Bassem O Andrawes

For More Information

• Shape Memory and Structures (SMS) Research Group

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structures), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005
• M.Sc., Civil Engineering (Structures), Iowa State University, 2001
• B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 1996

Biography

Bassem Andrawes is a Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the Director of the US DOT-funded Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC). Prof. Andrawes is a licensed professional engineer and an elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He received his B.Sc., MS, and Ph.D. all in Civil Engineering from Ain Shams University, Iowa State University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively. Before joining the University of Illinois in 2006, Professor Andrawes worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Irvine and as a Design Engineer in California at the Englekirk Partners Consulting Structural Engineers. Prof. Andrawes has over 28 years of experience as an engineer, educator, and researcher in earthquake engineering and infrastructure resilience and durability. He is known for his pioneering work in the emerging application of shape memory alloys (SMAs) in civil infrastructure. He teaches classes at the University of Illinois on the design and behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and the design of highway bridges.

Academic Positions

• Director, Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC), 02/21/2023 - Present
• Director, Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory, 08/16/2019-8/15/2021
• Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 08/16/2019 - Present
• Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 08/16/2013-08/15/2019
• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10/16/2006 - 08/15/2013
• Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Irvine, 8/1/2005 – 12/31/2005

Professional Registrations

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.), 2019-Present

Research Statement

Prof. Andrawes' research interests are primarily in the areas of earthquake engineering, bridge engineering, seismic retrofitting of structures, application of advanced and smart materials in structures subjected to natural and man-made hazards, constitutive modeling of shape memory alloys under extreme dynamic loads, and large-scale experimental testing.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Since the fall of 2011 Prof. Andrawes has advised several undergraduate students through the Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research Program (ISUR) and the departmental REU Program.

Research Interests

• Structural Applications of Smart and Advanced Materials, Earthquake Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Structural Retrofitting, Analysis of Railroad Track Systems

Selected Articles in Journals

• M Sung, B Andrawes (2021) “Adaptive prestressing system using shape memory alloys and conventional steel for concrete crossties”, Smart Materials and Structures 30 (6), 065016
• Donghyuk Jung, James Wilcoski, and Bassem Andrawes (2018) "Bidirectional shake table testing of RC columns retrofitted and repaired with shape memory alloy spirals" Engineering Structures, Vol. 160, pp. 171-185
• Ian Shaw and Bassem Andrawes (2017) "Repair of damaged end regions of PC beams using externally bonded FRP shear reinforcement" Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 148, pp. 184-194
• Qiwen Chen and Bassem Andrawes (2017) "Plasticity Modeling of Concrete Confined With NiTiNb Shape Memory Alloy Spirals" Structures, Vol. 11, pp. 1-10
• Zhe Chen, Bassem Andrawes, and John Riley Edwards (2016) "Finite Element Modeling and Field Validation of Prestressed Concrete Sleepers and Fastening Systems" Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 12, n 5, p. 631-646
• Qiwen Chen and Bassem Andrawes (2014) "Finite Element Analysis of Actively Confined Concrete Using Shape Memory Alloys" Advanced Concrete Technology, Vol. 12, n 12, p. 520-534
• Zhe Chen, Moochul Shin, Bassem Andrawes, and John Riley Edwards (2014) "Parametric study on Damage and Load Demand of Prestressed Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems" Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 46, p. 49-61
• Qiwen Chen, Moochul Shin, and Bassem Andrawes (2014) “Experimental Study of Non-circular Concrete Elements Actively Confined with Shape Memory Alloy Wires” Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 61, p. 303-311
• Qiwen Chen, Bassem Andrawes, and Huseyin Sehitoglu (2014) “Thermomechanical Testing of FeNiCoTi Shape Memory Alloy” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 23, n 5, 11 pp.
• Moochul Shin and Bassem Andrawes (2014) “Parametric Study of RC Bridge Columns Actively Confined with Shape Memory Alloy Spirals under Lateral Cyclic Loading” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol 19, n 10 (Online)
• Zhe Chen, Moochul Shin, Sihang Wei, Bassem Andrawes, and Daniel Kuchma (2014) "Finite Element Modeling and Validation of Fastening Systems and Concrete Sleepers in North America" Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Vol. 228, n 6, p. 590-602
• Adeel Zafar and Bassem Andrawes (2013) “Experimental Flexural Behavior of SMA-FRP Reinforced Concrete Beam” Frontiers in Structural and Civil Engineering, Vol 7, n 4, p. 341-355.
• Adeel Zafar and Bassem Andrawes (2013) "Fabrication and Cyclic Behavior of Highly Ductile Superelastic Shape Memory Composites" Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 26, n 4, p. 622-632
• Pablo Caiza, Moochul Shin and Bassem Andrawes (2012) "Flexure-Compression Testing of Bridge Timber Piles Retrofitted with Fiber Reinforced Polymers" Open Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 2, n 3, p. 115-124. doi: 10.4236/ojce.2012.23017.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Bassem Andrawes, Qiwen Chen, and Moochul Shin "NEW SMA CONFINEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR RC BRIDGE COLUMNS" 30th US-Japan Workshop on Bridge Engineering, Washington, D.C., October 21-23, 2014
• Wanching Huang and Bassem Andrawes "Seismic behavior of SMA retrofitted RC bridges subjected to strong main shock-aftershock sequences" Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts, April 3-5, 2014
• Zhe Chen, Bassem Andrawes, and Riley Edwards "Finite Element Model Validation of Prestressed Concrete Crosstie Based on Field Instrumentation" PCI Annual Concention, Washington, D.C., 6-9 September, 2014
• Wanching Huang and Bassem Andrawes "Seismic behavior of SMA retrofitted RC bridges subjected to strong main shock-aftershock sequences" 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska
• Qiwen Chen and Bassem Andrawes "EXPERIMENTALLY VALIDATED MODELING OF CONCRETE ACTIVELY CONFINED USING SMA REINFORCEMENT" 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska
• Qiwen Chen and Bassem Andrawes "MONOTONIC AND CYCLIC EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF CONCRETE CONFINED WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY SPIRALS" 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska
• Moochul Shin and Bassem Andrawes "Parametric Study of Seismically Retrofitted Bridge RC Columns Using Shape Memory Alloys" 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska
• Moochul Shin and Bassem Andrawes "Innovative Emergency Repair Study on Severely Damaged Bridge Columns using Shape Memory Alloy Spirals" 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska
• Adeel Zafar and Bassem Andrawes "Experimental and Analytical Study of Innovative Shape Memory Alloy-Based FRP Composite Reinforcement for Seismic Applications" 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska
• Thiago B. do Carmo, J. Riley Edwards, Ryan G. Kernes, Christopher P. L. Barkan, and Bassem O. Andrawes (2014) "Mechanistic Behavior of Concrete Crosstie Fastening System Rail Pad Assemblies" 93rd Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 12-16

