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Mr. Motaleb, Ph.D., P.E., Joins our Team in St. Louis, MO

November 3, 2020 in News & Events

Forensic engineer Missouri

Mehdi Motaleb, Ph.D., P.E.

We are pleased to announce that Mehdi Motaleb, Ph.D., P.E., has joined the U.S. Forensic team in St. Louis, MO.  Mr. Motaleb obtained his Doctorate in Civil Engineering from Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO.   He received his bachelor and master degrees in civil engineering from Azad University and Amirkabir University of Technology, both in Tehran, Iran, respectively.    He is a registered professional engineer in Missouri and Texas.

Engineering Experience

As a structural engineer, Mr. Motaleb has designed a variety of deep foundations, i.e. driven pipes, drilled piers, auger cast piles, micro-piles, and rock anchors, for several roller coasters with high sensitivity to displacements.  He also designed several small to mid-size steel-framed, concrete, wood, and masonry buildings as well as concrete retaining walls for SeaWorld and the Illinois Department of Transportation.  He evaluated Saint Louis airport parking garage for additional loads and provided retrofit design. Mr. Motaleb has investigated cause of damage to a double deck steel bridge using finite element analysis and introduced a novel repair option for distortion-induced cracking in steel bridges.  As a structural field engineer, Mr. Motaleb supervised construction projects.

Mr. Motaleb joins an exceptional team of structural experts.  Our civil and structural engineers evaluate residential, commercial, and industrial structures to determine the cause, extent, and reparability of damages.

Publications & Appearances

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

“Repair assessment for distortion-induced fatigue cracks in a seismically retrofitted double-deck bridge complex,” Engineering Structures, 2019.

“Evaluation and upgrading web-gap distortion retrofits in steel girder bridges,” International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, 2019.

“Finite Element Modelling of Notched Steel-Concrete Composite Girder Repaired Using FRP Plates,” Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (BHRC), 2017.

“Investigation of Distortion-Induced Web-Gap Cracking in a Seismically Retrofitted Steel Bridge: Repair Measures,” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016.

“Flexural behavior of notched steel beams repaired with FRP plates: Parametric studies,” Scientia Iranica Transaction A, Civil Engineering, 2015.

“Distortion-Induced Fatigue Cracking in a Seismically Retrofitted Steel Bridge,”  ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 2015.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

“Experimental Investigation of Retrofitted Web-Gap Regions in Steel Bridge Girders,” 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management;  Melbourne, Australia,  2018.

“Repairing Distortion-Induced Fatigue Cracking in a Seismically Retrofitted Steel Bridge: Field Test, ” Structures Congress, 2017.

“Repair Measures for a Seismically Retrofitted Steel Bridge Experiencing Distortion-Induced Fatigue Cracks: Numerical Study,” GEOMEast, 2017; and Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology, 2017.

“Numerical study to investigate web-gap distortion of an existing retrofitted bridge,” Maintenance, Monitoring, Safety, Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks: CRC Press,  2016.

“Optimum Design of Strengthening Steel-Concrete Composite Beams Using Pre-Stressed FRP Plates,” 9th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Isfahan, Iran,  2012.

Presentations

“Repairing Distortion-Induced Fatigue Cracking in a Seismically Retrofitted Steel Bridge: Field Tests,” Structures Congress, Denver, Colorado,  2017.

“Field Test on a Double-Deck Bridge for Investigating Distortion-Induced Fatigue Cracking,” MoDOT Transportation Infrastructure Conference, Rolla, Missouri, 2016.

“Parametric Study on Repairing a Steel Bridge Cracked in the Web-Gap Region,” MoDOT Transportation Infrastructure Conference, Saint Louis, Missouri,  2015.

“Numerical Flexural Investigation of Damaged Steel Concrete Composite Girders Repaired by CFRP Plates,” 3th International Conference on Composite Characterization, Fabrication and Application CCFA-3, Iran, 2012.

“Optimum Design of Strengthening Steel-Concrete Composite Beams Using Pre-Stressed FRP Plates,” 9th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Isfahan, Iran, 2012.

 

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