha,
N.M. & Frangopol, D.M. 2010. Time-variant redundancy of structural systems. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering,
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Okasha, N.M., Frangopol, D.M. &
Deco, A. 2010. Integration
of structural health monitoring in life-cycle performance assessment of ship
structures under uncertainty. Marine
Structures, Elsevier, 3(23), 303-321. ·
Okasha, ·
Okasha, N.M. & Frangopol,
D.M. 2009. Lifetime-oriented
multi-objective optimization of structural maintenance considering system
reliability, redundancy and life-cycle cost using GA. Structural Safety, Elsevier, 31(6), 460-474. Conference
Papers: ·
Frangopol, D.M., Bocchini,
P., Decò, A., Kim, S., Kwon, K., Okasha,
N.M., Saydam, D. and Salvino,
L.W. 2011. Life-Cycle Ship Reliability Assessment, Damage Detection, and
Optimization. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Fast Sea
Transportation (T. J. Peltzer ed.), American
Society of Naval Engineers, 555-560. ·
Frangopol, D.M. & Okasha, N.M. 2010.
Life-cycle Performance, Cost and
Optimization of Aging Structures and Infrastructures under Uncertainty. Proceedings of the Fifth Civil Engineering
Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering
Conference, Sydney, N.S.W.
Engineers Australia, 1270-1275. ·
Okasha, ·
Okasha, N.M. & Frangopol,
D.M. 2010. Performance indicators
for highway bridges and their integration in bridge management. Proceedings of the Fifth International
Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS2010,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 11-15, CD-ROM, 274–274. ·
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