Patents

• Bassem Andrawes “CONCRETE PRODUCT COMPRISING AN ADAPTIVE PRESTRESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF LOCALLY PRESTRESSING A CONCRETE PRODUCT“ (PCT patent application no. PCT/US20/63536).
• Bassem Andrawes “METHOD TO STRENGTHEN OR REPAIR CONCRETE AND OTHER STRUCTURES “ (US non-provisional patent application no. 17/068,099)

Conferences Organized or Chaired

• Chair of the 19th UIUC Structural Engineering Conference, Champaign, IL, April 4, 2018
• Organized and Chaired a session titled "Advances in Shape Memory Materials Bridge Applications" at the 2011 ASCE Structures Congress, Las Vegas, NV, April 14-16

Professional Societies

• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Committee on Innovation (Voting Member), 2015-Present (Only by Invitation Committee)
• ASCE/SEI Subcommittee on Retrofit of Structures under Dynamic Loads (Founding Chair), 2015-2019
• ACI-341C Subcommittee (Earthquake-resistant Concrete Bridges-Retrofit) (Co-Chair), 2009-Present
• ACI-341 Committee (Earthquake-resistant Concrete Bridges) (Voting Member), 2009-Present
• ASCE Experimental Methods in Earthquake Engineering Subcommittee (Vice-Chair), 2007-2010
• ASCE Seismic Effects Committee (Member), 2007-Present
• American Concrete Association, ACI (Member), 2006-Present
• Transportation Research Board, TRB (Member), 2006-Present
• American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE (Member), 2003-Present
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, EERI (Member) 2001-Present

Service on Department Committees

• Director, Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory, 2019-2021
• CEE Faculty Search Committee, 2014-2015
• CEE Space Modernization Committee, 2014 - 2015
• CEE Advisory Committee, 2014 - 2016
• UIUC 14th Annual Structural Engineering Conference Co-Chair, April 2013
• UIUC 13th Annual Structural Engineering Conference Co-Chair, April 2012
• UIUC 12th Annual Structural Engineering Conference Co-Chair, March 2011
• Spring 2010 Departmental Retreat Committee
• Graduate Admissions Committee (Structures), 2010-2014
• Safety Committee, 2009-Present

Other Outside Service

• National Science Foundation (NSF) Panalist, 2011
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Panalist, 2010

Honors

• ASCE Outstanding Reviewer 2012 for the Journal of Bridge Engineering (January 2013)
• CEE Excellence Faculty Fellow (January 2013)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (April 2011)

Teaching Honors

• "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" (Fall 2022)
• "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" (Fall 2020)
• "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" (Spring 2020)
• "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" (Fall 2018)
• "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" (Spring 2018)
• "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" (Fall 2017)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Spring 2017)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Fall 2016)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Fall 2015)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Spring 2013)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Fall 2012)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Spring 2012)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Spring 2011)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Fall 2010)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Spring 2010)
• "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent" (Fall 2009)

Recent Courses Taught

• CEE 463 - Reinforced Concrete II
• CEE 562 - Highway Bridge Design
• CEE 595 SRM - Societal Risk Management
• CEE 595 SRM - Societal Risk Mngmt Seminar