Biography
Dr. Abboud is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research includes the evaluation/selection and design of countermeasures for bridges, which was funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Research Interests
- Scour Countermeasures for Bridges
- Earthquake Mitigation
- Seismic Evaluation, Design and Performance of Masonry and Concrete Structures
- Structural Reliability
- Building System and Design
- Nondestructive Testing of Masonry Structures
- Physical Testing of Masonry and Concrete Components.
Courses Taught
Number |
Name |
Level |
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CEE 3411 |
Structural Analysis |
Undergraduate |
CEE 3412 |
Structural Analysis Laboratory |
Undergraduate |
CEE 3441 |
Steel & Concrete Design |
Undergraduate |
CMT 3145 |
Structural Analysis |
Undergraduate |
ENGR 2334 |
Engineering Statics/Dynamics |
Undergraduate |
Selected Publications
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Abboud, B.E. (2014). Draft Design Guidelines of Partially Grouted Riprap at Bridge Piers and Abutments.
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Abboud, B.E. (2014). Test Results of the Experimental Research on the Trial Grout Design Mix and The Correlation Between the European Flow Table Test “Tap-Test” and ASTM C 1611Standard Test Method for Slump of Self-Consolidating Concrete.
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Abboud, B.E. (2014). Proposed Outlines for the Design Guidelines of Partially Grouted Riprap at Bridge Piers and Abutments.
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Abboud, B.E. (2014). Task 1 Environmental and Cost Effectiveness of Partially Grouted Riprap for Scour Countermeasure.
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Abboud, B.E. & Kaiser, S. (2012). Final Report - Selection & Design of Scour Countermeasures for Pennsylvania Bridges.
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Abboud, B.E. (2012). Task 8 - Application of Research Results to District 6-0 scour Critical Bridges.
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Abboud, B.E., Hamid, A.A., & Harris, H.G. (1996). Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete masonry walls under out-of-plane monotonic loads. ACI Structural Journal, 93(3), pp. 327-335.
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Abboud, B.E., Hamid, A.A., & Harris, H.G. (1990). Small-scale modeling of concrete block masonry structures. ACI Structural Journal, 87(2), pp. 145-155.
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Hamid, A.A. & Abboud, B.E. (1986). Direct modeling of concrete block masonry under shear and in-plane tension. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 14(2), pp. 112-121.
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Hamid, A.A., Abboud, B.E., & Harris, H.G. (1985). Direct modeling of concrete block masonry under axial compression. ASTM Special Technical Publication, pp. 151-166.
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Harris, H.G., Abboud, B.E., & Wang, G. (1982). Performance of wet horizontal joints and simple shear walls in precast concrete large panel buildings under earthquake loading., 5, pp. 123-133.