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MS & PhD, Structural Engineering 

​August 2008 - July 2014 (expected)

GPA: 4.0/4.0

University of Alabama in Huntsville

 

Course work completed at University of Alabama in Huntsville (CE Graduate courses):

Structural Design courses:

  • CE 559 - Reinforced Concrete Design (Taught by Dr. Houssam Toutanji)

  • CE 587 - Bridge Design (Taught by Dr. Houssam Toutanji)

  • CE 659 - Advanced Steel Design (Taught by Dr. Nasim Uddin from University of Alabama at Birmingham)

  • CE 659 - Wood Structures Design (Taught by Dr. Talat Salama from University of Alabama at Birmingham)

  • CE 659 - Pavement Design (Taught by Dr. Jay Lindly from University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa)

  • CE 659 - Wind & Seismic Loads (Taught by Dr. Nasim Uddin from University of Alabama at Birmingham)

​Math courses:

  • MAE 692 - Graduate Engineering Analysis I (Taught by Dr. Dawn Bardot, Currently Senior Program Manager at Medical Device Innovation Consortium)

  • MAE 693 - Graduate Engineering Analysis II (Taught by Dr. Joseph Richardson, Currently Assistant Professor at University of South Alabama)

  • ISE 601 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers (Taught by Dr. Julie Fortune)

Engineering Mechanics courses:

 

B.Tech, Civil Engineering

August ​2001 - July 2005

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Unviersity.

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

HIGHER EDUCATION

 

AWARDS

 

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Outstanding Graduate Student 

​honored at E-week banquet hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers on February 21, 2013, from University of Alabama in Huntsville.

 

University of Alabama in Huntsville - Graduate Dean's List. 

​for years 2009 to 2014.

 

SARJ Memorial Award for Academic Excellence.

for the year 2005, from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Unviersity.

 

Rashtrapati Scout Award (president's badge). 

​on December 10, 1997, signed by Tenth President of India - K. R. Narayanan.

PUBLICATIONS

 

Journal Publications
 

Ueno, S., Toutanji, H. and Vuddandam, R. "Introduction of a Stress State Criterion to Predict Bond Strength between FRP and Concrete Substrate," ASCE - Journal of Composites for Construction. (in press).

 

​Vuddandam, R., Toutanji, H. and Rodgers, R. “Approximate Solutions to Couples Shear Walls on Fixed and Flexible Foundations,” Journal of Modern Applied Science, Volume 7, No. 4, 2013, pp. 1-16.

 

Toutanji, H., Ueno, S. and Vuddandam, R. “Prediction of the Interfacial Shear Stress of Externally Bonded FRP to Concrete Substrate Using Critical Stress State Criterion,” Elsevier - Composite Structures Journal, Volume 95, No. 1, 2013, pp. 375-380.

 

King, L., Toutanji, H. and Vuddandam, R. “Load and Resistance Factor Design for Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite bridge Deck,” Elsevier - Composites B Journal, Volume 43, Issue 2, 2012, pp. 673-680.

 

Conference Proceedings

 

Toutanji, H. and Vuddandam, R. “Application of critical stress state criterion approach to flexural strengthened concrete beams using FRP sheets,” 16th european conference on composite materials (ECCM-16), Seville, Spain, June 22-26, 2014. (submitted).

 

Vuddandam, R., Toutanji, H. and Ueno, S. “Review of Design Code Provisions on Externally Strengthened Concrete Structures with FRP Laminates,” 11th international symposium on fiber reinforced polymers for reinforced concrete structures (FRPRCS-11), Centro Cultural Vila Flor, in Guimarães, Portugal, June 26-28, 2013.

 

Ueno, S., Toutanji, H. and Vuddandam, R. “Prediction of FRP/Concrete Interface Debonding Using Elasticity Theory,” 11th international symposium on fiber reinforced polymers for reinforced concrete structures (FRPRCS-11), Centro Cultural Vila Flor, in Guimarães, Portugal, June 26-28, 2013.

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Toutanji, H., Wang, D. and Vuddandam, R. “Detailed Comparison between ASR/LFR and LRFR for Reinforced Concrete Highway Bridges,” 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012), Lake Como, Italy, July 8-12,2012.

 

Toutanji, H., Ueno, S. and Vuddandam, R. “Prediction of the Interfacial Shear Stress with Critical Stress State Criteria for FRP Externally bonded Concrete Substrate,” 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012), Lake Como, Italy, July 8-12, 2012.

 

Toutanji, H., Ueno, S. and Vuddandam, R. “Prediction of the interfacial shear stress of externally bonded FRP to concrete substrate using critical stress state criterion,” 14th International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Faults and Repairs, Imperial College, University of London, Kensington, London, UK, July 3-5, 2012.

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